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After a short silence, the turquoise's 4 8-inch guns also began to counterattack, accompanied by the roar of artillery, 4 8-inch shells flew over a distance of about 4km between the two sides and fell around the Taipei, but the nearest shell was more than 70 meters away from the battleship.! The ocean-going fleet was in no hurry to get close to the opponent, and the two battleships only slowly opened fire from a distance with 11-inch and 6-inch guns, keeping a distance. At such a distance, the accuracy of the two warships is quite acceptable, since it is impossible for the other side to run away for various reasons. Then at the beginning, there was no need for the foreign fleet to fight bayonets directly with the opponent at a distance of 3,000 meters, after all, the high-explosive shells of the 6-inch guns were not comfortable hitting the body.

After a period of firing at a distance of 4,000 meters, the two sides found that their 6-inch guns were very average, except for the Cathay Pacific, whether it was Taipei or the improved Turquoise, the armor protection area of both sides was not small, and a large number of 6-inch guns hit the sidestring armor, and the armor-piercing shells could leave a small crater. And the picric acid high-explosive bomb burned black after being hit. Only a small number of shells hit a building on the deck before you can light a fire, and if you're lucky, you can sweep away a 12-pounder gun or something.

In the case of secondary guns, both sides have little hope, and then they can only compete with the firepower of the main gun, and at this time, the Turquoise as the result of the compromise of all parties once again exposed the problem of insufficient firepower, in the face of the high-defense Taipei, the turquoise 8-inch cannon fired about 100kg of shells can not have much impact on the thick armor of the Taipei. It can't even crack it, the bullet weight is too light. The Taipei's 11-inch 40L main gun plus cap-piercing shells were enough to pose a serious threat to the turquoise 6-inch main equipment. Of course. Due to the immaturity of the technique, it is still common for the shell to fall off by the cap or to fragment due to the lack of strength of the projectile, but the huge damage caused by those shells that are not problematic is enough to show the power of the new cap-piercing shell!

After the first 11-inch gun successfully blew up the two 6-inch guns, the second 11-inch shell hit the turret of the Turquoise 5 minutes later, but tragically, due to the angle, the steel cap of the 11-inch shell fell off after impact, and then the shell did not penetrate the hardened layer. The warhead collided directly with the hardened layer of Harvey's armor on the turret, and with a loud bang, the impact of the collision detonated the shell. It can be said that the shell exploded halfway through, and although it could not completely penetrate the turret, it was due to the explosion inside the armor and the impact of the armor-piercing projectile. The back plate behind the armor shattered, and the scattered fragments fired indiscriminately at the Russian gunners inside the turret. The vast majority of Russian gunners were swept to the ground before they could react, screaming in despair. In addition to the damage to people, the huge vibration also caused the saddle of the gun to shift, and an 8-inch gun was temporarily unusable.

"The effect is not obvious." Watching the turquoise ship's black smoke wrapping around the turret gradually dissipate, Cheng Biguang shook his head with some dissatisfaction. "Cheng Junmen, the angle between our ship and the other side is a bit large, and if the angle between the angle of incidence of the shell and the perpendicular line of the bombed surface is too large, it is easy to ricochet, if we accelerate now. If it is directly opposite the other party, the cannon just now should be enough to penetrate the 6-inch turret of the armored cruiser of the Sea of Azov. A staff officer who had been the artillery commander on the side said.

Although Cheng Biguang is not a specialized artillery expert, he still understands some basic principles, not to mention, this battle is to a large extent to verify the role of new artillery and armor-piercing shells. Therefore, Cheng Biguang doesn't mind wasting some more time with his test samples.

The two sides moved closer in the engagement, and the Taipei and Turquoise were basically facing each other at this time, with a distance of about 3,800 meters. The proximity of the plus plus to each other increases the number of hits on both sides. However, this time it was the Turquoise's 8-inch gun that hit the opponent first. The higher rate of fire of the 8-inch gun made it easier for the Turquoise to get hits at close range, and the 8-inch shell smashed into the stern of the Taipei. A fire was lit behind the rear turret.

At this distance, the medium-caliber rapid-fire guns of both sides can finally rely on this higher rate of fire to have a greater impact on the other side, the 5 6-inch guns and 3 105 guns on the Taipei, the 3 6-inch guns and 4 120 guns on the Cathay Pacific shot out a rain of bullets, the beating muzzle flames continued to flicker, and the sound of shells crossing the sky was almost connected, according to the preset tactics of the Beiyang beginning, the Beiyang fleet should first keep a distance from the opponent when engaging the opponent and use the large-caliber main gun to weaken the opponent first, Then, after the opponent's firepower weakens and slows down, it will approach the target and suffocate the opponent with absolute superior firepower. But now, Cheng Biguang has entered the second stage a little too early.

