Chapter 172, Duck Slippery's Maiden Battle
Outside a harbor in Wanwan, a large battleship was parked there, its 406mm muzzle slightly raised, pointing inland in Wanwan. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
This is none other than the USS Missouri of the duckslip-class battleship.
Since coming here, it has been wandering in the bay, and occasionally receives communications requesting support, so it fires a few cannons inland, with a 406mm barrel, long-distance range, and can also support the battle, but the accuracy cannot be guaranteed, although it is equipped with a vertical artillery school and other devices, but the distance is too far, who knows where the shells will float.
It didn't work in support, so he took on the escort mission. Running on both sides of Wanwan and Hong Kong Island is regarded as honing your skills, and there will be no enemies here anyway.
He had just escorted a group of transport ships loaded with logistical needs to the port, and then they stopped outside the port, and the people on board seemed a little bored, lying on the side of the ship with nothing to do.
On the mast raised high, two observers hold binoculars and look out at the sea in the distance.
"Hey, I seem to have found something." An observer called out to the observer next to him.
"What?" The observer next to him turned his head in confusion.
"Look over there, there seems to be some ship." The observer pointed to himself in the direction.
"Let me see." The observer next to him stood up and looked ahead. "It's like there's a ship, more than one, and it's not small, and they're coming this way, wait, that's... It's the imp's ship! ”
In the telescope, the observer saw the flag of the rising sun hanging on the other party's mast, and immediately shouted and added up.
"Woo woo woo~~" The observer immediately pressed the siren button at hand, and the other picked up the phone to notify the captain.
The alarm sound that resounded throughout the battleship made the originally idle and bored crew members instantly rush to their posts.
The captain of the ship was shocked when he heard the observer say that he had found a Japanese battleship, and he was a little caught off guard when he encountered this for the first time, and at the same time immediately reported the news.
A few minutes later, Haiping in the distance gradually saw the figure of the Japanese warship.
There were not many Japanese warships, only three, one for the tour and two for the expulsion, and they drove over with the flag raised in the east under the rising sun.
"Attention, everyone, get ready to fight!" The captain lowered his binoculars and shouted into the microphone, and his voice was heard in the various fighting rooms.
The huge turret of Duck Slip spun around, turning at a speed of 4 degrees per second, and it was ridiculously slow.
Originally, its turret was facing the coast, but now it has to be turned around, facing overseas, which is equivalent to rotating 180 degrees, and it takes more than forty seconds for the turret to fully rotate over.
The Japanese battleship on the opposite side saw the huge duck slide, and immediately stopped, and then did not make any action.
"What is the little devil doing here?" The captain saw that the Japanese battleship suddenly stopped, and his mind was full of questions.
"Do you want to try firing a gun?" The first mate asked, standing next to him.
"Wait and see what they're going to do." The captain raised his hand and said, rejecting the first mate's suggestion.
In the Japanese fleet, on that cruiser.
"Your Excellency, Captain, we have compared the warships of all countries, and the battleship on the other side is not anything we have ever seen." A Japanese soldier ran to report to the captain.
"If not, it's new, right? Can China also build battleships? The captain expressed disbelief that they did not believe that China was capable of building warships, or even battleships. After all, they were withdrawn from China for a few months, and they knew everything about the situation with China, and they didn't believe that they could build a battleship and kill them in just a few months. But which country made the unflagged battleship in front?
The Japanese on these three ships were very incomprehensible.
They came here just to reconnoitre, and there was nothing else, because a group of convoys were going to pass by here, and they wanted to ensure the safety of the route, so they reconnoitred around, and heard the news that China was in Dawan Bay, and the route was not far from Wanwan, so the fleet let them take a look, and then they saw the behemoth of duck slipping.
Seeing the 406mm main gun of Yahua facing them, they were also under a lot of pressure, but the other party did not fire the cannon and seemed to be still waiting. But the Japanese soldiers thought about it, they had 3 ships like this, and the other side only had one, so they didn't have to be afraid at all.
Just as the Japanese battleship was about to push forward and stare at the battleship, the captain on the duck slip also received a telegram from above.
The word "hit" on the telegram is yes, it is to let them fight each other.
"Then let's fight!" The captain handed the telegram to the first mate next to him, and said lightly, "I've been training for so long, let's see how the results are." ”
Although the waves had a great impact on the battleship, and the hull was undulating, which brought a lot of trouble to aiming, but with the help of vertical stability, the muzzle of the gun has been steadily facing the Japanese battleship, and it is not understood.
The duck slip was completely facing the Japanese army, and the three huge turrets on the hull of the ship, all 9 main guns were pointed at the Japanese army, and even the twin 127mm high-level dual-purpose guns were also pointed at the Japanese army.
Just as the Japanese battleship started and was about to slowly stack it forward a little, the nine main guns on the duck slide suddenly opened fire.
The thick barrel of the cannon spewed out dazzling firelight, and the flames erupted dozens of meters long, with a huge chamber pressure, concave the water surface. The huge recoil caused the entire hull of the battleship to move to the other side.
The people on the Japanese battleship had been paying attention to the battleship, and when they saw the fire flashing there, they immediately realized that the other side had opened fire, and by the time they reacted, the shells had already fallen.
The 406mm thick shell hit the water at high speed, causing a huge splash. The first round of firing did not hit, which was expected, and the closest point of impact to the Japanese battleship was also more than 100 meters.
"Hurry up~" The people on the Japanese battleship suddenly rushed up, and the helmsman tried his best to turn the battleship sideways and lift the speed, but fortunately they had already started, as long as they increased their speed.
The speed of the two expulsions was very fast, and in tens of seconds, the speed was raised to more than 20 knots, and an arc was drawn on the water, and they were ready to leave here.
But Duck Slip won't just let them leave, the top has issued an order to sink these three ships, which is considered a graduation assessment for them, which is very difficult, after all, although Duck Slip is powerful, but the speed is a serious defect, and the speed is extremely slow, and it can't catch up with the Japanese warships at all.
"I don't care what method you use today, you must sink all three warships for me." Put pressure on the captain above, then the captain spreads the pressure below. (To be continued.) )