After a brief silence, the Turquoise's four 8-inch guns also began to fight back. With the roar of the artillery, four 8-inch shells flew over a distance of about 4km between the two sides and landed around the Taipei. However, the closest one

The shells fired were more than 70 meters away from the battleship. {This Chapter&} The overseas fleet is not in a hurry to get close to the opponent.

The two warships just slowly opened fire from a distance with their 11-inch and 6-inch guns, keeping their distance. At this distance, the vigilance of the two warships was still acceptable, since the other side could no longer escape due to various reasons.

Okay. So at the beginning, there is no need for the overseas fleet to directly engage the opponent with bayonets at a distance of 3000 meters. After all, it will not be uncomfortable if the high-explosive shell of the 6-inch gun hits the body.

After a period of confrontation at a distance of 4,000 meters, both sides found that the effect of their 6-inch guns was very average. Except for the Cathay, whether it was the Taipei or the improved Turquoise, the armor protection areas of both sides were not small, and a large number of

The 6-inch gun hit the sidearm

After the armor is attached, the armor-piercing projectile can leave a small crater. The picric acid high-explosive projectile will eventually burn black after hitting it. Only a small number of shells can light a fire after hitting the building on the deck. If you are lucky, you can still

Sweep out a 12-pounder or something.

As for the secondary guns, both sides had little hope, and they could only compete for the firepower of the main guns. At this time, the Turquoise, which was the result of a compromise between all parties, once again exposed the problem of insufficient firepower. Facing the high-defense Taipei,

The approximately 100kg shells fired by the Turquoise 8-inch cannon could not have much impact on the Taipei's thick armor. They could not even crack the armor because the shells were too light.

The Taipei's 11-inch 40l main gun plus capped armor-piercing projectiles are enough to pose a serious threat to Turquoise's 6-inch main gun. Of course, due to immature technology, the shell caps fall off or the projectile body is not strong enough.

Fragmentation still occurs frequently, but the huge damage caused by those shells without problems is enough to show the power of the new capped armor-piercing projectiles!

After the first 11-inch cannon shot successfully blew away the two 6-inch cannons, the second 11-inch cannon shell hit the Turquoise's turret five minutes later. Unfortunately, it was because of the angle.

The steel cap of the 11-inch artillery shell is impacting

Then it fell off, and then without the shell penetrating the hardened layer, the warhead directly collided with the hardened layer of the Harvey armor on the turret. With a loud noise, the impact of the collision detonated the shell. This shell can be said to have penetrated

half done

An explosion occurred. Although it could not completely penetrate the turret, the explosion inside the armor and the impact of the armor-piercing projectile shattered the back plate behind the armor, and the scattered fragments hit the Russian gunner inside the turret.

The difference swept her. Most of the Russian gunners were swept to the ground before they could react, letting out desperate screams. In addition to the damage to people, the huge vibration also caused the saddle of the artillery to deflect. An 8-inch

The cannon is temporarily unavailable.

"The effect is not obvious." Watching the black smoke covering the turret of the Turquoise gradually dissipate, Cheng Biguang shook his head with some dissatisfaction. "Cheng Junmen, the angle between our ship and the opponent is a bit large. When the cannonball enters the sheer angle,

The angle with the vertical line of the elastic surface is

If it is too big, ricochet will easily occur. If we accelerate now and face the opponent directly, the shot just now should have been enough to penetrate the 6-inch turret of the Azov Sea-type armored cruiser." A person on the side once served as

said the gunner's staff officer.

Although Cheng Biguang is not a professional artillery expert, he still understands some basic principles. What's more, this battle is largely to verify the effect of new artillery and armor-piercing projectiles. Therefore, Cheng Biguang does not mind wasting more time with his experiments

Products are dealt with.

The two sides got closer during the battle. At this time, the Taipei and the Turquoise were basically facing each other, with a distance of about 3800 meters. The direct facing and the close distance increased the hits of both sides. However, this time the opponent was hit first.

It was the 8-inch gun of the Turquoise. The higher fire speed of the 8-inch gun made it easier for the Turquoise to hit at a closer distance. This 8-inch shell hit the stern of the Taipei. Behind the rear turret

Lighted a fire.

At this distance, the medium-caliber rapid fire cannons of both sides can finally have a greater impact on the other party with their higher fire speed. The Taipei has five 6-inch guns and three 105mm guns, and the Cathay Pacific has three 6-inch guns.

The inch cannon and four 120mm cannons fired a hail of bullets. The beating muzzle flames kept flashing, and the shells streaked across the sky.

The voices in the air were almost connected. According to the Beiyang's preset tactics, when the Beiyang fleet fights with the opponent, it should first keep a distance and use large-caliber main guns to weaken the opponent. Then, after the opponent's firepower weakens and slows down, it should approach the target with

Absolutely superior firepower to suffocate the opponent. But now, Cheng Biguang entered the second stage a little prematurely.

The high-explosive bombs in the sky were fair to both sides. While the Taipei and the Cathay Pacific turned the Turquoise into a fire ship, the 8-inch guns and 6-inch guns on the Turquoise also gave the Cathay Pacific a lesson in deck washing.

