"Boom, boom...... Boom Boom Boom ......"

At 6 o'clock, the Japanese fleet finally launched the first salvo. It is a pity that all the salvo shots were missed, and the nearest landing point was more than 1,800 meters away from the ** ship, which did not pose a threat at all.

Before the advent of ballistic radar and electronic computers, although many battleship main guns claimed to be able to shoot n per minute, this was only a theoretical number, and the water was extremely high. In actual combat, being able to shoot every two or three minutes is considered well-trained. It's not that they can't shoot this kind of shot, it's just that if they want to achieve a theoretical shot, they can't guarantee a hit rate.

Because the distance of artillery battles at that time was usually more than 10 kilometers, it took tens of seconds for the shells to fly in the air alone, and without ballistic radar, it was impossible to calculate the trajectory and correct the firing parameters without seeing the landing point of the shells. In the era when there were no computers, it was very troublesome to rely on human beings to calculate this large number of jù.

At the same time, because of the hurry, this calculation could not be very accurate, and it could only be continuously corrected round by round, so in the naval warfare at that time, the first few rounds of salvos were basically correcting the design parameters. If you want to hit your opponent in the first few rounds of volleys, you can only look at the face. Japanese warships were no exception, and they could only fire this kind of fire either.

However, the Chinese fleet was able to hit the target in the second salvo, not by character, but by relying on advanced fire control systems such as radar and computers. It can be said that if it were not for the bad weather now, the first salvo would have hit the target.

It is precisely because of the support of ballistic radar and computers that while the shells are still in the air, the fire control operators on the Chinese battleship have already come up with the correction number for the next round of design. Therefore, as long as the combat distance is more than 10 kilometers, the main gun fire of the Chinese battleship depends entirely on the degree of reloading, and it can completely achieve theoretical fire.

While the first Japanese salvo was still in the air, the Chinese fleet had already fired a third salvo.

"Boom...... Rumble...... "Boom ......" three more shells hit in this round, and the three target ships Hizen, Tango, and Iwami each suffered one.

The Hizen, which was blown up in smoke in front, made matters worse, and the -1o mm shell fired by the Gonggong hit the superstructure in the middle of the hull, and the position of the lifeboats and transport boats placed on the port side, several lifeboats and transport boats on it were completely reimbursed, and after this shell penetrated the deck, it drilled into the sailor's cabin and exploded, causing a bloody storm inside.

The Tango was hit by a 21o mm shell fired from the Mt. Heaven, penetrating the thin upper deck and exploding in the anchor chain room, blowing the ship through a large hole of more than a meter.

Although the two battleships were wounded, their main guns and fire control were not damaged, and they still maintained considerable combat effectiveness. The Iwami was unlucky, as the Suiren fired a -1o mm shell that accurately hit its rear main turret, burrowing through the turret and deck at an eerie angle, exploding in the compartment under the turret, destroying the turret's kinematics. As a result, the rear main gun of the Iwami was stuck, and the rotation and pitch could not be done, and the ammunition lifting mechanism was also affected and lost its effect, and the rear main gun was basically abolished.

At 6:43, the Chinese fleet fired a fourth salvo.

This time, a 21omm shell blew off the No. 1 chimney, and the billowing smoke immediately surrounded the entire bridge. A -1omm shell hit the rear mast, blowing it off and turning the rear observation room upside down. The strictest, the -1omm shell fired by the Gonggong rushed in from the side side that had been blown up, penetrated several decks and several cabins along the way, and exploded in the power compartment after bringing a rain of blood. This blow destroyed six boilers and one main steam engine, and the left propeller suddenly stopped, and the Hizen was greatly reduced, and it turned to the left.

The Tango was hit on the bridge by a 21omm shell and a -1omm shell at the same time, the first 21omm shell failed to penetrate the armor and only brought a shiver, but the later -1omm shell from the Cangjie lightly penetrated the armor and exploded inside the bridge. The fire control room on the bridge of the Tango was in a mess, all the facilities were destroyed, and all the officers and men inside were turned into pieces. Moreover, this one exploded after touching the floor of the fire control room, and the strong vibration caused the collapse of the ceiling of the lower command cabin, and the high-flying fragments swept across the command compartment below like shrapnel, causing more than a dozen casualties, and the deputy captain died on the spot, and the captain was also not lightly injured.

The Iwami was also unlucky, as a one-1omm shell from the Goji fell into the sea on the side of the ship, then hit its underwater part like a torpedo, penetrating the hull and exploding in the watertight compartment. The violent explosion destroyed the watertight door and opened a large hole more than 2 meters long and more than one meter wide under the waterline, and the sea water poured madly in

"Oh no, captain, the three watertight compartments of our ship, No. 6, and No. 7, have lost their function and are leaning to the left......"

The captain was in a hurry: "Damn, quickly close the nearby compartment and turn on the pumping machine......"

"Bastard, how could the shots of the battleship of Shina be so fast, how could it be so accurate......" Yoshimatsu Shigetaro stared at the Chinese fleet, clenching his fists tightly, not even realizing that his fingernails had pierced his palms.

