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Text Chapter 1,071 Defeat is decided

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    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" 'Han Ming Emperor, three triples on the battleship No. 343.  The muzzle of the main gun shone with orange-red fire, and the shells weighing more than half a ton, under the action of kinetic energy, hit Andrea 12,000 meters away.  The battleship Doria roared away.  More than twenty seconds later, the cannonball fell on the sea, splashing water columns.

    "Two hundred meters to the left, adjust the shooting angle!" The observation balloon above the battleship sent the data via telegram to the gunnery commander on the battleship according to the impact point, and the gunnery commander then ordered each turret to make corrections.

    During high-speed navigation, the turbulence of the ship's hull is relatively large, which will have a certain impact on the accuracy of the bombardment, greatly reducing the hit rate.  But even so, the bombardment effect of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet is much better than that of the Italian Navy.  The nearest impact point was basically within 300 meters, and although the Italian Navy's artillery fire was fierce, especially the more than ten main guns on their battleships fired one after another, the deafening sound of the artillery fire echoed throughout the entire sea area.  However, although the momentum was astonishing, the effect of the shelling was not flattering. Although the shells were fired from the naval guns, they did not know where they flew. Some were outrageous, even deviating by thousands of meters.  Under such circumstances, it would be a dream to hit the battleships of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet.

    "Commander! The hit rate is a bit low! If this continues, we may have to use twice as much ammunition as usual to destroy the Italian fleet!" Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan looked at the water splashing on the sea and said with some worry  .

    "At least we are very safe this way. Although twice the ammunition is more, it is still better than our warship being damaged!" Admiral Li Haitao said.

    Lieutenant General Wu Zhiyuan nodded, looking at the impact points of his battleships that were more than a thousand meters away, and curled his lips in disdain.  The artillery accuracy of the Italians cannot even match that of the Japanese in the past, let alone the Chinese Navy!

    "Boom!" At 11:26 a.m., the first result appeared.  A 5 mm armor-piercing projectile fired from the battleship Qin Shihuang hit the Kayo.  The starboard side of the battleship Duilio blasted a large hole directly on the starboard deck, blowing away a 152mm secondary gun and detonating several 152mm shells, knocking out the 'Cayo.  The starboard side of the battleship Duilio was blown into a mess, causing casualties to more than a dozen officers and soldiers of the Italian Navy.  Fortunately, this is only a minor injury to a battleship with a displacement of more than 26,000 tons, and does not affect the continued battle.

    "General, Caio Duilio, the ship was hit, but it was only slightly injured and did not affect the battle!" A junior officer reported to the Italian Navy Commander, Admiral Boshini.

    "Hell!" Admiral Boshini cursed secretly. The level of shelling by the Italian Navy made his face very ugly.  He had realized that this naval battle would not go as smoothly as he imagined.  The Italian Navy¡¯s new battleships pack a lot of firepower, but what¡¯s the use?  If it cannot hit the opponent's battleship, it is of no use at all and is just a pile of scrap metal.

    Under the deliberate calculations of the Chinese Navy¡¯s Indian Ocean Fleet, the Italian Navy has been caught in a dilemma.  When sailing at high speed, because the Italian Navy's battleships have too many main guns and a high center of gravity, they are bumpy very badly.  Under such circumstances, no one can expect the Italian Navy, whose artillery level is not very good, to display excellent artillery level.  If the speed is reduced, the high-speed Chinese Navy can easily seize the T-front, which is even more of a disaster for the Italian Navy.  Now it seems that the artillery level of the Chinese Navy is much stronger than that of the Italian Navy. If this continues, the Italian Navy's battleships will be hit sooner or later.

    At 11:42, the rear main gun of the battleship Andrea.  The battleship Doria, with its 343mm main gun, was very powerful and hit 'Andrea.  The No. 5 turret on the rear deck of the battleship Doria easily tore through the 280 mm thick armor of the turret, destroying the entire turret, and all the gunners inside were killed.  Fortunately, there were no shells or propellants in the turret at this moment, and the passage between the ammunition magazine and the turret was also closed.  Otherwise, this will go to ¡®Andrea.  Doria, the battleship does more damage.

    If the ammunition depot explodes, it will be enough to send the most powerful battleship of the Italian Navy directly to the bottom of the sea.

    "Captain, report the damage!" Admiral Boshiny got up from the ground in embarrassment and shouted loudly.  At this moment, his pure white admiral's uniform had been stained with many stains, but he didn't pay that much attention at this moment.

