What is the maximum firing range of a 102 mm naval gun? It is 10,000 meters, which is the maximum range of a 102-mm shell after raising the firing angle of the high ship gun. Of course, bigger is not always better. The high the shell flies does not mean that it flies far, for example, the angle of fire is 90 degrees. Even if the angle of fire is low, the shells will land prematurely. The optimal angle of fire for each type of naval gun is also different, depending on the weight of the shells. For example, the initial kinetic energy provided by the explosives carried by the 102-mm artillery shell is also small because of its small diameter, so the range cannot be compared with other large-caliber artillery shells, and the explosive power of the 102-mm artillery shell is also small. The Qing Dynasty did not make any improvements to the 102 mm naval guns, only increased the firing angle, but increased the range of the naval guns from 8,000 meters to 10,000 meters...... No way, the weight of the 102 mm bullet is too light. Once the initial kinetic energy is gone, it is normal for the shell to drift under the blowing of the wind.

But the main reason why they fired at the maximum range was that their opening of the cannon represented the official start of the first war of the Sino-Japanese War, and from this time on, the nerves of the Japanese began to tense until the main force was broken in battle.

The order received by the second ship was to provoke the Japanese, and as for how to provoke it, it was their business. Therefore, listening to the wind and watching the sea, he stayed at a distance of 10,000 to 9,000 kilometers, and at a speed of 22 knots, he put on various positions that were extremely lewd and opened fire on the Japanese fleet. Sometimes against destroyers, sometimes at battleships. Sometimes the side is facing the enemy, and sometimes it is facing the enemy head-on. Sometimes there are two shots fired at the enemy in the butt. However, because there is really no probability of hitting, and the second ship of Tingfeng never enters a distance of eight thousand meters. Therefore, the Japanese fleet still maintained its course and speed, and only stared at them from a distance. This made Britain, France and other countries, which were hanging behind the Japanese Combined Fleet, shake their heads, which was purely a waste of shells.

The distance of 10,000 meters is not far, and on the clear weather and endless sea, you can clearly see the light signals of the other party with a telescope. But when the two ships of Listening to the Wind and Watching the Sea both gave light signals to the Japanese fleet, the Japanese were a little at ease. When I heard the wind horn say: Look at the stakes of grandpa's ass cannon, and then the stern gun hit. The Guanhai immediately turned around, aimed its bow at the Japanese fleet, and signaled the light: Look how Grandpa's bird cannon does you. Listen to the wind horn: it is enough to use a butt cannon against the Japanese. Guanhai immediately retorted: Lao Tzu likes to use bird cannons. Fuck your ass.

So the light signal was playing, and the two ships of Listening to the Wind and Watching the Sea quarreled on the spot. Huang Xiaochuan angrily reprimanded Zhao Ning, the captain of the Guanhai: He went to prostitute a Japanese prostitute the night before yesterday and did not call him, and he had no friendship with his comrades. Zhao Ning scolded back and said: You raised a Japanese girl for a month on dog days, and you didn't even tell him. The two captains scolded each other for more than half an hour by means of light signals, and all of them included Japanese women, and even expressed their positions. Huang Xiaochuan said that Japanese women can't be subjugated unless they are old trees, and Zhao Ning said that one trick is enough to fight cattle across the mountains......

Because the Qing ships used ordinary light signals, which are common at sea, everyone in the Japanese fleet knew the content of the conversation between the two Qing ** ships on the other side. So the entire Japanese fleet was outraged. They asked the commander to fight back against the two Qing destroyers. Some of the fierce points demanded that four or five destroyers be sent close to attack.

The words of using a native woman as a scolding opponent made Yamamoto Gonbei angry, but Yamamoto, as a commander, also had the composure of a commander. Pursue the enemy ship at a speed of 30 knots at a distance of 10,000 meters and 28 knots, and wait until you are at least more than 10,000 meters away from the main formation, then you will be ambushed by the Qing State. There is no possibility of escaping back. So, Yamamoto discouraged the idea of pursuit.

Perhaps the Qing army was tired of scolding, and Huang Xiaochuan no longer talked to Zhao Ning. When it came to Yamamoto, he sent a light signal: Commander Yamamoto, I heard that you have a sister. Why don't I surrender to you, and marry my sister to me. My bedmaster is a great kung fu and will make your sister happy for the rest of her life.

Zhao Ning scolded Huang Xiaochuan for being shameless, and wanted to fuck other people's sisters and wanted to go crazy. Zhao Ning said to Yamamoto: It's okay for you to give me your sister, uncle, what do you think? My kung fu is shameless strong.

