Chapter 917: Twelve. For the motherland (22)

() Unlike Captain "Ravalpindi", who was overly reserved and ignorant, the Marquis of Fort Renault (Lieutenant General), the commander of the first guerrilla force in the armored ship "Glorious", recognized the sea level line at a glance. What is the role of ship shadow on one end. The reason is not complicated-the "Nuremberg" is his long-sought goal.
After continuous bleeding in the waters around Guadalcanal, the Royal Navy of Charlemagne has begun to show signs of decline. The sunken ships are mostly transport ships and civilian ships. The warships’ damage is actually limited. However, the continuous movement of the Navy at sea and the connection between overseas colonies and the mainland rely on these humble boats. It can be said that half of Charlemagne’s vessels supplying the war machine at sea are made up of these civilian ships and transport ships. The raging of U-boats not only weakened Charlemagne's ability to continue the war, but also the scope and duration of the activities of the Royal Navy were forced to shrink.
This is not a good sign. In the long run, the navy’s giant ships that cost a lot of money can only shrink in the military port. What’s more terrible is that the army will use this as a reason to overpower the navy and eventually establish a "land master sea slave". Military state system. That was the navy's biggest nightmare for a long time, and saying nothing could allow the army of red deer who hung "Navy to be shameful and shameful" all day long to realize their ambition.
In order to restore the strategic decline, the lost face was regained, and the army was repressed. The Royal Navy of Charlemagne formulated a battle plan called "Jie". Strive to annihilate the maritime supply unit of the rebel navy in one fell swoop, and use this as a bait to carry out a fleet decisive battle against the rebel navy.
The basis for this operation by the Royal Navy of Charlemagne was "The Royal Navy's Artillery in the World", "The Royal Navy's Night Fighting Capability in the World", "The Royal Navy's Training Intensity in the World", "The Royal Family's Spirit in the World". "Wang family navy special attack force is the world's first." With so many "world firsts" to support it, King Charlemagne's navy is convinced that if it is a face-to-face battle, the invincible king will inevitably transform the timid and cowardly ears into algal debris.
The series of "World No. 1" listed by Wang Jiajun's Navy seems to be fine, but they seem to have forgotten the well-known fact that "point ears, ghosts, and black technology are No. 1 in the world." In the face of the overwhelming technological superiority, how much of the quantity advantage they are proud of can play. Whether the technology and "spirit" of the old era can be a support for victory is really doubtful. Taking a ten thousand steps back, whether the plan itself is reliable or not, it also needs to be marked with a big question mark.
In the "Jie Combat", the first guerrilla force consisting of 4 cutting-edge armored ships, supplemented by 2 special attack aircraft carrying mother ships, 11 cruisers and 20 other auxiliary ships will act as a "sea hunter". This small but well-organized fleet will wander around the sea in search of enemy support ships that supply U-boats and assault ships. According to the estimates of the staff of the Wangjia Navy Command, without these supporting auxiliary ship inspections, the rebel navy will be unable to continue to fight at sea, and will have to reduce the number of attacks to ensure the operation status of the ship inspection and personnel. As a result, Charlieman’s sea pressure will be greatly reduced. If the rebel navy challenged the guerrilla forces in order to protect these important supporting forces, then the Wang family navy would be at ease to eliminate these "sea wolves" that were hidden in the ordinary days. If they are lucky enough, they can also follow the fleeing enemy ship to find the rebels’ seaport base, and basically eliminate the rebel navy.
For such a plan, the interior of the fleet did not buy it at first. It is important to understand that the education received by the captains is how to conduct a fleet battle. Even the rookie who had just entered the military school for a few months knew that winning the war through a battle to annihilate the enemy fleet was the sacred and inviolable principle of the Royal Navy. Now let them attack the transport ship like a sneaky pirate, which really makes this granite head unacceptable, although in the end it was barely made clear in the form of a written order. "Once encountering the main force of the enemy navy, first destroy the main force of the enemy. , And then annihilate the auxiliary ship’s general principle, but from this point of view, the
Short Combat
has buried the hidden danger of unclear goals from the beginning.
