s: I originally planned to write a chapter last night, but my baby had a fever again, so I struggled for a long time.
I'm really sorry.
I'll try my best to make it up.
The result of one-way transparency on the battlefield is that the party with the intelligence advantage can completely grasp the opponent's movements, especially in night battles during this period.
Under this advantage, as long as the combat effectiveness of the two sides is not too far apart and the commander is not stupid, , even if you want to lose, it is difficult.
The vanguard battle of the Sino-Japanese naval battle was fought under such a one-way and transparent battlefield.
At this time, the bridge of the light cruiser "Hanjiang", the flagship of China's forward formation, was busy in an orderly manner.
Now the Chinese fleet has mastered the situation of the Japanese forward fleet opposite.
The opposing fleet consists of 5 protected cruisers and 17 destroyers.
The protected cruisers are five newer cruisers, Chikuma, Yagi, Hirado, Otowa, and Tone, and 17 Kamikaze-class destroyers.
The forward formation on China's side is composed of the 6th Light Cruiser Detachment and the 8th Destroyer Group.
There are a total of 4 light cruisers and 4 destroyers.
The 8th Destroyer Group is composed of four Zhuhai-class destroyers: Suzhou, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, and Nantong.
The 6th Light Cruiser Detachment is composed of two Minjiang-class light cruisers Hanjiang and Huangpujiang, and two Fuchunjiang-class light cruisers Luohe and Tuotuohe.
The Fuchunjiang-class light cruiser is the first self-made cruiser in New China.
This is a 4,000-ton light cruiser, mainly used for domestic shipyards to practice.
This class of ship has a total length of 138 meters, a waterline length of 135 meters, a width of 15 meters, and a draft of 4.5 meters.
The standard displacement is 4045 tons and the full load displacement is 4340 tons.
The capacity is 305 people and the construction cost is 4.15 million yuan.
The configuration adopts the most typical long forecastle shape of Chinese light ships.
The power system is 6 all-fired boilers with steam turbines, gear reduction mechanisms, four-axis propulsion, and a shaft power of 22,800 kilowatts and 30,575 horsepower.
The maximum speed is 30 knots, the cruising speed is 12 knots, and the endurance is 5,000 nautical miles.
The weapons and equipment are 2 twin-mounted 15550 times caliber main guns; 8 9055 times caliber high-level dual-purpose guns, 2 twin-mounted turrets at the front and rear, in a piggy-back layout with the main turret, and 4 single-mounted turrets on the left and right sides ; 4 twin-mounted 4060 caliber anti-aircraft guns; 4 quadruple mounted 2060-caliber anti-aircraft guns.
The torpedo launch tubes are arranged on the left and right sides respectively.
The armor of the Fuchunjiang class is very weak, only slightly stronger than the streaking destroyers and frigates. , the front of the main turret is 75cm, the sides are 35cm, the thickest part of the gun mount is 50cm, the command tower is 100cm from the front and 50cm from the sides.
Another type of Minjiang-class light cruiser is the second type of light cruiser of the New China Navy.
It is an enhanced and enlarged version of the Fuchunjiang-class.
This class of ship has a total length of 176 meters, a waterline length of 173 meters, a width of 18.5 meters, and a draft of 5.6 meters.
The standard displacement is 8080 tons and the full load displacement is 8540 tons.
The capacity is 480 people and the construction cost is 7.3 million yuan.
It is still a ship with a long forecastle.
The power system is 8 all-fired boilers equipped with steam turbines, gear reduction mechanisms, four-axis propulsion, and a shaft power of 32,000 kilowatts and 42,912 horsepower.
The maximum speed is 30 knots, the cruising speed is 12 knots, and the endurance is 5,000 nautical miles.
The weapons and equipment include 4 triple 15550 caliber main guns, 6 twin 9055 caliber high and flat dual-purpose guns, 6 twin 4060 caliber anti-aircraft guns, and 6 quadruple 2060 caliber anti-aircraft guns.
The torpedo launch tube has a layout similar to that of the Agano class and can be launched freely to both sides.
In addition, a hydraulic catapult is arranged on the superstructure of the mizzen mast, carrying a water reconnaissance 1 "Sea Duck" water reconnaissance aircraft.
Compared with the thin-skinned Fuchunjiang class, the armor of the Minjiang class finally looks decent, truly reaching the level of a cruiser. 25cm from head to tail, 150cm from the front of the main turret, 80cm from the sides, 120cm from the thickest part of the gun mount, 180cm from the front and 90cm from the command tower.