Brother-in-law, don't believe that bastard, just let me be your brother-in-law, and I will tell you the plan of action of the Qing Navy.

Uncle, don't pay attention to him, brother-in-law reports to you that Qing Guo is preparing to ambush you in Lushun.

Brother-in-law, he lied to you, the main force of the Qing Navy has already gone to Japan, and they are going to forcibly attack Tokyo Bay.

Brother-in-law, you have to believe that the Qing Kingdom is going to bypass you and prepare to ambush you in Tokyo Bay.

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The "allegiance" that does not answer the preface and the afterword makes Yamamoto angry, and Yamamoto really has an older sister and a younger sister. Therefore, he ordered the flagship King Kong to turn the main turret, and after a roar, two 305-mm shells with a sharp whistling sound headed towards the two Qing captains who had no shame.

The sound of artillery sounded, and the Qing ship, which was originally only 22 knots, turned to accelerate. At the same time, the two captains of Huang Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief, even if the gun missed, it was almost an hour of scolding, the scolding words of the whole ship had been exhausted, and Japan was indifferent, when did the Japanese cultivate so well? Finally, the Japanese ships reacted, which showed that the patience of the Japanese had reached a limit. As soon as the guns of the Japanese fleet sounded, they immediately turned around and ran away, signaling as they went: "My brother-in-law (eldest brother) is not kind, and I will do a good job of your sister (sister] when I go back.

Yamamoto is on fire, but at least he can keep his calm. But now he couldn't bear it anymore, and in the burst of artillery fire of the Qing army just now, there was a cannonball that magically crossed the small ships around him and directly hit the side deck of the Hiei next to him, the key was that the shell landed in a good position, and a 37mm rapid-fire gun was overturned. At the same time, three Japanese sailors were killed and four wounded. There is no battle yet. The battleship was wounded by the destroyer, which was unbearable. Yamamoto saw that the time was 7:54, so he raised his head and ordered Chitose and Kasazaki to take two protective cruisers each to come forward and suppress them. But. He was also very calm and ordered at the same time that the maximum pursuit distance of the six ships was six thousand meters. At the same time, it is necessary to strengthen the lookout so as not to be ambushed by the Qing army.

Finally there was a change, Huang Xiaochuan ordered the warship to keep a distance of 7,000 meters from the pursuing Japanese ship, and to carry out non-stop hanging fire on the Japanese fleet with the Guanhai. It's luck to hit, and it's normal to miss it. Therefore, from time to time, the shells that fell far or near around the Japanese pursuit fleet made the Japanese angry jump to their feet.

"Captain, Japan has sent Fuji and Suma two ships in an attempt to outflank them." The observation post of the Listening Wind stared at the Japanese fleet, and the slightest movement was transmitted to the bridge.

Huang Xiaochuan immediately telegraphed the news to the commander, but the reply message asked him to continue to contain the attack. At this time, the Second Task Force was still 12 nautical miles away from the Japanese fleet, and the Qing fleet, which was cruising at a speed of 10 knots, would meet the Japanese fleet in half an hour. But the Japanese fleet, which was motionless like a turtle shell, was not at all helpless. Wu Deren was so annoyed that he almost grabbed his scalp off.

Wu Deren was not afraid of fighting with the Japanese, and the more chaotic the battlefield, the greater the advantage of the more experienced Qing fleet. The Qing navy was divided into two fleet groups, and the second task force was divided into two combat units, hoping that Japan would divide forces to deal with each fleet of the Qing Dynasty. But it is said that the more you are afraid, the more you will come. Before the war, the entire Qing Admiralty was afraid that the Japanese fleet would become a turtle shell, and as a result, the Japanese fleet did not send heavy patrols to suppress the second ship, and even if it was dispatched, Japan also dispatched fast protective cruisers. And the pursuit distance is limited.

"He's n, little Japan is too girly." Wu Deren slammed his fist on the table and said angrily: "It seems that we can only fight hard." ”

It was the commander's decision on how to fight, and as a general staff officer, he simply marked the location of each ship in reply to the telegram on the map. It gives commanders an accurate battlefield situation as a reference before making a final decision. Now that the fleets are about to arrive at their predetermined positions as planned, changing the battle plan is not a good option.