At 6:44, the Japanese fleet finally fired a second salvo. But this round of salvo still did not work. At the same time, the Chinese fleet fired a fifth salvo

In this round of volleys, the Japanese battleships that were set on fire finally couldn't stand it, and the first ones who couldn't hold it were not Hizen and Iwami, who were the most severely damaged, but the unlucky Tango.

The Tango was only hit by a -1omm shell this time, but this one was a soul. The shell from the Nest fell almost vertically, piercing the top armor of the front main turret, and then coincidentally plunged headlong into the shaft, where it exploded in the ammunition depot under the effect of the time-delay fuse.

I saw that a huge fireball suddenly burst out from the position of the front main turret of the Tango, and the front main turret of thousands of tons flew directly into the air at a height of more than ten meters, and the hull of the Tango was like a piece of paper, under this violent force, it was torn into two sections, the first half of the body sank directly into the sea, and the second half of the second half of the sea after retreating dozens of meters, and it didn't take two minutes for the butt to sink into the sky.

The Hizen, which had been the most severely damaged, was hit by four more shells, one of the two 21omm shells destroyed its fire control room, and the other burst the No. 2 chimney, smashed into it along the flue, and exploded in the boiler room. The original power system suffered heavy losses, which made it even worse. The shell destroyed another boiler and blew up the main pipe, leaving the Hizen with a loss of power and unable to move. And the leaked high-temperature and high-pressure steam swept through the entire power system, steaming all the people inside. There was also steam leaking from the broken bulkheads, turning several adjacent compartments into steamers as well. At the same time, this steam also poured into the channel, and although the temperature dropped so that it would not cause death or injury, the diffuse steam severely affected the line of sight, and the efficiency of the damage management of the guide was greatly reduced.

One of the two -1omm shells hit its front main turret, penetrated diagonally above, exploded in the turret, killing all personnel in the turret, and completely destroyed the two front main guns, and the armor above the turret was also completely lifted by the shock wave, and the explosive projectile burned violently, and the entire front main gun was completely destroyed. Thankfully for the Japanese, their captain reacted in a timely manner and hurriedly ordered the ammunition depot to be filled with water, which avoided the loss of a stricter one. The other shell deprived it of its combat effectiveness, this shell blew off the rear mast, not only destroying the rear observation room, but also smashing the rear main turret when it fell, covering the muzzle of the main gun and jamming the turret.

Iwami also received two 21omm shells, which hit a 2m secondary turret, destroying it. But the other one caused a serious consequence, this shell was originally a near miss that fell into the sea, but after entering the water, it changed direction, just hit the underwater torpedo tube, and detonated a 45umm torpedo inside, which was terrible, directly on the port side of the water to blow up a large hole of nearly three meters, and blow up the partition of the torpedo room.

The sea water frantically poured into the torpedo compartment and the nearby compartment with a blown partition, and the damaged pipe, which had just improved a little, was hit on the head again, and the water ingress was already uncontrollable. I saw that the Iwami was tilting to the left at a degree visible to the naked eye.

Captain Mantaro Takashima saw the situation and immediately said: "Immediately pour water into the starboard side to balance the hull ......"

Then he said to Yoshimatsu Shigetaro: "Your Excellency Commander, please replace the flagship, this ship is damaged, and it can no longer serve as a flagship......

Yoshimatsu Shigetaro nodded with a pale face, bowed to Takashima Mantaro, and said in a deep voice: "Takashima-kun, please leave it after that"

He was not hypocritical, and after speaking, he retreated with the chief of staff and the personnel of the headquarters.

During this period, the Chinese warship did not shoot because it was adjusting its target, but Shigetaro Yoshimatsu and the others boarded the liaison boat along the way. When they got on the liaison boat, they saw that the Iwami had tilted 15 degrees.

Chief of Staff Tetsutaro Sato asked, "Commander, where are we going?"

"Go to Sagami......" Shigetaro Yoshimatsu said gloomily as he looked at the first three battleships of the battle line in a miserable condition.

At this time, only a piece of the butt of the Tango was still exposed, and the Hizen, which had lost all its power, was covered with flames and smoke, and was lying across the battle line like a dead fish.

At 6:46, the Japanese fleet fired a third salvo, and this round finally missed a bullet and landed 3 meters from Maoershan.

At this time, the liaison boat had just driven more than ten meters when the sixth salvo of the Chinese fleet arrived. A cannonball landed next to the liaison boat, and the turbulent water column overturned the small liaison boat directly. Shigetaro Yoshimatsu and the others all fell into the water.

The liaison boat next to him was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly leaned over to rescue him.

After Shigetaro Yoshimatsu and the others were pulled onto another liaison boat, he looked up and froze. I saw that the Sagami that he was going to be the flagship had already ignited a raging fire, and the Iwami that they had just left had tilted to about 3 degrees, and there was a big hole in the ship.

And most importantly, he saw that the Chinese fleet in the distance was already turning, ready to seize the T-shaped cross-head position.

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