The Imperial Navy's 'Three Emperors-class' battleships and the Japanese Navy's 'Kii-class' battleships are definitely the most powerful capital ships in the world today. Even the 'Nelson-class' battleships being built by the British could not compete with it. After all, the 'Nelson-class' battleships were nothing more than capital ships under the treaty, and their displacement could not be compared with the 'Three Emperors-class' battleships and the 'Kii-class' battleships. This also makes its overall performance inferior to these two battleships.

After all, the displacement is not enough, and it is undoubtedly delusional to want to equip more weapons and various equipment.

The Imperial Navy's 'Three Emperor-class' battleships, before the Japanese Navy's 'Yamato-class' battleships entered service, were definitely the most powerful battleships in the world, and there was no one. Three triple 50x caliber 410 mm guns capable of piercing through the armor of any capital ship in the world.

Of course, the Japanese Navy's 'Kii-class' battleships are also very strong, but the main guns are 45 times the caliber, and there is a certain gap in armor-piercing ability compared with the Imperial Navy's 'Three Emperor-class' battleships. In terms of armor, the Imperial Navy's 'Three Emperor-class' battleships were even thicker than the 'Kii-class' battleships. The 'Kii-class' battleships had only 292 mm of side armor, 118 mm of deck armor, 305 mm of turret armor and 305 mm of conning tower armor. This kind of defense can only be regarded as average among capital ships. On the other hand, the Imperial Navy's 'Three Emperor-class' battleships had 410 mm thick side armor, only 75 mm on deck, 410 mm thick turret armor, and 430 mm thick conning tower armor. The defense is more than a step stronger than the Japanese Navy's 'Kii-class' battleships.

Although the displacement of the 'Kii-class' battleships was slightly larger than that of the 'Three Emperors-class' battleships of the Imperial Navy, with a full load displacement of 45,000 tons, it was 3,000 tons larger than the 'Three Emperor-class' battleships of the Imperial Navy. However, the Kii-class battleships were designed to deploy five main turrets. So that the hull must be elongated. The 251.2-meter-long hull of the Kii-class battleships is nearly 70 meters longer than the Imperial Navy's Sangaki-class battleships. If the hull is too long, it will be much more difficult to configure the armor. If it is equipped with too thick armor, the displacement of the battleship will exceed the standard, which will affect the speed of the battleship. Other than that. The armor of the battleship was too thin, and in the heat of battle, it was not conducive to resisting enemy fire. Therefore, the main gun of the triple installation has a much advantage over the main gun of the double installation in this respect.

The Imperial Navy's 'Three Emperor-class' battleships look a little more bloated, not as slender as the 'Kii-class' battleships, and they look a little better. However, in naval battles. It is not necessary for a battleship to be able to win because it is good-looking, it must have an advantage in the performance of the battleship.

Now, this is undoubtedly the case with the 'Three Emperor-class' battleships of the Imperial Navy and the 'Kii-class' battleships of the Japanese Navy. The Kii-class battleships had a larger displacement, a more slender hull, and a better look. However, the armor was too weak. The Imperial Navy's 'Three Emperor-class' battleships, although bloated and shorter. But. The hull is even more defensive. In naval warfare, the ability to resist strikes is undoubtedly much stronger.

"Fire!" Albeit. The distance between the two sides was still far away, but General Isamu Takeshita still gave the order to open fire. As the results of the Chinese Navy's test launches are getting better and better, the Japanese Navy has been silent, which will greatly affect the morale of the Japanese Navy's combined fleet, and it will not be conducive to the next naval battle.

"Yes. Your Excellency the Commander. Lieutenant General Keisuke Okada nodded.

A few minutes later, the battleship "Kii" began its test launch. This was followed by the battleship Owari, the battleship Suruga and the battleship Omi. But despite the roar of the battleship's main guns. However, the impact point is far away from the battleships of the Imperial Navy, and the effect is very average. Such a test firing is no different from a waste of artillery shells.

The duel between the Imperial Navy's 'Three Emperor-class' battleships and the Japanese Navy's 'Kii-class' battleships undoubtedly represented the pinnacle of the battle of the cannon giants. Britain and the United States are very concerned about this war. Their military attachés stationed in Japan all got on the Japanese battleships and watched this decisive battle up close. However, at least for now, the Chinese Navy still has the upper hand.

"The Chinese Navy's 'Three Emperors-class' battleships have very good performance. The Royal Navy of the British Empire did not have a single warship capable of confronting it. "The British military attache in Japan wrote such a record in the command tower of the battleship 'Kii'.

