Text Chapter 257 The Ironclad Ship is Mighty
Sixty-five against thirty, one side had ten huge battleships, while on the other side, there was only one ordinary second-rate backward battleship that had been inexplicably converted. In Kamal's opinion, the battle was no longer in suspense, and no matter how much the slave trader in the clothes of the commodore struggled, he was lost. According to the previous battle example, Kamal arranged the fleet in an orderly manner and began to seize the T-position. According to his thoughts, the enemy would definitely fight them for the T-position, otherwise, they would not have any chance of winning.
And choosing to snatch the T-slot may be able to survive and cause them a little trouble. In order to deliver a satisfactory answer, he can't afford to cause any minor damage to the fleet. However, when Kamal commanded the fleet and began to move, Ijik was laughing as well. Kamal is so naïve, do you still think that he is still that short-sighted and stupid slave leader? After half a year of ultra-high-intensity military study, he has already been reborn, and his once stingy and short-sightedness has long been replaced by the most advanced naval combat concept from the 21 st century.
The T-position is not a panacea. It is a tactic that is only applicable when the combat strength of the two sides is not far apart, or when one side is much stronger than the other. If the combat effectiveness is not far apart, then the one who first grabs the T-position will definitely be able to have an advantage in the next battle. And the difference is too big, the stronger side grabs the T-position, can end the battle faster, and the losses will be very small. The weaker side can also remember the advantage of the T-position and try to delay a little longer.
In fact, really calculated, the combat power of the two sides is stronger on the side of Igcik. Because, thirty battleships, all ship guns, all are breech-loading guns. The lethality of artillery is not the impact of solid shells, but the shrapnel, flames and terrible impact produced by the bursting of high explosives. With a caliber of only 75mm, it can cause an attack effect that an 18-pounder cannon does not want to go up and down. Even, in terms of personnel killing, it is even better. If the high explosion rate caused by those people casually piling up gunpowder, the power is actually more than that.
Moreover, this is not counting the ten converted battleships, 19 powerful Spitfire muzzles (three on battleships, two on cruisers, and one on frigates). The by-product of this kind of oil smelting, the terrible degree of burning, is still above the crude oil, because all the high-stability components are removed, and the rest of the thing is very easy to ignite, and because of the nature of oil, it is impossible to douse it with water. Only with sediment can such fires be extinguished.
Even wood that has been specially treated to prevent the formation of flames to a certain extent will be completely ignited if it is sprayed for more than five seconds. Ijik doesn't care about the T-position, because this time, he will adopt a new tactic.
"Very good, the enemy's movements are not unexpected, then, let's give them one and let them see what a real wolf pack tactic is!"
"Oh!!"
A fleet of thirty ships, under the orders of Izuk, scattered at once. The 037 submarine hunter and the 024 missile speedboat, two pairs of high and low are combined to form a group, using their super fast speed to pass through the gaps of all ships if they encounter obstructed currents. The 037 submarine hunting ship after the later modification of Huaguo has a maximum speed of 37 knots, and the 024 missile speedboat has a maximum speed of 58 knots, which is completely flying above the ocean.
All the Britons were stunned as the ships sped up, and the terrible speed at which they had even entered the T-position had penetrated into the center of the camp. Even, the gun doors on each battleship did not open. Two types of ironclad ships, like the most nimble wolf fighting wolf in the pack, burst into the middle of their prey, dividing enemies who want to unite against the wolves into small fragmented groups. Then, they will turn around and work with ordinary war wolves to tear their enemies into minced meat.
And the ordinary wolf warriors, who have already arrived, are a forcible attack fleet consisting of five converted cruisers and four frigates. At the end of the wolf warrior, it is the most powerful existence in the entire wolf pack, and it is also the unparalleled wolf king who deters the enemy. That is, the flagship of Igic, the battleship captured from the French, was renamed the flagship of the Storm. The Storm will always be the name of the company's flagship, and forever, there will only be one Storm serving in the Navy as a flagship at the same time.
The Storm was no longer the backward sail battleship it once was, and all sails were removed to strengthen it. The Storm's power system will be provided by three large steam units. The extra space, except for the supply of the crew and the ammunition for the artillery, the rest of the space is basically the coal needed by the steam unit. Even the crew's room, where there is space, is stacked with coal.
