Chapter 11 Confronting the Italian Navy

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Before the update, I took a look at yesterday's Q&A and found that the Q&A on the historical battle has become an important part.

But what to say, although the historical battle seems to have an imbalance in vehicle levels, in fact, there is no need to worry about this problem.

For example, the No. 3 assault gun may be paired with the Tiger Hunter and the Tiger King in historical warfare. However, the three bursts of this period, in the historical war, may be compensated for as a complete body of data.

On the contrary, the Tiger King and the Tiger Hunter are quite likely to appear with historical standard equipment.

For example, the Orion may still have that 128mm anti-tank gun, but the engine will not give you the upgraded one, the Tiger without speed and steering ability...... Of course, it won't be as passable in terms of maneuverability as the full body data of the normal mode.

As for the Tiger King, it is unlikely that the 105 gun will be used, although there is such a plan in history, and it was proposed almost at the same time as the replacement plan of the long 88 gun of the Tiger type. But the Tiger King of the historical war, with a long 88 possible surname is even higher.

As for the rest...... It depends on how far WG wants to balance this model.

It can be said that the historical battle mode is more challenging for the best skills of high-end models.

Of course, the above is a personal imagination, just take a look.

In addition, there is a post on the multi-play forum about a certain German stick yy, which looks quite fun. But well...... Even if there is a plan, many YY cars will be vetoed by the Germans because they can't move or have no real combat significance.

Emile on 150mm-mousr-18/2...... Well, the layout of the warhead, if you fire a shot, maybe the base of the gun will be damaged. The biggest problem with the VK-3001 (H) was not the so-called poor reliability, but the fact that the suspension system of tank No. 4 was followed, which simply did not effectively remove the recoil of large-caliber guns.

It can be said that the emir always had problems, mainly the suspension system and not the reliability of the vehicle. The two most basic elements of a tank are not firepower and protection, but the suspension system and engine, a topic that seems to have been said many times...... Tilt your head in the middle ......

As for the 80mm front of the VK-4502PA, this is indeed the ** road made by Maozi. After all, the two models of the VK-4502P, the chassis used will not differ much, and the main difference in the development program is one turret in front and one in the rear. And there is no material that says that the chassis of the VK-4502P is much different.

In fact, this is also similar to the fact that when the Germans developed King Tiger, they already had the initial idea of a universal module, and the E-75 was actually able to use some of the more common components and core configurations of King Tiger, such as engines or something. Therefore, it is strange that there is too much difference between the VK-4502P.

After all, Speer was not a god, and the generals at the front complained to him about this problem, and he couldn't solve it, so he complained to Hitler, and as a result, Hitler also complained to Henschel and other manufacturers...... Well, the idea of universal parts came out......

However, it is no wonder that the VK-4502PA was directly hacked to death, after all, there are monsters with armor equivalent ratios of about 210mm in the eighth-level thing, and many tanks of the same level are not alive, because the penetration depth of those tanks is difficult to effectively penetrate the VK-4502PA with an angle of swing.

In addition, there is a rumor about the VK-4502P, that is, there are some Hunting Tigers, which are actually upgraded using the chassis of the VK-4502P.

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Two days later, Zhang Shixin stayed in Valencia, waiting for the arrival of the Italians.

Although he was more worried that the Spanish Republican Army would take the opportunity to launch a recapture operation against Valencia, the fighting on the front line in western Spain was becoming more and more intense, and the Second Spanish Republic seemed to be unable to take care of Zhang Shixin, a hard bone that could make them "break their teeth" for a while.

Therefore, Zhang Shixin asked the tank formation, as well as a large number of self-defense forces integrated by Siegel, to be responsible for the defense in several directions.

Zhang Shixin led the M12 formation and the M6 heavy tank formation to build an anti-landing defense line in the port area.

Why did Zhang Shixin do this?

It's very simple, because Zhang Shixin can't trust Mussolini at all.

At the same time, Zhang Shixin was still quite scruple about the Italian naval fleet. After all, compared with a large number of incomparably cheating lands, Italy's air force and naval fleet are still good in combat effectiveness. In particular, as the leader in the possession of dreadnought-class warships, the Italian Navy's "Count Cavour"-class dreadnoughts and "Caio? The "Durio" class dreadnoughts are now being refurbished and refurbished, but God knows if one or two of these ghosts will appear in this fleet.

