The Rise of the Empire

"Are the British battleships just like this?" Standing in the armored command cabin of the USS Iowa, Dewey could clearly see the two twin 12-inch turrets at the bow and stern of the battleship Iowa and the two turrets in the middle of the hull. The scene of the 8-inch turret shooting, accompanied by the loud noise like thunder, the battleship Iowa is like an ancient giant, sending heavy blows to the opponent again and again!

The two sides had just fought, and the Fuji was at a disadvantage. It is conservatively estimated that Iowa's ammunition projection is at least 1.5 times that of the Fuji! Iowa's 12-inch guns can barely shoot once a minute, but four 8-inch guns make up for the lack of projection. Although Fuji's artillery is smaller, the rate of fire is still not high. Not long after firing, a shell fell near the Fuji. As the distance gradually narrowed, Iowa got the first hit!

Although the artillery skills of the Americans are generally relatively low, there are exceptions to everything. For example, the gunners on the Iowa are considered good. After the two battleships fought, the Americans were the first to get hits! A 12-inch shell roared and flew over a distance of 2,500 meters, and then plunged headlong into the middle of the Fuji's hull. The violent impact tore apart the main armor belt located in the upper gun gallery, and the raging flames and a large number of shrapnel came from It flew in through the breach and carried out a full-coverage attack on the Japanese officers and soldiers in the two artillery galleries next to it. Accompanied by the tooth-piercing sound of metal tearing, the flying shrapnel swept down the Japanese soldiers in pieces like cutting wheat . The resulting fire also began to spread in the gun gallery of the hull.

But soon, the Fuji retaliated. A 10-inch shell hit a double 8-inch shell on the sidestring of the Iowa. Although it failed to penetrate the 8-inch Harvey hardened armor, it did Successfully blasted the barrel of an 8-inch gun, and at the same time made the other gun unusable for a short time. Since the start of the war, the two sides have been shooting at each other for a quarter of an hour, almost a tie.

If it is said that Iowa and the opposite Fuji fight for a tie in a short period of time and have a chance to counter pressure, then Brooklyn, which is second in the battle line, is a bit disadvantaged in the battle with the Yashima , Brooklyn's six 8-inch turret guns have enough projection. The three turrets on the sidestring are like the three heads of a hellhound, crazily tilting towards each other to rain bullets. The accuracy of American shelling is poor, but what The new-style turret guns have a faster rate of fire and are more numerous. Orange fireballs rise up from time to time on the target. The fire caused by the violent explosion destroyed part of the superstructure of the Yashima. Under the smoky fire, This Japanese battleship looked a little embarrassed.

However, the opponent is obviously not a vegetarian. Relying on the larger caliber secondary guns, the Yashima's projection volume can be regarded as doable, but the most powerful weapon of the Yashima is its two-mounted 10-inch main guns at the front and rear. The 227KG armor-piercing projectiles are easy It penetrated Brooklyn's side string armor, which was only 3 inches thick. A shell hit it, and directly opened a large hole of several square meters in the side string hull. Sea of ​​fire! Brooklyn's attack speed is very fast, but all the damage caused to the opponent is skin trauma, while Yashima is a heavy fighter. Although his shots are relatively slow, he can make the opponent pay a heavy price every time. Although the situation in Brooklyn is very bad, it can hold on for a short time.

"No one would have imagined that the armored cruiser Rurik, the largest tonnage in the U.S. and Russian fleets, would be the first to fail in this battle. Tonnage, when other warships of the U.S. Navy are still insisting, this warship has been defeated by the flagship of General Togo Heihachiro, the Asama!" Lieutenant Colonel Jericho, who participated in the battle after the war, commented Armored cruiser Rurik.

Rurik looked at the data really vigorously, 4 203 guns, 16 6-inch guns! But it is a pity that the four 203 guns are gun gallery guns, which are similar in appearance to the 8-inch guns of the Haitian class of the Qing Dynasty in history. And it's still a sad reminder of the cross distribution, the side string firepower is only 3, and all the 6-inch guns have very limited protection. This thing seems very fierce, but it is only at the level of a second-class cruiser with stable voltage, and the skill points are all on it. The range is up, and the distance is enough, but the speed is low, the fire protection is weak, and you are still using non-hardened armor! In this era of naval warfare, you are too embarrassed to greet people if you don’t go to Harvey!

The armored cruiser Asama, designed on the basis of the last generation of armored cruiser Rurik 2 in history, fought against the first generation of Rurik in history.... What fate! If the traveler is here, he must sigh. In this battle, Rurik's performance was really bad!

"Don't the Russian battleships have any protection?" Feeling the slight vibration from the firing of the battleship under his feet, Togo Heihachiro looked comfortably at the cruiser Rurik struggling in the flames and explosions in the distance. The damage caused by the Japanese shelling was beyond the imagination of the Russians, and beyond the imagination of the Japanese! The defense of the Rurik is as fragile as a layer of paper! Almost every minute, there will be a series of explosions and pillars of fire on the Rurik. Above the entire waterline armor belt, Rurik's defense is very limited, completely unworthy of the name armored cruiser!

Rurik's seemingly powerful projectile firepower had no chance to be used at all, and most of the artillery positions were concentrated and covered immediately after the battle started! Facing the artillery positions with very limited defense, even an 8-inch artillery shell can easily wipe them out! Within 10 minutes after the start of the battle, 2 of Rurik's 3 8-inch gun positions were destroyed! An 8-inch shell penetrated the rear gun emplacement, shattering the entire gun and its carriage into pieces. Another 227KG 10-inch artillery shell not only flattened an 8-inch artillery emplacement on the side string, but also damaged the lower bomb feeding device, and a fire dragon spread to the bottom of the deck in an instant.

Although they failed to enter the ammunition depot, the Russian naval officers and soldiers present could still feel the vibration of the explosion and the sound of the hull tearing. In just over 20 minutes of counterattack, Rurik was completely at a disadvantage. The entire deck was blown up like a burning volcano. Fortunately, the power system of this battleship has not been hit, otherwise If so, once Rurik slows down and leaves the battle line, no matter what the Japanese fleet chooses, it will be a disaster for the US and Russian fleets.

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