Chapter 2587 Tactical Gap
After being hit hard one after another, the fast battleship Ibuki made a terrifying sound. Amid Kantaro Suzuki's crazy roar, the Japanese quickly opened the sea valve, which suddenly increased the weight of the battleship by hundreds of tons. of sea water!
"Hang up the signal, the Ibuki has been hit hard, we need to temporarily withdraw from the battle line!" Immediately ignoring the orders of the flagship, the Ibuki slipped out of the battle line! However, Kantaro Suzuki forgot one thing at this time. Its battleship Ibuki is the flagship of the Second Battleship Division! After being suddenly hit hard, he hurriedly withdrew from the battle line to save himself, but did not hand over command! What's even better is that as the commander of the fleet, Shigetaro Yoshimatsu also temporarily lost the command of the fleet. As a result, the remaining eight Japanese fast battleships still on the battlefield fell into a state of blind fighting!
At this time, Su Xiong seized the opportunity and immediately turned 2 compass points in the opposite direction! And this range deviation has exceeded the limit of the fire control calibration of all battleships. Whether it is a German battleship or a Japanese battleship, they need to re-calibrate and then repeat the shooting process again!
"Alas." Betty sighed, and then looked at the equally helpless Major General Sturdy next to him. Although, on a strategic level, the Japanese fleet had the upper hand in both planning and luck. The Su Xiong fleet was successfully captured, but at the tactical level in the subsequent battle stage, the Japanese fleet's lack of combat experience and technical and tactical levels were clearly demonstrated. It is not that Japan is not excellent, it is just that it is far inferior to the Germans!
Not to mention gunnery, the Germans clearly have the upper hand in terms of hit rate on both sides. The Japanese had slightly more hit bombs, but the number of artillery pieces was more than double. So, this is a bit embarrassing. Later, facing the German navy's tactical maneuvers, the Japanese fleet was very unfavorable. Although Betty did not know Su Xiong's order, he knew that when Su Xiong turned for the first time, his angle must be within the range allowed by German fire control. Inside. In other words, turning does not have much impact on fire control.
The Japanese's fire control is far behind, and all fire control steps must be repeated, and there is nothing that can be done about it. After all, in terms of fire control performance, Germany is the pinnacle of this era! The German combined-image rangefinder and the American data processing system reached the pinnacle of sighting and information processing at the same time. Not to mention the Japanese who studied under the British, even the original British Royal Navy itself No way! The poor physical rangefinder and not the best data processing system make the British inferior to the Germans in terms of hardware. There is nothing we can do about this.
Therefore, during the battle, the Japanese firepower was not used very well. It seemed that a lot of shells were fired, but the hits were impressive. The Su Xiong fleet's subsequent action of concentrating fire on the Fuso did not destroy the battleship, but it successfully interfered with the command of the Japanese battleship. Coupled with the chaos in fire control, the Japanese fleet's strike efficiency was further reduced. .
And the most terrible thing is that at the critical moment, the Japanese fleet, which has an absolute advantage in numbers, actually made a big mistake in the performance of a single ship! The battleship Ibuki of the Second Battleship Squadron was temporarily eliminated from the battle line by a shot from the Weimar at a critical moment! This is a bit troublesome. It’s not that this blow will kill you.
But it caused a great shock to the fighting will of the Japanese fleet!
Think about it, the battleship that was fine a few seconds ago was beaten to death in an instant, and the flames and thick smoke even enveloped the entire front deck. What do you want the battleships behind to think? And this is still the flagship. The flagship has not yet handed over command when it evacuates!
Although Motaro Yoshimatsu didn't say anything, Betty had already keenly felt that Motaro Yoshimatsu's fighting will was no longer so firm. He obviously wanted to back down, because the cost of fighting the German fleet was a bit high! So in the last short period of time before resuming fleet command, Su Xiong seized the last precious breathing time. While maneuvering at high speed, he aimed his naval guns at the rushing Japanese destroyers!
Su Xiong had no intention of doing anything to the Fuso in the previous sprint, because the opponent was definitely not a weak opponent. Although it was not the best in the world, it was very balanced and had no weaknesses. It was almost impossible to kill such a warship instantly. Therefore, Su Xiong had only one purpose, and that was to disrupt the Japanese army's operations. At the same time, take the time to kill some of the destroyers that rush up!
Yes, you read that right, one of the goals of this operation is to kill some destroyers! Su Xiong knew very well that if the battleships and destroyers of the Japanese fleet attacked at the same time, it would be difficult for Su Xiong's fleet to evacuate! The naval guns fired at each other from a long distance, and the destroyers constantly used torpedoes to threaten and suppress the course and speed of Su Xiong's fleet. And because of the destroyer, Su Xiong did not dare to release the smoke easily. After all, the smoke also obscured his vision. It would be dangerous if the destroyer touched it and hit a torpedo!
Facing several Japanese destroyers that were following them, Su Xiong smiled as he watched the 15-inch main guns of the three German battleships aim at the Japanese destroyers that were rushing towards them like moths throwing fire! As a result, 15-inch, 150MM and 88MM artillery of various calibers formed three almost airtight fire blockades from far to near! The first Japanese destroyer was hit by a 15-inch shell fired from 5,000 meters away!
The artillery shell weighing more than 870 kilograms was like smashing a watermelon with a hammer. This Japanese destroyer with a displacement of 1,200 tons was blown to pieces! Hundreds of tons of debris were thrown into the air, like a huge firework on the sea. The Japanese destroyer next to it tried to dodge, but ended up hitting the muzzle of another German battleship. The 150MM looked like shark teeth. The secondary battery group tilted its fire crazily. In just a few minutes, it hit the poor battleship with more than 2 digits of shells. The entire deck was shrouded in smoke and flames, and the engines had already stopped spinning. In the end, it was like Dead fish usually drift with the waves on the sea surface.
After that, two more Japanese destroyers were destroyed by fierce gunfire, and then, after the remaining destroyers hurriedly used up all their torpedoes from a long distance, they quickly moved away under the fire of the Germans. About half an hour had passed since the battle started. After the Japanese threw away more than 6 destroyers, the first wave of lightning strikes was repulsed! After the Japanese main fleet's command was chaotic and the lightning strike force failed to attack, the German fleet gained valuable breathing time.
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