In doing so, it is not without results. Three engine units can provide the battleship with a speed of up to 17 knots, whether downwind or upwind. When the wind is downwind, it can even reach 19 knots. Although it is still far from the speed of the 037 submarine hunter and the 024 missile boat, it is far beyond the British warships. The Storm walked forward like a terrifying wolf, ready for battle.
The head wolf's muscles are already tense, and he will pounce at any moment, inflicting unimaginable damage on his enemies. The first shot was fired from the 024 missile boat. The missile boats, flying through the British warship, came to the side of the flagship Boston. 024 submarine hunter with a forward battery with two 37mm rapid-fire guns. This was specially requested by Xiao Lin to be replaced, and for this reason, a lot of accessories that were not very necessary in this era were sacrificed to be successfully modified. The original 25mm rapid-fire gun was too powerful.
Even if the rate of fire is against the sky, there is no way to break through the armor. Xiao Lin will not stay in 21 in the future, it is difficult to supply armor-piercing bullets, and only when the company's researchers study the manufacturing process of armor-piercing bullets and then find sufficient raw materials can they be replenished. The 37mm rapid-fire gun is different, and the shells are completely compatible with the main gun of the White Tiger tank. The power can also penetrate the flanking planks of the current sail battleships, and the White Tiger I tank will be obsolete for a long time.
The company has not yet completed 100% independent production, let alone eliminated. Even if it falls behind in the future, it can also be converted into various civilian equipment. Historically, the Soviets have done this. The 37mm rapid-fire gun, with the help of the ammunition feeding system on the missile boat, has an astonishing rate of fire of 50 rounds a minute, and if you don't take into account the service life of the barrel, it can even reach one round a second, that is, 60 rounds a minute. As soon as the Boston stopped and busily opened the gun door, the rapid-fire cannon came into play.
All the gun doors were rewarded with three shells, and the left and right flanking attacks of the two missile boats directly swept the gun doors on the left and right sides of the Boston. Caught off guard, Kamal became angry and roared for the sailors to return fire with the guns on the deck that had not been attacked. By this time, the 037 submarine hunter had arrived. Two 57mm guns and two 12.6mm anti-aircraft machine guns fired at the same time, vacuuming the deck of the Boston.
The Boston, by the tenth minute of the battle, had already lost its combat effectiveness. As soon as the flagship was gone, the morale of the entire British fleet was lost by a third at once. Seeing that the Boston was no longer able to fight, the ironclads also let it go. There are also nine battleships, and they have a lot to do. Kamal escaped and woke up from her vertigo, where she found herself dodging, causing his head to be cut through by the debris on the deck.
Seeing the ironclad ships go away, Kamal patted the deck hatefully and immediately organized men to start extinguishing the fire. The Boston has already been ignited by artillery fire, and if it is left unchecked, and the gunpowder that finally burns into the cabin, then Boston is completely hopeless. The ironclads once again performed the loitering tactics, and the other warships of the British were already frightened and hurriedly opened their gun doors, all aiming at the ironclads, trying to destroy these crazy and terrible little mongrels.
However, the speed of the two warships is simply not what their fixed guns can hit. There are some small guns on the deck that can be twisted at will, but the power of that kind of artillery cannot penetrate the iron armor of two ships at all. So, if they hit, it's useless. On the contrary, because of this panicked shooting, their own people were accidentally injured, and many unlucky frigate cruisers were fired several times by their own men when they pursued them.
After this, the British fleet was in disarray, and it was now that Ijik was waiting. Cruisers and frigates began to disperse, each hunting their own prey. All of the Storm's batteries already had operators, and shells were loaded into the guns by the agitated naval soldiers. Then, with impunity, all enemy ships began to shoot. Because the gun doors on both sides of the middle and lower sides of the ship's side have been canceled, and there is no artillery placement, and the battery can be turned, so they do not need to be disguised at all.
At the same time, huge ramming angles were installed on each battleship, and the gunner only had to turn the battery and shoot at the enemy ship. And whoever drives the boat just has to let the boat crash straight through. Only ten converted battleships, in an indomitable manner, brutally rushed into the British battleship group.