Chapter 141: Deadly Five Thousand Meters!

Chen Jin, who was holding up the telescope to observe the enemy's situation, pursed his lips tightly, the hard lines on his face and his cheeks without much expression made him look awe-inspiring and inviolable!

"Captain, judging from the actions of the Dutch, their soldiers not only have good quality! Moreover, they have not lost confidence in our high speed and five-to-one, which is unfavorable to them, it seems that this is still a tough battle!" Chen Changshan put down the telescope in his hand and said with some seriousness.

"Well, that's right! Compared with the Dutch who have a century-old navy, our own navy is still far from the psychological quality, sailing experience, and technical and tactical level! Therefore, in this naval war in which we have an advantage, we should use the advanced equipment on our warships to increase our soldiers' experience in combat and confidence in naval warfare, so that they can quickly change from a naval newcomer to an experienced naval soldier! This is our responsibility as a leader, and it is also our obligation!" Chen Jin remembered the description of the navies of various countries in the naval textbook compiled by the young master himself when he was at the Naval Academy, as well as the analysis of the shortcomings of the Huo Jiajun Navy and the explanation of various new tactics in naval warfare.

"Yes, the young master is a genius of the heavens, and he knows everything in politics, military, culture, and other aspects! I believe that under the leadership of the young master, the Huo Jiajun will definitely rise even faster, and eventually lead the entire Chinese nation to the top of the world again!" Chen Changshan said slowly with reverence on his face.

Looking at his old classmates, Chen Jin smiled faintly, now whether it is the navy or the army, whether it is an officer or a soldier, the worship and obedience to the young master is absolutely from the bottom of his heart, and it is undisguised!

"Captain, the Grand Duke has entered our main gun!" said the combat staff officer solemnly.

With the improvement of Huo Jiajun's development and processing technology of new special steel, the shè range of the 130mm L45 main gun on the new Sea Hawk-class frigate has reached 15,000 meters, the weight of the shell is 34 kg, and the total weight of the whole gun is 38 tons! Although the first-generation fire control system successfully developed by Huo Jiajun was not installed when it was originally redesigned, which greatly reduced its actual combat distance, driven by the hydraulic ammunition supply system, its shè speed of eight rounds per minute and the ammunition carrying capacity of 600 rounds can not only provide a great projectile density! Moreover, at the muzzle velocity of 725 m/s, it is enough to penetrate any wrought iron armor below 250 mm! In addition, it can also fire shè blasting shells. Armor-piercing shells and special ammunition, etc., all kinds of artillery shells that have been successfully developed and mass-produced in the Huojia Military Arsenal! It can be said that this 130mm naval naval gun numbered HJ18811223 (finalized and mass-produced by the Navy on December 23, 1881) has reached the highest level of Huojiajun's medium-caliber artillery in the Navy! Of course, with the improvement of the metallurgical level and manufacturing process, it will also be gradually updated! However, in this era when the range of artillery is generally no more than 10,000 meters, its advanced xìng is enough to ensure that the Huo Jiajun Navy is ahead of the rest of the world in naval combat equipment!

Because each Seahawk warship is equipped with a radio, the commander of each warship can easily coordinate operations without using a flag!

Looking at the five battleships that were pushing side by side and almost in a straight line, all the officers and soldiers on the Prince couldn't help but hold their breath, and the tense sweat on their bodies began to come out! Cornelis held up the monocular glasses in his hand, silently calculating the distance between the two sides, waiting for the decisive moment to come!

"Captain, now the enemy ships are 10,000 meters, 9,000 meters, 8,000 meters, 7,000 meters away from us! Captain, they are about to enter our guns!" The captain's high-pitched voice echoed in the captain's room, and from the nervousness in his tone, he could know that when war was about to come and his own side was in a weak situation, his heart was not as calm as his face showed!

“5000m！”

"Fire!"

With five neat shouts, the five Sea Eagle warships, ten 130mm naval guns, spewed orange fire, the use of new smokeless gunpowder not only increased the power of the shells, but also caused how much smoke was produced in the closed turret!

Five thousand meters was not a very long distance, and at the high speed of the new shells, after only a second, they fell fifty meters behind the armored cruiser Prince!

"Boom......!"

Five violent explosions in a row brought the surrounding sea water up dozens of meters into the air, and the originally calm sea was smashed open five large blue pits more than ten meters wide at once! Although they were quickly hit by the sea balance surging around them, the waves that kept pushing them around still surprised all the officers and soldiers on the Prince!

"The first round of shells hit the cross!" said to himself with a little paleness! The appearance of the trans shè means that the Prince has entered the range of the enemy's naval guns, and judging from the power of the shell explosion just now, it is not much less powerful than the shells of his own 180mm main gun! Looking at the five ironclad ships that were rapidly adjusting their muzzles, he understood that his battleship was really dangerous!

"Recalculate the data, adjust the angle of the shelling, and prepare for the next round of shè attacks!" Chen Jin looked at the shells that fell fifty meters behind the Prince, and his face couldn't help but show a trace of pity, although he also knew that under the current technical conditions, the chance of hitting the first round was really minimal, but there was no naval captain who didn't want his warships to get off to a good start!

Now, the Dutch were obviously a little bewildered by the sudden firing of the Seahawk's main guns and the accuracy of the shelling! Because their 180 mm caliber front-mounted main guns were only 5,000 meters! If they were to fire back now, it would be up to God to help them if they wanted to hit the enemy's warships! Otherwise, under the present conditions, they would only be beaten passively! If this was the case, then the morale of the Dutch would plummet, and the efforts made by Cornellis before the war would be in vain, and it would be difficult for them to play the slightest role!

"We must pull them closer to within 5,000 meters!" Connellis looked solemnly at the five enemy ships in the distance, and secretly thought to himself! Although the actual effective range of the main guns of the Prince is only 2,500 meters! However, within 5,000 meters, they can fire back, but the probability of hitting the enemy ships is too low! However, it is much better than the current situation where they can only be beaten passively!

"Captain, the speed of the Prince suddenly increased to 17 knots and rushed towards us!"

Listening to the report of the combat staff officer, Chen Jin couldn't help but show a sneer on his face! Huo Jiajun had captured more than a dozen Dutch warships, and coupled with the intelligence of the Military Intelligence Bureau, he knew very well the ability of the main guns of warships at all levels in the Royal Dutch Navy! Therefore, from the fact that the Prince did not hesitate to ventilate and pressurize and aggravate the wear and tear of the warship, it was already very clear that its purpose was to raise its speed to the highest speed and approach itself!

"It's a pity that our speed is faster, this time you are destined to be beaten passively!" Chen Jin thought secretly in his heart.

"Head southwest, increase our speed to 22 knots, fire the main guns with all their might, and be sure to deal with the Prince, before the other four Dutch warships rush over!

"Yes, Captain!"

None of the guys who can be the captain of the new frigates of the Huo Jiajun Navy are fools, although they do not have a unified command, but they know how to cooperate with the battle and how to sink the enemy ship with minimal losses!

Therefore, after the Seahawk No. 1 suddenly increased its speed and course, all the remaining four frigates joined the action! The five battleships moved like rabbits, sailed in an arc to the two wings of the Prince, and with the high speed of their own warships, they always remained outside the 5,000-meter range of the main guns of the Prince! The maximum speed of eight rounds per minute drove 130mm shells like raindrops to smash into the Dutch armored cruiser the Prince, which was trying to shorten the distance between the two sides!