When the uniquely shaped van commander tower slowly rose from under the sea level with an antenna, all the coalition captains couldn't help but widen their eyes and tried their best to see it clearly.

It is nearly twice as tall as the previous commander's tower, and it is bulging a large piece above the central armored fortress, wrapping the chimney in the middle, to the eyes of the navies of various countries, which is simply the world's number one freak.

Lieutenant General Seymour couldn't help but exclaim: "What are you thinking in the Chinese's heads? How dare they pile so many things on the deck? Are they planning to make this warship capsize quickly into the sea?"

Can't figure it out!

Everyone knows that because of the vertical steam engine, most large warships of this era had a higher center of gravity. Especially in the "June-Class", the ships before the "June-Class", the weight brought by heavy armor means it is difficult to keep the center of gravity sinking, and basically there is no margin for each warship. There are too many things piled on the deck, which causes the center of gravity to be too high, and if you are not careful, you will capsize if you are not careful.

This is why the difference between the standard displacement and the full load displacement of contemporary warships is extremely small. If you want to increase some weapons and ammunition, you have to be worried. When sailing, most of them have to follow routes close to the shore. The deep ocean with poor sea conditions cannot be reached without going.

But the image of the "Dingyuan" completely subverted their old ideas. The British originally thought that their "Nile-class" battleship superstructure was bulky enough, but now they know that the strong ones are even more powerful ones!

However, they just said a few words of ridicule, and then they shut their mouths honestly. Because they quickly calculated the speed of the opposite side, and it actually reached 18 knots!

Such a speed is almost exceeding the maximum speed of any joint warship. Even the "Juntu Class" adopts the excellent hull design after high freeboard, it cannot be achieved, and it is even more afraid to run so fast when fighting - are you still planning to fire? Are you still planning to maneuver?

But the "Dingyuan" did it!

Her beautiful ship's modified and upgraded bow has changed from a knife-shaped shape to a spoon-shaped shape, hitting the waves and splashing to both sides, like a giant walking across the sea. Obviously, a warship actually made people feel an invisible heavy oppression!

As the two sides were getting closer, Lieutenant General Seymour looked really hard and kept making judgments in his mouth: "The freeboard has been greatly improved, the center of gravity is very stable. His posture is stable during navigation, and the cannon is placed in the middle... Damn, how could her body tube be so long! This is simply incredible!"

He couldn't believe what he saw, and turned to ask the Chief of Staff who stood side by side and the rest of the lookouts, and received an equally shocking and inexplicable answer. The surprise and praise were all the same: "God! It's really unbelievable that the Chinese have learned the essence of us! She looks as beautiful as the 'monarchy'! It's impossible to tell that it was the original iron-clad ship!"

Not to mention that they couldn't recognize it, even the German father who designed this kind of warship himself could not judge! There was almost no trace of the original design from head to toe. The steel plates were replaced and the paint had changed. The low freeboard appearance like a large bathtub was missing.

There were too many familiar features coming into view, and Lieutenant General Seymour's face was cold and heavy. He almost saw a small "June-Class" warship coming towards him, with heavy armor and extremely fast speed, cannons... Damn cannons! Didn't the Japanese say that they only developed the main cannon of 35 times the diameter? But this shadow seemed to be longer!

The body tube is the range, and high initial speed means high armor-piercing ability. The 305mm cannon, which is already amazing, after a further increase, how strong is it?! The range exceeds 15,000 yards? It reaches 18,000? 20,000?

How much has the fire rate increased? Can it really fire one shot in a minute? That is a nightmare. The "monarch-level" 343mm cannon can only be fire in a two-minute shot, which is twice as slow!

There is also lethality. The Japanese used the "Hequan" to verify it personally. The "Zhenyuan" cannon they encountered last time could tear their armor like a piece of paper. The 4,000-ton armored cruiser could not withstand the bombardment of a 305mm grenade. What an amazing destructive power this means! Can the seemingly powerful armor of the "June Power" resist?