The current situation is that Japan has 22 forward ships against China's 8 forward ships.
From a quantitative point of view, Japan definitely has the advantage, and China is less than half of Japan.
But this is not the case in terms of tonnage.
Japan’s 22 warships only have 28,600 tons.
Although China only has 8 ships, their tonnage is close to 33,000 tons.
Because Japan's current destroyers are too small, Kamikaze-class destroyers like this only have a standard displacement of 381 tons, which is not as good as the "Agility-class" large torpedo boats currently in service in the Chinese Navy, which have a standard displacement of 480 tons.
According to the rules set by Mr.
Wen, surface vessels under 800 tons are considered "boats" and not even "ships".
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If we were in China, this little guy wouldn't even have a regular ship name, and the "boat" class would only have a serial number.
The Japanese forward fleet also discovered this problem, and they immediately reported to the flagship: "China's forward fleet was discovered, which is about 8 protected cruisers.
Japan does not have the "light cruiser" level at this time."
I have to admit that the lookouts of the Japanese Navy are indeed very strong.
These guys are said to be trained by "eating raw fish offal" and "eating tadpoles alive" and "can see stars in the daytime".
It is not in vain.
The hard work of the Japanese Navy.
They discovered the Chinese fleet only by relying on its night navigation lights and general outline, and were able to roughly judge the size and ship type.
Although the sky has cleared up and the rain has stopped, it is still late at night on a new moon day and the visibility is very low.
It is quite rare for Japanese lookouts to be able to roughly judge the type of the Chinese fleet under such conditions.
This is also the reason why the Japanese feel extremely confident in their "night fighting" capabilities.
To be honest, if the Chinese navy did not have an absolute advantage in electronic technology, it would really not be willing to fight Japan at night. 11:33.
At this time, the telecom commander of the "Han River" suddenly reported: "Report to the detachment leader, we have monitored the telegram sent by the enemy ship Chikuma to the enemy flagship.
They have discovered us and are asking their superiors for instructions."
"Report to the detachment leader, the enemy fleet has begun to change its formation," the intelligence staff also reported.
Liao Guangwei looked at the cursor representing the enemy ship on the screen and smiled: "Haha, it seems that the enemy has discovered us.
But now it is too late to change the formation."
At this time, the fleets of both sides were 13 kilometers apart.
After the Japanese discovered the Chinese fleet, they immediately formed a horizontal formation and prepared to charge and release torpedoes.
However, it has long been discovered that their Chinese fleet has already arranged a lightning strike formation, and 13 kilometers is exactly the maximum range of the "Yu 1" torpedo at its highest speed.
"The torpedoes are set at a depth of 3 meters, and the torpedoes are fired at the highest speed."
Following the order from Colonel Liao Guangwei, leader of the 6th Light Cruiser Detachment, 56 heavy torpedoes were fired "all at once".
But this distance is too far for Japan.
The Japanese Navy is currently equipped with their own Type 44 torpedo, which was a new product successfully developed in 1911 by the Kure Naval Factory Torpedo Department through research and experiments on wet torpedo engines.
This is Japan's earliest domestically produced "wet thermal power torpedo".
Its compressed air tank was initially an imported product.
A few years later, it was produced by Japan's Muroran Steel Company and Kuyu Steelworks.
The degree of localization is quite high.
The Japanese have always attached great importance to the development of torpedoes.
This Type 44 torpedo has a top speed of 36 knots and a range of 7,000 meters.
Speaking of which, it was considered a pretty good torpedo in the world at that time, but now they were facing the Chinese fleet that was deployed, and the performance of the torpedo was much better than theirs.
Just as the Japanese fleet began to charge, the Chinese fleet had already finished firing torpedoes and began to greet them with naval guns with the assistance of radar and night vision goggles.
The effective ranges of the Chinese fleet's 155 and 130 main guns are 21 kilometers and 17 kilometers respectively, and the maximum ranges are 29 and 24 kilometers respectively.
The 55-fold caliber high-level and flat dual-purpose gun also has an effective range of 13 kilometers, and it is also ready to participate in the war at this time.
"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom" At 11:35, the Chinese forward fleet fired the first salvo. 32 155mm shells, 20 130mm shells and 24 90mm shells roared towards the charging Japanese fleet.
This suddenly shocked the Japanese forward fleet.
