Chapter 924: Bismarck Sea Friction One

"The Japanese have to do it!" When the Japanese fleet turned quickly, Sims had realized that the battle was inevitable. Now both sides have reasons to fight. The Japanese believed that the American submarine had killed their warship, and the United States The human submarine has been attacked.

"Ready to fight!" With the order being issued, the two American battleships quickly entered a state of war, and the thick and long 14-inch L45 gun began to point at the target. And when the rangefinder on the top of the American battleship began to measure the distance of the Japanese ship, the first round of Japanese shelling had arrived!

Although the Japanese last naval battle was 6 years ago, the level is temporarily not as good as the dim Anglo-German navy that has fought in the North Sea and the Indian Ocean. That's for sure. The latter two began to fight each other from about 18 kilometers away. In order to ensure the accuracy of the bombardment, the Japanese launched their first attack when they were close to 13 kilometers.

But to be honest, this distance is really not too far for Fusang, which is equipped with an 8-meter rangefinder and has 5 dual 15-inch guns, and the first round of attack will drop farther. All five shells fell on the non-engaging side of the Nevada. After the second round of the attack was corrected by 500 meters, five shells fell on the Nevada's fighting side.

In the third design, the Japanese took an intermediate value. After increasing the distance by 250 meters, 5 shells accurately clamped the opponent, and the 5 landing points were evenly distributed around Nevada. The huge water column even covered a third of the Nevada's hull!

"We were caught!" The Japanese fleet's artillery bombardment level shocked the Americans. At a distance of 13 kilometers, the target was clamped by just three and a half volleys. Is this tm misleading? Prior to this, Sims and others sneered at reports of effective shooting by the German fleet at 15 kilometers or more, but now it seems that they really have this ability!

As in history, the Americans and Germans have the most advanced battleship fire control system of this era. Although the American Ford-style range computer is less automated and requires more human intervention, its unique graphic plotting The device is very good, and the gyroscope attached to the battleship can well sense the shaking of the battleship, thereby reducing the error. From the hardware point of view, the Americans are doing really well. However, technical advantages do not necessarily mean that they can be transformed into battlefield advantages...

Historically, British naval officers have questioned the professional capabilities of American naval artillery personnel, believing that they are only accustomed to mastering various equipment issued by superiors. In addition, the British also believe that the so-called actual combat exercises by the Americans are far from meeting the requirements of actual combat, and they can even be regarded as acting... For example, the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom expressed doubts and puzzles about the repeated rehearsals of the United States Navy during the exercise. The Royal Navy also did this before the war began... But after the war started, it was discovered that reality and acting are completely different! (This description is from Lafayette's "Navy Fire 2")

As for this plane, the U.S. Navy’s artillery skills are still disdainful at this time. Nevada’s one round of salvos, long rounds, and second rounds, long rounds, and third rounds are still long rounds. The performance of the New York was even worse. After one and a half salvos passed, the observers found 4 water columns and a fifth water column that did not know the deviation... If you do it once, you can simply eliminate this observation, but no matter what, every time you observe the New York volley, there is always one shot that is very unreliable....

"Grass the grass, what's the situation? Did the Americans equip the battleship with two different types of artillery?" The captain of the King Kong, Shiiji Dasuo Yamanaka was a little confused. I feel his observations. Although the landing points of 4 shells are far away from him, they can also be understood by mistakes in ranging or other technical reasons. However, the trajectory of the secret of the other shells is puzzled. , If the other four cannonballs are used to draw a drop zone, then the other cannonball is several hundred meters away from the drop zone. This is no longer explained by the error...

(This paragraph is also true. The No. 3 turret of the USS New York is too close to the power module, which causes the ammunition room temperature to be too high, and the temperature of the propellant will affect the walk to a certain extent. The author has seen a picture of the New York Ship. After shooting, there is indeed a big deviation of the two water columns.)

But generally speaking, in the first few minutes of the match, the two sides have already understood each other's best efforts. The Americans were surprised at the high level of artillery skills of the Japanese, and the Japanese quickly found a sense of superiority in the Americans!

However, the Americans did not sit still. Under the leadership of the flagship USS Nevada, the two American warships began to evade the target. However, the result of this was that their shelling was even more scattered, while the Japanese fleet used its speed advantage to just follow the United States People, try to reduce the rate of speed change between each other, and with the maneuvering, the Japanese fleet has moved to the diagonal front of the American fleet! The two rear turrets of the New York are temporarily out of range!

And Fuso finally bit her opponent in the sixth round half salvo! A 15-inch shell successfully hit the front bridge of the USS Nevada. A huge fireball skyrocketed. The explosive force generated by the charge of more than 20 kilograms of picric acid not only tore several cabins to pieces, but even the front cage mast of the Nevada was affected!

The problem caused by the cage-like mast is not only unsightly ~ www.wuxiaspot.com~ is also not strong! The fragments propelled by the violent explosion of the cannonball broke the bottom of the mast in half. Under the action of its own weight, the raised mast began to tilt, as if a big tree was sawn in half, but the trunk was tilted but did not fall completely .

Two minutes later, the King Kong also made its first hit. A 14-inch shell hit the New York's 12-inch armor, but it was useless. The same shells as the British can't knock out the 12-inch armor belt even at a distance of 13 kilometers. After the shell hit the armor belt of the New York, it left a trace that was 6 inches deep and 2 meters long, and then turned into a ball of fire.

"Damn it, immediately put out the fire on the bridge, the smoke is too big and it affects our observation!"

"We were shot! The bow broke, and the anchor compartment may have been destroyed."

For ordinary U.S. Navy officers and soldiers of this era, this first participation in the war is definitely one of the worst experiences in their lives. They were attacked by battleships off guard. Perhaps the most imaginative people can hardly describe the present. Picture.

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