Where did the four heavy cruisers emerge?

As the shells hit one after another, Takano kept thinking about this issue.

The Navy of Navy has always regarded heavy cruisers as second-class main battleships and has once considered them to be used for the fleet decisive battle. However, in the Liangxia Navy, the status of heavy cruisers is very embarrassing. Not only is there not many, but it is even used as a sword, and it has not been taken seriously from beginning to end.

Before the outbreak of the war, heavy cruisers were often used by Liang Xia Navy as gunboats.

Simply put, wherever there is a benefit to be maintained, you will send a fleet led by heavy cruisers. After all, for most weak countries, the deterrence of heavy cruisers is not inferior to that of battleships, and it is easier to dispatch and the cost of using is also cheaper.

But now, where did those four heavy cruisers come from?

The third aviation special mixed fleet?

This is the only explanation that makes sense.

The warships of the Third Aircraft Special Mixed Fleet were able to arrive in time to the east of the Double Car Strait.

Because the two fast battleships have not yet been included in the list, the Third Air Special Mixed Fleet has four heavy cruisers, which specifically provide prevention and control cover for aircraft carriers.

Are they those four heavy cruisers?

According to the information obtained before, the four "Wuzhou" class included in the Third Air Special Mixed Fleet, which is the last treaty heavy cruiser of Liang Xia Navy. Because the first post-treatment heavy cruiser has not been delivered, the four "Wuzhou" class are considered the latest.

In addition, these four heavy cruisers returned to the shipyard for renovation before the war, enhancing their air defense capabilities.

So, why did the four heavy cruisers of the Third Air Special Mixed Fleet appear here? They even opened fire first and acted as if they were going to fight to the death with the first main force.

Those are just four heavy cruisers!

When the distance is shortened, the "Gate" can kill one with one volley.

Also, without the cover provided by four heavy cruisers, what air defense does the Third Air Special Mixed Fleet rely on?

Fast battleship?

That's right, it's the fast battleship.

The Third Air Special Mixed Fleet must have turned north last night, and even if it was not with the two fast battleships, it was still behind. Because of the cover of the fast battleship, it doesn’t matter whether there is a heavy cruiser or not. The key is that it can return to Xuhai before dawn, and when ferrying at night, there is obviously no need to worry about air defense issues, so there is no need to provide air defense cover for heavy cruisers.

As for anti-submarine, it is a destroyer's business and has nothing to do with heavy cruisers.

It makes sense now.

In addition, sending heavy cruisers to monitor the Double Car Strait, that is, monitoring the first main force, because after the Third Air Special Mixed Fleet headed north, Liang Xia's Navy no longer had the ability to monitor the Double Car Strait before dawn tomorrow, and the first main force would definitely pass the Double Car Strait before dawn. Send several heavy cruisers to at least find out when the First Main Force will pass the Double Car Strait.

From Liang Xia Naijun's perspective, you must have to grasp the whereabouts of the first main team.

The key is the time when the first main team enters the East Ocean from the Shuangche Strait.

With this intelligence, the operational deployment can be adjusted, such as determining the time to march into the Watchmen Strait and seize the Beans Islands.

Besides, among the first main team, except for the two "Gate"-class battleships, other battleships do not have the ability to suppress the heavy cruiser of the "Wuzhou" class, and the speed of the "Gate" class is far less than that of the "Wuzhou" class. In the night battle, the first main team has no advantage.

Wait until dawn?

After dawn, destroyers can launch attacks under the cover of battleships and use torpedoes to force four heavy cruisers to retreat, but now there are still a few hours before dawn!

What's more, at dawn, Liang Xia's reconnaissance plane had arrived.

"boom--"

An explosion happened suddenly.

Although it hit the main gun turret in front and exploded outside the turret, the sudden fireball that shrouded in shocked the officers and soldiers in the bridge.

It happened so suddenly that no one was ready.

The moment the explosion occurred, the bridge was already overturned.

The two hundred mm shell cannot penetrate the armor of the main gun turret, but the huge kinetic energy and the impact force generated by the detonation of several kilograms of explosives, even a warship of tens of thousands of tons will have to shake three times.

When Tashi reacted, Takano's head had already hit the porthole and fell backwards.

"Commander..."

"I'm fine!"

Seeing Takano climbing up by himself, Tian Shi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Later, Hei Island didn't ask much. After getting up, he immediately grabbed the phone and microphone and issued a counterattack order to the captain in the navigation bridge above.

To be precise, let the main gun fire and fight back.

It takes nearly ten minutes to sail at full speed, and the distance is shortened to within fifteen thousand meters. Even if it is still a little far away, you can't keep being beaten and not fight back.

At this time, the "Wuzhou" number.

After the battle began, the guards picked up the telescope.

In fact, before the enemy ship's sub-gun fired and fought back, the telescope was covered in darkness and could not see clearly, let alone judge whether it hit the enemy ship.

The Guards were embarrassed to say about the shelling effect.

Ten consecutive rounds of volleys not only did not hit a single hit, but even did not form a span. The distance is one aspect, but it is also related to radar.

That's an air search radar!

Although it has the function of ranging, the accuracy is very poor and cannot be used to direct artillery bombardment.

In the first few rounds of artillery, the combat distance measured by the radar was 23,000 meters. It was not until the eighth round that the enemy ship opened fire, and the radar range measurement results were corrected through the distance calculated by the lookout, and the parameters were reset by the ordnance captain.

Given the situation at that time, it is likely that the radar's ranging results were so hugely deviated due to interference from the enemy ship No. 2, that is, the Lu'o.

That's why he hit the enemy ship during the eleventh round of volleys.

Unfortunately, that shot did not pose any threat to the "Damen".

The key is that the combat distance has been shortened.

According to the telegram, the cruiser formation should attract the attention of the first main force. After being counterattacked, especially after exchanging fire with the battleships of the Navy Navy, the formation commander can make a decision at his discretion and no longer have to obey the commander's orders. Whether to fight or not is determined by the formation commander.

However, the "Gate" did not fire and counterattack!

At least it didn't use the main gun to fight back.

Because he was shot by the battleship's auxiliary gun, he turned to retreat before he was hit?

Obviously, that's unreasonable.

No matter how bad the heavy cruiser's protection is, the key parts can block 140mm armor-piercing bullets.

If there were several battleship sub-aircraft shells that fell nearby and fled in panic, how could they have the face to go back and submit?

Just find a piece of tofu and you can kill it!

"captain!"

When the officer next to him shouted, the "Wuzhou" had already started to slow down and the left rudder was steering, which was a standard tactical evasion action.

In addition, the guards also saw the muzzle flash of enemy ships.

It is extremely bright, and the appearance is slightly higher than the previous muzzle flash of the secondary gun. It is concentrated in one place, which is obviously the muzzle flash of the main gun when it fires.

It is precisely because the helmsman did not ask the captain for instructions and turned directly to conduct tactical evasion.

The main gun of the "Gate" opened fire, and the guards were not nervous, but also breathed a sigh of relief.

Retreat now, you will not be fleeing in panic.
Chapter completed!