The taste of being bombarded by a warship, Zhang Shixin didn't want to try it. Therefore, he had to replace the Ju-87S "Stuka" multi-purpose light bomber on standby in the system with the armed hook in the belly of the aircraft with the 400mm fish catapult.

After all, if there really was a scene that Zhang Shixin didn't want to see, using torpedo planes to raid the Italian naval fleet would be the best and most successful means.

After all, the current warships are not the kind of improved versions that all kinds of anti-aircraft machine guns, high-angle guns, and anti-aircraft machine guns will arm the warships into "hedgehogs" a few years later. Although it is not said that there is no air defense force at all, when a large number of aircraft appear in the skies over the naval fleet, the obstacles encountered can be said to be negligible.

Zhang Shixin knew very well that if Hitler was trustworthy, then Mussolini was a man of his word. It can be said that he did not want that situation to happen, but he had to make all kinds of preparations.

Zhang Shixin didn't know that at this time, Song Ziyan took a medical ship carrying the Red Cross flag and made a detour through the Strait of Gibraltar to Valencia.

And Song Ziyan didn't expect that Zhang Shixin created a historical feat that surprised many people...... And she was fortunate enough to see the results quite late.

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"Boss! The Italians sent us a telegram in plain text. ”

"What does that say?"

'He asked us to give up Valencia. As for the refugees, they will be transferred when they return home. ”

"......" Zhang Shixin was silent for a while, and finally took a deep breath and said to the summoner messenger: "Give me a reply to the other party, either they will give priority to picking up these civilians, or if they want Valencia, just ask us if we agree." ”

The signal soldier quickly left the room where Zhang Shixin was.

In fact, Zhang Shixin has already anticipated this situation and has completed the arrangement.

And he didn't expect the M12 to do anything effective against the Italian naval fleet, let alone the "Bishop", a self-propelled mortar that was too powerful and could hardly even hit a kilometer away.

Under this premise, the anti-landing defense line in the port area was arranged, and their targets were those small transport ships and landing forces.

Zhang Shixin didn't expect too much from those restrictive system air fleets.

An air team that has to change the cooldown time with the attack time after making a sortie is more of a surprise soldier and is not very useful.

Therefore, Zhang Shixin knew very well that it was best for him to damage and sink the opponent's capital ship as much as possible after one or two times to let that killer attack, and there was a possibility that the defeat would turn into victory.

After all, being bombarded by a fully formed naval fleet is not a fun thing.

Will the 400mm torpedo be able to effectively penetrate the waterline armor plates of the Italian Dreadnoughts? Zhang Shixin couldn't be sure, after all, he didn't know much about the power of the torpedo.

In contrast to this situation, Zhang Shixin did not receive a reply from the other party, but instead received a piece of information that was forwarded by an **F-109HS high-altitude reconnaissance plane. (The F-109H itself is a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, while the F-109HS is an improved version of the relevant surname Neng, S stands for Strengthen, which means to strengthen the surname Neng.) )

Zhang Shixin knew very well that the role played by a high-altitude reconnaissance plane in the past few years was quite huge.

This is because the intelligence sharing ability of the high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, as well as the Hawkeye bonus to the artillery unit, are equally effective. It can be said that under the condition of using high-altitude reconnaissance planes, Zhang Shixin can no longer use the tactics of LT silence on a large scale, effectively improve the coordinated combat strength of the main force, and at the same time liberate the tactical use of the LT troops.

Of course, the reconnaissance plane is not an omnipotent existence, just like in bad weather, even if he dares to let the reconnaissance plane attack, it will not have a very good reconnaissance effect.

It can be said that the environment on the battlefield restricts the use of various weapons in many aspects, and the troops on the ground are less affected by the weather, while the flying troops ignore the influence of terrain factors on them in many cases.

The information Zhang Shixin received was that the Italians actually sent two "Count Cavour"-class battleships and five heavy cruisers to escort this fleet, and it was visible that there were nearly 100 ships of all sizes.

“**!!! Didn't those three ghost ships go back to the furnace and reinstall them? (There are three ships in the "Count Cavour" class, namely the Count Cavour 'Conte-di-Cavour', Giulio?) Caesar 'Giulio-Cesare' and Leonardo? Reach? How could the Vinci 'Leonardo-da-Vinci') come out with two more??! Zhang Shixin slapped the table hard, because the situation had been beyond his expectations.

