Chapter 63: Reinforcements
The 3rd Combat Group was determined to fight the pirates to the end, but the pirates didn't think so, when those pirates who came up from the direction of the 3rd Combat Group's breakthrough found that the enemy was so desperate, they turned the bow of the ship and began to run away, constantly firing with the main guns at the stern, the 3rd Combat Group's ammunition stock was not much, and every shot was crucial!
Therefore, the third combat team will carefully calculate the shooting elements every time to ensure that the limited ammunition can get more hits, but because when the pirates escaped, the third combat team did not conduct a single main gun fire, but the secondary guns were shooting, and the firepower was insufficient, so the pirates finally saw something!
"They're out of ammunition?"
"Then why are they so desperate, I thought they were going to break through? I don't want to fight them like that! ā
"It's just a battle of trapped beasts, there is no ammunition, let's go up and let these arrogant mercenaries know that it is powerful, it's time to take revenge on the previous arrow!" After sharing the reasons for the 3rd Combat Group, the pirates concluded that the 3rd Combat Group was out of ammo and turned back to make the 3rd Combat Group jealous!
Originally, the third combat group saw the pirate fleeing and breathed a sigh of relief, so that they could get out of danger without fighting hard, but the pirate who had already run away suddenly killed a horse pistol, which caught the third combat group a little off guard!
"Prepare for battle!" The third battle group was once again ready for battle, the two sides were advancing very fast, the two battleships that survived the third battle group, there were still some ammunition reserves, and the armor-piercing shells had been loaded, just when the pirates thought that the third battle group had no ammunition and could not form combat effectiveness, the main guns in front of the battleships of the third battle group fired for the first time, the main guns in front of the two battleships sprayed anger, and eight armor-piercing shells whistled away, and the leader of a pirate cruiser saw the battleships of the third battle group firing, and cursed angrily in his heart, Hurriedly ordered to evade the shells, but because the distance between the two sides was not far away, his evasion did not have an effect, two armor-piercing shells hit, one hit the side of the ship under the main turret, ricochet, and one hit the base of the No. 1 main turret "Chief, the main turret was penetrated and seriously damaged!" ā
"Can it still be fixed?" The pirate leader was terrified, if he hit the ammunition depot, the consequences would be unimaginable, and it would cost a lot of money to replace a main turret, which was not what he wanted!
"It can't be repaired, the armor of the base of the main turret is pierced, the upper rotating gear is damaged, it can't be repaired!"
After receiving the news that the main turret was completely damaged, the pirate leader was furious: "Damn, didn't you say that this group of mercenaries has no ammunition? Let's go to death? Give the order to turn the bow of the ship, and let's go! ā
Opinions within the pirates began to be unified, some advocated retreat, and some believed that the third battle group was already at the end of its crossbow, and as long as it resisted the first wave of attacks, the third battle group would be a lamb to the slaughter, which gave the third battle group a chance. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The Hope kept releasing smoke screens behind the 3rd Combat Group to protect the rear of the 3rd Combat Group from sneak attacks, and then the Hope began to catch up, because of the pirates ahead, the Hope still had plenty of ammunition, except for torpedoes!
Then the third battle group seized the opportunity of the pirate's disagreement, the fleet assaulted, no longer caring whether there was ammunition or not, the remaining three cruisers loaded the last of some ammunition, began to fire at the pirates, and finally the pirates saw the ferocious fire of the third battle group, and instantly exploded the nest, the vast majority of the pirates turned around and ran for their lives, although they were hit by shells, but did not hit the vital parts, will not have much impact on the combat effectiveness of the battleship, after several salvos, the ammunition of the cruiser of the third battle group was completely exhausted, there are some small-caliber secondary guns left and some remaining ammunition, the battleship due to the slow firing speed of the main gun, there are still some remaining ammunition, but due to the overuse of the main gun, the rifling in the barrel of the main gun is seriously worn, which greatly affects the firing distance and accuracy, and the stability of the cannon ejection is also affected!
The pirates who were fleeing found that the third battle group was no longer chasing them, but had fled, and the main guns were not firing, so they shouted that they were fooled, and immediately turned the bow of the ship to chase the third battle group, because the ships of the third battle group were seriously damaged and could not move at full speed, it was only a matter of time before they were caught up by the pirates behind!
After half an hour of chasing after each other, the distance between the two sides was less than seven kilometers, and they could even see the provocative beacon signal of the pirates without the scope of the scope, which made the members of the third battle group very angry and angry, when had they been so underestimated by pirates!
But at this time, it was very helpless, there was no ammunition, the battleship was seriously damaged, the main guns of the two battleships after several shots, the landing point of the shells was unsatisfactory, and then the pirate attack made the third battle group miserable, such a close distance, the probability of the shells hitting was very high, the pirate shells continued to hit the battleships of the third battle group, and constantly added some damage to the battleships of the third battle group, and if this continued, the third battle group was wiped out sooner or later!
Just when the pirates were very proud, a fleet appeared in the distance, and opened fire on the pirates more than 20 kilometers away, and when the third battle group thought it was still pirates, thought that it was finished, and was ready to fight to the death, the fleet sent a clear telegram to the third battle group, informing them that it was reinforcements, and asking the third battle group to withdraw from the battle immediately, and they would be responsible for defeating the group of pirates.
The pirates saw another fleet coming, put down the third battle group, and began to fire at the supporting fleet, after all, the third battle group now has no combat power, as long as the new fleet is cleaned up, it is not too late to pack up the third battle group!
In order not to drag down the reinforcements, the third battle group immediately began to move away from the battlefield, and the pirates did not stop it, the pirates thought that the third battle group was already a fish on the board, and there was no way to escape!
And Zhang Lin ordered the Hope to get out of the battle as soon as possible, after all, a large area of smoke screen protection has been released, and it will take some time for pirates to catch up, but this is not a long-term solution, these pirates will break through these smoke screen protection sooner or later, and it will be too late before they leave time.
The pirates who surrounded the third battle group, abandoned the third battle group, and began to exchange fire with the new fleet, they no longer fled in order to eliminate the third battle group, after all, the firepower of the new support fleet was not fierce, they thought that there was still a great chance of victory!