At 3 p.m. on August 1, 1854, the naval battle that broke out in the northwestern part of the Alvoran Sea became the first naval battle in Europe in this war. The Spanish Navy and the British Royal Navy Mediterranean Fleet, fought a fierce battle. The Spanish Navy wanted to do everything in its power to defeat its opponents and restore the glory of the Spanish Navy. The British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet also wanted to destroy the Spanish Navy before the arrival of the 1st Fleet of the Chinese Navy to ensure its own superiority.

As the distance between the two fleets continued to close, the formation of the warbands was also arranged. The Spanish Navy placed two 'Qin-class' battleships at the front of the queue, followed by four 'Eastern Zhou-class' battleships and six 'Western Zhou-class' battleships. For the rest of the small ships, their opponents were the British Navy's 'Pearl class' cruisers, and the Spanish Navy had the advantage in numbers over the smaller ships.

"Humph! Do those damned Spaniards dare to fight us in a decisive battle? It's just looking for death! ”。

The capital ships of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet were also lined up in a decisive formation, with four battleships, six 'Nelson-class' battleships and eight 'Orlando-class' battleships lined up in a row. In terms of the number of capital ships, the British Navy had 18 ships, while the Spanish Navy had only 12, which was only two-thirds the size of the British Navy.

"Boom! Rumble! "When two long battle lines staggered, heavy artillery shelling was launched.

"Whew! Shout! "Shells cut through the air high, leaving a sharp whistling sound under the sky. Then it fell on the surface of the sea, after the explosion. A column of water more than ten meters high was splashed.

The warships of both sides opened fire at a distance of six thousand meters. However, neither the Spanish nor the British Navy could hit the target at this distance. Their actions are nothing more than a waste of shells. The British Navy is the first in the world. However, a few decades ago, the distance between the two sides in naval battles was only two or three hundred meters. Now, all of a sudden, it has suddenly expanded to several thousand meters, even if the British Navy wants to accurately hit the enemy. It also depends on God's blessing. The Spanish Navy's su zhì was even more unbearable. However, their warships were ordered from the Chinese Navy and had advanced artillery sighting systems, which effectively increased the accuracy of the Spanish Navy and increased the level of artillery shelling on both sides. Almost on a level.

"Haha! The Spaniards were really rubbish, and their shells had deviated from our battleship by more than five hundred meters. I don't know what those Spaniards are doing in their usual training! "On the battleship 'Agamemnon',.

But. The shelling of the Spanish Navy was bad, however, the shelling of the British Navy. It's not much better. Their shelling of the Spanish Navy also hit the site more than 400 meters away.

Two long lines of battle staggered by, despite the rumbling of artillery. But no one could help the other, it was just a waste of a lot of shells. On the other hand, the fight of small warships is tragic. The Spanish Navy's six 'Temperary-class' cruisers, eight 'Tiangang-class' destroyers, and 12 'Xia-class' cruisers have been strangled with the 14 'Pearl-class' cruisers of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet.

Small warships are fast, and the distance of engagement is much closer than that of capital ships. Often, when a shot goes down, sawdust flies and ignites a raging fire. But. In the battle of small warships, the Spanish Navy firmly held the upper hand. The 'Temperary-class' cruisers and the 'Tiangang-class' destroyers are both cutting-edge warships. Not only is it fast, but it is also very protective. The 'Pearl class' cruiser of the British Navy. Originally designed to counter the 'Xia-class' cruisers of the Chinese Navy, they are already old guys from more than ten years ago, and they simply cannot compete with the cutting-edge warships ordered by the Spanish Navy from China.

"Boom! Rumble! "A British Navy's 'Pearl class' cruiser was hit in succession and burst into flames. Although the British sailors on the battleship tried their best to save the fire, they were unable to control the fire. As a last resort, the captain had no choice but to give the order to abandon the ship.

The small warships of both sides are engaged in a brutal battle, and the battle between the capital ships is becoming more and more tragic.

After the two lines of battle staggered, the two sides began to turn and close the distance even further. The battle distance is too long, and no one can help anyone. And that's not what they wanted.

