With the range and fire control level of the main guns of the Legend-class battlecruisers, even if they fire at a distance of 20,000 meters, they still have a certain hit rate after completing the school firing. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 However, due to the obvious decrease in the accuracy of shelling at the ultimate speed, Yang Yonglin waited until the flagship speed dropped back to within 27 knots (the ultimate speed of the Legend-class battlecruiser after turning on the overload state exceeded 27.5 knots) before giving the order to fire, at this time the 8 Chinese battle cruisers had already staggered their positions, and the flagship Xuanyuan at the front was less than 18,000 meters away from the nearest enemy ship.

The U.S. Navy's fire control technology is a little worse, and it is still unable to return fire at this distance, so it can only continue to hold its head and run away. But the Chinese gunners will not be merciful because of this, only three rounds of school firing, the flagship Xuanyuan successfully fired a straddle fire, showing how well-trained the officers and men on the ship are, in the past ten years they have not been lying on the merit book and sleeping, but more and more diligent study and training, because they know very well what kind of mission they are carrying on their shoulders, just as Liu Buyun once said at an internal reception of the navy, "Western aggression comes from the sea, which is the eternal shame of our Chinese navy. Winning against them around China is just our duty, and only by hitting the Americas and Europe and returning the harm and humiliation they have inflicted on us can we be said to be truly ashamed! ”

When the battlecruiser Xuanyuan fired her first salvo of main guns, 3 of the 8 battle cruisers had completed the calibration, and only a minute after that, the number soared to 6, and the Chinese Eastern Expeditionary Fleet also achieved the first hit in this naval battle at the same time, but unfortunately the shell fell too high and hit the chimney of the target enemy ship, due to the long delay, the armor-piercing shell weighing 405 kg did not finally explode until it fell into the sea, so that the American officers and men on the ship were all happy.

The officers and men of the Chinese Navy on the "Shennong" patrol who fired the shell complained that the fuse set by the technicians had been delayed for too long, and they deeply regretted that their ship had missed the opportunity to make the first contribution in this naval battle. But what they didn't expect was that only half a minute later, the correctness of setting a longer delay time for the armor-piercing projectile fuse was proven......

Shortly after that hit was in vain, a 305mm armor-piercing bullet fired by the third Legend-class battlecruiser named after the legendary "Soldier Master" Chi You accurately hit the stern side of the target enemy ship, and the Virginia-class battlecruiser's only 4-inch (102mm) thick stern armor was easily pierced by this 305mm hard cap-piercing bullet like a pierced white paper. Due to the fact that the quilt cap was hard enough not to break, and the fuse delay was set for a long time, the armor-piercing projectile did not explode immediately after penetrating the hull, but unbelievably penetrated multiple compartments all the way, almost halfway through the hull longitudinally, until it finally exploded after drilling into the main ammunition depot......

Then, an earth-shattering terrible explosion occurred without any suspense, the huge ship with a standard displacement of more than 12,000 tons was torn to pieces almost instantly, and more than 800 officers and men below the captain survived, because the scene of the explosion was so shocking that even the Chinese Navy forgot to celebrate for a while, and it was not until after the explosion came that the officers and men of the ships broke out into a tsunami-like cheers and screams.

"What? Sinking one so quickly? It's only been a few minutes! This battlecruiser really didn't need to fight! Vice Admiral William Soden Sims was shocked to learn of this bad news by telegram, but it proved that he was justified in looking down on battlecruisers, and as long as his battleships could reach the battlefield, they would definitely make the Chinese pay. It's just that it's useless and it's a capital ship with a standard row of more than 12,000 tons, and sinking too much will definitely seriously affect the morale of the side, and the officers and men on it are the pillars of the US Navy, so Vice Admiral William Soden Sims immediately issued an order to the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, asking it to immediately launch a self-rescue to avoid any more battle patrols being sunk by the enemy.

Although it was almost impossible for the remaining three Virginia-class battlecruisers to escape the enemy's pursuit on their own due to the difference in speed beyond expectations, Vice Admiral Sims still had some confidence in them, because the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron did not only have 4 battle cruisers, but also 4 light cruisers and 12 destroyers. What are auxiliary ships for? In addition to alert reconnaissance and mending the dead dog with torpedoes, isn't the main value to stand up at a critical moment to replace the dead ghost, no, to protect the capital ship?

The commander of the 1st reconnaissance squadron did not wait for the order of the flagship, and immediately after the sudden sinking of the battle cruiser ordered the light cruiser and destroyer who had approached at this time to urgently escort it. Light cruisers, of course, were no match for battle cruisers, not to mention destroyers, if ten years ago they rushed over they would have been sent to death in vain, but now the situation is very different, the key to which is fire control.

Historically, until World War II, there was a serious deficiency in fire control, that is, the warship could not turn sharply during the calibration, otherwise the data obtained before would have to be invalidated, and then it could only be re-calibrated. Therefore, as long as the US auxiliary ships can rush within the range of the torpedoes and fire torpedoes at the Chinese battle patrol formation, it is naturally best to hit, and even if they miss, they can force them to evade, and once the Chinese battle cruisers have turned, they will have to wait until a few minutes before there is hope of hitting the US warship. A few minutes may not seem like a long time, but with the main fleet of the U.S. Army already rushing in, it may be enough to save lives. What's more, whether it is a light cruiser or a destroyer, it is equipped with more than one torpedo tube, and a salvo is fired every once in a while, how disgusting it feels, how disgusting it feels......

Of course, the harassed capital ship can switch targets to attack auxiliary ships, but the problem is that the secondary guns basically cannot fire due to the orientation problem during the pursuit, and if the main guns attack, the target will change, and the fire control will also have to start recalculating......

Fortunately, the torpedo range used by the US Navy is not far enough, if you change to those models that can hit more than ten kilometers (of course, slow mode) during World War I, these auxiliary ships can launch lightning strikes from 10,000 meters away, and at that distance the ship's guns must have fire control assistance to have a hit rate, that is to say, light cruisers and destroyers also need to be fired step by step, and because of the small hull, it is more difficult to hit than the enemy's capital ships, even if you want to kill it, it is not easy. In particular, during World War II, there were not one or two destroyers that harassed the enemy's capital ships in similar situations and were able to escape in the end...... (To be continued.) )