Almost the same content, also appeared in the notebook of the US military attache in Japan. For everyone, the Chinese Empire was a greater threat to them. If Japan falls, the United States will have to stand alone against China. However, in the US Navy, it was unable to find a single warship that could confront the 'Three Emperor-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy, and this undoubtedly made the US Navy feel very much pressure.

At 9:55, the battleship 'Shennong' of the Imperial Navy took the lead in forming a straddle shot. During this round of test firing, a shell passed over the Japanese Navy's battleship 'Owari' and fell into the sea on its right side.

"Hooray! Banzai! We formed a straddle shot. "The imperial sailors on the battleship 'Shennong' all cheered loudly.

"Very good, start the salvo. In this naval battle, we will be the first to form a straddle shot, the first to get a hit, and the first to sink the enemy ship. The captain of the battleship 'Shennong' said ambitiously.

"Yes, Captain." The signal corps passed the captain's orders to the various posts of the battleship. Such an ambitious slogan made the officers and men of the battleship "Shennong" enthusiastic.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Then the three triple 50-caliber 410-mm guns of the battleship 'Shennong' began to fire a salvo, and the salvo was launched at a rate of 1.5 rounds per minute. This was equivalent to throwing more than a dozen tons of ammunition per minute on the heads of the Japanese battleship 'Owari'. Once hit, the consequences are undoubtedly very serious.

"Bastard!" The captain of the battleship Owari, Miyamura Hirozo Osa, couldn't help but curse. After all, after the formation of a straddle fire, this means that your own warships are very likely to be hit by the capital ships of the Chinese Navy. And the defense of your own battleship can withstand the opponent's 410-mm shells? There is almost no doubt about that.

Admiral Isamu Takeshita, commander of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, was silent for a long time after learning that the battleship 'Owari' had been straddled by the Chinese Navy's battleship 'Shennong'. All this, as they had expected, seemed to be a little different! The battleship 'Omi', which was at the end of the battle line, did not seem to be able to exert the expected combat effectiveness in this naval battle!

"Send a telegram to Heigo Teraoka, asking him to inflict heavy damage on the battleship 'Yasukai' of the Shina people as soon as possible. If it can be sunk, it will undoubtedly be great. Admiral Isamu Takeshita ordered.

"Yes, Your Excellency, Commander." Lieutenant General Keisuke Okada nodded.

He knew that it was not that General Isamu Takeshita wanted to put pressure on Heigo Teraoka, but that the current situation was like this! If we do not find a way to make a breakthrough as soon as possible, the pressure on the Japanese Navy will increase. If the 'Omi' battleship was not able to sink the Chinese Navy's 'Jinghai' battleship before its own capital ship was sunk, it would undoubtedly be difficult for the Japanese Navy to defeat the Chinese Navy.

In the commander tower of the battleship "Omi", Teraoka Heigo Daisa also looked anxious, especially after the telegram urged by Admiral Isamu Takeshita came, which made him feel urgent.

"Order the turrets, be sure to be accurate! As long as we can severely damage or sink the battleship 'Jinghai' of the Chinese people, it will be a great achievement, and we will win this naval battle. Teeraoka Heigo Daisa ordered.

It's just that in naval warfare, anxiety is obviously not of much use. Under the deliberate control of the Chinese Navy, the distance between the two sides has been about 18,000 kilometers. At this distance, it is undoubtedly a little more difficult for the Japanese Navy, which is a little behind in sighting equipment and fire control systems. After all, if you want to hit the main ship of the Chinese Navy, on the one hand, you need to rely on shells to pile up, and on the other hand, you need luck. Many officers and men of the Japanese Navy secretly prayed in their hearts for Amaterasu's blessing. But it still didn't work.

Three minutes later, the Imperial Navy's battleship "Regulus" also formed a straddle fire on the Japanese Navy's battleship "Suruga", and switched to concentrated fire. And of the four battleships of the Japanese Navy, none of them formed a straddle fire.

Two minutes later, the battleship Fuxi, the flagship of the Imperial Navy's Pacific Fleet, also formed a straddle fire and began a salvo. This made General Takeshita's face as black as the bottom of a pot.

"Yaga, what can I do now? If this continues, the people of China should be able to get their hits. And our capital ships, even straddle firing, have not yet been formed. If you want to win this battle, I am afraid that it will be difficult to abolish it. "It seems that the confidence of General Takeshita has also been affected a little. After all, the war was becoming more and more unfavorable for the Japanese Navy. If he is more confident, it is undoubtedly self-deception.

"Amaterasu! Bless the Japanese Navy! We must not be defeated by the Chinese navy. Otherwise, the Great Japanese Empire will be over, and the people of China will definitely not let us go this time. "General Takeshita had to secretly turn to the ethereal Amaterasu, like many Japanese sailors. However, this is clearly a thought that can only be found in despair, (to be continued.) )

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