Feng Qi looked at the map and said, "Don't be in a hurry, you can always try." At least try how powerful the four ships of Dinghai are. ”

Wu Deren just glanced at the map and began to order: "Telegraph to the fleets." The plan remained unchanged, and the second ship began to release smoke after five minutes. ”

"The Qingguo destroyer is evacuating at high speed." The sound of the lookout post reached the bridge. Yamamoto, however, began to order the fleet to go into combat readiness. The jacket has been pulled open, and the ammunition and propellant from the ammunition depot have been loaded into the barrel. Yamamoto believed that the withdrawal of the Qing destroyers marked the arrival of the main Qing fleet.

But ten minutes later, nothing was found on the surrounding sea. Only black smoke clouds appeared in the sky in the direction of the destroyer's withdrawal. Northwest at sea level. The two destroyers of the Qing Kingdom suddenly began to release a large amount of black smoke, and the small warship seemed to be full of smoke-generating materials, and the dense black smoke continued to emit out, and it continued to maneuver and turn, making the sky seem to be blackened, and the two Qing destroyers continued to maneuver around the black smoke cluster, and the sea area covered by the thick black smoke was getting bigger and bigger.

Yamamoto looked at the Qing ** ship that was making black smoke mockingly, and sneered and ordered the fleet to turn to the southwest, and at the same time let the fleet that had completed the battle formation begin to accelerate. The warships of Britain, France and other countries that followed behind Japan also saw this black smoke, and they also began to accelerate to avoid the farther south. The commander of the British Far East Fleet, Fremant, looked at the black smoke and shook his head. The Qing people are so stupid, although the north wind is blowing today, the wind is so small that it is almost windless. If the wind is strong, it can also be explained that there is an attempt to obscure the view of the Japanese fleet on the south side with black smoke, and there is no other explanation for the release of black smoke in today's windless state than to provide cover for the subsequent arrival of warships. Qing's strategy was too simple, and the Japanese fleet had already discovered that Qing's attempt was beginning to turn southward, in order to distance itself and leave enough room for itself to adjust its attack stance.

Five minutes later, a column of smoke appeared due west of the Japanese fleet, and the column of smoke became more and more dense, and the Qing ship group appeared directly in front of the Japanese fleet. The fleets of the Qing and Japanese fleets were approaching each other with visible acceleration.

When the Qing fleet, which had accelerated to 16 knots, was 15,000 kilometers away from the Japanese fleet, Wu Deren ordered the fleet to turn around in an attempt to seize the horizontal position of the "T" in the naval battle.

"Left full rudder-" Yamamoto also ordered the fleet at 16 knots to turn, because he wanted to fight the "T" side.

Because the fleets driving on the opposite side are all turning to the left. As a result, the distance between the two fleets is widening. Wu Deren ordered the fleet to turn left and right for a while, so that the fleet could maintain a distance from the Japanese fleet. And Yamamoto also kept changing direction, trying to get closer to the Qing army. The fleets of the Qing and Japanese navigated back and forth over the vast sea at a distance of 20,000 meters. Just to fight for the position that is most beneficial to him when he fires the cannon, but the distance is getting closer and closer. Since the Qing fleet in the Battle of Tsushima began to attack from a distance of 5,000 meters, the newly built Japanese warships required a range of 6,000 meters. There are still four thousand meters left before the fire is fired.

All the officers and sailors of the Japanese fleet were nervously waiting for the moment of engagement, but the Japanese fleet, with a maximum formation speed of 18 knots, still maintained a speed of 16 knots. Because Yamamoto noticed a problem, the Qing army deliberately guided the Japanese fleet in the direction of the black smoke in the constant maneuver. Yamamoto sneered and was unmoved, just staring at Kiyoshi and the black smoke that was still thickening. Yamamoto wondered how much smoke material was on the two tiny destroyers. The black smoke was now large enough to hide the entire Japanese fleet.

The Qing army continued to maneuver, and the Japanese army also kept changing course. The two fleets were entangled for more than an hour without firing a single shot at each other. When the Japanese ships sailed to the southwest of the black smoke area, six warships rushed out of the black smoke. The attempt to outflank the Japanese fleet from the rear was similar to the tactics of the Japanese fleet at the Battle of Dadonggou in the First Wu Dynasty. The Qing Kingdom was on the coast of Japan and wanted to block the news that the Hawaiian fleet had joined the Qing battle sequence, but when the British warships watching the battle had just come into contact with the Japanese fleet, they had already passed the news of Hawaii's declaration of war on Japan to Yamamoto. So Yamamoto was not at all surprised by four of the warships flying the Hawaiian Navy flag, and since the Qing divided forces to try to outflank them, he concentrated his efforts on destroying a fleet. Yamamoto then ordered the fleet to turn around and swoop down on the six warships that came out of the black smoke.