The captain of the Turquoise had a very simple idea. Since the Taipei couldn't get enough oil and salt, he could only find someone soft to pinch him. Soon, the Cathay was only considered a second-rate battleship during the Sino-Japanese War.

The boat finally realized

Now comes the fury of the Turquoise! ​​The 6-inch gun on the forecastle was first lit into a torch by a 6-inch gun, and then an 8-inch high-explosive bomb made the Cathay Pacific rationally choose to withdraw from the battle to put out the fire. This shell was directly at the stern.

A hole was opened, and the ignited fire not only affected the firing of the rear artillery but also caused the hull to tilt. In order to avoid further damage to the Cathay Pacific, Cheng Biguang rationally chose to let the Cathay Pacific escape.

Before the Russian officers and soldiers on the Turquoise had time to cheer for repelling one of the opponent's warships, Turquoise's own luck seemed to have dissipated with the withdrawal of the Cathay Pacific. At a distance of 3,500 meters, the Taipei's 11-inch

The cap-piercing shell hit the hull of the Turquoise again. This time the shell entered almost vertically and hit the main equipment of the Turquoise.

Accompanied by a heart-wrenching metal collision sound, the cap of the armor-piercing projectile finally tore off the hardened layer on the surface of the 6-inch Harvey armor. Subsequently, as the hardened layer and cap cracked, the steel armor behind was exposed to 11

In front of the warhead of an armor-piercing bullet, the sharp warhead successfully opened a bullet hole in the steel armor, and then rushed into the boiler room of the Turquoise's side string!

"At that time, I only felt a blast coming from the direction of the power cabin of the hull. A few seconds later, the entire battleship shook violently, as if the Turquoise was lifted out of the water and then fell heavily, almost all

Everyone was knocked down by the huge vibration. Then the whole ship continued to tremble, and waves of high temperature and high pressure

Steam gushes out from the power cabin, and the entire power cabin is instantly surrounded by flames and white smoke. The steam engine begins to accelerate slowly because it loses power. Then, the propeller on one side finally stops rotating, and the speed of the entire battleship drops by just a few seconds.

8 knots!" Afterwards, the surviving captain of the Turquoise recalled this.

"One shell that penetrates the opponent's armor is far more deadly than five high-explosive shells." Cheng Biguang said excitedly after seeing the effect of this hit. After a long time, Cheng Biguang finally regained the Dingzhen 12-inch heavy artillery.

That feeling of being looked down upon. The damage caused by the high-explosive shell of the secondary battery that swept across the deck for a long time was far less severe than the armor-piercing shell that penetrated the opponent's core cabin. This shell completely pronounced the opponent's death!

But it was not over yet. Two minutes later, another 11-inch armor-piercing projectile hit the Turquoise's rear main turret. This time, the Turquoise's main turret was not as lucky as last time.

, the shell that entered almost vertically easily cut a hole in the turret. Then the shell exploded after hitting an 8-inch gun. In an instant, shrapnel and flames filled the entire turret.

, the shrapnel instantly killed all the personnel inside the turret. It was not too late. The high-temperature flame ignited the smokeless explosive package stored at the tail of the turret. Then, about 2 seconds after the first explosion, because

The second, more violent explosion caused by the explosion resounded throughout the battlefield again, and the armor cover on the top of the entire turret was ripped off. A flame more than 4 meters high suddenly shot up from the gun emplacement.

As if God didn't think the Russians were unlucky enough, the moment the shell hit the turret, the opening of the ammunition elevator was open. A fire snake smoothly ran into the passage below the turret, and then directly ignited the ammunition being transported.

The shells were hit! Soon, the shells caused a series of uncontrollable explosions! Each of the shells was ignited by the flames and then exploded. Violent explosions continued to come from the stern of the ship.

The entire battleship seemed to be repeatedly beaten by countless heavy hammers, making bursts of metal breaking sounds. The tragedy of the Turquoise did not last too long. After more than ten seconds, as the stern ammunition depot was ignited, the entire stern of the ship was instantly destroyed.

It was lifted out of the water by a huge explosion, and then fell off the hull. The stern was quickly swallowed by the sea, and the Turquoise, which lost its stern, was naturally unable to recover. After a few minutes, it reluctantly disappeared on the battlefield.

Because the explosion came so suddenly, a large number of Russian naval officers and soldiers did not realize that they would be defeated so soon. Most of the officers and soldiers were swallowed by the turbulent seawater before they could react. The huge whirlpool generated when the battleship sank will

Most of the Russians who fell into the water were sucked into the bottom of the sea and were drowned by the turbulent water without even uttering a scream.

Swallowed, the remaining small number of people who were not involved in the whirlpool did not mean that they were safe. The metal fragments that were thrown into the air fell like raindrops. Many people were killed by this flying disaster.

Some people were injured themselves, and after jumping into the water, they flopped a few times before sinking into the rough Western Pacific Ocean.

"Pull out the remaining Russians, and then we will meet up with Governor Lin Taizeng. We have more important things to do." Cheng Biguang said with satisfaction.
Chapter completed!