Chapter 257: Shot
The Japanese ship had apparently reacted from the passivity of the initial encounter, and had turned to adjust its combat posture at full power, and the Settsu had turned to gradually aim the port side at the Suidong ship, so that the whole ship could have eight 3o5 mm main guns that could be aimed at the opponent and fire, Petrov showed the intention of the Japanese ship, and also ordered to rush forward at full power to delay the time for the opponent to enter the best combat posture,
The turning Settsu sailed a little slower, so the battleship Asahi followed was exposed, Petrov could clearly see smoke rising from its deck in the telescope, it was shot, it turned out that a 3o5 mm caliber shell crossed the Setzu and landed directly on the deck of the Asahi, but unfortunately, this shell did not explode, but penetrated the deck armor 5o mm thick, and went all the way into the coal bunker before stopping,
Although this shell did not explode, but he cut off the oil circuit, or caused a fire on the Asahi, a large number of sailors were instantly devoured by the fire, burned, the Asahi ship was obviously angry, the only turret in the bow of the ship loaded with two 3o5 mm caliber guns, turned to adjust the best firing angle, this time it did not cooperate with the Settsu, but fired the gun alone,
Both shells missed, Petrov although he was nearly thirty kilometers away from it, but he could still feel the raging anger on the Asahi ship, he ordered to increase at the same time, continue to swing the rudder to the left, in order to widen the distance with the Japanese ship, once the distance is closer, dozens of 152 mm caliber secondary guns on the opposing warship are not vegetarian, although they cannot penetrate the Suidong ship through the 3o5 mm thick main armor belt, but it is enough to bomb the deck and the buildings on the bridge,
Next, the Suidong ship and the Settsu opened fire almost at the same time, the two 3o5 mm caliber main guns in the stern of the Setjin ship fired for the first time, this time a shell of the Setjin fell on the starboard outer edge of the Suidong ship, after the explosion stirred up a splash of water more than ten meters high, the sea water poured down on the deck like a torrential rain, wetting the sailors who were caught off guard, the powerful shock wave shook the sailors in the skewed, a Chinese sailor stood unsteady and fell into the sea,
So, after the naval battle began, the first casualty of the Suidong army occurred, but soon the sailor who accidentally fell into the sea was recovered by his companions, except for a few fractures, his life was not in serious trouble.
Wu Xiaoliang, who saw this cannonball, secretly said that if the shell landing point was offset by 5o centimeters, the deck armor on the Suidong ship, which was only 75 mm thick, would definitely be torn apart, so the losses would be immeasurable.
Petrov didn't have time to rejoice, the sound of the turrets being prepared came from the microphone, and once again decisively ordered the turrets on the starboard side to aim at the Setzu and fire, with the huge earthquake of the ship, after the rumbling sound, Wu Xiaoliang immediately raised the telescope to observe the enemy's situation, after a delay of dozens of seconds, he finally saw a dazzling spark burst on the right side of the bridge of the Setzu, illuminating the sky with a faint night.
The Settsu was shot, and a half-ton shell from the No. 6 turret in the stern of the Suidong ship smashed into the compartment in the front left part of its plywood, and the powerful explosion immediately tore apart the deck building, and the left side of the bridge became unrecognizable, and in the billowing black smoke, there were faint tongues of fire that spit from time to time, and the Japanese commanders in the bridge command room were shocked, and several of them actually fainted,
The Japanese ship was damaged, but did not hit the vital point, although the other side's action was delayed, but it had almost no impact on its combat effectiveness, unlike the joy of Wu Xiaoliang and other drought duck generals, Petrov secretly regretted that this bomb did not hit the vital point of the Japanese ship, will it give them a chance?
The naval battle of that year resurfaced again, the Admiral Ushakov battleship was hit by the Japanese ship in the coal bunker as soon as it entered the battlefield, and a raging fire broke out in the ship's interior, and countless sailors did not die under the fire of the Japanese ships, but were burned alive in the firefighting operation.
The Admiral Ushakov also lost part of its ability to maneuver, the navigation was slow, and under the blow of the Japanese fast battleship, the clumsy left and right rushed, fortunately Petrov and his sailors led the battleship to the end, but unfortunately, a 3o5 caliber shell of the Mikasa ship fell on the engine room, and the armor of the engine room was like a paper shell in front of such a large-caliber naval gun, which was easily torn apart by the shells, and the entire engine room exploded one after another, and the battleship finally lost power, The sea water poured in frantically from the cracks created by the explosion, and it was only a matter of time before it sank.
After a moment of trance, Petrov suddenly opened his eyes, and in the telescope he saw that the Asahi and Settsu thirty kilometers away were shaking violently again, he knew that the other party was firing again, and after a short delay, the sound of breaking the sky came, followed by the sound of explosions, and the entire command room shook violently as if dancing, and everyone was thrown to the bulkhead by the powerful vibration, on the floor,
The Suidong ship was shot, Wu Xiaoliang silently thought in his heart, hoping not to hit the vital point, he had just gotten up from the floor, and there was a violent earthquake, which threw him to the bulkhead, the huge pain made him feel that the bones in his body were about to break, and as far as the eye could see, the command room was in a mess, and the others were not much better than him, Fang Qidao squatted on the floor, his hands tightly grasped the armrest, Petrov was much more wolf-like, the back of the white navy uniform was torn a long gap, and the pants were covered with a black stain, the hat flew off the top of Banxie's head, and I don't know where it went,
Petrov, an experienced naval commander, struggled to get up from the floor, came to the microphone, and shouted:
"Pay attention everywhere and report the battle damage immediately."
Then there were all kinds of reports from the microphone,
"Turret No. 1 is intact."
"The second turret is intact."
"The starboard waterline armor belt was shot and did not penetrate."
……
"No. 6 gun was shot, the turret lost power, several were killed and wounded, and the ...... is being repaired"
Hearing this, Petrov sighed, although the Japanese ship hit the Suidong ship twice, but it was not fatal, it can be said to be a blessing in misfortune, and then there was a burst of emotion, one salvo hit the target two bombs, what a high hit rate, luck aside, the Japanese sailors are indeed well-trained,
More than ten years ago, the naval battle seemed to be coming back to the present, and when he finally arrived in the Far East with the Baltic Fleet, he circled most of the world with the Baltic Fleet, and went through hardships, waiting for them was the Pacific Fleet, which is said to have exhausted half of Japan's artillery reserves in live-fire training alone.
There was no report from the microphone that the turret had been loaded and waiting for the shot, Petrov was a little anxious, he glanced at his watch, it was 4:15 in the morning, and the battle had been going on for half an hour.
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