Strong winds, huge waves, heavy rain, lightning, thunder, enemy ships, all the dangers that can be encountered at sea came to the door late that night when the icebreaker Ping Tou Ge returned.

Inside the bridge, with the help of the dim light from the screen and various indicator lights, Shi Quan turned to the old man beside him and asked, "Captain Miao, tell me about the situation in this sea area."

"The average depth is more than three thousand meters," Captain Miao responded crisply and neatly, which was the answer Shi Quan wanted to hear the most.

“enough”

Shi Quan murmured to himself, "The AK176 has a range of 17 kilometers. Captain Miao, you are experienced. At what distance do you think you can hit the enemy with confidence when firing?"

Captain Miao pondered for a moment and said with certainty, "The current sea conditions are too bad, and the speed of the icebreaker is also very fast. In this case, if you want to hit the opponent and cause actual damage, you must be within 14 kilometers at least. If you want to press your

The requirement is to accurately destroy the opponent's bridge and propeller, preferably within 10 kilometers, and the highest rate of fire must be used with dual-channel ammunition."

Shi Quan secretly nodded. The AK176 naval gun has three speeds of fire. The most "economical" mode is 30 rounds per minute. The second speed is 60 rounds per minute. This was also the speed used when the helicopter was shot down last time.

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In addition, there is also the maximum rate of fire, which is what Captain Miao calls dual-channel ammunition supply. At this time, the rate of fire reaches about 130 rounds per minute. In this "gold coin ammunition" mode, the more than 150 rounds of ammunition on the ship are at most

It only lasts a minute.

"Be prepared for the highest rate of fire. As long as the opponent comes within 10 kilometers, I will kill it!" Shi Quan made a murderous decision, "The Indian Ocean is so big and it has to lean on us. If you are looking for death, don't blame us.

The knife is sharpened!"

Captain Miao secretly passed an expression to Mate Zhang next to him. Although he couldn't see clearly in the dark, the latter extended a thumbs up. The old captain's mouth was about to catch up with that little one. What was he talking about?

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The icebreaker, which was under blackout, accelerated slightly and continued to move forward on its original course. Except for Shi Quan, Da Iwan, who was responsible for operating the naval gun, and Liu Xiaoye, who insisted on staying to look after the radar, the rest of the idle people who had no work went to the restaurant at the request of Captain Miao.

Be on standby, after all, this bridge is the most dangerous place in the battle that may occur at any time.

As the bow of the ship rises and falls, the ship on the radar screen gets closer and closer. But before the distance between the two has narrowed to within 15 kilometers, another signal suddenly appears on the radar screen!

"Helicopter! There is a helicopter flying towards us! It's right in front!" Liu Xiaoye shouted to remind.

"Ivan, it's up to you." Shi Quan greeted calmly.

"Can't run away!" Big Ivan had a sinister smile on his face, "Xiaoye, listen to my signal and then lock on to them!"

"No problem, second boss!" Liu Xiaoye shouted excitedly.

"Crack!"

Shi Quan pressed the lighter to light the Marlboro in his mouth, and secretly grasped the armrest of the console with his other hand. Even though he and Big Ivan were more confident than the other, in fact they were both betting on flying.

What came over was a civilian helicopter not equipped with long-range firepower!

As the scarlet cigarette butts flashed on and off, a bolt of lightning flashed across the night sky, barely illuminating the heavy rainy sea surface and the approaching helicopter.

"Lock!" Big Ivan suddenly shouted almost at the moment the lightning lit up.

"Pa!" Liu Xiaoye pressed the control button hard, and the naval gun on the bow automatically aimed at the helicopter based on computer calculations.

"May the beautiful goddess Mazu like this sacrifice!"

Big Ivan gently pressed the fire control switch with the red light on, and the AK176 naval gun adjusted to the highest rate of fire fired a series of long bursts amidst a burst of weird gunfire! It was indeed a "long burst", and it only took a few seconds.

In a matter of seconds, a total of 14 rounds of artillery shells slammed into the oncoming helicopter.

Compared with the 980 meters per second muzzle velocity of these 76mm artillery shells, the speed of helicopters is as slow as a snail. Even if they are lucky enough to dodge the first few shells, they will not be able to withstand the deadly barrage that is equivalent to being smeared in the face!

I couldn't tell whether it was an explosion, a gunshot, or a thunder. The helicopter, which was still three or four kilometers away from the icebreaker, ignited a lovely and charming fireball, and plunged into the broad-minded Indian Ocean without hesitation. There were even a few fragments blown away by the shells.

, he couldn't hold on for long on the sea, and he disappeared without a trace in an instant under the huge waves!

"Captain Miao, add another car."

Shi Quan said calmly. He and Da Yiwan did not cheer for shooting down the helicopter like Liu Xiaoye. After all, if you can't even knock down these little flies, what's the use of the naval guns and scrap metal that you spent so much effort to get?

the difference?

The icebreaker Ping Tou Ge, which had originally slowed down slightly in order to cooperate with the naval guns, gradually accelerated under Captain Miao's instructions, striving to approach the enemy ship less than 20 kilometers away at the fastest speed!

On the radar screen, the distance between the two ships was getting closer by one kilometer. Captain Miao raised his telescope and took one last look at the rough sea and the silhouette of the ship illuminated by the flash of lightning. After thinking for a moment, he raised the

He pressed a green button with no function marked on the corner of the console, and at the same time turned off the entire ship's external communication signal sending function.

Driven by the electric motor, thick metal plates rose up from the outside of the glass window of the operating platform, completely blocking the glass window of the operating platform and the sight of everyone inside, leaving only long observation holes for viewing.

Check the sea conditions outside.

Seeing the surprised expressions on the faces of brothers Shi Quan and Da Yiwan, Captain Miao smiled and explained, "The 40 mm thick composite armor is the most technologically advanced part of this ship. Although the man named Hu didn't say a word of truth, he said

You are indeed not bad."

"How come I didn't know about this before?" Shi Quan asked in surprise.

"The surname is nonsense, I'm afraid you will do whatever you want after knowing that you have such a bastard shell. My little boss, no matter how thick the armor is, it can't stop all accidents."

Inside the swaying bridge, Captain Miao warned earnestly, "Whether it's us or those Japanese beasts, whether it's treasure hunting at sea or illegal whaling, those who go to sea are just trying to make money with their heads on their waistbands. To put it bluntly, they are all desperadoes."

, no one will hide it or tuck it in if they start using it."

Shi Quan showed his small white teeth and smiled and nodded, "Don't worry, old captain, I have a good idea."

"That's enough, get ready, they are already within range." Captain Miao called it quits. He didn't want Shi Quan to be less guilty of killing, but he was just worried that it wouldn't be worth it for him to get involved with him on impulse.

While the old man and the young man were chatting before the war, on the bridge of another ship more than ten kilometers away, the bald captain looked at his men with a gloomy expression, "Have you not figured out where our helicopter has gone?"

"No, it disappeared suddenly." The middle-aged subordinate bowed at a 90-degree angle as if saying goodbye, "It's exactly the same situation as the one encountered by the House No. 1 before, the signal was suddenly interrupted!"

"Captain, does the other party have any powerful weapons?" The lean first mate stood behind the captain, seemingly asking for advice but actually reminding him, "There are Russians on that ship, are they equipped with the same equipment as us?

weapons?"

"There is such a possibility." Captain Xieding thought for a moment and issued an order, "Push away the container and fire at their bridge as soon as the opponent comes into range!"

As the order was issued, the two containers on the deck of the bulk carrier slid forward and backward along the track, revealing the hidden fangs. This was an AK630 naval gun, with the Ukrainian inscription vaguely visible on its outer fairing.

The navy flag painting implies that its origins are from the same family as the naval gunners on the icebreaker Shiquan. Perhaps they were "Soviet scrap metal" obtained from Ukraine.

But it is undeniable that without encountering the icebreaker Ping Tou Ge, this old cannon, which may be as old as the captain, can still be considered a killer even without the matching fire control radar and electro-optical tracker.

device.

And the fact is indeed the case. This bulk carrier, which is secretly engaged in the illegal whaling business, relies on it to do some business of robbing grass and hunting rabbits in the westerly belt. It is also because of this weapon that Xie on the bridge

Captain Ding never paid attention to the other two whalers who were on the surface.

In the captain's crazy self-confidence, the bulk carrier increased its horsepower and shortened the distance between the two to within 15 kilometers. On the deck of the heavy rain, the AK630 naval gun, which could only be controlled manually, had been charged.

Ready to attack, just waiting for the opponent to come within range.

"12 kilometers!" Liu Xiaoye shouted excitedly from the bridge of the icebreaker, and the nerves of all the sailors on the bridge became tense.

“11 kilometers!”

"Locked at 9 kilometers," Big Ivan said, staring at the screen.

"10 kilometers" Liu Xiaoye's hands were already hanging on the control keys of the fire control servo system, and Shi Quan, who had been standing between Captain Miao and First Officer Zhang, also used his hands to get into the armrests of the console.

Almost at the same time Liu Xiaoye shouted "9 kilometers", as her little hand pressed the button hard, the fire control follow-up system instantly locked on the bridge of the bulk carrier that was undulating on the sea.

"May the beautiful Goddess Mazu accept the second sacrifice from your devout believers!" Dayi Wan muttered in Chinese with a stale Chinese flavor, while pressing the fire control switch again.

The sound of a series of gunshots, muzzle flashes, gunpowder smoke, water vapor, and the sound of bullet casings clanging on the deck and rolling into the sea filled Shiquan's eardrums and retinas.

The bulk carrier, which was as far away as 9 kilometers away, had no time to make any effective response in just seven or eight seconds. The position extending from the bridge all the way down to the waterline suffered heavy damage one after another!

In the pouring rain, red flames shot up into the sky. The compass deck, which was densely covered with various antennas, collapsed and fell into the bridge. The entire superstructure of the ship exploded one after another under the kiss of dense shells.

Thick smoke, explosions, flying debris and broken corpses turned the whaling ship that had slaughtered countless whales into hell again. The surviving sailors on the deck looked at the wreckage of the ship with dull expressions.

On the TV, you can still vaguely hear the shrill alarm bell that sounds when the cabin is leaking.

The sailor who was originally standing not far from the AK630 naval gun, guarding the sight column for manual aiming, made a stupid decision in panic and sluggishness. He pressed down on the target ship that was vaguely visible outside the range.

Fire control switch!
Chapter completed!