They really did not expect that the Chinese would fire from this distance.
The Armstrong 15245 caliber main gun equipped by the Japanese cruiser still has an effective range of 17 kilometers.
It can hit this far, but this "effective range of 17 kilometers" is only a theoretical data.
It was under ideal conditions and with the sighting technology at the time. , it is impossible to achieve this theoretical data on rough seas.
The Japanese are not stupid, of course they know this, so according to the Japanese army's military regulations, even if it is daytime, they must fire within 12 kilometers, so as to ensure that the hit rate is not too embarrassing.
With the current visibility and sea conditions, it would be crazy to hit at a distance of 13 kilometers, so the commander of the forward fleet, Rear Admiral Takeshita Isamu, ordered to get closer and then hit.
According to their thinking, it would be good if the immature China Navy could sail out the ship at night.
As for the hit rate of the bombardment, they didn't even think about it.
What even the superior Imperial Japanese Navy couldn't do, it was even more impossible for the Chinese to do.
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Therefore, a Japanese officer said disdainfully: "The Chinese are really stupid.
Their army is stupid.
It seems that the navy is also stupid."
"Yes, I heard from my seniors that during the Sino-Japanese and Sino-Japanese War, the Chinese army often opened fire before they even reached the range."
Although Takeshita Isamu did not participate in this discussion, he still laughed secretly in his heart, and at the same time labeled the China Navy as "poor quality" and "low level".
But soon, they stopped laughing.
The gun reaches 6 rounds per minute, the 130 gun reaches 8 rounds, and the 90 gun is even more incredible, at least 15 rounds per minute.
If this rate of fire is theoretical, it is not unusual, and most of its kind can achieve it.
But to achieve this kind of rate of fire in actual combat, only God knows how many rounds can be hit.
Because there was no time to calculate the shooting parameters, I couldn't aim.
So just having a fast rate of fire is not scary.
But if the cannon fires quickly and accurately, it will be fatal.
The Yagi, which was attacked by two Fuchunjiang-class light cruisers, was hit by three 155mm shells and seven 90mm shells within one minute.
Several large holes were made in the bow part of the ship, and several rounds were also hit on the bridge.
The speed suddenly dropped.
Artillery shells and more than 20 rounds of 90mm artillery shells, the front main gun was blown away, many secondary guns were damaged, the entire superstructure was blown into a sieve, and the coal bunker was ignited by thermite, and the entire warship was ablaze.
"Baga, what's going on?"
Takeshita Isamu's face turned pale.
How could the Chinese shoot so accurately at such a rate of fire?
Will anyone survive?
So, he didn't care about the doctrine and immediately ordered: "Fire, fire."
However, the Japanese counterattack seemed very weak, because they were now preparing to conduct a lightning strike.
The bow of the ship was facing the Chinese fleet.
Only the forward main gun and some forward secondary guns could fire.
At this time, only 8 of the 152 guns could fire. door, and three 120-meter guns.
As for the 80-meter guns on the destroyer, there is basically no possibility of hitting at this distance.
Fortunately, the rate of fire of the light ship's main gun is not as slow as that of the battleship.
At the same time, the Japanese are so impatient that they don't care about calculating the parameters.
Anyway, the distance is not that far at this time, so they can just use direct shooting.
The training level of the Japanese navy is indeed good.
Although there are not many cannons that can shoot, they still achieve a rate of fire that is not much worse than that of the Chinese.
Just the hit rate is ugly.
Only one 152 shell fired by the Hirado hit the port side of the Tuotuohe.
But this shell scared the Tuotuohe into a cold sweat, because the shell just penetrated the deck above the torpedo tubes and exploded in the torpedo room, blowing the four-unit torpedo tubes into a pile.
Scrap iron.
If the torpedo hadn't been launched just now, the Tuotuohe would definitely be in bad luck.
At this time, a staff officer of the Chikuma suddenly shouted: "Your Excellency, Commander, the Chinese are turning left."
Isamu Takeshita raised his telescope and took a look.
He could vaguely see the outline of the Chinese fleet spitting out tongues of fire while making a wide turn to the left of the Japanese fleet.
"They must be avoiding our lightning strikes."
Takeshita Isamu gave the order without thinking about it: "The entire fleet turned left, the destroyers charged at full speed, and once they got within 5,000 meters, they immediately struck the China fleet with lightning strikes."
However, the Japanese forward fleet has just started to turn, and the torpedoes launched by China have already arrived: