Chapter 92: Fleet Duel III

readx;?“ Commander-in-chief, do you want to sink the observation ships of the British and the Mi Guokees together? Lu Ping asked expressionlessly. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Sun Hao originally planned to kill all the Dutch devils and feed the fish, but the observation ship of the British and the American devils came, which was really a troublesome problem. If you want to deter the other party, then you can't sink them, and the reproach will lose its effect. However, after the war, those Dutch prisoners of war can be used to build roads and mine, which is a good free labor.

"Commander Lu, don't pay attention to the British and American observation ships, but after the war, you can use artillery fire to drive them away and scare these dog-Japanese foreign devils."

"Yes!"

At 1:20 a.m., the lookout of the Tangren Battle Patrol raised the alarm. Directly in front of the battleship, she saw a large column of black smoke appear.

"Discover the Dutch East India Fleet! Send a message to the flagship immediately and get ready for battle! Li Fang, the captain of the Tangren Battle Cruiser, immediately gave an order.

At the same time, the Tang Ren sounded the battle alarm, and the soldiers on the ship immediately began to get busy. The armor of the naval guns was removed, and the hideous muzzles were raised, pointing at the enemy.

Woo---- woo! The flagship of the Second Fleet, having received the telegram, immediately sounded the battle alarm. Immediately after that, the battleships of the entire Second Fleet sounded the battle alarm and began to adjust the fleet, striving to strike at the enemy with maximum firepower superiority.

The officers and men of the Second Fleet had long known that war was coming, and they had long been ready for battle. As soon as the enemy is discovered, he receives the battle order and begins the battle.

"Keep a good distance from the enemy, and we must take advantage of the range of our artillery!" While Lu Ping conveyed the combat order, he also conveyed the order to strike at the enemy from a long distance.

Lu Ping knew that the naval guns of the Dutch fleet might be excellent artillery in this era, but compared to the artillery technology of the Second Fleet, it was too far away, whether it was steel, casting technology and the power range of the shells, the two sides were very far apart, and the Second Fleet did not need to fight to the death with the East India Fleet at close range, as long as it kept a certain distance, it could sink the other party. This will not only reduce the casualties of the Second Fleet, but also destroy the enemy from a long distance, greatly reducing the risk of losses for the Second Fleet.

The main guns of the main warships of the Second Fleet have an effective firing range of more than 20 kilometers, but trying to hit the opponent more than 20 kilometers away is undoubtedly like looking for a needle in a haystack. It's so far away that you can't see the impact point, so it's basically a blind shot, and the odds of hitting it are about the same as winning the lottery.

The farthest hit record in history (battleship main gun) is that the British Queen-class battleship faced the Italian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea during World War II, firing a cannon with a range of 24 kilometers and hitting an Italian battleship, but there are few such hits in history.

War was imminent, and as the two sides approached, the patrol ships of the East India Fleet also spotted the Don Patrol as well.

The observer on the Don Man saw several cruisers patrolling the perimeter of the Dutch East India fleet through the binoculars, and the more she looked, the more excited she became, and her body even trembled with excitement.

"Report to the captain, ahead of us are three ships of the Dutch East India Fleet, the Brave, and the Loha."

After hearing this, Li Fang, the captain of the Tangren, was also a little excited in his heart, and he trained hard for two years, for what? Isn't it just to fight the enemy?

"Speed up, we must take out these three Dutch cruisers!" Li Fang is one to three, not afraid at all. Although the enemy's warships are superior to their own in terms of quantity, the difference in quality is 108,000 miles, which is Li Fang's confidence to fight one against three.

The three cruisers in charge of patrolling the East India Fleet also spotted the Donkey, and the commander of the patrol team, who was also the captain of the Slender Man, immediately ordered the fleet to approach the Don, and sent a telegram to the main fleet 20 nautical miles away.

Nuo Deng saw that there was only one huge warship in Huaxia, so he wanted to sink this Huaxia warship, at least Nuo Deng thought that he had a great chance of winning with three to one.

"Your Excellency Commander, how can the patrol ships of the Huaxia Kingdom be bigger than the battleships?" Adjutant Dilath asked with a sad expression.

"Huh! Where is this patrol ship? It's a battleship at all, you don't see their main guns, at least 380 mm caliber. Huaxia used battleships to patrol, and I don't know if their commander's head was broken by the door. ”

Nuo Deng had never seen such a large battle cruise, and when he saw the huge body of the Tang Ren Battle Patrol and the huge main gun through the telescope, he mistakenly thought that the Tang Dynasty Battle Patrol was the main battleship of Huaxia Kingdom. It's just that Nuo Deng wondered very much in his heart, how Huaxia used the main battleships to patrol, which was completely beyond Nuo Deng's control of naval knowledge.

"Your Excellency Commander, the warships of Huaxia Kingdom are too huge, let's take shelter for the time being, and wait until the main battleship comes!" The adjutant said suggestively.

After Nuo Deng heard this, his heart was angry, his eyes glared at the adjutant, and he said loudly: "Although the warships of Huaxia Kingdom are very large, but the navy of Huaxia Kingdom has not experienced actual combat, and it is a question whether their navy can continue to fight after hearing the sound of artillery fire, plus the speed of the battleship is very slow, we still have a good hope of winning three against one." ”

"Order the Brave, speed up and intercept that battleship of the enemy. The Slender Man and Loha were moving at full speed, ready to provide fire support to the Brave. Sail at top speed, be sure to sink the enemy ship! ”

Norden commanded confidently. In Nuo Deng's heart, the Chinese people, like the Qing Dynasty in the East, are weak and incompetent, maybe after their three warships surrounded the Tangren, under a fierce artillery fire, the Tangren began to surrender. In this way, he was not only able to capture a powerful battleship, but also made a great achievement.

After the three cruisers received the order, they all gave the order to turn at full speed and surround the Don. In the eyes of the Dutch, the Yellow Race was inherently oppressed, and even if they had powerful warships, they were only a larger tool. Therefore, these Dutch sailors did not have any fear in their hearts, but were inexplicably excited.

The cruiser Brave was the fastest warship in the East India Fleet, reaching a maximum speed of 26.8 knots. The speed of the Loha was not low, reaching a top speed of 24.5 knots, compared to 24 knots, but the firepower of these two ships was more powerful.

After the Brave was responsible for intercepting the enemy ships, the firepower advantage of the two ships could be fully exploited. Three to one, Norden thinks his odds are very good.

Smoke billowed from the chimneys of the Brave and Loha, and the two battleships rushed towards the Donman with maximum horsepower, quickly leaving the Slender Man behind.

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