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"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The muzzles of the three triple 343-mm main guns on the battleship 'Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty' shone with orange-red fire, and the shells weighing more than half a ton were under the action of kinetic energy, and the 'Andrea. The battleship Doria' roared away. More than 20 seconds later, the shells fell on the surface of the sea, splashing columns of water.

"Two hundred meters to the left, adjust the shooting angle!" The observation balloon over the battleship, according to the impact point, sent a telegram to the gunners on the battleship, who then ordered the turrets to make corrections.

During high-speed navigation, the bump amplitude of the hull is relatively large, which will have a certain impact on the accuracy of the shelling, so that the hit rate is greatly reduced. But even then, the shelling effect of the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy is much better than that of the Italian Navy. The nearest bombing points were basically within 300 meters, and although the Italian navy's shelling was fierce, especially the more than a dozen main guns on their battleships fired one after another, the deafening sound of shelling resounded throughout the sea. However, although the momentum was amazing, the effect of the shelling was not flattering, and although the shells were fired from the ship's guns, they did not know where they flew, and some of them were outrageous, even deviating by thousands of meters. In such a situation, to want to hit the battleships of the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy, that is a dream.

"Commander! The hit rate is a bit low! If this continues, we will probably have to use twice as much ammunition as usual to destroy the Italian fleet! Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan looked at the water column splashing on the sea. Said with some concern.

"At least that's how safe we are. Twice as much ammunition though. But it's better than our ships being damaged! Admiral Li Haitao said.

Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan nodded. Seeing that the battleships in the city had deviated from the impact point thousands of kilometers away, he pursed his lips in disdain. The accuracy of the Italians' artillery bombardment is not even comparable to the previous Japanese, let alone compared with the Chinese Navy!

"Boom!" At 11:26 a.m., the first results appeared. A 305-mm armor-piercing projectile fired from the battleship 'Qin Shi Huang' hit 'Cayo. The starboard side of the battleship Duilio' blew a large hole directly in the starboard deck, blowing up a 152-mm secondary gun and detonating several 152-mm shells. Will'Cayo. The starboard side of the battleship Duilio exploded, causing casualties to more than a dozen officers and men of the Italian Navy. Fortunately, this can only be regarded as a minor injury for a battleship with a displacement of more than 26,000 tons, and it does not affect the continuation of the battle.

"General,' Cayo. The Duilio's was hit, but only lightly wounded, and it didn't affect the fight! "A junior officer reported to the commander of the Italian Navy, Admiral Bohini.

"Hell!" Admiral Bohini cursed secretly, the level of artillery bombardment of the Italian Navy made his face very ugly. He's already aware. This time the naval battle will not be as smooth as he imagined. The new battleships of the Italian Navy had fierce firepower, but what good was this? If you can't hit the opponent's battleship. That's not useful at all, it's just a pile of scrap metal.

Under the deliberate calculations of the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy, the Italian Navy has found itself in a dilemma. In the case of high-speed sailing, because the battleships of the Italian Navy had too many main guns, the center of gravity was high, and the turbulence was very strong. Under such circumstances, no one can expect the Italian Navy, which has a very low level of shelling, to show how good the level of shelling is. If the speed is reduced, then the high-speed Chinese Navy can easily seize the T-prefix, which is even more of a disaster for the Italian Navy. Now it seems that the level of artillery bombardment of the Chinese Navy is much stronger than that of the Italian Navy, and if this continues, the battleships of the Italian Navy will be hit sooner or later.

At 11:42, the rear main gun of the battleship "Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty" hit the rear main gun of the battleship "Andrea. The battleship Doria', with its 343-mm guns, hit the'Andrea. The No. 5 turret on the rear deck of the battleship Doria tore through the 280 mm thick armor of the turret, destroying the entire turret and killing all the gunners inside. Fortunately, there were no shells or propellants in the turret at the moment, and the passage between the ammunition depot and the turret was closed. Otherwise, it would have given 'Andrea. Doria's battleship did more damage. If the ammunition depot were to be destroyed, it would be enough to send the most powerful battleship of the Italian Navy directly to the bottom of the sea.

"Captain, report the loss!" Admiral Bohini got up from the ground and roared loudly. At this moment, his white admiral's uniform had already been stained with a lot of stains, but at this moment he didn't pay that much attention at all.

