The five Sword-class battleships of the Strategic Fleet also began to advance under the command of the battleship Xuanyuan, which was carried by Rear Admiral Chen Fa, commander of the Strategic Fleet, as the flagship, and rushed towards the Japanese-US coalition forces. The remaining seven battleships of the Japanese and American coalition forces also discovered the big guy of this sword-class battleship, but they were also surprised why the Taiwan Navy actually sent only five battleships to attack. You must know that the other side's five battleships are obviously less than their seven battleships, and the comprehensive quality of their Taiwan Navy is obviously worse than that of the Japanese and American navies, so this obviously makes the Japanese Navy feel incredible. But now they can't care so much, and then they all took the initiative to meet the battle and gave up the pursuit of the submarine. The battleships of this era were obviously the main targets of the enemy's battleships as well, so they would not abandon the enemy's battleships for the sake of submarines.

"Order, Zhan Lu, Longquan, Tai'a and Chixiao follow behind the flagship Xuanyuan, and then go and seize the prefix 'Ding'!" Chen Fa said.

Chen Fa ordered the flag soldiers to prepare the five battleships of the strategic fleet, and then began to fight in a straight line according to the line, and then they wanted to start grabbing the so-called "T" prefix with the Japanese and American warships, that is, the most popular tactic in the battleship era, the so-called "T" prefix is also the most favorable firing position, which can effectively exert the firepower of all battleships.

However, the commander of the Japanese-American Combined Fleet, Ito Sukehiro, looked at the situation and immediately thought suspiciously: "Why didn't the Shina people choose all the battleships to come up together?" They actually only sent five battleships, isn't this a refueling tactic? Adding fuel tactics, whether in the army or navy, is a taboo! ”

"Your Excellency, if this is the case, it means that these people do not understand the navy at all." Immediately, a staff officer patted himself on the back and said.

However, Ito Yuheng hurriedly shook his head. He said: "Although their low-level officers may not have much experience, their supreme commander Qiu Baoren will not make such low-level mistakes when you are a naval general who has studied in the United Kingdom." What the hell are they doing this for? ”

"Your Excellency, Commander, we have seven battleships, are we still afraid of their five? Since they have sent them, we can all eat them. When the time comes, the next step is to get a good start? A Japanese staff officer said.

Ito also agreed to this, and since these five battleships chose to go deep alone, there was no reason not to eat them. Moreover, with the artillery hit rate of the Taiwan Navy and the quality of the sailors of the Taiwan Navy, it is obvious that they are no match for the Japanese, and they will not be afraid of anything at all.

"Order, all cruisers stay and monitor those Sovereign-class battleships of the Taiwan Navy at all times. If there is any change in the Sovereign-class battleship, let us know immediately. Yuhiro Ito said.

It's clear that Ito wants to take advantage of this tactic for Taiwan. Divert their battleships away from the mountains, and then discharge the main forces to attack their cruiser forces. This kind of diversion from the mountain is not very useful for Ito Yuhiro, so they are not afraid. Ito ordered the remaining cruisers to immediately begin preparing to keep an eye on Taiwan's Sovereign-class battleships, which could effectively prevent them from sneaking up. And although the armor and artillery of the cruiser were not as fierce and thick as the battleships, there was one that the battleships could not match at all. That is, the cruiser is very fast, if the cruiser wants to escape. It is impossible for the battleship to catch up, and this is the most important reason for him. As long as the cruiser adheres to the fight that can be fought, it will fight. The "guerrilla spirit" of running away if you can't beat it won't be too much of a problem when facing battleships.

Soon, two parallel lines were formed on the surface of the sea, and these two parallel lines were actually two navies competing for the so-called "T" prefix for each other, and then both sides also hoped to grab the "T" prefix so as to obtain the most favorable firing position, and then kill and damage the enemy's warships in large numbers. However, this snatching the "T" prefix is obviously not that easy. Because this is a great test of the speed of the voyage and the commander's ability to command and make decisions on the spot, he can seize every opportunity to surpass the other party.

Of course, this is to test the tacit understanding ability of the sailors on both sides, which is a great test of the overall ability. For example, Taiwan's navy obviously feels a little less powerful at present.

"Hurry up and speed me up. Then snatch the 'Ding' prefix so that we can get a good position as soon as possible. Our warships use steam turbines, which should be faster than the other side, so we should be able to grab the 'D' prefix. Chen Fa said.

