Chapter 2222 Optical Magic 1
"We must live up to our mission! Tell all officers and soldiers that the outcome of this battle depends on whether we can quickly annihilate the opponent's fleet! The first goal today! Defeat Hipper's fleet! I can only give you no more than 30 minutes. ! Kill them! Let those arrogant Germans know who is the master of this ocean in the past, present or future!" Thomas's impassioned words rang in the control tower of the Queen Elizabeth!
"General, Thomas on the opposite side is coming over." At this time, standing in the command tower, through the telescope, the officers of the German fleet could already see the silhouette of the British fleet in the distance. Looking at the large number of British battleships, with such a disparity in strength, some people couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
"Are you scared?" Hipper put down the telescope in his hand and took out a box of cigars from Havana from his pocket. This was a gift from an American officer. Hipper used cigar cutters to handle the cigars. Said: "Don't worry, Thomas will not take action against us before the main fleets of both sides fight. If the entire British fleet is compared to a lion, only when the lion's limbs have fixed the prey, his most aggressive power will be Only then will the teeth launch an attack."
"So how do we respond?" the officer asked.
"Avoid the lion's sharp teeth, and then break off its limbs." Hipper said with a smile.
"Your Excellency, Rear Admiral Bodick of the Armored Cruiser Division expressed that he is ready for battle. He asked if he would join the fleet battle now." An officer reported.
"Then let's get started!" Hipper said after taking a look at the British fleet with its swords unsheathed in the distance.
This is not a simple matter of letting the armored cruiser detachment keep up with the battlecruiser detachment in front. The German actions seem a bit complicated. The four battlecruisers gradually distanced themselves, and then the four Mainz-class armored cruisers dispersed and inserted into the queue. , the battlecruiser von der Tann was at the front, then 3 armored cruisers, then 3 battlecruisers, and finally an armored cruiser. The two fleets were completely mixed.
"We are the decoy for the main force of the High Seas Fleet, and they are our decoy, right?" At this time, an officer on the Moltke pointed to the armored cruiser in front and said.
"It can be understood that way." Captain Koch said.
"These things are so fragile. It's a miracle that they can survive under the Queen's artillery for 10 minutes. Moreover, even at such a long distance, the opponent can still distinguish armored cruisers and battlecruisers through the rangefinder. Don't look at the weapons on them. Fancy paint," one officer said.
"This is not necessarily true. Sometimes our rangefinders can observe without being affected, but that does not mean that the British can do the same. In short, the British need to deal with 8 targets at the beginning, not 4 To a certain extent, the firepower focused on us is less than half!" Colonel Koch said.
Naturally, Ruprecht would not let Hipper's sacrifice be in vain, but when the main fleet could not spare enough troops, there was not much Ruprecht could do. After careful consideration, he asked the armored cruiser to help. Sharing the firepower became one of the few measures. Although it is theoretically and technically feasible, the specific situation depends on the situation. Of course, when he personally feels that it is not very reliable, Ruprecht will naturally arrange second-hand or even third-hand preparations, but these The backhand cannot be deployed now!
"Damn! There seems to be something wrong with our rangefinders!" When the rangefinders on both sides have reached a point where they can more accurately measure the distance to the target,
The British suddenly discovered that there seemed to be some problems with the German fleet in front of them! In the field of view of the British combined-image rangefinder, no matter how the knob is adjusted, the images in the two viewfinder windows can never overlap, and it is like dancing in the field of view! And if the images in the combined-image rangefinder cannot overlap, naturally the data cannot be obtained through readings!
(Here is a brief introduction to the principle of the combined-image rangefinder. When the rangefinder is used, the center of the rangefinder is perpendicular to the target. There are two lens groups on both sides of the rangefinder. They are responsible for acquiring images. The left lens The lens group on the right is responsible for acquiring the image of the upper part of the target image, while the right lens group is responsible for acquiring the image of the lower part of the target image. Finally, it is adjusted in the eyepiece so that after the upper and lower images overlap, the distance can be read, and the distance is read by It is obtained by solving the triangle. And if the image cannot be matched, it will naturally be difficult to read the exact position!)
This kind of zebra-striped painting is also famous in history. It is called dazzle painting. Historically, it was the British who invented this kind of painting. What’s more, this kind of painting also appeared on the same day. In battle! The USS Hundred-Eyed Giant aircraft carrier in 1918 was painted like this!
Although this kind of painting is very innovative, and the British felt good after testing it with their own combined-image rangefinders, but unfortunately, this kind of painting is only effective for combined-image rangefinders, not for Germans. The body rangefinder doesn’t work…. Historically, the British came up with a livery that could only be used against themselves, but in this dimension, Crown Prince Ruprecht decisively used this livery against the British...
Of course, although there will be some difficulties when observing and aiming, it is impossible to say that fire control is impossible. The British can still gradually find the target by observing and evaluating, combined with the pinch shooting method. Therefore, the simple dazzle painting did not satisfy Ruprecht, and he also prepared two other gifts for the British!
During the war, the size data of battleships were very important secrets, because many times the rangefinder needed to determine the identity of the battleship based on its length and mast height. Based on this, the Germans also made corresponding camouflage in history. Work, remember the Hood in the Battle of Denmark? In fact, Hood is suspected of being tricked by German camouflage!
Historically, if you look up Bismarck's painting in the Denmark Sea, you can see a large piece of white painting on the bow and stern of the battleship. Was this graffiti done by the Germans? Obviously not! That was all purposeful, because the Germans found that when fighting at long distances, white painting made it easier for the hull to blend into the background color, and in this way, when the opponent observed it, the front and rear of the hull would be shorter. ..... As a result, there will be a misjudgment of the hull length, and the result of this misjudgment is doubt about the identity of the ship! This is also the second insurance Ruprecht prepared for Hipper!
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