"Fire, aim for me, sink those Spaniard ships!" On the battleship 'Agamemnon',.

"Your Excellency, the situation of our small warships is not good! The Spaniards have an absolute advantage in numbers! ”。

"Hell, let them hold on! When we destroy the capital ships of the Spaniards, the end of the Spaniards will come! ”。 However, this still did not shake his confidence in victory.

At this moment, the distance between the two sides has been reduced to less than five thousand meters. At this distance, both the well-trained British Navy and the Spanish Navy, which had a superior artillery sighting system, were able to hit their opponents at this distance. Of course, the hit rate is still not high, and luck still plays a big part.

"Boom! Rumble! "At 3:26 p.m., the battleship Valencia, the capital ship of the Spanish Navy, hit the battleship 'Roar' of the British Navy in this salvo. Of the six 28omm shells, only one hit the foredeck of the battleship Roar.

The shells tore through the thin deck armor and exploded inside the battleship. Tremendous power, leaving a big hole in the deck. The British naval officers and men on the deck suffered heavy casualties. One of the main guns on the foredeck was also affected, the muzzle of the gun was tilted downward, and it was simply impossible to continue firing. This greatly reduced the combat power of the battleship 'Roar'.

"General, the 'Roar' has been hit, and one of the main guns on the foredeck has been lost, but the remaining two main guns are still able to continue fighting!"

, however, his face looked a little gloomy.

On the battleships, the British Navy had four, while the Spanish Navy had two, and the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet had two against one, but now it was the British Navy that was hit first.

"Good luck to those Spaniards! However, they won't always be so lucky! ”。

At the same time, the Spanish Navy was celebrating the enemy hit. On the flagship battleship 'Madrid', Admiral San Miguel was very excited: "Haha, good fight!" Sue everyone, keep up the good work and sink the British! ”

"Boom! Rumble! "At 3:35 p.m., the Spanish Navy made another breakthrough. The flagship battleship "Madrid" hit the battleship "Apollo" of the British Navy in this round of volleys. A 28o mm shell hit the bridge of the battleship 'Apollo'. Although the armor of the 'Apollo' was more than 200 millimeters thick, at a distance of less than 5,000 meters, it could not withstand 28o millimeter armor-piercing shells. The shell exploded inside after tearing through the armor of the bridge. More than a dozen officers, including the captain of the ship, were all killed. This directly caused the battleship 'Apollo' to be in a state of soy sauce for a long time in the following battles.

The bridge of the battleship 'Apollo' was hit, the captain was killed,. In the queue of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, the flagship battleship "Agamemnon" was not at the front, but "Apollo" was at the front. Otherwise, the shell just now would have ended his life.

The war has reached this point, and even the officers of the British Navy have to admit that the 'Qin-class' battleships of the Chinese Navy are indeed excellent. Even if it was left to the Spaniards, it was more powerful than the British Navy's 'Ravage' and 'Ajax-class' battleships. If the Chinese Navy is to manipulate it, I am afraid that the combat effectiveness will be even stronger.

The warships sold by the Chinese Navy to its allies have been cut. For example, the gun sighting system of the 'Qin-class' battleship is just the gun sighting system of the first generation. The Chinese Navy has been equipped with a more advanced second-generation artillery sighting system. In addition, the 'Qin-class' battleships equipped by the Chinese Navy had gun-aimed airships, while those sold to the 'Spanish' Navy did not.

At 3:55 p.m., the first sunken capital ship appeared. The battleship Valencia of the Spanish Navy achieved its first success. In this salvo, two 28o mm shells hit the target, and one hit the aft deck of the Roar, directly sending the rear main gun flying. The other shell was a near-miss, and this shell directly killed the 'Roar'. The near-miss bomb exploded less than 10 meters away from the 'Roar', and the powerful pressure generated directly tore a big hole in the 'Roar''s weak underwater armor.

The sea water poured into the battleship "Roar" fiercely, and even though the damage management personnel on the battleship tried their best to plug the leak, they were still unable to stop the surging seawater. In less than ten minutes, the battleship Roar sank into the sea. (To be continued)

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