Chapter 900: An Unsinkable Warship
What foreigners don't understand is not only the four warships rushing forward, but also making people wonder if they hit the ship horizontally, after all, the side guns can also fire forward, although the angle is not so positive, but seventy or eighty degrees can be reached, and with the main gun on the broadboard, there is no need to worry about the problem of shooting dead angles, but the Chinese army does this, except to increase the hit surface, there is no other use.
You must know that in naval battles, who doesn't change their ways to reduce the probability of being shot, but the Chinese Navy is good, I'm afraid that you won't be able to fight, I'll let you fight!
Whispers rang out in many places, and countless pairs of binoculars focused on the battleships, "Oh, my God! I see, torpedoes, it's torpedoes! At this moment, Diresley suddenly screamed: "The Chinese Navy is going to launch a torpedo!" “
Wells also seemed to think of this aspect, and his face changed greatly: "Come back, come back quickly, no, rush forward, prepare to evade!" “
Sure enough, on several battleships that were crossed, more than a dozen torpedoes jumped into the water at the same time, stirred up white lines, and rushed forward.
The torpedoes of the Democratic Alliance Navy have also been known to the West, and the first use of torpedoes in the Battle of Jiujiang was witnessed by the captives of the coalition forces, and with the release of the prisoners, China has a naval combat weapon that can automatically glide in the water and sink a frigate with a single shot.
"Boom, boom~~" more than a dozen fires burst out, although the US warships evaded, but the warships at that time had a low speed and slow start-up speed, and there were still six unfortunate ones that were hit, blown into pieces, and the wreckage that was thrown off ignited a raging fire on the sea, and the rest hit the coast, blowing up a gap several feet wide. Two of the docks were also shot, and the sea rushed in. Break the keel on the spot.
"Oh! My God! Diresley was dumbfounded: "Sure enough, it was a shot that destroyed a warship, I don't understand." Where did the Chinese get such advanced weapons, and I am glad that Britain and China have concluded a cooperation agreement. “
Olivier also couldn't believe it: "I'm also glad that I just made a joke, by the way, Your Excellency Diresley, can you tell us about the specific content of Sino-British cooperation?" I don't think it's just about U.S. sanctions. "It will be announced when the time is right." Diresley glanced at him coldly, not letting go at all. Just kidding, the agreement between China and Britain is a matter of vital interest to China and Britain, and British officials are tight-lipped and no one will get along with them.
Olivier spread his hands regretfully and continued to look forward.
Originally, the torpedoes of the Democratic Alliance Army could only hit a few kilometers away, but with the advancement of engine technology, the maximum range has now reached 15 kilometers, so there is no need to worry about missing the target. At the very least, it can cause serious damage to facilities along the coastline.
However, there was no breakthrough in loading technology, and it still took half an hour to load a torpedo, so Li Mu, Meng Tian and several warships behind it turned the rudder again and continued to fire torpedoes on the other side.
"Up. Above! Take advantage of the gap between his torpedo launches, hurry up, and don't let him turn around! Wells can see it. Waving his hands and shouting, he drove the warship forward to besiege.
The remaining battleships of the American army rushed up at full speed. At this time, it is no longer necessary to rely on shore artillery for defense.
The four ironclads stood still. The first to open fire, the water column, the firelight, spread among the US ships, from time to time soldiers were blown into the sea, but still could not stop the pace of the fleet's advance, soon, the US heavy artillery began to fire, one shell after another poured over.
"Good!" Wells screamed yes, he could see clearly, the four Chinese warships parked on the sea were all shot, and the rest of the British, French and American South were all holding binoculars tightly. Isn't this a live target for people?
More and more shells hit the target, but the imaginary scene of the wooden planks being blown up did not appear, and the firepower of the four battleships did not weaken, and they still fired shells step by step, and even inflicted heavy damage on the American ships that rushed up with the support of the gunfire of the wooden-hulled ships behind.
Three more U.S. ships were sunk.
"What's going on? What's going on? Isn't his ship afraid of bombing? From the command position, Wells shouted anxiously.
The two warships left behind by the British and French gradually discovered the strangeness, and a Royal Navy officer was puzzled: "Gentlemen, even if the Chinese warship is armored, why is it not afraid of bombing the part above the deck?" Is it also covered with armor? But it doesn't look like it. ”
Another officer took it and said, "Where did his shells come from?" Even though there were shells in the battery, it was clear that there were not many of them, and his guns had not stopped firing until now, and I did not see anyone transporting shells to the battery, only shells that kept being thrown onto the deck. ”
In fact, these problems are very simple, the bottom of the ironclad ship's turret is connected to the ship's cabin, which can directly transport cannonballs from the ship's warehouse to the battery, which not only improves efficiency, but also avoids the danger of cannonballs caused by exposure to the deck, which is just a small improvement, but foreigners don't know, and the ironclad ship has no sails, which is a problem that they never understand.
The key is that the steam engine at that time could not provide so much power, the gas turbine was not even thought of, and similar to the all-steel casting hull, because the welding technology in Europe and the United States at that time could not meet the requirements, and welding technology is one of the technologies that China strictly prohibits outflow.
In the incomprehension of the foreigners, the battleships with torpedoes finally turned around, and suddenly, more than a dozen torpedoes hit them, this time, due to the proximity of the distance, eight US warships were sunk at one time, and the remaining few bombarded the shore, once again setting off the earth and rocks.
The shelling of both sides is still continuing, and the four ironclad ships are like four steel fortresses, no matter how you bombard, you have no fear, except for the glass of the shipyard that was shattered, and two chimneys were broken and fell into the sea, there was no problem in all other aspects, and the counterattack was still very sharp.
Gradually, the foreigners are no longer curious, but feel the horror, can the unsinkable warship not make people scary? In particular, the officers and men of the Northern Navy were even more chilled, and the four warships were as if they were invincible, with an average of more than 50 or 60 rounds of bullets per warship; under normal circumstances, even if they did not sink, they were full of holes, but the scene in front of them could no longer be explained by the existing knowledge.
I saw the shells flying back and forth above the sea, the whole sea area was rumbling continuously, a ball of fire, a cloud of smoke rose into the sky, the sea was full of broken wooden planks, debris and corpses, and there were many sailors waving their hands to call for help, and the sea water was also dyed with a layer of light red, but the four ships were not sinkable, and they were still very spirited, and they had a tendency to become more and more brave in battle, which was too evil! (To be continued.) )
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