Not only that, but throughout the entire outline of operations, all kinds of "confident self-confidence" are everywhere. Let’s not talk about how to determine the position of the defense navy auxiliary ship in the vast sea, how to deal with the enemy’s main attack, and so on. In the Southern Ocean, where the "wolves" raged, such a conspicuous fleet wandered around, almost streaking in front of the wolves. The plan did not elaborate on how to deal with enemy fleets and aviation capabilities expected to be above the scale. Various loopholes such as these show that the so-called "smart operations" are nothing but "special attack" operations based on fantasy and assumptions. Once implemented, the first guerrilla force is bound to embark on a route of non-return for nine lives and even ten lives.
On this point, not only Wang Jiajun knew this, but even the Army saw that under the current circumstances, sending the first guerrilla force was almost a death. During the joint warfare meeting between the Army and the Navy before the launch of the "Jie Combat", the Army clearly objected to the Navy's plan and pointed out that it was more effective to save the fleet. However, the navy’s reason was simple and practical: if the fleet was not dispatched for a decisive battle and the rebel navy was allowed to wreak havoc, the communication line between the mainland and the Southern Ocean would be cut off, and the domestic military industry would therefore be Losing an important resource supply channel, the local decisive battle will be even more unpredictable (for the sake of Prince Wang's face, the Navy did not say "defeat"). Rather than being put to rest, it is better to give it a try, maybe there is still life. At that time, Lord Marquis Loire, who had always had no good face for the Navy, repeatedly asked the Navy to think twice with a sincere tone. Because "The fleet does not belong only to the navy, but also to the country. Only the strong fleet exists, the rebels will be careful, and the princes must be cautious." At this point, the navy minister Marquis Snelai also moved, and said in tears: "Thank you The Army gave such a high evaluation of the first guerrilla force, but even if it was a flower of death, it also gave the first guerrilla force a chance to bloom. This is a sincere request of the Navy." So, the essence of King Charlemagne’s Navy This was pushed onto the road of death.
The Secretary of the Navy’s words are not an exaggeration. The break-in and wars surrounding the transportation line between Charlemagne’s homeland and the Southern Ocean colony have entered a critical point. With the investment of the navy surface ships of the Defense Forces, the breaking engagement will be carried out on the scale of the fleet, rather than the previous guerrilla harassment. Now the practice of forming merchant ships into a fleet to send warships to is just barely maintaining maritime logistics, and facing performance advantages The destroyer fleet composed of new defense warships, whether commercial or ships, will be reduced to prey. If this momentum cannot be stopped, the entire battle will be completely defeated, and the navy will lose its meaning, and Charlemagne, who lost blood transfusions overseas, will face a more severe situation.
To sum up, the "Jie combat" will be an important turning point in the ocean-the sharp ears, or the Charlemagne. At this critical juncture, even if it is known that sending the first guerrilla force is a waste of warships and soldiers, the navy can only "throw" it with a stubborn rash.
After the meeting, the navy building held a reception to wish the battle a success. At the reception, these soldiers who were about to go to the battle of destiny fully demonstrated their fearlessness, or pretending to be even pretending to be dead and alive, crying and howling. Songs of the military are one after another, "Warship March", "Sea Travel", "Sakura of the Same Period", "Special Commando Festival"-with the current drunken song. Admiral Jean Barr, who had no qualms with the Marquis of Fort Reynolds, blessed the old man with a happy tone: "Your Excellency, you must go well."
...This is not only intriguing, but terrified. But for the Marquis of Fort Reynolds, who has seen life and death, this little trick is nothing. As a sailor, the embrace of death in the sea is the best home, not the old death on the hospital bed.
The fleet commander who had already decided to fight the battlefield could not have imagined that the decisive battle came so quickly. I can't even imagine that a message sent by me for the beating of the teeth would actually make "Rawalpindi" buried in the belly of the fish.
"Quick! Send a signal to meet the enemy! With a slogan, all ships turn 90 compass points left!"
The Marquis of Fort Renault responded slowly and the arrangements were in place. At this moment, the first guerrilla forces lined up in columns were heading south at a speed of 13 knots, and the bow of the "Nuremberg" was pointing north, and the two sides were facing each other at an angle of only 20 degrees. The wishful abacus of Fort Reynolds is to turn the four leading armored ships as the battle line artillery formation to seize the T-shaped horizontal position, and at the same time let the fragile special attack aircraft carrier and the wooden sail cruiser retreat to the rear, which is easy to release the special features. For machine. So as to give full play to the advantages of three-dimensional firepower, so that the results are tilted in favor of ourselves.
