Chapter 2582 Vanguard War 1
"At 2 o'clock, a Japanese destroyer was discovered! 2,500 meters away!" When the flares of both sides were launched and the searchlights swept across the entire sea, both sides discovered each other's destroyer almost at the same time! Just like the cowboy duel scenes in later movies, both sides drew their guns at the same time. The only difference was that there were three or two kittens on the German side, and a group of kittens on the Japanese side!
There is no so-called sneak attack, so the outcome depends entirely on the fleet strength and actual combat level of both sides. The Japanese have the advantage in numbers, but the warship performance is poor, and the actual combat level? The German destroyer squadron, which had fought countless battles with British destroyers and even light cruisers, used practical actions to tell their counterparts from the Far East that you are still too young! Merely scripted training is not enough!
"Disrupt the opponent's formation and lead the battle into chaos!" After judging the battlefield situation, the captain of the destroyer V99 quickly conveyed the order through light signals. Su Xiong leads all elites. Although the five large German destroyers are typical artillery destroyers, the targets they face are at least a dozen Japanese destroyers, and there will definitely be Japanese light cruisers. At this time, if you dare If you set up a battle line and fight against each other, the Japanese destroyers and light cruisers can teach you how to be a new person in minutes. Therefore, in order to delay more time, the German destroyers must first disrupt the Japanese formation, and then use their single ships Advantage!
"The front deck artillery attacks the 2 o'clock target, and the aft deck artillery attacks the 9 o'clock target! Be careful to avoid torpedoes!" The V99 destroyer at the front encountered its opponent for the first time, and then, unfortunately, it was flanked! However, as a heavy artillery destroyer with a displacement of 2,000 tons, V99 still faced it without fear. The bow of the ship was like a long knife and cut through the waves. The warship rushed towards the opponent at a speed of up to 32 knots, almost in the blink of an eye. We were face to face with the Japanese destroyer at 2 o'clock!
In just over 40 seconds, the gunner on the front deck of V99 used a simple rangefinder on the naval gun to calculate the distance between each other. He first spotted his opponent at 2,500 meters and started an artillery battle at 1,800 meters! The three 150MM cannons sprayed out a deadly rain of bullets. The V99 destroyer was like a skilled knight. The three cannons on the front deck were like the long knives in his right hand, slashing at the opponent. The tons of shells were like long knives. The blades, and the two 150MM cannons on the rear deck are like shields, blocking attacks from the opposite side!
boom! Following a series of explosions, the bow of the Japanese destroyer on the left was suddenly shrouded in flames and shrapnel. The German bombardment was sharp and precise. The three 150MM cannons easily suppressed the three 120MM cannons on the opposite side, abandoning a large number of mines. After that, the German artillery destroyers received comprehensive reinforcements of artillery and defense. In this kind of local battle, the advantages of single ship performance were fully utilized!
As the battleship moved, a series of shells washed from the bow to the stern of the destroyer. The Germans carefully kept their distance and never got closer than 1,200 meters! After all, according to battlefield experience, if a single destroyer wants to hit an enemy destroyer sailing opposite with a torpedo, it is almost impossible from 1,000 meters away. If you are hit, then it can only be said that you are too unlucky!
The V99 destroyer controlled the distance very well.
Giving full play to his advantages, the flying shrapnel and a little bit of luck paid off for the destroyer V99, and he gained the first victory today! A 45KG shell landed in the torpedo tube of the Japanese destroyer on the left. The violent explosion detonated the high-pressure gas cylinder in the tube, and the resulting series of explosions directly destroyed the 1,000-ton Japanese destroyer. Transformed into an extra-large firecracker! The pillars of fire rising into the sky and the falling debris presented the God of War with the first sacrifice of this battle, and this was just the beginning.
The Japanese fleet deployed a wide frontal formation, which was suitable for searching, but not conducive to combat. The simple and direct chaos tactics of the German destroyers and their superb tactical level made the Japanese destroyer squadron, which was used to rushing up to release torpedoes, feel very uncomfortable. There is no way to rely on the firepower of the Japanese destroyers' simple three 120MM guns or one 120MM gun and three 3.1-inch guns. It is unrealistic for you to expect them to use their artillery to deal damage to the large German destroyers.
After killing a Japanese destroyer and using high speed to penetrate the Japanese destroyer's formation, like a cavalry horse riding back, the V99 destroyer drew a circle on the sea and launched an attack on another Japanese destroyer from behind. Attack, and when suddenly attacked from the side and rear, and at the same time attacked by other German destroyer squadrons, the Japanese destroyer squadron was immediately in chaos. The Japanese have a numerical advantage, but everyone is mixed together, and the battlefield situation is very chaotic. This makes the Japanese destroyer squadron, which lacks actual combat experience, very difficult. Seven minutes later, another Japanese destroyer sank to the bottom of the sea with numerous scars under attack from German 150MM artillery.
"What's going on!" Hayao Shimamura, who had been observing the battle on the front line, frowned and said dissatisfied. He has clearly felt the pressure of the vanguard fleet. Under normal circumstances, the Japanese destroyer squadron with numerical superiority should easily penetrate the opponent's destroyer front line, then destroy or drive it away, and then continue to maintain the formation to search for the German main fleet. exist. But now, the two sides have become a mess, and the entire reconnaissance front has stopped moving forward. This is already a strategic failure, because it is equivalent to buying time for the German main fleet!
"Let the light cruiser go up and quickly deal with the German destroyer squadron on the opposite side. The main fleet will move a compass point to the right. We will bypass this battlefield." Betty said angrily. His response was perfect, even from the tactical point of view. From a perspective, so far, his performance is slightly better than Su Xiong, but in the actual execution process, his execution is not good! The Japanese destroyer squadron failed to suppress the opponent, what can you do? Good plans also require good execution.
"Huh?! What do you mean?" Hayao Shimamura was a little confused about Betty's order. Japanese light cruisers are very valuable, and their number is no more than battleships! Well, if you want to bypass this battlefield, why send light cruisers to deal with German destroyers? Isn't this unnecessary? Even if the Germans have some advantages due to their excellent single-ship advantage, it doesn't mean that 5 destroyers can kill all 16 destroyers on their side, right?
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