How is it possible? Warships have never reached such speeds. Even the powerful naval power of the Windsor Empire has never reached such speeds.
Lannett felt that his knowledge had been subverted. If the warships could reach this speed, what kind of steam engines were they using?
"Captain, look..."
The observing soldier pointed in their other two directions. The speed of the other two warships also reached the fastest speed, and now it has reached thirty knots.
Lanit didn't know what to say. Now three warships were surrounding him at such a fast speed. Let alone dealing with three warships, even if he was dealing with one of them, he would have to use all his strength.
Look at our other two warships. They are still walking here slowly like the old man, with a speed of only about ten knots.
It is definitely useless to count on these two warships. By the time these two warships come over, we may have been sunk long ago. If the warships of the Daqian Empire do not attack them, they can just come and save the sailors who fell into the water.
These two warships should not be allowed to come out...
Lieutenant Colonel Lannett immediately understood this. If all the warships were in the port, then the threat to us on land would still exist, and there was absolutely no need to let these two warships come out.
But warships themselves fight on the ocean. If they only stay in the port and serve as mobile forts, they will probably lose their meaning. What's more, the navy of the Daqian Empire has always been very backward. Lieutenant Colonel Lannett's previous thinking It's also correct, but it's a pity that it's too late to realize it now.
"Keep firing."
Lieutenant Colonel Lannett issued the order. He quickly analyzed the current situation. Even if he changed the combat order, I am afraid that there would be no results. It would be better to make a desperate move and aim the main gun on the ship at the front. If a destroyer achieves victory, it can only be with the destroyer in front of it.
It is very unrealistic to turn the muzzle around. By the time you turn the muzzle around, time has already been wasted.
"Then...what about...the other two...destroyers?"
The chief of staff stuttered a little at this time. Of course, this is not the case in normal times. Now he was just scared.
"Ignore them. Our only chance now is to kill the destroyer directly ahead and order the entire ship to move forward at full speed."
Lieutenant Colonel Lannett is right. If his artillery performs well and kills the destroyer directly ahead with one shot, and at the same time, their speed can reach more than 20 knots, there is still a 10% chance of running out.
But this situation is basically impossible. They are performing a combat readiness cruise mission, so they don't carry much fuel on board. In addition, their ship's main engine is too old. It is still possible to maintain a cruising speed of more than ten knots. If If we proceed at full speed, the entire main engine will probably explode within thirty nautical miles.
The speed of the warship has indeed accelerated a bit, but you can't feel it. This is the benefit of an old warship. Whether you speed up or maintain cruising speed, you can feel the stability of the warship, but this stability does not exist at this moment. Not what the people on the boat wanted.
The second round of shells went out, hitting farther than before.
After correcting the shooting of Zhu Yuan, they still didn't shoot accurately.
According to normal theory, the target should be within fifteen meters now, but it was mainly because the people on the ship were too panicked and had not conducted live fire training in normal times. Now they saw three warships slowly surrounding them.
, if they can still perform to a normal level, then these people can be awarded military medals.
"Shoot me with the cannon."
Seeing such a result, Captain Lannett angrily demanded that the gunner be shot, but the chief of staff next to him quickly stopped him. This gunner was the most experienced person on their warship. If this guy was shot,
If so, the results of the remaining people will be even worse.
"Torpedoes, Captain, they launched a torpedo."
A sailor on the ship said in horror.
"Torpedo found on the right side..."
"Torpedoes were also found on the left side..."
Captain Lannett felt like he was going crazy. How could he launch torpedoes at this distance? Are the other side's naval officers and soldiers filled with water?
"Oh my God, I've never seen a torpedo go that fast. What kind of torpedo did they use?"
Bad news came one after another, and when torpedoes were launched from such a long distance, Lieutenant Colonel Lannett thought he had enough time to run out, but the problem was that the torpedoes were traveling so fast.
How is this possible? Lieutenant Colonel Lannett felt that his brain was a little weak. Even if he used all his naval knowledge, there was still no way to explain the problems he encountered today.
First, the opponent's warship is so fast.
Then the torpedoes were launched from such a long distance.
And the next torpedo is so fast...
"Left rudder..."
This guy's mind went blank, but he still issued the order mechanically. Unfortunately, the order was issued thirty seconds late.
For a brand new warship, thirty seconds can put them out of danger, not to mention you, a warship that is about to retire, these thirty seconds will bring you closer to death.
"boom…"
Wu Bo lay on the railing of the deck, watching helplessly as his torpedo passed by, and then said this word.
A second later, the front string of the Vladimir was hit.
The torpedo exploded below the waterline. From such a long distance, Wu Bo could see the large black hole in front of the Vladimir.
Before the people on the boat could react, the torpedo on the left side was also hit, and the speed immediately slowed down.
Although the torpedo on the right side did not hit, for the Vladimi, two torpedoes were enough to give him face.
"103 is cleaning up the aftermath downstairs, 101 and 102 will join other combat groups immediately."
Ding Qun would not waste all three destroyers on this broken ship. Seeing that it had lost its combat effectiveness, the other two destroyers made a U-turn at a steep angle and joined the new battle group as quickly as possible.
The soldiers on the Shabarov and another warship were dumbfounded. Didn't they come out to support the Vladimi? Now the targets of our support actually hit two torpedoes.
Isn't this a joke?
Are we already defeated just after we came out?
When did the navy of the Daqian Empire possess such combat effectiveness? This chapter has been completed!