Chapter 1750: 14. Yam Liza (19)

As a confidant and loyal believer of Major General Kolchak, "fight not to fight back" is by no means Colonel Felksham's creed. What's more, the majestic battleship was hoisted and beaten by a destroyer with a small water pipe, which was a great humiliation no matter what it thought.
In order not to become the culprit of defeat and to preserve the honor of the Principality Navy, Colonel Fairksam was excluded.
Just before the "Belching" and "Elmland" were about to start a new round of volley, Colonel Fairksam ordered the slogan "The whole team lifted the bow twenty degrees, heading from 203 to 153 compasses Point, turn 50 heading."
Whether it was a critic or a later generation historian at the time, the evaluation of this command was bold and crazy, but from a technical point of view, nothing was wrong.
Making a large fixed-point turn before the enemy array is completely a gamble, whether it is at sea or in the air. The commander who dared to take such a terrible act was either an idiot who didn't know how to use troops at all, or a gambler who was almost crazy.
Colonel Felksham knew he was gambling, and it was almost impossible for the fleet in the steering process to aim and shoot at enemy ships (the distance and height of the relative distance between the enemy and the enemy changed, the ranging and calculation became difficult, and the main gun was unable to Adjust the angle of incidence according to the latest data in time). Enemy fleets with rapid firepower can use barrage to cover their turning sides, and even aim at the fleet inflection point for a full fleet barrage volley, so that each battleship passing the inflection point will withstand the artillery fire of the opposing fleet. Among them, in addition to the 128 small water pipe, there is the 210 main gun of the "von De Tann". Considering the advantages of the imperial artillery technology, it will be a rigorous examination of the shipbuilding industry of the Principality and the quality of armor steel.
Even so, Colonel Fairksam chose to turn, because in his view, compared with the tactical advantage of completing the turn, the above risks are bearable.
Colonel Felksham’s plan was simple. Since the main gun’s elevation angle was not enough, tilt the hull over, increase the artillery’s elevation angle, and turn the hull sideways, so that the stern main gun could also shoot. Way to increase the hit probability.
It is precisely because of three-dimensional air combat that this method can be used to increase the elevation angle and replace it with a surface ship, and 80% will capsize and sink.
As for the fact that it must withstand shelling before completing the turn (the entire unit needs 15 minutes to reconstruct the battle line through the inflection point, during this time, the first unit of the battleship is a live target), then there is no way to think about it. It is better to fight before the enemy fleet conducts a full fleet salvo, to complete the steering, to cover the motive power of the enemy fleet with firepower, and to create opportunities for the other two battleship squadrons to join the enemy fleet.
Objectively speaking, this plan itself has no flaws that can be called fatal. The armor of the "Borodino" is fully capable of withstanding the main gun of the anti-aircraft destroyer, which has been proved just now. As long as the entire first detachment moves fast enough, it is possible to rush to seize the T-headed position before the "Von de Tann" joins the artillery queue and inflict heavy damage to the Parsifal fleet.
However, perfection at the theoretical level is not the same as "no problem". In a battlefield full of uncertain factors, "accidental" and "emergency situations" are always always around.
The "Borodino" encountered an "accident" that was completely out of the estimated range.
A new round of fire-firing volleys of the "Belching" and "Elmland" hit the stern accurately. At this time, the "Borodino" was pulling up and turning. A total of 13 semi-armor-piercing shells hit the stern. . The impact of the explosion caused the battleship to tremble violently, before the hull was restored to stability, and the roar of the center of the stern "shot in the stern! broken (moderate damage)!" rang through the bridge. Immediately afterwards, the hull began to lean sharply to the left, and the speed of the ship also began to decrease significantly.
Of all the 13 semi-armor-piercing shells, only five actually caused damage to the "Borodino". Most of the shells failed to penetrate the armor-piercing shell, leaving only shallow holes. But it was precisely those five shells that accurately hit the "Achilles Heel" of the "Borodino".
Three transmission gear sets that hit the lower left propulsion unit completely destroyed the transmission unit and the transmission shaft;
A transmission shaft connection hitting the upper left propulsion unit, the distortion caused by the explosion caught the transmission shaft, making the propulsion unit practically equivalent to scrapped;
The last and most deadly half-armor-piercing shell penetrated into the compartment where the steering gear was located. The storm and debris from the explosion killed the engineers and sailors inside, and completely destroyed all equipment. This led to the rudder of the "Borodino" all fixed in the ascending and left full rudder positions, and could no longer be adjusted back.
"Gosh!!"
A captain in the shooting control center screamed at the rudder angle indicator:
"We are in circles! In this way, we will plunge into the ground!"
He is right.