Those boiler soldiers are still putting coal into the boiler, hoping to increase the power of this steam turbine even more, and increase the speed as soon as possible to increase the speed to the limit. According to the general understanding, theoretically speaking, the speed of the sword-class battleship is 21 knots, which is obviously three knots faster than the enemy's eighteen knots, and with this speed advantage, theoretically it should not be a problem at all to snatch the "T" prefix. However, the reality is clearly different.

"Your Excellency, the warships of these people are obviously much faster than us, what should we do? If this continues, then I am afraid that the 'T' prefix will be seized by them. The Japanese observer said.

But as a commander, Yuhiro Ito goes? Said calmly: "What are you afraid of?" Don't you see? They seem to be faster than us, but if you look at their warships, they obviously have a problem. Their speed is obviously not coordinated, and they are not able to effectively exert the power of a fleet. ”

Ito's observation was not wrong, but Chen Fa, the commander of the strategic fleet, was furious, obviously angry that his subordinates were very ineffective.

"Tell the stupid people on the Zhanlu, Longquan, Tai'a and Chixiao, they are so incompetent, how can they stab me Louzi? We're obviously a lot faster than them, but you idiots are holding back our advantage! Pay attention to the formation, don't mess up the formation, got it? Chen said angrily.

Chen Fa directly scolded the warships behind him, because the warships behind him were too weak, and the speed was so uneven. At this time, the so-called barrel effect is the best embodiment, and it is not the most powerful one that measures the comprehensive ability of a collective, but the worst one. The same is true for an army, which determines the combat effectiveness not of the strongest link, but in many cases which link is the worst that determines the combat effectiveness of the entire army.

Although the Sword-class battleships of the Taiwan Strategic Fleet seem to be three knots faster than the warships of the Japanese army, whether this speed can really be transformed into an advantage is something that not everyone can master. There are too many novices in Taiwan's navy, and the vast majority of them are soldiers who have not really experienced large-scale naval battles, and their combat experience is almost zero. At this time, the speed of the five Sword-class battleships of the Taiwan Navy was actually very uneven, and the flagship Xuanyuan, which was piloting in front, naturally did not need to be mentioned. However, the battleships behind were cheating, and their speed was obviously some faster and some slow.

The speed of these battleships was noticeably faster and some slower, and as a result, the distance between the five battleships varied frequently, sometimes too close and sometimes too far away. If it gets too close, it will inevitably make the next one reduce its speed and form a whole team. However, once one of them reduces its speed, it will inevitably affect the entire fleet, and it will inevitably have to readjust its speed to control the speed of the warship. The formation of battleships in naval battles is a very important indicator, and if the formation is too close, it is easy to increase the chance of being hit. However, once the formation is too far away, it will not be able to effectively echo and support each other, so it will not be able to give full play to the advantages of the fleet.

Therefore, although the speed of these warships in Taiwan is a little faster than that of the combined fleet of Japan and the United States, these speeds have been dragged down by these sailors who have no actual combat experience, and the places that were originally advantageous have been made evenly matched by these sailors.

"This is really a barrel effect, and it seems that a century-old navy is not so easy to build. It would be nice to have something that could automatically control the speed, something that could keep the speed constant, and something that could automatically calibrate the speed. Chen Fa sighed.

Chen Fa's idea is actually very good, that is, how good it would be to have a device that automatically locks the speed and can automatically calibrate the speed according to the direction of the current, so that the quality of these sailors is not a problem. But he didn't know that in order to achieve this, he had to invent a computer, otherwise he would not be able to achieve it. At present, it is a very primitive era, and in this very primitive era, everything must be controlled by the experience of the sailors themselves, and what the Taiwanese sailors lack the most is such a thing as "experience". Without sufficient combat experience, it is simply impossible to adapt to the battle in a timely manner during the battle process, and to maintain a high degree of consistency in the formation of ships, so that it can effectively exert 100 percent combat effectiveness. The navy is a highest-tech branch of the army, and it has high requirements for the quality of soldiers, which is reflected here.

If you don't have a good group of sailors, you can turn your advantage into a disadvantage, and that's the scariest part.

"Order, we will not seize the prefix 'D', immediately maintain the same speed, get close to the Japanese battleships, and then engage in one-on-one combat with them. I don't believe it, our sword-class battleships are no match for them! Chen said angrily. (To be continued.) )