    ¡°Two minutes later, ¡®Andrea.  Only then did the captain of the battleship Doria figure out the situation and reported to Admiral Boshini: "General, the No. 5 gun on the rear deck was destroyed. The No. 4 turret was also jammed by the main gun of the No. 5 turret."??, no more steering is possible!  "

    "Keep fighting!" Admiral Bohini said coldly.  ¡®Andrea.  The battleship Doria has been severely damaged by this shell. Now only the two main guns on the front deck and the two main guns directly on the two chimneys amidships can continue to fire. This makes 'Andrea.  The battleship Doria lost almost 40% of its firepower.

    Among the battle lines of the Italian Navy, the one in the most difficult situation is ¡®Leonardo.  Da.  Vinci, the battleship and ¡®Dante.  The battleship Aligheli, both battleships were besieged by two Chinese navy battleships.  Although the "Middle East," "Zhongnan," "Nanyang," and the "Zhonghua" class battleships of the Chinese Navy have some aging hulls.  However, under the attack of two to one superior firepower, the Italian Navy still had no chance of comeback.

    At 11:55, during the salvo fired by the battleship Shenzhou, a 5 mm armor-piercing projectile hit Leonardo.  Da.  Vinci, the foredeck of the battleship.  The shell easily penetrated the 98mm armor on the front deck and exploded inside the hull.

    However, this shell only killed some Italian naval officers and soldiers and did not cause much damage.

    But two minutes later, together with the battleship Shenzhou, they besieged Leonardo.  Da.  Finch, the battleship 'Middle East' also hit the target.  A 5 mm armor-piercing bullet hit Leonardo.  Da.  Finch, the bridge of the battleship.  ¡®Leonardo.  Da.  The armor of the bridge control tower of the battleship USS Vinci was 280 mm thick. The armor-piercing shell did not penetrate the bridge armor, but after the shell exploded, the huge power still hit all the more than ten officers inside, including the captain.  Stunned, this directly caused confusion in the command of the battleship, making it impossible to launch a powerful attack on the Chinese Navy in the subsequent naval battle.

    At 12:08 noon, the battleship Shenzhou hit Leonardo for the second time.  Da.  Finch, the battleship, and in this round of salvo, two shells hit this unlucky battleship.  A cannonball hit Leonardo.  Da.  Finch, the shell penetrated the 254 mm thick waterline armor on the right side of the middle rear of the battleship, blasting a hole more than three meters long.  The turbulent water rushed into ¡®Leonardo.  Da.  Finch, among the battleships.  The damage control personnel on the battleship immediately carried out rescue operations.  However, at this time, the battleship emitted an earth-shattering explosion, and the entire hull was lifted out of the water, and then hit the sea heavily. The Italian naval officers and soldiers on the battleship were thrown dizzy.

    Another shell hit Leonardo.  Da.  Finch, the main gun in the middle of the battleship, the shell cut through the armor under the turret at a very tricky angle and exploded directly near the ammunition depot.  This shell successfully detonated dozens of 5mm naval gun shells in the ammunition depot, giving Leonardo  Da.  Finch, the battleship struck a fatal blow.  The power of the explosion of dozens of large-caliber naval gun shells was simply not something that this battleship with a displacement of only 23,500 tons could withstand.  The keel of the battleship was directly blown off, and then the hull was broken into two pieces. It sank to the bottom of the sea in less than two minutes, leaving a huge spiral hole on the sea surface, and the surrounding Italian navy fell into the water.  All the officers and soldiers were sucked into the spiral nest.  There were more than a thousand people on board the entire battleship, but in the end, only a few lucky ones survived. The rest of the people sank into the Ionian Sea along with the battleship.

    ¡®Leonardo.  Da.  The sinking of the USS Vinci battleship greatly boosted the morale of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet, and at the same time further expanded its advantage in the number of battleships.  The battleship "Shenzhou" and the battleship "China" besieged the "Julio" battleship together.  The battleship "Caesar", the "Middle East", and the battleship "Zhongnan" behind it, and the "Nanyang" besieged the "Dante".  Alighicheri, battleship.  The situation in the naval battle became even more unfavorable to the Italian Navy.

    "General! The battleship Leonardo da Vinci has been sunk!" a staff officer reported to Admiral Boshini.

    Admiral Boschini's face was very ugly. So far, the Italian Navy has not hit the Chinese Navy once. Although the Chinese Navy has not hit the Italian Navy many times, one of its own battleships has been sunk at this moment.  This completely shook his confidence in the upcoming naval battle. If things go wrong, the main fleet of the Italian Navy will all be lost here!
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