Chapter 984: You are a lunatic 2
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This is the Moscow turntable gambling. Who knows if there are bullets in the barrel of the gun that I turned when I pulled the trigger? Another image is that the army night battle is a gambling on money, while the navy night battle is a gambling on life! As the navy can lose a war in one night, the commander's requirements are to be prudent, stable, and careful! For example, Jericho is like that. And Earl Spey’s approach was a little too unexpected!
"As you said, if we decide to fight again tomorrow, why do we have to come out so early? That's right, Schultz, Lukner, you are right, I just want to fight tonight! The first large-scale night battle since the outbreak of this war!" Lieutenant General Spey looked at his dumbfounded subordinates and said very proudly, this feeling is simply too cool.
"Listen to me, and then everyone can express their opinions." The earl made a quiet gesture. "Actually, I did this only to expand some advantages. Our fleet will patrol outside the Dardanelles from time to time. We can be sure that there will be French and British camouflage attack ships around here, just like a bathtub. In the Mediterranean, we can’t hide our actions during the day, so we need the cover of the night. At this speed, the weather will darken before we reach the enemy. The other party doesn’t know what we will do afterwards.”
"They might guess that we went back, or they might guess that we would choose a place to spend the night. But in fact, we went directly to their anchorage! The other party is stationary, but we are mobile. The other party's fleet anchorage will be brightly lit at night. , The searchlight will constantly scan the sea surface to find the possible submarine, but we? Hidden in the night, like an assassin in the night, under the shelter of the shadows, we only need to aim the rangefinder The light in the dark, and then cover all targets with cannonballs! Then, there is a boom! It's over!" Lieutenant General Spey made an exploding gesture.
"However, we may still encounter opponents' torpedo boats or destroyers at night. We will be at risk." Major General Schultz said.
"It is impossible to fight without risk. In fact, from the perspective of the proportion of warships, the number of destroyers in the French fleet is relatively small, only 36, and they are scattered everywhere. There are 12 destroyers around us that can complete alert tasks and deal with occasional assaults. Enough, and our warships are high-speed warships, you can choose to evacuate when the situation is not good. After a round in the dark, come back." The count said.
"Of course, and more importantly, the French would definitely not expect us to do it at night! And all the capital ships will come out together! During the day, the French can quickly get accurate information from us, and then support or dispatch troops. , But at night, they can’t determine our size and our position. Before dawn, we can safely leave the battlefield, and then return to the Marmara Sea before sunset the next day, doing something unexpected. Big ticket!"
"Well, it looks like our chances of winning are indeed great." Schultz was the first to comment. Then came Captain Melkel. And soon, Earl Spey’s decision was communicated to the other warships through signal flags. "We are also making history." Of course, many people have a strange feeling in their hearts, a kind of resistance, but at the same time a yearning for the unknown! The idea of what it feels like to engage in battle with the main fleet at night is lingering in people's minds, and then finally transformed into the idea of "What do you want to do so much? You will know it after a fight!"
Although the main navies of all countries are trying their best to avoid night battles. But night battle training still needs to be carried out. After all, in history, the Jutland naval battle was in full swing during the day, and should be fought at night. Both sides can fight such a big battle, and Earl Spey’s fleet can naturally fight, besides, who stipulates that the battle must be in the daytime? Therefore, the fleets of various countries have actually conducted relatively complete night combat training.
Night warfare. To put it simpler, just turn on the searchlight and be energized. Of course, this is when you meet in the open sea. According to the practice of the German Navy, the task of lighting the lights is generally given to destroyers or other auxiliary warships. After all, at night, before you turn on the lights, people must find you first. The battleship must output, so naturally you cannot be allowed. People "take care". So I can only let the people turn on the lights.
In addition to searchlights, another German lighting method is flares. Both the capital ship and auxiliary battleships can be used. The flares fired by the 88 anti-lightning cannon will open a parachute in the second half of the shell to slow down the speed of falling. At the same time, the fuel of the flares will produce brightness ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of candles. It can provide lighting for the fleet within a few minutes of falling. The advantage of this is to increase the concealment of the fleet. At the same time, after all, the artillery fires farther and the lighting range is larger.
I originally had the idea of using seaplanes to throw flares, but look at the endurance of current seaplanes~www.wuxiaspot.com~ and consider the issue of recycling, forget it. But even so, using flares and more mature night combat tactics, Earl Spey believed in his night combat ability.
"If our intelligence is correct, there are also 2 Gudak-class battleships and 6 Dandong-class battleships in the Niah Bay. There may also be an armored cruiser squadron and 2 destroyer squadrons around. From the perspective of firepower projection, Our firepower is weaker than our opponents, and at night, it is difficult for us to distinguish the ship of the opponent, and our lighting ability is also very limited, so I hope to leave enough back.” When the night gradually fell, at the end During a captain-level meeting, Earl Spey came up with his plan.
If the amount of firepower is projected, even the French fleet in the Gulf of Nia is still a level higher than the Spey fleet. Not counting the armored cruisers, it would be quite terrifying if people simply count the firepower on the side of the battleship. There are 20 12-inch guns, and the 6 Dandong-class guns are 42 12-inch guns. Together, there are a total of 62 12-inch guns. As for Earl Spey, there are a total of 32 350 artillery, which is half of the opponent's. Although the tube is a bit larger, it is necessary to shoot the amount? Let's wash and sleep.
And don’t forget that in addition to the opponent’s artillery, the French’s large number of torpedoes on armored cruisers and destroyers are equally deadly. Therefore, the whole process of fighting can only be outsmart and not reckless. You can fight multiple times in one night, but you can never stand up and output. Even in the case of large advantages.
The second one is more~~~!
