Chapter 7: Red Alert Dreadnought Fleet
In this exercise aimed at the army, Fan Yize did not set any excessively high exercise subjects, and did not come up with the tactics of combining mountain surfaces with tunnels and artillery with defense.
It's just a simple simulation of the combat patterns of the armies of various countries during this period, and then let the first division try it.
As a result, it became clear that the opponent set in the pre-World War I was not at all such a closely coordinated opponent.
In this era of advocating bayonet fighting, the Red Police Corps' tactics of not engaging with you in a short battle completely stunned the opponent.
The curtain has come down on this sudden start of the army exercise, but the real content of the exercise has just begun.
On the edge of the land of the exercise world, a majestic naval fleet slowly appeared in front of everyone.
At the forefront were four island-like battleships.
A junior battleship in the naval unit of the Red Guard Regiment - a dreadnought 1st class battleship.
Dreadnought First Class Battleship: The Red Guard Regiment Navy junior battleship, the main warship of the Navy before World War I.
Performance data: four gas turbines provide 45,000 horsepower, a maximum speed of 24 knots can sail stably for 20 hours, a full load of 27,000 tons, a crew of 550 people, four twin 355 mm main guns, 10 105 mm secondary guns, 18 76 mm guns, no torpedo tubes, a remote radio command radio and artillery sighting radar.
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When four huge ships nearly 200 meters long slowly appeared, all the soldiers in the entire exercise ground couldn't help but cheer.
To put it bluntly, as long as this type of warship appeared in the world of Russo-Japanese War movies, all warships in the world would be obsolete and worthless.
Not to mention that even the shadow of the steam turbine has not been seen in that era, the concept of dreadnoughts was perfected on the basis of the Russo-Japanese naval battle, and the battleships of this era were completely unable to threaten the dreadnought first-class battleships of the base.
Even if this type of battleship is placed in World War I, not only is it outdated, but it is still a fairly advanced warship.
In particular, the power system of gas turbines was matured and perfected during World War II, and now before World War I, the Red Police Base has already applied this technology to warships.
Therefore, the dreadnought first class battleship did not have a thick chimney, and there was no thick black smoke filling the sky at full speed, and it would not be discovered from a distance.
And in terms of attack performance, although it is only four twin-mounted main guns, the main guns of battleships equipped with gun-aiming radars are still unknown, even if they encounter the battleships of various countries in the early days of World War II.
If it weren't for the limited source of funds, Fan Yize would not have been able to just build four dreadnought first-class battleships, such an advanced battleship would not be built well, it would be simply intolerable.
With the combat quality of the Red Guard Corps, it didn't take much, only eight battleships of this type, and Fan Yize dared to start a decisive battle with the British Navy before World War I.
Following the battleship is the cruiser, which is also the main warship of the naval unit of the Red Alert base in active service, a cruiser with a full load displacement of 10,000 tons, with three triple 254 mm main guns, the same gas turbine power system, the maximum speed can reach 28 knots, and has more than 20 hours of continuous and stable navigation ability at the maximum speed.
The last to appear is the smallest destroyer, with a displacement of less than 5,000 tons, with four twin 175 mm main guns and a large number of secondary guns, and five 533 mm torpedo tubes, which are also powered by gas turbines, and have a maximum speed of 30 knots, and have a very high endurance.
At this moment, a complete fleet of four battleships, six cruisers, and twelve destroyers appeared in the exercise world, and behind the fleet, there were two 40,000-ton integrated supply ships, which were specially designed to replenish the fleet with fuel, ammunition, and daily necessities.
A total of 24 warships are the absolute main combat force of the Navy of the Red Guard Corps, and they are also the pride of the Red Guard Corps at the moment.
Such a powerful fleet, placed in the First World War, was able to dominate a sea area.
Just as the fleet was approaching the exercise ground, on the other side of the sea, a full twenty nautical miles from the fleet, four specialized target ships appeared on the surface.
Each of the four target ships had a similar appearance to the battleship, and the defenses were specially fortified, and the automatic route was set to maintain a speed of twenty-four knots.
As soon as these four target ships appeared in the exercise area, the observation radar located at the end of the mast of the battleship island immediately locked on the position of the target ship, and the battle alarm sounded.
The four dreadnought 1st class battleships with the number 101-104 on the side of the ship, the eight main guns turned at the same time, and the raised barrels were aimed at the four target ships thirty-eight kilometers away.
The sighting radar in the bridge of the battleship began to calculate the trajectory and the speed of the enemy ship and the speed of the shells, and the most rudimentary hand-cranked computer quickly calculated the detailed data and automatically adjusted the elevation angle and direction of the barrel.
In the next second, on the silent sea, the giant cannon began to roar, the thick muzzle fire flickered, spewing out a wisp of black smoke, and the huge projectile disappeared into the sky in an instant.
The eight main guns of the four battleships all roared at the same time, and those who were careful could clearly perceive that the two barrels of the twin turrets did not fire shells at the same time, but had a time difference of nearly half a second.
And in the light of the fire that erupted from the barrel, the black smoke was very faint, which is an indication of the release of the explosives in the barrel of the gun.
At this moment, everyone couldn't help but hold their breath, and after nearly a minute of waiting, the shells finally fell to the four target ships, and they did not evade them, they still moved in a straight line according to the set, and when the shells fell, the four target ships just walked to this position.
The four sturdy target ships were hit by multiple shells at the same time, and the violent explosion exploded on the four target ships at the same time, and the huge power of the shells blew up the four target ships into scrap metal, and if it were not for the specially reinforced hull and a large number of watertight compartments, the four target ships would probably sink under one round of attacks.
In the console of the base, Fan Yize, who saw this scene, felt inexplicably tragic for the navies of the countries that were about to go to the world, as if he had seen the pictures of the navies of various countries under this fleet, rushing to attack, and then being completely exhausted.
I like it though.
The corners of Fan Yize's mouth curled, picked up the communicator, and officially issued an order to the Red Police Corps to prepare for the expedition.
Staying in this world, not only Fan Yize was bored, but the entire Red Police Corps was eager to make contributions and look forward to the arrival of the first war.
The moment the order was received, the hosts cheered.
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