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Chapter 906 Yellow Sea Gunsmoke

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    During this time, the "Hiei" had already fired two more rounds at the "Haichen".

    The tall mast of the "Haichen" was broken first, but fortunately, the main gun of the "Hiei" never hit it again after its short-lived appearance. Is this considered lucky?  The Japanese ship fired more than a hundred rounds of artillery shells, but in the end it did not reach the side of the "Haichen". Instead, its secondary guns hit three times, but none of them damaged the vital points. The interruption of the mast was considered the best result of the battle.  .

    It is not surprising that both battleships and heavy cruisers are contradictory weapons: in order to destroy the enemy beyond the range, every battleship pursues ultra-long range, so the caliber is getting larger and larger; and the results of all previous naval battles have proved that in  Heavy artillery at long range almost only wastes shells.

    ??¡ªBecause at a distance of 10,000 meters, it takes a minute for the artillery shell to fly to reach the target, and the opponent can move one kilometer in this minute. No matter how good the artillery skills are, it is difficult to guarantee a hit.

    This is why Zhang Hanqing, a latecomer, strongly denies that the Chinese navy will follow the lead of big guns and ships, but instead finds a new way to find a new path of integrated sea and air warfare, so as to achieve a leap in naval development, or what is called transcendent development.

    It¡¯s just that his idea is a bit ahead of his time.

    Because of the previous make-up courses for naval development, the Chinese and Japanese navies were passively beaten in direct confrontation: the naval aviation force has not yet been established on a large scale, and there is no corresponding safety, outline and training for participating in naval battles. This set of theories currently  Just stay on paper.  The prototype of joint sea and air operations is far from being established, so China's shortcomings of small tonnage and blunt firepower are undoubtedly exposed.

    ¡°However, the young Chinese Navy still carries forward its determination to live together with the country.  At the pre-war mobilization meeting, the Political Department explained the strategic significance of ensuring victory on the Korean battlefield at all levels. Watching the Army regain lost ground and promote our country's prestige, the Navy officers and soldiers were greatly motivated to fight.

    Moreover, in this sea area, the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1899 took place, which plunged China into a deeper abyss. It was the blood, tears and humiliation of countless naval officers and soldiers. From then on, the label of "Sick Man of East Asia" was firmly worn on the heads of the Chinese people, and the Chinese people were reduced to second-class status.  Waiting for nationals.

    Therefore, it is easy to understand the actions of the "Hanzhong" and "Yantai" that look like suicide attacks by mantises.  Thirty years ago, Deng Shichang was able to lead his ships towards enemy ships. Now that the country has given the navy so many policy inclinations, it may not be possible to win this naval battle for a while, but the Japanese must understand the will of the Chinese navy!

    The closer distance allows the "Hiei" to deal with the "Haichen" more accurately, and the "Haichen" has been riddled with holes.  Although there were no serious injuries, if it continued to be bombarded like this, it would be a matter of time before it sank to the bottom of the sea.

    Just as the "Hiei" followed the turn of the guns and wanted to win the duel in one go, two small black dots sailed into the lookout mirror.  Something incredible happened!

    Although Shimada shook his head, he was still in awe of the bravery of Chinese soldiers.  These are two destroyers of over a thousand tons. According to their tonnage, the "Hiei" can be attacked by them. As long as they don't launch torpedoes, there is nothing they can do.

    Since entering the era of Dreadnought-class battleships, there are roughly three ways to sink a battleship in a head-on confrontation: hitting and penetrating waterline armor - this is the lifeblood of all warships; using large-caliber naval guns to hit below the waterline;  Hit the ammunition depot and explode.

    The latter two almost depend on luck, while the former is usually caused by its biggest enemy-torpedoes.  For destroyers, this is the only magic weapon that can compete with large warships, although various maritime powers do not "recommend" using destroyers to fight heavy cruisers or even battleships.

    However, it would be quite dangerous if these two little things get close to each other. Even though a battleship or heavy cruiser looks majestic, it is very fragile below the waterline, especially when faced with torpedoes.

    From a physical perspective, water is a liquid and incompressible, while air is a gas and can be compressed.  Therefore, when artillery shells or later missiles hit the hull of a warship and exploded, the surrounding air would be compressed to act as a buffer.

    Water is incompressible, and all the energy from the explosion of the torpedo warhead acts on the outer shell of the warship or submarine through the water. This also determines that even if explosives with the same explosive equivalent are installed, the power of the torpedo is  Larger than missiles.

    An anti-ship missile with a charge of 180 kilograms hitting the target will make a warship of about 3,000 tons lose its combat effectiveness, while a 533mm torpedo with the same charge of 180 kilograms hitting the hull is enough to sink a 50,000-ton ship.

    The distance of 12 nautical miles was just around the corner. Shimada did not dare to neglect. He commanded various secondary guns on the ship to start shooting at the destroyer.  The power of the 16 single-mounted 152mm naval guns as secondary guns was equally astonishing. The spray caused by the shells rolled around the destroyer, and dropped a dense rain of bullets on the sea surface for more than ten nautical miles.

    ? ?It took ten minutes, but relying on the high speed of the "Hiei", it still quickly caught up with the "Haichen", and at the same time, its main naval gun poured out shells with all its strength.

    At this distance, Chinese warships can do nothing to it, but it can fire at China calmly.  This huge gap makes everyone in the First Fleet angry, but what's the use?

    People have been walking for decades, and China is still at the level after the Sino -Japanese War of the Sino -Japanese War.  Over the past decades, except for the extremely shabby 18 "Jiujiang" class destroyers and 45 "Hankou" class gunboats ordered by Zhang Hanqing, China has not added a single decent warship of a certain tonnage.

    So on the Yellow Sea, after more than 30 years of Sino-Japanese War naval battles, that tragic page reappeared: Under constant attacks from Japanese ships, the "Haichen" suffered several heavy artillery rounds in succession, and the deck also burned.  Thick smoke billowed out.  ?(Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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