The Marquis's tactics can be described as old-fashioned, as powerful as the "Nuremberg", and a trace of confusion appeared for a while.
The "Nuremberg" is in a very embarrassing position. In accordance with the maritime combat regulations, when it encounters an enemy with several times its number, any attack ship should immediately retreat to avoid unnecessary losses. But the matter has come to this point, it is also impossible to give up the "Usakuma", and the aggressive attitude of the enemy ship, let alone tow away, is to blow up and punish the "Usakuma" may not have time to ensure the destruction of all secrets, And take away all the crew.
"Only one battle."
The commander of the fleet bit the rear molars and squeezed out the decision, followed by a powerful command of steel clang quickly spreading across the bridge.
"Right rudder 65 degrees, two cars into ten! Anton (A turret), Bruno (B turret) ready to volley! While firing, MDS is released! The electric submarine group nearby quickly came to support!"
The officers and sailors moved quickly. The former main gun group started to rotate, the barrels were lifted in turn, and the observation team continued to report the data to the fire control center. Taste, go with "Lawpinpindi".
"strange……"
Regardless of the busyness around him, staring at the high-power telescope closely, Major General Marshall murmured softly.
"What is that fleet commander thinking about?"
The same question exists in the mind of every officer on the scene. From their point of view, grabbing the T-headed horizontal position without taking advantage of the range is almost a suicide. Relying on the advantages of observation equipment and artillery performance, the "Nuremberg" can be named like a target. Not to mention that the enemy fleet not only increased the area of ​​the bombardment, but also exposed the fragile paddle wheel. Even if it was not against the Nuremberg, this was a very dangerous move.
It's unbelievable to say something bad.
Where do they know that if there is a chance, the Marquis of Fort Renault will never expose his fragile flanks in front of the enemy's muzzle. To put it bluntly, this is the pot with the backward production capacity and technology of Charlemagne. Wang Jiajun is not unaware of the advantages of propeller propulsion. Roland's Endeavour uses propeller propulsion. The use of propeller propulsion is not only more efficient, but also allows the fragile propulsion system to be better protected. The problem is that the propeller is a new thing, not only to produce special molds and processing production lines, but more importantly, the design of the entire hull using the propeller must be pushed back, how to set up the power system, how to allocate the watertight cabin, and how to store the fresh water. Where, how to design the cabin passage, how to balance the hull, and design and manufacture the transmission power group from the beginning... It is impossible to start construction without thoroughly understanding the technology and clarifying the design ideas. Even if it is barely made, whether it can sail normally is a problem, not to mention catching and fighting with a strong enemy in the ocean thousands of miles away.
Comparatively speaking, although the paddlewheel has such defects, it is technically simple after all, and it does not need to be fully re-launched. It can be put into use with slight improvements to the existing battleship structure. With this advantage of "time cost", the Wangjia Navy can build four iron armored ships at one go to form the core of the first guerrilla force.
Like all "epoch-making products" created in a hurry, these armored ships have performance advantages that are difficult to compare with traditional wooden sails on paper, but in fact, various problems are emerging. In addition to the aforementioned two sides of the paddle wheel vulnerable to shelling, the layout of the gun gallery following the traditional warships made these armored ships have to expose fragile flanks to play firepower. In addition, the center of gravity is so high that when the warship is turned at a large angle, the hull will be greatly inclined, which makes people worry that these warships will roll over to change the submarine. The most terrible thing is the high temperature and excessive humidity-especially in the hot Southern Ocean, where the ventilation is made only by portholes and canvas fans, there is the high temperature released by the boiler, the sun is roasted outside, and the deck is always a wet place . From military officers to sailors, everyone is like being steamed in a tightly-ventilated iron cage, let alone the non-combat downsizing caused by heat stroke and arthropathy, just watching the high-temperature gunpowder and shells with the crew , Enough to make people tremble.
To be honest, there are many problems with these. At best, a battleship that can only be regarded as a "half ship" is to let the crew die. Even prefixes such as "plain" are not needed.
"Even if it is a half boat, it must be brought to the front now, we have no other choice."
