Chapter 906: Cannon era

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"Complete launch!" With a loud shout, the loader was busy in the narrow metal space, the huge breech was pulled away from the inside, and a hot wave of air diffused from the gun. The machinery began to roar, the engine started to rotate, and the chain began to roll, and the entire space was full of harsh sounds.
Soon, a cannonball was lifted from the steel tunnel underneath. It was pushed onto the transport elevator by tens of meters below the foot, and then passed the armor protection partition as the engine rolled. A thicker battleship main armor layer came inside the turret of the main gun.
"Loader!" Another shout rang out, and several people began to unload the heavy shell from the elevator with simple lifting machinery. They shouted the slogan and placed the shell on the loading track.
Then with the operation of the electric machinery, this shell was pushed into the 406 mm caliber gun barrel by a metal rod with a soft head, and the long push rod was regularly followed by the mechanical Repeated movements back to where it was originally docked.
"Charge!" Such a large-caliber shell is not a whole shell, nor a separate warhead and propellant. The propellant required for this projectile is basically similar to the package. The loader ≮↙ needs to put the packaged charge codes neatly according to the range and other requirements, and then push the ejector rod into the barrel again. .
Soon, these launching charges had been neatly placed on the loading track. The reason why all large-calibre artillery can not shoot continuously, must return to a fixed angle to load, mainly because the ammunition of these huge artillery must rely on complex loading assistance system, and this system can not follow the artillery pitch movement.
"Wow!" With a series of sounds, these propellant charges were pushed into the cannon, and then the two loaders fold the loading rail skillfully from left to right. After all, it takes a while for the artillery to fire. Seat distance, if the slide rail is not retracted, it will be rotten by the recoil of the artillery.
"No. 1 artillery is loaded! Ready!" A sergeant in the loader's position returned to his position and reported loudly.
The shooting correction sergeant over there also put down the phone in his hand almost at the same time, and repeated loudly the shooting elements he had just received: "The angle remains the same! Amend 0.2 to the left, waiting for the firing order!"
The artillery angle operation team not far behind him repeated his commands aloud, and fiddled with his hand on the power-assisted instrument panel: "The launch angle remains the same, amended to the left by 0.2 ... Ready ! "
As they shouted, the muzzle of Artillery No. 1 began to sink bit by bit, which also indicated that the muzzle of the artillery was rapidly raising. After returning to the same height as when it was fired, the cannon waited motionlessly.
"Open fire!" With an order, a huge roar came from outside the deck, and the entire battleship shook in this earth-shattering roar, and everyone narrowed his eyes involuntarily.
The propellant exploded, forming a thick cloud of smoke from the 406-mm diameter muzzle, and even blowing a clear breeze on the nearby sea, a huge shell hit the sky and flew to the distant The target then landed on the surface of the sea not far from the target, exploding to form a water column of dozens of floors.
In the shooting post near the command tower at the top of the battleship, a non-commissioned officer lowered the telescope in his hand, grabbed the phone next to him, and loudly reported his observations to the microphone: "Artillery No. 1! Missile near! Height correction 0. 1!"
On the bridge, the captain of the battleship Washington frowned and stared helplessly at the distant sea. The Japanese battleship took the initiative to wrap it up. He had no idea that at this time he could not get the support of friendly aircraft.
You should know that the artillery level of American battleships can only be regarded as the average level. The ammunition of this large-scale killer is expensive and the firing life of the barrel is relatively short. Who usually has nothing to practice shooting with this level of weapons? So the artillery level of the US Navy is also of the level that basically depends on faith. Of course, once again, firing artillery against each other on the shaking sea, who is not relying on faith to fight?
Obviously, the Japanese have more faith. They just hit the tail of the North Carolina. Although they did not cause any fatal damage, this is the only time the two sides have hit their opponents so far. Relying on quantitative advantages, Americans used dense artillery to sieve the sea near the Japanese battleship USS, and the Japanese army desperately fought back, wanting to drag the US army not to allow them to reinforce other battlefields.
