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The Fourth Empire of China Piaotian Literature www.piaotia.com Chapter 485 Asymmetrical Battle

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    The combined fleets of Britain, France and Russia had not had time to complete the entire fleet, but the Chinese navy had already reached them.  The eight new battleships, especially the huge, hill-like body of the 'Qin-class' battleship, shocked all the soldiers of Britain, France and Russia.

    "Oh God! Is that the Chinese's new battleship? It's even bigger than our most advanced 'Dignity-class' battleship!" Many British naval soldiers sighed like this.  The British Navy's most advanced battleship currently in service, the 'Majesty-class' battleship has a full-load displacement of only 16,000 tons, while the Chinese Navy's 'Qin-class' battleship has a full-load displacement of 23,500 tons, a full 7,500 tons.  The gap of hundreds of tons gives people a very strong visual impact.

    By comparison, Russian and French naval soldiers are even more miserable.  This was their first time fighting against the Chinese navy, and it was also their first time seeing such a huge battleship.  After experiencing the attack by the Chinese Navy's submarine, their morale was greatly affected. Now facing the huge battleship of the Chinese Navy, their morale has once again dropped rapidly, and many people are worried.  Doubtful, can they really win this naval battle?  If everyone still had strong confidence when they set off from Europe, then by now, they are very doubtful about it.

    "Hell, the Chinese battleships are actually more advanced than ours. The British Empire is the real maritime power!" Sir Algernon MacLennan Lyons, commander of the United Fleet, was very angry.

    "Your Excellency, Commander, the Chinese battleships are indeed very powerful, but they only have eight. We have twenty. We still have a chance!" said Fleet Chief of Staff Sir Frederick William Richards.  .

    Commander of the Combined Fleet, Sir Algernon MacLennan Lyons nodded.  The numerical advantage has become the only thing they can rely on.  Although he is no longer sure whether this numerical advantage can still have the expected effect, they have no choice but to bite the bullet.

    "Order the First Battleship Division and the Second Battleship Division to form a battle line and prepare to engage the Chinese Navy's battleships. The Fourth Battleship Division and the Fifth Battleship Division are ordered to form a second battle line and prepare to besiege the Chinese Navy's battleships. Chapter  Three battleship detachments, help the armored cruisers to resist the Chinese heavy cruisers!" Sir Algernon MacLennan Lyons, commander of the Combined Fleet, issued the order.

    After receiving the order, the warships of the British, French and Russian fleets immediately began to adjust their positions.  Now, there are four battleships left in the First Battleship Division, namely the battleship Majestic, the battleship Victory, the battleship Jupiter, and the battleship Hannibal. There are only four battleships left in the Second Battleship Division.  The battleships are the battleship Mars, the battleship Caesar, the battleship Vitality and the battleship Bafleur, exactly 8 battleships.

    The Fourth Battleship Squadron and the Fifth Battleship Squadron are battleships of the Russian Navy.  Of the battleships that were sunk and severely damaged, there are still 7 left.  They are the battleship 'Petropavlovsk', the battleship 'Rostislav', the battleship 'Gangut', the battleship 'Three Saints', the battleship 'Ekaterina II',  The battleships 'Georgi Pobedonosetz' and 'Sinop' also suffered heavy losses.  And because of the performance of the battleship, it can only be used as a supplement.

    As for the Third Battleship Division, it consists of the British Navy's 'Nile' class battleships and 'Admiral' class battleships, but now there are only 6 ships left, namely the 'Nile' battleship and the 'Collingwood'  The battleship, the battleship 'Rodney', the battleship 'Howe', the battleship 'Camper' and the battleship 'Anson', these are all old battleships that have been in service for almost ten years and cannot compete with the new models of the Chinese Navy.  Battleship confrontation.  Moreover, the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy have a displacement of more than 10,000 tons, which is nearly twice the size of the armored cruisers of the British and French navies. With the remaining 7 armored cruisers, it is obvious that they are no match for the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy.  of.  In order to block the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy, the Third Battleship Division will be engaged in the battle to support the armored cruisers.  However, these old battleships have a maximum speed of only 17 knots and 16.5 knots. How can they catch up with the 28 knots of the Chinese Navy's Beijing-class heavy cruisers.

    The combined fleets of Britain, France and Russia are not ready yet, but the Chinese Navy¡¯s home fleet has launched an attack.  The battleships and heavy cruisers had separated and launched an attack on the combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia.  The light cruisers also began to attack the light cruisers and destroyers of the Combined Fleet, while the destroyers guarded around the battleships and heavy cruisers to prevent the battleships and heavy cruisers from being attacked by enemy torpedoes.