The high-explosive bombs in the sky are fair to both sides, and at the same time that the Taipei and the Cathay Pacific beat the turquoise into a fireship, the 8-inch guns and 6-inch guns on the Turquoise also let the Cathay Pacific understand the feeling of washing the deck, and the captain of the Turquoise had a very simple idea, since the Taipei oil and salt did not enter, then they could only find a soft pinch. Soon, the Cathay Pacific, which could only be regarded as a second-rate capital ship during the Sino-Japanese War, finally realized the wrath of the Turquoise! The 6-inch gun on the bow tower was first lit into a torch by a 6-inch gun, and then an 8-inch high-explosive shell gave the Cathay Pacific a sensible choice to withdraw from the battle to extinguish the fire, this shell directly opened a hole in the stern, and the ignited fire not only affected the fire of the rear guns, but also tilted the hull. In order to avoid further damage to the Cathay Pacific, Cheng Biguang rationally chose to let the Cathay avoid it.

Before the Russian officers and men on the Turquoise had time to cheer for the defeat of one of the opposing ships, Turquoise's own luck seemed to have dissipated with the exit of the Cathay. At a distance of 3500 meters, the Taipei's 11-inch cap-piercing shell hit the turquoise hull again, this time the almost vertical incident shell hit the turquoise's main load, accompanied by a tooth-souring metal impact, the armor-piercing shell of the cap finally tore open the hardened layer on the surface of the 6-inch Harvey armor, and then accompanied by the cracking of the hardened layer and the cap, the steel armor behind was exposed in front of the 11-inch armor-piercing projectile warhead, and then the sharp warhead smoothly opened a bullet hole in the steel armor, Then it swooped into the boiler room of the side chord of the Turquoise!

"All I could feel was a boom coming from the direction of the hull power compartment. After a few seconds, the whole battleship shook violently, as if the Turquoise had been lifted out of the water and then fell down again, and almost everyone was shaken down by the huge tremor. Then the whole ship continued to tremble, streams of high-temperature and high-pressure steam poured out of the power cabin, the entire power room was instantly surrounded by flames and white smoke, the steam engine began to accelerate slowly because of the loss of power, and then, the propeller on one side finally stopped rotating, and the speed of the entire battleship dropped by only 8 knots! Afterwards, the surviving captain of the Turquoise recalled.

"One shell piercing the opponent's armor is far more lethal than five high-explosive shells." After seeing the effect of this blow, Cheng Biguang said excitedly. After a long time, Cheng Biguang finally regained the feeling of being blind to the 12-inch heavy gun in Dingzhen. The damage caused by the high-explosive shell of the secondary gun that swept the deck for a long time was far less powerful than this armor-piercing shell that pierced the opponent's core cabin, and this shell completely announced the death sentence of the opponent!

But that wasn't the end of it, 2 minutes later, another 11-inch armor-piercing shell hit the rear main turret of the Turquoise again, this time, the main turret of the Turquoise was not as lucky as last time, the almost vertical incident shell easily cut a hole in the turret, and then the shell detonated the charge inside after hitting an 8-inch gun. In an instant, shrapnel and flames filled the entire turret, and the shrapnel instantly killed all the personnel inside the turret, and it was not too late, the high-temperature flames ignited the smokeless propellant pack stored in the rear of the turret, and then in the world about 2 seconds after the first explosion, because the second more violent explosion caused by the martyrdom resounded throughout the battlefield, and the armor cover on the top of the entire turret was removed. A flame more than 4 meters high burst from the gun position.

As if the heavens were not lucky enough for the Russians, the opening of the ammunition hoist was open the moment the shell hit the turret. A fiery snake swooped into the passage under the turret and ignited the pouch in transit! Soon, the shell led to a series of uncontrollable detonations! One by one, the propellant packets were ignited by the flames and then detonated, the violent explosion sound continued to come from the stern, the whole battleship was as if it was repeatedly beaten by countless heavy hammers, there was a burst of metal cracking sound, the tragedy of the turquoise did not last too long, more than ten seconds later, as the stern ammunition depot was ignited, the entire stern was instantly lifted out of the water by a huge explosion, and then fell off from the hull, the stern was soon swallowed by the sea, and the turquoise that lost the stern naturally had no skills. After a few minutes, he unwillingly disappeared from the battlefield.

Because the explosion came so suddenly, a huge part of the Russian naval officers and sailors did not realize that they would be defeated so quickly, the vast majority of the officers and men were swallowed by the raging sea water before they could react, the huge whirlpool generated when the battleship sank sucked most of the Russians who fell into the water into the sea, and they were swallowed by the raging sea water without even making a scream, and the remaining small number of people who were not swept up in the whirlpool did not mean that they were safe, and the metal fragments that were thrown into the air fell like raindrops, Many people were killed by the flying disaster, and some were wounded themselves, and after jumping into the water, they fluttered and sank into the rough waters of the western Pacific Ocean.

"Fish up the rest of the Russians, and then we'll join Governor Lintaizeng. We have more important things to do. Cheng Biguang said with satisfaction.

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