"Boom!" In anxiety, the second artillery fired again. This shell also failed to make a contribution. It flew over the chimney of the Japanese warship and landed behind the Japanese warship. It was still a huge explosion. The water column, but the Japanese warship, is floating intact on the sea.
"The second artillery did not hit the target and formed a crossfire! Keep the angle to continue shooting! Keep the angle to continue shooting!" The observer in the shooting command shouted excitedly. Generally speaking, as long as the artillery's crossfire is formed, then The distance to hit the target is relatively close.
Inside the bridge, the adjutant raised his hands and asked Halsey, who was desperately hoping to end the battle sooner: "Sir! If not, let's take off the school-launched plane for observation ..."
At the beginning, the American warships and aircraft bullied the Japanese, so there was no need to take off the school-fired aircraft to recuperate the artillery. As a result, there was now an artillery battle. Both sides of the artillery came and went, and they were all at a visual distance. There is no chance to delay the fire and take off any school-launched aircraft. However, although the US warships have obvious advantages, they have repeatedly missed, which makes the first officer have to think of a better way.
"Boom!" Artillery No. 3 fired at this time, and then when the US captain was about to order to stop the artillery firing and took off the school aircraft to make artillery firing corrections, a miracle appeared ...
The No. 3 artillery of the A turret of the USS Washington hit the A turret of the Japanese battleship's fore turret, and a shell was accurately hit on the armored steel plate, completely reimbursing a Japanese turret, which also made the Japanese artillery The density has dropped a lot.
As the Japanese warship ignited and began to burn, the American battleship burst into cheers. Although everyone knows that he is using two new battleships to fight an old battleship, it is not too glorious to be more bullied, but it is much better to be able to hit than to miss, so no one cares about the details and starts to work harder. Adjust the cannon.
"Hit! Hit! Keep firing! Keep firing!" When the observer in the shooting command post reported, because of the excitement, even the voice was slightly changed. You can hear his excitement, after all, winning Japan in the shelling is a very encouraging thing for Americans.
The atmosphere of such rejoicing did not last long. The cheers of the Americans on this side had not ended yet. The battleship North Carolina was also hit by the main gun of the battleship of the Japanese army. Going on, it seems that the short-lived joy just disappeared with the North Carolina bullet.
After all, the Japanese battleship is an old battleship, it is equipped with a 356 mm caliber main gun, instead of the 406 mm caliber main gun installed on four US Navy battleships. Therefore, in terms of the penetrating power of the shells, it is impossible to compare with the US military's giant artillery. Although the Japanese navy has hit the US warship twice in succession, it has not caused any substantial damage to the US warship.
After all, the US Navy ’s battleship is a new type of warship that was just launched in 1939, and the Japanese Navy ’s Niko is already an old antique that served in 1918. Even after undergoing a modernization, it was no longer able to meet the need for a decisive battle. So when the Japanese battleship hit the US battleship for the third time, it still did not slow down the North Carolina.
After such a hit exchange, the Americans also forgot to take off the school-launched aircraft. Since they can hit their opponents, it is not necessary to stop shooting to observe the aircraft that is not very useful for taking off on the deck. .
The cannons on both sides were firing at each other, and the Japanese were very precise. Like their teacher, the British, they were very good at sea artillery. However, their calibers were somewhat smaller, and they could not cause fatal injuries to American warships. The American cannons are powerful enough, but they are not very accurate ...
The show continues to play, just as the USS Washington narrowed the distance to 20 kilometers, they finally hit each other again. The center of the hull of the Japanese battleship was hit by a cannon of the North Carolina, and the battleship of the North Carolina The stern was also hit again.
This time both sides paid a heavy price, the battleship Niko immediately ignited a raging fire, and the turret in the middle of the hull instantly silenced. The Americans seem to have hit its important position. At this moment, the Japanese battleship that could barely fight the World War I has lost its fighting power.
Of course, the new US battleship North Carolina also failed to pick up the cheap. Although it hit the opponent in one fell swoop and caused the opponent to basically lose the ability to fight, it seems that its tail was also hit with problems, and the speed suddenly fell to Half of the original