"Can't take risks!"

Lieutenant General Seymour immediately made up his mind and ordered the ships: "Don't let the enemy ships get too close, and use the main gun as much as possible to intercept and shoot at 5,000 yards!"

The captains of each ship did not dare to neglect them, and they forced themselves to stare at the aggressive "Dingyuan", like a group of wolves facing an approaching tiger.

Even dead objects made of steel can exude a spirit that shocks the soul once given to them by the user. Just like the Dingyuan in front of you, no one regards it as an old and backward iron-clad ship, with a sharp and solemn charm, which makes people involuntarily pull it into the ranks of battleships. Even if it looks a little smaller, the ship looks a little smaller.

In other words, the British had the capital to look down on them, and the rest of the German, French and Russian warships felt a bit chill. Although their ships had similar tonnages and had a large caliber of guns, no one dared to say that they could withstand the opponent's powerful attack.

The strong confidence brought by quantity before has now collapsed not much. In particular, the ships ahead have successively reported observation results, proving that the main gun of the ship seemed to have had amazing changes, and everyone also considered the bad.

Lieutenant General Seymour was very decisive and then issued a second combat order: "All the main battleships immediately left their entourage ships, and moved to the flagship with all their strength and formed a joint force. We must sink this dangerous enemy ship in one fell swoop in the shortest time! Gentlemen, the victory or defeat of the Far East War is maintained on this battle, and take out all the courage to move forward!"

Armored giant beasts raised the battle flag to the top of the mast. The loud horns were officially blown!

The "Dingyuan" highlights the entire army and leads at least two kilometers ahead of the other ships. It is like a lone and peerless swordsman, looking at groups of powerful enemies alone and striving forward with great enthusiasm!

Liu Buchan looked at the changes of the enemy ships calmly, and smiled with interest: "It is worthy of being the strongest navy in the world. After a whole night of harassment, he can still respond so quickly. Very good. Only such an enemy can achieve the reputation of our Chinese navy! After ordering, all the main guns and auxiliary guns will be loaded and ready to fire with the enemy within 10,000 meters!"

The long whistle sounded across the water, the battle flag was raised to the top, and the "Dingyuan" slowly slowed down to 15 knots, and the other party was growing faster and lowered, and the relative speed was almost unchanged.

The straight-line distance of less than 30 kilometers is rapidly shortening, and neither side has the intention of maneuvering to avoid it.

Lieutenant General Seymour looked back and watched. It was confirmed that the two columns were forming an interlaced array, and the distance between the battleships was widened to more than two kilometers, ensuring that each other did not change directions in a motorized direction, and also provided sufficient shooting angle boundaries for the left column.

Turning around, he locked the "Dingyuan" that came alone, and a long-lost hero surged in his heart: "A very good opponent, you deserve the Royal Navy of the British Empire to deal with it with all your strength! I hope this warship can be as impressive as it looks! Humph, hero, not that easy to be a hero!"

The other party does not avoid giving in or maneuver. The naval warships of the British Empire cannot retreat even more! Especially behind him, a long list of powerful warships are almost the most fierce attack group in the world today. If you still have to think about it before and after, you will lose all the faces of the great powers!

The "Counterattack" is growing at a high speed. The power system that has just been run-in and has been running at full speed. The three-seat propellers stir up a sharp splash, pushing the heavy hull to continuously impact the waves, increasing the speed to 14 knots.

Near! Near! Both sides are getting closer! The horizontal distance between each other is about five kilometers, and the diagonal distance is quickly narrowed to twelve kilometers! At this moment, Lieutenant General Seymour saw a ball of thick smoke rising from afar, instantly covering the bow of the graceful hull, and then being swept away by the wind.

"Enemy ship shelling!"

The lookout screamed, and warning sounds one after another. Then he heard a thunderous roar in the sky swept past. A thick water column soared into the sky three hundred meters behind the left rear of the "Counterattack", magnificent and beautiful, like a hidden dragon soaring into the abyss!