Two minutes later, 'Andrea. The captain of the battleship Doria' only then figured out the situation and reported to Admiral Bohini: "General, turret No. 5 on the aft deck is destroyed. Turret 4 is also stuck by the main gun of turret 5 and can no longer steer! ”

"Keep fighting!" Admiral Bohini said coldly. 'Andrea. The battleship Doria' had already suffered heavy damage under this shell, and now only the two main guns on the foredeck and the two main guns directly from the chimney of the ship could continue to fire, which made 'Andrea. The battleship Doria' lost almost forty percent of its firepower.

Among the battle lines of the Italian Navy, the most difficult was the 'Leonardo. Reach. The battleship Vinci and Dante. The battleship 'Alig Ichery', both of which were besieged by two battleships of the Chinese Navy. Although the hulls of the 'Zhongdong', 'Zhongnan' and 'Nanyang', as well as the two 'Zhonghua-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy, are somewhat old. But under the blow of the two-to-one superior firepower, the Italian Navy still did not have any chance of turning around.

At 11:55, in this round of salvo fire from the battleship 'Shenzhou', a 305-mm armor-piercing projectile hit 'Leonardo. Reach. The foredeck of the battleship Finch'. The shell lightly penetrated the 98 mm armor on the foredeck and exploded inside the hull. However, this shell only killed some Italian naval officers and men, and did not cause much damage.

But two minutes later, together with the battleship 'Shenzhou', they besieged 'Leonardo. Reach. The battleship 'Middle East' of the battleship 'Finch' also hit the target. A 305mm armor-piercing projectile hit the 'Leonardo. Reach. The bridge of the battleship Finch'. 'Leonardo. Reach. The armor of the bridge control tower of the battleship Finch was 280 mm thick, and the armor-piercing shell did not penetrate the bridge armor, but after the shell exploded, the huge force still stunned all the more than ten officers including the captain of the report ship, which directly caused the command of the battleship to be confused, and it was unable to launch a powerful blow to the Chinese Navy in the next naval battle.

At 12:08 p.m., the battleship 'Shenzhou' hit 'Leonardo' for the second time. Reach. The battleship Finch', and in this round of salvo, two shells hit the unfortunate battleship. A cannonball hit 'Leonardo. Reach. The shells of the Finch battleship pierced the waterline armor at the rear of the right side of the ship's amidships, and the shells pierced the waterline armor up to 254 mm thick, blowing a hole more than three meters long. Turbulent waters poured into 'Leonardo. Reach. Finc' battleship. The damage management personnel on the battleship immediately carried out the rescue. However, at this time, the battleship sent out an earth-shattering explosion, and the entire hull was lifted out of the water, and then smashed heavily into the sea, and the Italian naval officers and sailors on the battleship were all dazed.

Another shell hit 'Leonardo. Reach. The shell of the main gun on the side of the battleship Finch cut through the armor under the turret at a very tricky angle, exploding directly near the ammunition depot. This shell, which successfully detonated dozens of 305mm naval gun shells in the ammunition depot, gave the 'Leonardo. Reach. A fatal blow to the battleship Finch'. The power of the explosion of dozens of large-caliber naval artillery shells is simply not something that this battleship, with a displacement of only 23,500 tons, can withstand. The keel of the battleship was directly blown off, and then the hull of the ship was broken in two, and it sank to the bottom of the sea in less than two minutes, leaving a huge spiral socket on the surface of the sea, sucking all the Italian naval officers and sailors who fell into the water around it. There were more than 1,000 people on the entire battleship, but in the end, only a few lucky ones survived, and the rest sank into the Ionian Sea with the battleship.

'Leonardo. Reach. The sinking of the battleship Finch boosted the morale of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet and further expanded its superiority in the number of warships. The battleship 'Shenzhou' and the battleship 'Huaxia' besieged 'Julio' together. The battleship Caesar, the battleship Middle East, and the battleship Central and South Seas besieged Dante. Battleship Alig Ichery. The situation of the naval battle became even more unfavorable for the Italian navy.

'General!' Leonardo. Reach. The battleship Finc' was sunk! "A staff officer reported to Admiral Bohini.

Admiral Bohini's face is very ugly, up to now, the Italian Navy has not hit the Chinese Navy once, although the Chinese Navy has not hit the Italian Navy many times, but at this moment he has already sunk a battleship, which makes his confidence in the next naval battle completely shaken, if not, the main fleet of the Italian Navy will have to be completely lost here! (To be continued......)