The Qing fleet, which had just rushed out of the smoke, immediately turned its rudder and sailed towards the main fleet as soon as it saw the Japanese ships rushing violently, and the main fleet in the distance also gradually approached the detachment.

The convergence and regrouping of the two fleets was the most chaotic time for the fleet. If the Japanese fleet suddenly rushed into the two fleets at this time, it could completely disrupt the formation of the Qing army, and use the superior artillery and speed to completely defeat the Qing army in the chaotic Qing army. Philimante, who was watching the battle, whispered to John Fisher, the admiral who was also watching the battle beside him: "Once the Japanese ships rush into the capital ships of the Qing army, the defeat of the Qing country can be predicted." ”

Fisher was only a naval minister, not an admiral, and he did not understand tactics. The reason why he came to the Far East to watch the war in person was to discover better design solutions for warships from this war. So Fisher didn't answer, just nodded. But at this time, a new news came from the lookout: the Qing fleet appeared due north. This is a fleet that has just come out of the smoke side, this is the fleet of old warships of the Qing Kingdom. That's when Felimante remembered. The old warships of the Qing Kingdom have not yet appeared. Unexpectedly, they appeared behind the Japanese fleet, and it seemed that the Qing Kingdom was going to fight to the death here.

"Nani?" Gonbei Yamamoto was about to jump up at the same news. All the old warships of the Qing Kingdom were not strong enough in terms of firepower or speed to join this naval battle. In addition, these old-fashioned ships have been reduced to the training fleet of the Qing Kingdom, and today, the course of these old-fashioned ships that have been detoured from the smoke is at high speed towards his back road. Yamamoto never thought that Qing Guo would use all the old warships to block their back road. Is this a plan of the Qing Kingdom to sacrifice all the old ships and annihilate the Japanese fleet? And what bothered Yamamoto the most was that the timing of the Qing State's Third Task Force was too good, and it appeared behind him just when his fleet was turning westward, so that he could not quickly turn to attack the Qing State's Third Task Force. At this time, the main fleet of the Qing State in front of him was accelerating towards him, and the Qing State wanted to flank them.

"The left is full of rudders, heading due south. The ships are ready for battle-"Yamamoto, as the commander, also has the decisiveness of a soldier, so since there is nowhere to force him, let's fight head-on." Use your firepower advantage to attack the Qing capital ship group head-on, and you can move fast to the south to get rid of the slow-moving Qing old-fashioned warship group. The Qing Dynasty regretted the division of troops. Yamamoto was adamant that he couldn't make a mistake, but when he pointed his telescope at his large group of warships, he panicked. Yamamoto forgot that his fleet was led by inexperienced generals, especially the captains of the cruisers who were only cargo shipyards before boarding these warships. However, just a few months of training are not enough to turn these shipyards into real captains. After the continuous maneuvering and changing direction at sea in a complex way, the formation of the originally neat Japanese Combined Fleet became chaotic......

"Eight Digs - Keep Turning Left." Yamamoto roared, "Order the six ships Izumo, Iwate, Chitose, Kasaki, Fuji, and Suma to come forward and contain the third task force of the Qing Kingdom, and buy an hour for the main fleet." "Yamamoto's intention is very clear, use the higher speed to open the distance, and immediately after the reorganization of the fleet is completed, a decisive battle with the main force of the Qing State, and all he needs is not to let the third task force of the Qing State attack his formation, so he sent six warships that are known for their speed, hoping that they will use speed to buy time for the main force.

The Izumo Six ships quickly turned towards the Qing Army's Third Task Force. At the same time, Wu Deren on the Longyin, the flagship of the Qing Navy, was smiling, and the Japanese fleet was finally confused by the experienced Qing fleet. Wu Deren ordered to speed up towards the main force of the Japanese fleet, and stared at the Izumo six ships on the other hand, and when they reached a place of 12,000 kilometers in the black smoke area, Wu Deren ordered: "Dinghai four ships are dispatched." ”

So, when Izumo took the lead in entering the black smoke area at a distance of 10,000 meters, four strangely shaped Qing ** ships rushed out of the black smoke area at the same time.

"Left full rudder ready. 3, 2, 1, Zuo Full Rudder -- "Zhou Haicheng, the captain of the Dinghai, gave the order, so the four ships of Dinghai turned at the same time, and after the turn was completed, they fired the first salvo in the second naval battle of Qing and Japan. (To be continued......)