The shelling of the battleship is not a joke, Zhang Shixin knows this situation very well, even if the firepower of the "Count Cavour" class is at best ten (2 triple and 2 twin) 305mm or 320mm main guns, but the power of any caliber is much greater than the weapons that Zhang Shixin can use now.

The long-range fire of the secondary gun is negligible, because although the diameter of the secondary gun is fifty times, it cannot hit the longest distance that the main gun can fire.

It can be said that two "Count Cavour" class ships are capable of pouring 20 rounds of 305mm or even 320mm large-caliber high-explosive shells on Valencia in two minutes. At the same time, the shells of warships are one level or more powerful than army howitzers of the same caliber, because the shells of naval guns have a longer body and a higher charge weight.

Zhang Shixin also knows very well that if he doesn't do anything, then it is better to run away directly. After all, it is not realistic to level the nine capital ships of the Italian naval fleet with 30 half-suspended torpedo machines.

However, compromising like this for no reason is not Zhang Shixin's consistent style.

Zhang Shixin was waiting for the other party's reply. Then decide what to do for yourself.

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Zhang Shixin did not know that his telegram was sent to the commander of the Italian fleet, Anzu? It was a joke in Aquino's eyes. didn't know that Zhang Shixin already had a "killer weapon" that could make his fleet hit hard, and he was almost as arrogant as Mussolini, so he asked the correspondent to reply to Zhang Shixin with a telegram:

"Little guy, it doesn't matter if your land strength is as strong as rumored, but, this time, you will either leave or be captured alive by me."

The Italian rear admiral, who was Yaquino's lieutenant, felt something wrong when he heard Yaquino's words, but he knew Aquino's surname, so he didn't say any more nonsense, but nodded to the communicator.

The telegram was sent in plain text......

And this telegram was called "the most arrogant joke" in the history of the navy by later military historians.

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"......" Zhang Shixin slapped the telegram on the table fiercely, and then said to the communicator: "You reply to the other party and say, 'Even if you want to catch me, it depends on whether you have such good teeth!'" ’”

The messenger left the room where Zhang Shixin was, and Zhang Shixin then gave a series of instructions, including evacuating the civilians of Valencia as much as possible.

Because although Zhang Shixin didn't want Valencia to become a ruin, he had to make such a plan.

And while everything was going on, Zhang Shixin quickly made a decision with the help of the information constantly replied by the high-altitude reconnaissance plane.

In a cloud over Valencia, the clouds formed by the mist were torn apart, and then a series of Ju-87s appeared over Valencia and flew straight towards the Mediterranean Sea east of Valencia.

The crew members of these JUH-87s received the following orders:

"Leave other ships alone as much as possible and give priority to the enemy's heavy cruiser formations."

Although the artillery of the battleship was more violent, Zhang Shixin knew very well that the actual threat of heavy cruisers was greater. Because of their light tonnage and considerable mobility, they were able to easily penetrate into the outer seas of Valencia and carry out effective artillery bombardment of Valencia.

And Zhang Shixin didn't stay in his room at this time, but went out to take a look at the rather chaotic street.

After all, many civilians in Valencia do not understand why they are leaving their homes. Zhang Shixin also understands this situation. But for Zhang Shixin, now is not the time for them to waste their time here.

Zhang Shixin jumped onto the turret of a Crusader, then pulled down the bolt of the M2 heavy machine gun mounted on the top of the turret and fired a shuttle of bullets into the sky.

Soon, the chaos in the neighborhood subsided, and many Valencian civilians were staring at him.

At this time, Zhang Shixin didn't know where to take out a megaphone, and said loudly: "Valencia may become a battlefield, if you want to die, you can stay!" ”

Zhang Shixin's words aroused the suspicion of many people, and they were about to roar something, but they were surprised to find that soldiers were raising their weapons at them.

Many people choked on a mouthful of water, and then, they had to follow the people in front of them, and they didn't even have time to clean up their fineness, and they were dragged out of the city.

At this time, Zhang Shixin silently looked at the civilians who were slowly leaving under the dual threat of guns and butts, Zhang Shixin knew very well that there were still a considerable number of people still hiding in their own homes. But Zhang Shixin didn't have time to pay attention to them,

Because, his air team debut will kick off dozens of kilometers away in the western Mediterranean, in the sea off Valencia. (To be continued.) )