The loud bang followed and rushed into the ears. Lieutenant General Seymour couldn't help but tremble all over, and could no longer maintain his calm posture. He blurted out: "Damn! Their test shots are so accurate. Did God bring all the favors to the Chinese?!"

This is the first test shot. Both sides are still at a distance of more than 12,000 yards, and the relative speed is nearly thirty knots. Aren’t their artillery afraid of deforming the warship keel?!

Once such accuracy enters a constant distance, it is conceivable how terrible it is!

Lieutenant General Seymour felt a malice that was thrusting his mind. After the smoke of gunpowder, the vague muzzle pointed here with high apex was indescribable ferociousness!

He immediately ordered: "The former main gun fired and fought back! Ordered ships such as the "Revenge" and the "Election Emperor" to open fire with the bow main gun. Don't worry about the consumption of ammunition and don't give enemy ships more opportunities to fire!"

The signalman on the mast tried his best to sing flags, and the German warship, who was also startled, even responded earlier than the others. Commander Dietrich's eyes twitched and cursed indignantly: "Damn Chinese, they must have stole the technology of Krupp and used our artillery as a basis to develop such a terrible guy. Open fire and kill that guy hard!"

Krupp Company protested last year and expressed great dissatisfaction with the Chinese's behavior of imitating their 305mm cannons without authorization. Of course, they did not see it with their own eyes, so naturally there was no conclusive evidence. However, for the great powers, that was not important. The key was to blackmail the technical information and more money they needed, which was the purpose.

Yang Hao not only denied it, but also ignored the Germans at all. This not only made enemies, but also repeatedly defeated Krupp in the subsequent arms orders, and both sides almost never ended. No matter how much Li Hongzhang mediated, it was useless, and no one would take a step back.

It is precisely because of the power of the Krupp cannon that the German commander understood how terrible the opponent was. Obviously, all the previous speculations were fully proved by a test shot that I have witnessed now. The guys on the other side had a greater threat than their estimates!

The "Election Emperor" also rushed in front of the fleet. Due to the angle, its double-mounted 280mm main gun fired completely covered the "Dingyuan". The 40-distance long tube benefited from German metallurgy technology and Krupp's artillery technology. It not only has a long range, but also has outstanding armor-piercing capabilities, and is not weaker than the British 343mm gun.

I ate the "Jiaozhou" shell last night. Although it didn't cause much damage, Commander Dietrich felt that his face was swollen. He had long wanted to find an opportunity to retaliate. Now he is arresting the main person. Can he still bear it?

The flagship order was just issued. The front main gun of the "Election Emperor" that had been prepared for a long time immediately fired! The hull was rushing hard by the powerful recoil, and the overall trembled slightly. Two armor-piercing bullets roared out of the bore and rushed into the distance!

More than ten seconds later, two water columns rose from the front of the Dingyuan, nearly a thousand meters away, without any threat.

However, immediately afterwards, the front main guns of the "Counterattack" and "Revenge" battleships fired one after another! Heavy artillery shells that had been accumulating for a long time hit the nearby water surface one after another. The scattered water columns still could not pose any threat.

The "Dingyuan" paused for less than a minute, and the two main guns fired in a volley!

Under the dual guarantee of advanced optical sight and radar rangefinder, the accuracy of the dual-equipped 305mm main gun with a shooting stability mechanism can only be described as "incredible" in this era. After the first test shot, a spurt shot was formed, and the accuracy of this volley shot was increased again compared to the former. One of the shots actually caused a near loss on the starboard side of the "Counterattack"!

"boom!"

A small amount of heavy armor-piercing bomb weighing 517 kilograms exploded, and a strong fireworks covering a radius of 50 meters were still bursting out. Large pieces of shrapnel shot wildly, sweeping hard on the side armor belt of the "Counterattack"!, which caused the collapse of several rivets. Other shrapnel pieces killed the deck building. A lifeboat was sieve, and a 152mm secondary turret shield penetrated the sound of the sound. The fragments that collapsed inward swept the title of the book into the ground!

