As the two fleets approached each other, the artillery fire on the surface of the sea roared. The warships of the two countries began to fight each other. However, the audience's attention was always focused on the Proud Heaven, including the people on the Yoshino.
Proud Heaven's main cannon had a maximum range of 18600 meters. After the three turrets had finished aiming, the turret at the bow of the ship fired first. The shell flew high into the air and landed 300 meters in front of Yoshino under the observation of countless people. The splash of water scared the people in Yoshino's command tower.
Damn it, this shooting range was cheating, and that power was definitely cheating.
The observer of the carrier aircraft reported the corrected data through the radio. Soon, the two turrets at the tail of the ship turned and fired. Hot flames and thick black smoke came out of the barrels. Four shells flew in the air for more than ten seconds like meteors.
The captain of the Yoshino, Kawahara, pushed the helmsman away and steered the ship himself. He slammed the steering wheel, ignoring the formation. His intuition told him that the target of the cannonball was definitely their ship, Yoshino.
In a naval battle, the accuracy of a cannonball depended on luck. Yoichi Kawahara's actions were timely, but the Yoshino's speed was not raised, and the turn was very slow. The Japanese gunners at the bow of the ship could already see the cannonball coming at them.
A few smart cannon crew members didn't care about anything else. Before the cannonball landed on the ship, they jumped into the water. They were cannoneers, so they could see more accurately than the other crew members. They couldn't dodge the cannonball. The only difference was that they had to take a few shots.
As for why they had jumped into the water earlier, it was because the fighting spirit of the Japanese soldiers was far from being as strong as the militarized ones in the future.
Proud Heaven's cannon line was spread out a little wide. Yoshino, which was originally moving in a → line, was now moving in a → line. However, this did not escape the misfortune of being hit. A shell that spread out a little far immediately hit Yoshino's stern. The large-caliber high-explosive shell directly tore through Yoshino's deck armor.
First of all, to strengthen the firepower of the warships, the Japanese Navy had installed many weapons on their warships. In other words, the bottom of the Yoshino was not heavy enough. This would bring very serious consequences. Whether it was the powerful wind or the recoil from the cannons, it could cause the Yoshino to be overturned.
Other than the Yoshino, the Sanjing Battleship was also a small boat carrying cannons. They were all the same. Only the Japanese Navy, who was eager to win, would do such a stupid thing.
The rear of the ship was hit by such a large-caliber cannon. Due to technological problems that were beyond the era, this shell dealt a fatal blow to the Yoshino. The 203mm Armstrong rapid-fire gun at the rear of the ship was immediately blasted into the sky. The accumulated ammunition was also detonated. The rear of the Yoshino was torn apart as if it had been bitten off. The hull of the ship was also slowly filled with water. Such a ship was no longer worth repairing. The entire rear of the Yoshino was gone, and the power system was completely destroyed.
"How is it possible to kill Yoshino with one shot?”
"God, what am I seeing?"
"That's impossible. How can a British ship be so fragile?”The Yoshino was built by the Armstrong Shipyard in Country Y, and the Zhiyuan warship was also built by this shipyard.
Compared to the onlookers who didn't know the truth, the pilots of the reconnaissance plane could see much more clearly. From the launch of the shell to the hit, they could see everything clearly.
" This is Wildcat, hit Yoshino. Enemy ship is sinking. I repeat, enemy ship Yoshino is sinking. Over."”
Wei Chenghong knew that Yoshino had sunk even without the report from the reconnaissance plane. He had already received the notification from the phone system and obtained the naval battle achievement, Soul Imprint.
The addition of the Proud Sky had messed up the Japanese's deployment and put them in a dilemma. They were already on bad terms with the Northern Navy. If they retreated now, it would be tantamount to courting death.
The Songdao's artillery successfully hit the Dingyuan warship and injured Ding Ruchang, who was supervising the battle. The Beiyang Navy was now in a leaderless predicament.
"Continue loading. Target enemy No. 2 ship, Wave Speed.”Sun Wanghua was unmoved. He didn't feel a trace of joy when he sank the Yoshino, which was lagging behind. His expression was as if it was only natural.
The creator of the Nimbus was Hirahachi Toshiki, the future God of the Japanese Navy. However, he was destined to sink into the sea to feed the fish here because the Prideful Battleship was not something they could deal with.
"Stick close to the enemy and fight hand-to-hand." Wei Chenghong felt that by sticking close to them and using the firepower of the secondary cannons, he could increase the firepower of the Prideful Sky.
Sun Wanghua looked at Wei Chenghong and hesitated. However, he did not object in the end. He said to the helmsman," Turn around and get close to the enemy fleet."”
Due to the change in direction, the main cannon temporarily lost the opportunity to fire. After three to four minutes, the speed of the Prideful recovered to 28 knots (28 knots per hour, 1 knot was equivalent to 1 nautical mile, 1 nautical mile was equivalent to more than 1.8 kilometers).
The turrets also got a chance to shoot. This time, it was a volley. The experienced Wei Chenghong finally did not fall into the arms of Tokumi. As for the ship's eldest grandson to China, standing Wei as Mount Tai.
Because of the shorter distance, the flying time of the cannonball was also shortened. The flying speed of the high-explosive cannonball was about 800 per second. This time, it only flew for about ten seconds before it fell more than 50 meters in front of the Wave Speed. The splashing seawater was like rain, splashing the gunner at the bow of the Wave Speed.
The captain, Teihachiro Higashi, was a very decisive person. He ordered," Don't care about anything else. We'll charge into the formation of the Beiyang Navy and fight to the death.”
The captain of the No. 3 ship Takachiho of the first guerrilla fleet, Tadashi Nomura, saw the changing direction of the Wave Speed. He knew what kind of person Tairabachi Tojo was, but he did not expect him to be so crazy. He immediately changed direction and wanted to cut into the formation of the Northern Navy. He immediately ordered," Follow the Wave Speed."”
The current situation was a bit chaotic. The Yoshino, the snake's head, had been sunk. The two ships behind, Lang Su and Gao Chiho, had yet to circle around to the right of Super Brave and Yang Wei when they were frightened by the cannons of the Proud Heaven. They were prepared to cut into the middle of the four ships.
No one who could bring along a captain and a belt was an idiot (Jiyuan's captain Fang Boqian was an exception). The straight forward Wave Speed could only be used by the cannons at the bow of the ship, while the warships of the Beiyang Navy were moving horizontally, so their firepower could be maximized. However, the inferior shells could not bring much damage to the enemy's ships. The Wave Speed did not slow down at all after taking so many shots and cut into the gap between the Zhiyuan and Jiyuan ships.
The speed of the waves and Takachiho's change of direction were very straightforward. In contrast, the captain of the Akitsuka cruiser, Uemura Hikojo, did not have the same boldness. He chose to continue moving forward while concentrating all the firepower on the port side to attack Yangwei.
Yang Wei was a cruiser, but in World War II, it could only be considered a destroyer at most. Moreover, Yang Wei had been in service for more than ten years, and it lacked maintenance. The hull was seriously aged, and iron filings would fall off when it fired. Facing the new and newly commissioned Akijinshu, it could not stand it at all. Many parts of the hull caught fire, and its speed decreased rapidly.
The Proud Heaven, which had been waiting for a long time, appeared once again. The main cannon fired a volley at the Qiujinzhou. At a distance of 9,000 meters, the secondary cannon had already begun to work, providing the main cannon with firing correction data. Therefore, this round of main cannon firing was very accurate. Although the spread of the shells was not satisfactory, the Qiujinzhou still took three shells from the main cannon.
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