      Four 'Qin-class' battleships and four 'Zhonghua-class' battleships formed a battle line. At a high speed of 19 knots, they attacked the unprepared battleships of the United Fleet, seizing the "T" prefix at high speed, and then using  The powerful firepower dealt a fatal blow to the combined fleet.  The target of the Chinese navy's attack was the third battleship squadron of the joint fleet of Britain, France and Russia.  Several other battleship squadrons are forming formations.  The Third Battleship Division was located just northeast of the combined fleet of Britain, France and Russia. They were preparing to join the armored cruiser, so they did not turn.  This gives the Chinese Navy a good opportunity.

    At 7:20 in the morning, a battle line consisting of four 'Qin-class' battleships and four 'Zhonghua-class' battleships stretched in front of the third battleship detachment of the Combined Fleet.  The composition of the Chinese naval battle line is, in order, the battleship 'Qin Shihuang', the battleship 'Prince Fusu', the battleship 'Qin II', the battleship 'Qin III', the battleship 'Zhonghua', and the battleship 'Yanhuang'  , 'Huaxia' battleship and 'Shenzhou' battleship.

    "Fire!" The gunnery commander on the battleship 'Qin Shihuang' gave the order to fire.  The four twin-mounted 305mm naval guns on the battleship 'Qin Shihuang' let out a thundering roar.  At this time, the two sides were 12,000 meters apart.

    "Boom! Boom!" Eight armor-piercing bombs weighing more than 380 kilograms hit the battleship "Nile" at the front of the Third Battleship Division of the Combined Fleet at high speed.  The huge recoil caused by the naval gunfire caused the battleship "Qin Shihuang" to move one meter directly on the sea surface.  The four twin-mounted main guns fire at the same time, and the recoil produced is quite terrifying.  Fortunately, both the 'Qin-class' battleships and the 'Zhonghua-class' battleships have specially reinforced their hulls. Otherwise, without a few salvos, the battleships would have to fall apart.

    ¡®HMS Nile¡¯ is the first ship of the British Navy¡¯s ¡®Nile-class¡¯ battleships. Only two battleships of the entire class were built, namely ¡®Nile¡¯ and ¡®Trafalgar¡¯.  However, the 'Trafalgar' had been sunk in a previous submarine attack.  The 'Nile-class' battleship is a battleship of the British Navy before the 'Sovereign-class' battleship. The design is very old, with a displacement of 11,940 tons, a maximum speed of 17 knots, and two twin-mounted 343mm naval guns as the main gun.  It has been in service since 1890, almost ten years ago.  In the British Navy, this type of battleship is a relatively old battleship.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" Dense shells exploded around the battleship "Nile".  The first salvo of the battleship "Qin Shihuang" did not achieve any results.  However, the nearest shell was only more than a hundred meters away from the battleship Nile.  Being able to achieve such a result at a distance of 12,000 meters is already very good.  The main reason is that the 'Qin-class' battleships use second-generation fire control equipment, which is much more accurate than the first-generation fire control equipment in terms of bombardment accuracy.

    "Oh God! How is this possible? At a distance of 12,000 meters, the Chinese can actually shoot so accurately?" The British naval officers and soldiers on the battleship HMS Nile were stunned.  The quality of the British Navy is said to be the best in the world, but now, they have completely lost this confidence. At least, in terms of bombardment, the Chinese Navy seems to be more powerful than them.  Of course, they don't know that the main reason why the Chinese navy can fight so accurately is the power of the fortress machinery.

    Based on the data from the first round of bombardment, the battleship 'Qin Shihuang' quickly made adjustments and simultaneously sent the data to other battleships.

    At 7:25 in the morning, the battleship "Qin Shihuang" launched the second round of salvo.  The other seven battleships also started firing salvos.  The roar of artillery fire resounded across the sea and continued continuously.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" Dense shells surrounded the battleship "Nile", and the water columns splashed from the sea wet the battleship.  Eight Chinese navy battleships fired 64 shells in one salvo. Such intensive firepower left the battleship "Nile" with nowhere to escape.

    "Boom!" A shell fired from the battleship 'Qin III' accurately hit the bow of the battleship 'Nile', blasting a large hole several meters in diameter on the bow deck of the battleship 'Nile'  .  Although it was not fatal, the battleship Nile was undoubtedly in a precarious situation.  The battleship "Nile" and the new battleships of the Chinese Navy are not at the same level at all. This is simply an asymmetric battle!

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