"You want a cannon to hit a warship?" Lena. Fox thought at first that Zhou Qingfeng was crazy? But after carefully inquiring about the details, she felt that it was more appropriate to consult professional artillerymen on this matter. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The 'Aurora Army' is now a hegemon in the Caribbean, not to mention that there are many talents under its command, but it also has people from all walks of life. Especially after the 'Enclave' military advisory group that originally aided Diego's forces was captured, it made up for the last shortcoming.

In fact, Marshall, the commander of the advisory group, was an artilleryman, and he used to be a technical officer specializing in artillery. The Legionnaire asked him a strange question - how to hit a 'Ali. Burke's class destroyers.

Artillery hits warships? This kind of thing hasn't happened in years. There are a lot of strange things in this Aurora Legion! The last duel between large-caliber artillery and warships dates back to World War II, and it was a strange story many years ago.

However, Marshall still approached the problem of His Excellency the Legion Commander with the attitude of a professional, and first asked one point: how far was the battle?

Singapore's Pulau Branca, which is only about 10 kilometres wide, is blocking the shipping lanes in and out of the Singapore Strait. Baijiao is stuck exactly five kilometers in the middle, which means that the Lassen will not be more than 2.5 kilometers away from Baijiao when it enters the strait.

"No more than 2.5 kilometers? Then you need a cannon with a large enough caliber and a direct fire. What mortar, howitzer in this case is not considered, it can only be a cannon type. And to inflict sufficient damage on a warship, the caliber cannot be less than one hundred millimeters. There are not many guns that meet the requirements. Well...... in fact, tank guns are relatively good. ”

Marshall gave the first choice, but this was rejected by Zhou Qingfeng without hesitation, tanks are not low-value items. He gave another request, "It must be more old-fashioned, the kind with very low value." ”

"Old-fashioned cannons?" This presented a problem for Marshall, and the cannon was all but eliminated in the years. Military attacks were either launched from the air or bombarded by large-caliber self-propelled artillery. But large-caliber self-propelled guns are clearly not old-fashioned.

However, the Cuban Army is a relatively old-fashioned army, equipped with a large number of antique-level weapons. Marshall really found a large-caliber cannon that met his requirements for Zhou Qingfeng in the arsenal -- the Soviet-style M46 130 mm caliber cannon.

This thing is a classic artillery produced and equipped in the fifties of the last century, with a long range, high accuracy, great power, and a rich variety of ammunition, and many countries in the world have equipped and used it. The most important thing is that this kind of artillery in the Cuban arsenal has been stored for decades, no one has touched it for more than half a century, it is absolutely antique, absolutely low value.

"Attack a 'Ali. The Burke-class destroyer is a very dangerous thing, even if it is unsuspecting, be careful. It is an extremely terrible thing to provoke such a war machine, which has a displacement of nearly 10,000 tons. Its retaliation is carried out in seconds.

Since it is a night attack, the first flare is required. Because although the M46 has infrared night vision devices, it has long been broken after decades of inventory, and the gunner can't see anything at night.

The next step is to dismiss 'Arley. Burke's destroyer's resistance capabilities, as an anti-aircraft destroyer, it has strong anti-aircraft firepower, but its ground-attack Mk45 127-mm naval guns are no joke.

Therefore, after the flares hit the sky, it is necessary to immediately use anti-explosive grenades to knock out the fire control radar used by the ship's guns, which is the same thing as these bulges and saucers on the bridge. These electronic devices are quite fragile, and basically just rub the dots, touch the dots, and they will be gone.

As long as you turn off the radar, the whole destroyer will become blind, and the people on board will basically just watch you beat it. Modern destroyers do not have thick armor, so armor-piercing shells can be fired at will, and they will definitely be pierced. It's best to knock out its engine room first, and then fight as much as you want! ”

"Can anti-aircraft fire on a destroyer intercept shells?" Zhou Qingfeng was afraid that he would finally get an artillery piece over, but he would be prevented by others.

Marshall shook his head with certainty: "Although it is an air defense destroyer, 'Arlie. Burke's could not intercept shells flying at high speed at close range. The radar is not so fast, so don't worry! ”

After listening to Marshall's explanation, the whole attack process did not seem to be difficult. But an M46 cannon should be equipped with a nine-man gun crew, and now it is not easy for Zhou Qingfeng to complete the loading, aiming, shooting, unloading, and reloading work alone.

"It's just a high-intensity practice, and I believe I can still do the job." Zhou Qingfeng was eager to try and asked to learn how to shoot immediately. So a special artillery squad was formed, and the most experienced gunners in the entire 'Aurora Legion' were transferred to teach His Excellency the Commander.

It is also thanks to Zhou Qingfeng's 'talented' ability, and the process of theoretical learning was very smooth, and he soon carried out repeated drills. After getting acquainted with the complete artillery firing process, he began to conduct high-intensity live firing.

Lena. In order to improve Zhou Qingfeng's actual combat ability, Fox even deliberately ordered someone to use a small steamer to transform an 'Ali. The bridge model of Burke's class destroyer allowed him to conduct shooting training at different distances and in different environments.

Zhou Qingfeng practiced for about five days, and with his super physical strength and recovery ability, he forcibly knocked out seven or eight hundred shells. Sometimes his arms became red and swollen after intense training all night, and he had to rest for half a day during the day to recover.

And His Excellency the Legion Commander is so incomprehensible. Even if it was strictly confidential, a clan leader like Katarina still knew about Zhou Qingfeng's strange behavior. The girl couldn't help the curiosity in her heart, and ran to the seaside shooting range where Zhou Qingfeng was shooting to ask what happened, "Bastard, you must have some secret hiding from me?" ”

Zhou Qingfeng was tired from the artillery training, sweating profusely, and fell to the side of the gun carriage and waved his hand to signal the other members of the artillery crew to leave first. He smiled lazily and said, "I already knew I couldn't hide it from you, and I kept wondering when you would come to ask me?" ”

There are too many weird things about Zhou Qingfeng, at least he has shown his ability to be 'astute' in front of his companions many times, and the sudden burst of firepower is absolutely abnormal. Seeing that he seemed willing to speak, Caterina straightened her posture and waited for him to continue.

"I'll explain to you when I'm done with this mission, okay? Including you, the butcher, and Minsk. You are all my best friends, and I can't survive in this world without your help. Zhou Qingfeng said.

Caterina snorted coldly and said unpleasantly: "That means Lina. Fawkes already knows your secrets, huh? ”

"Uh......, yes. Miss Fox is smarter, and she was the first person to notice that I was abnormal. ”

"You mean I'm stupid?"

"I didn't say that."

"But that's what you mean."

"I'm wronged,......。"

After promising many unequal treaties to Humm, Zhou Qingfeng returned to the real world of Baijiao with an antique cannon in good condition and fifty rounds of various types of shells.

It was almost two o'clock in the morning, the night was like ink, and the sea breeze was gentle. The USS Lassen, the Aegis destroyer of the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet, which was escorting the Sea Princess, was approaching at a fast pace. An unexpected battle is about to begin. (To be continued.) )