Chapter 158 Fire Control System

"Have you memorized all the orders?" Lu Han looked at the young fleet combat staff officer in front of him with a serious expression and asked in a calm tone!

"Commander! All the records have been recorded! After the war begins, order the First Fleet to concentrate on the Seven Provinces Alliance ironclad ships of the Dutch convoy convoy! Order the Second Fleet to concentrate on the ironclad ship Maria Queen, the flagship of the Portuguese Navy's escort fleet! Tell the Third Fleet to stop any small-tonnage gunboats and wooden-hulled cruisers that want to get close!

"Well, that's right, let's go down and convey the order to the commanders and captains of the various detachments!" Lu Han listened to it, and after feeling that there was nothing wrong, he waved his hand and let him go out!

"Commander, why didn't you give an order to the eight Sea Hawk-class frigates, haven't they already arrived at the battlefield?" asked Wang Cunshan, the first mate of the Wang Jian destroyer, a little confused. You must know that although the eight Sea Hawk-class frigates are not equipped with fire control systems, and the other 130mm naval guns are also missing six, in this upcoming naval battle, the own side that is inferior in the number of warships, each additional battleship is a lot of combat power, and it can also provide a greater guarantee for its own victory!

"Hehe, I'm only the commander of the twelve warships of the ambush fleet now, and the Admiralty didn't let us take care of those eight militants! But I believe that with their quality, after receiving our battle plan, they will also understand how to cooperate with us in battle! Okay, let's not talk about them! Tell the commander of the machine, check our fire control system and radio transmitter again, and we are about to enter the battlefield, don't make a mistake!" Lu Hanshen commanded with some concern. These new equipment, which had just been installed on the destroyer Wang Qian, not only greatly improved the hit rate of their naval guns, but even had a bearing on the success or failure of their battle plan this time!

Although it is said that at this time, the first-generation fire control system composed of a mechanical computer, telephones laid in various units of the battleship, and an optical rangefinder was still very simple! However, it was already able to increase the combat efficiency of the general-class destroyers exponentially! Of course, it was also because of the advantages of Young Master Huo in the design concept of the battleship that he knew the direction of the development of the warships in the future! Therefore, after more than two years of precipitation, after more and more personnel in the Dragon's Den base, all kinds of new technologies within Huo Jiajun have also been continuously blowing out with his help! For example, the mechanical computer installed on the Mingjiang-class destroyer is the punching card machine that Tesla led a group of scientists to make under his reminder in order to improve the data calculation efficiency in their ordinary experiments! Of course, there are many such examples in the Dragon's Den Base, but the strength of the Huo Jiajun is not strong now, so most of them are in a state of secrecy!

"Captain, we just received a wireless telegram from the ambush fleet's flagship Wang Qian!"

Taking the paper in the hands of the combat staff officer, Chen Jin read it carefully and handed it to Chen Changshan next to him!

"Captain, why isn't there a combat mission for us up there?" Chen Changshan couldn't help but ask with some confusion after reading the telegram several times. He knew that his side was in a weak position in terms of the number of warships, so there was no reason to leave their eight Seahawk-class frigates idle next to them!

"There is nothing strange about this, the General Staff Headquarters did not have our share in formulating this naval battle plan! Moreover, the standard and equipment of our warships are also different from those of the famous general-class destroyers, so there is no need to act with them! In addition, we are now behind the escort fleets of the Netherlands and Portugal! In fact, there is a task here that is most suitable for us!" Looking at the huge fleet ten nautical miles away, Chen Jin said with a faint smile.

Hearing his words, Chen Changshan couldn't help but glance up at him, with his understanding of his old classmate, since he said this, he must already have some idea in his heart to deal with the fleets of the Dutch and the Grapevines! Just like the five warships of the Dutch before! Thinking of this, Chen Changshan couldn't help but ask with some excitement: "Don't hide it, captain, if you have any good ideas, just talk about it!"

With a faint smile, Chen Jin looked at the huge fleet in the distance and said, "Actually, there is nothing surprising! Among all the warships of the Huo Jiajun Navy now, our Sea Hawk-class frigate is also the fastest! Therefore, threatening the transport ships of the Netherlands and Portugal and dragging them down to escort the warships should be our task now!"

Hearing him say this, Chen Changshan also immediately reacted, the biggest mission of the Dutch and Portuguese expedition this time was to protect their more than 50,000 army troops from landing on Java Island smoothly! Therefore, after the war, they would definitely do their best to hold the transport fleet and prevent them from losses! In naval battles, the defending side suffers the most, coupled with the high speed of the Sea Hawk-class destroyers, it is believed that more than half of the warships in the escort fleets of the two countries will stay to defend, then the forces they put into the attack will be greatly reduced, and I believe that when the time comes, the strength of the Admiral-class destroyers will be enough to take down the entire Dutch and Portuguese fleets while minimizing their own losses!

However, Chen Jin, who now does not hesitate to disobey the military order to take the Seahawk No. 1 to participate in the battle of the century, does not want to willingly play a supporting role in this war! He wants to fight with all his might! Let himself and all the crew members of the Seahawk No. 1 retire without any regrets!

"Captain, according to your order, except for the boiler room and engine room, all the officers and men of the ship have been gathered on the deck, waiting for you to speak!" Ouyang Zhong, the political commissar of the Sea Eagle No. 1, walked over and said calmly. Although he is the political chief officer of the Sea Eagle No. 1 and is responsible for the ideological education of the army and military regulations and military discipline, he is also in favor of violating the order this time!

"Okay, Ouyang, you and Changshan, we are both old classmates, so you don't have to be so polite!" Chen Jin said with a smile.

"It's nothing! In the army, business is public, and private is private! It cannot be mixed up!"

Looking at the serious expression on his face, Chen Jin, who knew him well, didn't say anything more, just patted him on the shoulder, turned around and walked out of the command tower, to be honest, when he gave the order to attack against the order, Ouyang Zhong's support still warmed his heart!

Although the tonnage of the Sea Eagle No. 1 is more than 1,000 tons, the slender and streamlined hull makes its deck not very spacious, and more than 100 people are really crowded standing here!

Looking at the officers and soldiers standing together with the solemn look below, Chen Jin, who was standing on the steps outside the command tower, slowly took off his military hat! After touching the cockade on it with some affection, Shen Sè said with a somewhat indifferent expression: "Soldiers! This is the last time I will lead you to participate in a naval battle! After today, we will take off our military uniforms and retire as civilians! Therefore, now I have specially gathered everyone here to say goodbye to you for the last time!" Although we haven't been together for a long time, I have already regarded you as my Chen Jin's brother in life and death! Also this time, I will never regret participating in the war against the order! Because even if you didn't bring it up at the beginning, I, as the captain of the Sea Eagle No. 1 of the Huo Jiajun Navy, would definitely not miss this naval battle! Therefore, you should not feel sorry for me, or feel guilty! Now, we have reached the battlefield, and the warships of the Dutch and Portuguese are in front of us! Therefore, whether we are happy or regretful, it has become a thing of the past! What we have to do now is to throw away all unnecessary emotions, calm ourselves down, and go all out to fight this battle! Defeat the Dutch and Portuguese escort fleets, so that we can retire without any regrets after the war! Do you all understand the soldiers of the Sea Hawk No. 1?"

Listening to the captain's last shout, all the soldiers on the battleship straightened their bodies, their faces turned red, their eyes widened, and they roared loudly: "Understand! Defeat the Dutch and Portuguese escort fleets and retire with honor!"