Only the starboard propulsion unit can work normally, and the rudder remains in the upward and left-turning state. No matter how to adjust the rotation speed of the remaining two propulsion units, this battleship can only draw an arc, and finally the end is planted in a solid On the ground. From this moment, the ship has been paralyzed.
Even more terrible is that it is not just itself that is paralyzed.
The fragments produced by the explosion cut the signal cable, and the last banner was "Follow me". No one in the panic thought of re-hanging the signal cable to correct the order. Subsequent battleships are following the previous flagship command to complete the climb steering, which means that the entire team will continue to follow the action!
"Correct the order immediately!"
Colonel Felksham yelled at the armrests of the seat.
"Move fast! Otherwise the whole queue will be messed up!"
Shouting is impossible to change the situation, let alone fail to recover. The Pasifal Fleet, which has already played rhythm, is focusing its fire on the battleship No. 2 leader of the battleship "Alexandre III". This time, in addition to the destroyer, the light cruiser also joined the artillery queue. It took only a moment, "Alexander III" The horn was covered by a pile of shells, and large-caliber shells exploded in succession, causing a fire, one of which hit the command tower directly.
The 155 shell failed to penetrate the control tower protected by a 200mm thick molybdenum steel armor, but the huge impact knocked down everyone including the captain and the detachment commander Colonel Nebogatov. The flames produced by the subsequent explosion And the shock wave swept the entire bridge, the bridge was blown up on the spot, and the entire command system was paralyzed.
Before the second squadron recovered from the bad news that the pilot was hit hard, the third squadron's pilot, the Great Sisoa, was fired again and fired in the Empire-made 128 high-level cannonball In front of the curtain, the reaction of the battleships of the Principality was like a group of dull turtles. They were either at a loss, or blindly followed the previous order to maneuver, and the originally neat queue gradually collapsed in a mess.
With the battle here, the Parsifal fleet can be said to have fully mastered the rhythm of the battlefield, and if nothing looks unexpected, they can completely win an overwhelming victory. But as the fleet commander, Parsifal knew that he was in fact a bunch of light warships. Although he gave the Principality fleet a few slaps and they were dizzy, he lacked a battleship that could give the battleship a fatal blow. Heavy firepower. Being able to let them fall into chaos and paralyze their commanding functions to a certain extent is already the limit of their own fleet. In order to achieve this extreme goal, the fleet has consumed nearly half of the ammunition, which is not good news for the next battle.
Another thing that worries him is the reaction of the Principality's fleet.
Suffered a heavy blow, the queue was chaotic, and the temporary paralysis of the command system certainly attacked the morale of the Principality Fleet, causing its battleship unit to be temporarily paralyzed. However, the fleet of the Principality was chaotic and not broken, and it still maintained a certain degree of order. Some ships also assumed the responsibility of coordination and communication to maintain order. It is believed that after efforts, the three battleship detachments returned to order and it was only a matter of time before they re-entered the battle.
Ordinary people may find it very strange that they are all messed up like this. Why Parsifal believes that the Principality Fleet can restore order and combat effectiveness.
The answer is actually very simple.
The fleet was commanded by Rear Admiral Alexander Vasilyevich Gorchak, the leading tactician of the Principality and a world-famous general. As long as he and his ship are still at ~EbookFREE.me~ the sailors of the Principality will still have the confidence and morale to fight. Unless the major general is defeated or turned in, the fleet in front of him will completely collapse because of losing his backbone.
So, Major General Kolchak will lose the courage to continue fighting because of the immediate loss. Will he choose to take the fleet and return to the fortress to wait for the next opportunity before the loss is further expanded?
The answer is naturally "nein".
"Discovered the flagship of the enemy fleet "Duke Suvorov"! Heading 10! Presumably the target is this ship!!"
The Combat Intelligence Integrated Center reported loudly the expected state. The atmosphere of the command bridge "Von de Tann" was suddenly revived, and some of the less mature staff even stomped and cheered loudly.
They were not cheering for the one-on-one singles of the enemy flagship. This is no longer the age of knights who informed each other about their family names and meanings, and then captured the fight. All creatures in front of machine guns and heavy artillery are equal. Whether you are poor or rich, healthy or sick, steel and explosives treat all people equally. No one is eager to try a heads-up because of the chivalrous spirit.
What pleases everyone is the result of Major General Kolchak finally being "fished out".
The lord was originally a determined person. The previous series of contests further honed his nerves, making him able to tolerate all kinds of emergencies, which is beyond the reach of ordinary people.
To turn Major General Kolchak into an abacus bead, toggle it at will? It's not that easy.
Because of this, when the "Duke of Suvorov" finally rushed forward and faced off with the "Von de Tann", the calm Parsifal finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally came to the final situation.
Parsifal, who had always disliked rhetoric, muttered silently in his heart.
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