The thick water column followed closely and pounced on the hull and bridge. The dull roar and tremor made the British army in the ship shudder! The rushing sea water along the deck made them feel a bone-broken chill!

Although Lieutenant General Seymour was not scared to death, he was also frightened and his hands were clenched involuntarily, making it difficult to stretch.

The terrifying guys, with just the second shot, actually caused a near loss when they narrowed each other to 11 kilometers! And the power of the explosion fragment has always been so powerful. How did they do it?!

With the level of warships and artillery at the end of the 19th century and the contemporary maritime combat technology, there is almost no need to consider the hit rate at a distance of 10,000 meters, which is almost impossible to hit. Without a large-size optical sight, it is only estimated by the naked eye and telescope, it is beyond recognition when the gun position is aimed at and fired. It is also unreliable to expect the turret to aim and shoot by itself.

Therefore, in contemporary naval battles, the distance between fire exchange is basically set within 3,000 meters. The calculation of the depth penetration ability of the main gun is mostly at this distance. No matter how far it is, the bumps and swaying of the hull alone make it difficult for them to hit the target.

In the last Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, the warships on both sides basically reflected this tactical indicator. Most of the hits were within 2,000 meters, and their fatal injuries were even less than a thousand meters. Of course, there were exceptions, which were the mysterious Yang Navy ships, even an armed cargo ship, could achieve outrageous results of hitting ten kilometers away, and also penetrated armored cruisers like the "Yoshino".

The whole world couldn't guess how they did it, but later I found out that they used a rapid-fire cannon with a long-barrel tube. However, this thing is available in all major powers, but no matter what, they cannot test that effect.

Today, they opened their eyes again, but they felt very bad!

The near-lost bomb explosion impact increased the swaying a little, but this was the point that made the turret that was rushing to load the shells immediately lose the original observed coordinate elements. They could only achieve the rate of fire of a shell per minute in two minutes, and now they simply can't work. Aim? Don't even think about it!

The scary thing is still behind! Just one minute later, the Dingyuan opened fire again, and there were still two volleys. This time, the distance between the two sides reached 10 kilometers, and the armor-piercing bombs rushed over the sea with nearly straight ballistic trajectory. One of them hit the starboard side of the bow of the "Counterattack", and then ran through the two layers of compartment. The terrible heavy warhead with an initial velocity of more than 800 meters per second collapsed half of the nickel steel!

It should be that the British finally got their God's favor this time! What they encountered was the first version of the immature 305mm naval gun!

This shrinking version of the US military's MK8 excellent naval gun has weakened from fifty times to forty-five times, and its range has been reduced from 35,271 meters to 26,771 meters. Such a big gap is mainly to increase the life of the body tube and reduce the charge, but it retains a variety of comprehensive factors such as two heavy warheads. In addition, it is necessary to take care of the old keel of the "Dingyuan". Too much recoil will definitely not be able to bear it. If you open the fire and break yourself apart, it will be unfair.

The "Dingyuan-class" warship itself is not the main carrier platform of the gun. The battleship that has been designed and will be built after the completion of Qingdao Shipyard is where it should stay.

Even so, the gun's armor-piercing ability is still amazingly high. Even if it cannot reach the complete version of the 463mm armor-piercing ability of 9144 meters away, it can still reach a level of more than 400mm. You should know that this data is aimed at the armor from World War II, rather than the British nickel steel armor!

Two layers of armor intercepted continuously, and the warhead was finally not allowed to drill in intact, but the break had been formed and the fuse had been triggered! In just a moment of silence, the shell exploded!

The bow of the "Counterattack" suddenly shook, and a large piece of shrapnel tear apart the horizontal armor above and rushed out of the deck, close to the explosive air waves rising from the front main turret, which drove more than half of the exposed turret crew! (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!

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