The orders of the Navy Secretary and the Commander-in-Chief of the Fleet are still in the ears. They have Her Royal Highness the Queen and the Crown Prince knocking on the wooden fish.
"Yeah, we have no choice..."
The Marquis of Fort Reynolds grunted sourly, and only a small voice was heard by himself.
At this moment, according to the flagship's order, the first guerrilla forces are stepping up to clean up the ship's flammable materials. The first to suffer is the recreational reading materials used to dispose of the loneliness of the journey. The exquisitely printed hardcover hardcover books, the masterpieces of Hugo and Tolstoy, and a large number of children’s unsuitable Fengyue reading materials obey the tactical needs together with the bookcase. Together, they were thrown into the sea from the officer’s cabin, followed by wooden furniture and extra bed linens, etc., and finally it was more than or a wine barrel placed in the obstructed position. All sorts of messy debris mixed together, and all the brains poured into the clear waters of the Southern Ocean, dragging a trail full of debris behind the Charlemagne fleet.
After finishing the cleanup work in a hurry, both sides sounded the battle alarm at the same time, at this time the "Nuremberg" was turning to the northeast. Try to enter the deep water area to gain more space for turning activities, while ensuring the interception of the enemy fleet. Discovering this dynamic, the Marquis of Fort Reynolds ordered the first guerrilla force to use the glory as the leader to continue to maintain the starboard side of the entire fleet, and then made a 35-degree turn of the left rudder. This action took about a quarter of an hour to wait for the fleet to fully adjust When the direction was over, the Charlemagne fleet and the "Nuremberg" formed an angle of 100 degrees. The Charlemagne armored ship could use all starboard artillery to shoot at the "Nuremberg", while the "Nuremberg" that bowed to the enemy could only use the front. The main gun returned. At this time, the distance between the two sides was narrowed to 17000 meters. The watchman of the "Nuremberg" suddenly found a four-color signal flag on the mast of the "Glorious" signal flag.
The upper yellow, right blue, lower red, left white, and four different colored triangle flags represent the letter Z, which means "the kingdom is in a battle, everyone must work harder."
As the Z-shaped flag was raised, this command to block Charlemagne’s national games and glory was communicated from each ship to each battle position through the mouth of the captains. Before the veterans recalled the past, the rookies understood Really, the watchmen saw the sea antenna burst through the telescope with a flash of light. After a few seconds, the rumbling gunfire flew over the "Glory" with 6 iron bumps.
"The enemy ship is firing! The enemy ship is firing!" The exclamation was still in my ears. The exclamations of "completely crazy!" and "Sharp ears are all lunatics" in the bridge had just emerged. Around the ship, six water columns dyed dark green rose up and down around the front and back of the steel battleship.
"Span shot!"
The second lieutenant Pearson made a woman-like scream. On weekdays, the commander or captain of the fleet had picked up the "Navy Spirit Injection Stick" and beat the shameful coward to half death, but now their own knees are just barely Supporting the body, it is simply unable to complete the difficult movement of "bashing".
The main equipment of the four armored ships is a 32-pound Dahlgren smoothbore gun and a special 170mm Brooke rifled gun~EbookFREE.me~ The maximum range is only 7.2 kilometers. Now the distance between the warring parties is definitely more than 16 kilometers. This huge range The gap means that the Charlemagne had to carry a cannonball for at least ten minutes before rushing into the effective range to return color to the opponent. They were even more frightened that the other side formed a cross-fire on the "Glorious" as the leading flagship for the first shot. This accuracy is without electrified fire control sighting equipment, and it still stays on the small caliber range gun and artillery. Charlieman, who uses a slide rule to measure the distance between the enemy and the enemy, cannot imagine.
The bravery that had been swelled before was shrunk a lot by this blow. They had expected that they might die in the hands of their opponents. Many people already gave their suicide notes to their families before going to sea. But they did not even think of it-they were not killed in battle, but killed in a slaughter, as if the animals to be slaughtered had no power to fight back, and watched the sickle of the of death waved down in turn until their turn. .
"Stupid human."
Major General Marshall, who was sitting on the podium, blew away the foam from the coffee, and a cruel smile was drawn from his disdainful face.
"I'm the world's No. 1 in science and technology in Yalfheim. To challenge with that kind of thing is to hit the stone with an egg."