"Distance 20 kilometers!" When the fire control officer once again reported the distance between the two sides, the two German rapid battleships had entered the final preparations before the fire. Eight double-mounted 350MM heavy artillery aimed at the two Japanese battleships in turn. To be honest, the scale of this battle was not large, so the so-called formation was nothing, basically one-on-one fighting. At this time, it was more important to pay attention to the combat skills of the officers and soldiers on both sides and the performance of the battleships. Of course, the luck of the gods can sometimes turn the situation around!

"Fire!" At 19 kilometers apart, the Schánhorst fired the first wave of scattered fire at the Shancheng! Just over a dozen seconds later, the Gneesenau also fired the first shot of today. Four shells flew towards the target in the distance like meteorites, and 8 huge fireballs rose up on the sea, covering some of the hulls of the two battleships.

One minute later, the two Japanese battleships also launched an attack. The 10 15-inch L42 guns of the Yama City battleship first fired the first half-volley, and then the Satoshima. More than a dozen shells crossed the air and flew towards each other's targets. The rumbling sound of cannons and explosions once again resounded across the sea!

A few dozen seconds later, the Germans' first round of shells fell. About 500 meters away from Yamacao Zuoxian (non-combat side, far-range bomb), four shells evenly landed in an oval area. The explosion of water column was so scared that Kato Hiroji couldn't help but tremble. The Germans' this round of shelling was really accurate!

The so-called laymen watch the excitement, while the experts watch the tricks. Now both sides generally use the gap design method. If there is no hit in the first round, the fire control officer will correct the distance based on the observation results and data. The first correction range may be relatively large, about 300 to 500 meters. In other words, the theoretical hit of the Shancheng distance - forming a cross-fire, may be a short chance of correction! What about Shancheng? After 5 15-inch shells were shot out, under the dazzling sunlight, the image in the distance is very blurry, and even the fire control personnel don’t know how to correct it. What is the difference between this?!

Gneisenau's attack was also good. Four shells landed in the area of ​​about 550 meters on the left string of the Saddle Horse. After observing through a 12-meter rangefinder, after receiving the data provided by the gun-protected aircraft, the two German battleships rebind the data, reducing the attack distance by 450 meters. At the beginning of the second round of salvos, the German fleet's shelling became very threatening!

Boom! Another round of shells landed at a distance of 750 meters from the starboard side of the Schánhorst. The walking area formed by 5 shells is very regular. Why did a battleship in history choose a 2*5 layout? It is because the main gun walks in such a layout are very good. However, all this did not pressure Su Xiong, because the Japanese attacks at this distance were completely invalid and messy! In the last round of volleys, Fusang's attack fell at 350 meters from the left string. This round went directly to the starboard side. Not only did the opponent's shooting not be accurate, but it expanded.

For Su Xiong, who specializes in artillery skills to 5 stars, there is only one possibility that can be explained, that is, the other party is always re-measurement, and the reason for this situation is naturally the problem of light. In this case, Su Xiong knew that under the strong light, the target in the rangefinder eyepiece was always a erratic shadow and it was difficult to aim (the light was also bad when Betty fought Hippel in the Battle of Jutland in the Jutlands.) And the Japanese, who had no confidence in themselves, chose to constantly re-measurement rather than gradually reducing the variables to find the correctness, and they lost 30%! From the current point of view of the Japanese shelling, there is no threat, so the outcome of this battle depends on the Germans' accuracy!

Although the distance is 19 kilometers a little farther, although the shape of the shells in this era is not perfect. However, after 6 and a half-volleys, the Schánhorst finally made the first hit. A shell roared on the top of the Shancheng No. 2 turret. The round and blunt warhead and the thick horizontal armor on the top collided violently! Accompanied by the sound of tooth-sourcing metal shattering, a shallow pit was punched out of the upper part of the huge turret, and the 350MM shell was blocked outside without any accident. However, the violent impact still caused some problems with the hydraulic servo inside the turret. The piston was shaken loose, and many support structures were twisted and broken. The actual damage was limited, but it did affect morale.

But half a minute later, the Schánhorst threw the second shell at the Gallery of the Shancheng City. The armored artillery of the gallery of only 6 inches could naturally not stop the main gun armor-piercing shells fired from this distance. The shells were shot into the interior. After smashing a 6-inch gun, the shrapnel continued to fly and a massacre was carried out inside the bridge. The fire caused by this began to spread in the gallery. Thick smoke gushed out from the thrust and spread to other cabins.

"It's really hard. Our 350MM shells have limited lethality. Perhaps only the 380MM shells in Bavaria can do it." Looking at the Shancheng battleship in the distance, Su Xiong had to give a thumbs up to the Fusang-class battleship. Not to mention anything else, this guy is really strong.

However, the Sadma behind the Fusang was not really lucky. The Sadma fast battleship, which was not as powerful as the invincible armor of all poisons, showed a decline shortly after the battle. The Sadma carried out at least 19 and a half volleys, and was not afraid of hitting the opponent, but was bitten twice by the Gneesenau!

The first shell hit the slender hull of the Unstop Horse. The shell hit the light armor protection area of ​​the bow. How can an armor belt with a thickness of only 100MM withstand more than 600 kilograms of armor-piercing shells? Accompanied by the sound of steel plate tearing, the sharp warhead left a deep scar on the armor belt as easily as butter, and then a bom inside the hull set off a fire. This strike is not fatal, but it definitely makes the Unstop Horse uncomfortable. The scar of the water line of the water line directly brought more than 600 tons of water inlet to the warship, and the water draw at the bow quickly increased by nearly 1 meter! The Unstop Horse, which was originally agile, is now a little staggering.
Chapter completed!