The unexpected loss of four Imperial torpedo planes made Deng Shichang very angry. He had no idea that Uncle Sam's anti-aircraft firepower was so ferocious. In order to reduce the losses of Imperial fighter planes, he decided to activate the artillery accelerator.
However, there is an obvious drawback to enabling the artillery accelerator. It must be provided by a reconnaissance aircraft. The problem is that enemy ships are not always stationary, and moving enemy ships are difficult to target.
Moreover, in order to obtain the most accurate coordinates, the imperial reconnaissance aircraft must fly at low altitude. As a result, the safety of the reconnaissance aircraft is seriously threatened by the enemy's air defense firepower network.
Fortunately, Zhou Yu had already piloted the Shenlong and appeared in the sky of Aozhou at this time.
"D1 aircraft carrier formation, listen, I am Zhou Yu, start the artillery accelerator shooting immediately, the Shenlong will provide shooting coordinates for each artillery point."
In the internal command system of the D1 aircraft carrier, the voice of Emperor Zhou Yu suddenly sounded. Deng Shichang was very happy. He knew the power of the Shenlong very well, so he hurriedly replied respectfully to the internal command system:
"Your Majesty! I am Deng Shichang. Our ships are ready to fire. Please give your instructions, Your Majesty!"
Zhou Yu chuckled when he heard this: "Haha... OK! Please note: the entire fleet turns to 218, the No. 1 ship's shooting angle is 15 degrees, the direction is 11 o'clock..., the No. 46 ship's shooting angle is 18 degrees, the direction is 1 o'clock, prepare..."
Deng Shichang hurriedly conveyed Zhou Yu's order.
The D1 aircraft carrier formation began to line up nervously and orderly, and soon took the T position.
In order to facilitate control and not expose the secret of the imperial artillery accelerator, Zhou Yu arranged all the warships in the D1 formation into five major shooting columns.
Under Zhou Yu's constant corrections, Deng Shichang's D1 aircraft carrier formation fired almost at the same time. Of course, all of them fired, only the 356mm main gun fired, and the other guns did not have artillery accelerators.
The power of this imperial artillery firepower after using the artillery accelerator is terrifying.
A distance of tens of thousands of meters, in the face of ammunition with artillery accelerators, would not take more than 18 seconds. It can be said to be a blink of an eye.
The first five destroyers of Dewey's First Fleet were the first to bear the brunt. They were hit by countless shells. The powerful blows caused these five enemy ships to be torn into pieces without even having time to react.
"Sorry, Commander, the enemy doesn't know what weapons to use. One round of shelling will destroy all five of our warships. If this continues, within a few rounds, our fleet will be wiped out!" commanded the main aircraft carrier of the First Fleet.
In the room, the intelligence officer's shrill screams rang out.
In fact, there was no need for an intelligence officer to report. Dewey had been observing the situation at the scene with a telescope. How could Dewey not know such a terrifying scene and such a weird impact?
It was because he saw it that he felt heartfelt fear. If the Imperial fleet used ordinary artillery shells, both the enemy and ourselves could clearly see the flight path of the projectiles.
But now, the empire's artillery shells seemed to be invisible, coming and going without a trace. What made Dewey's psychology collapse the most was that Deng Shichang's D1 aircraft carrier formation was now more than 20,000 meters away from the first fleet.
At this distance, the Imperial artillery can shoot, and Dewey can accept it. After all, the Imperial artillery has a very long range, which is well known in the world. But the key to the problem is that it requires a reconnaissance aircraft to provide coordinates!
In the sky at this time, let alone reconnaissance aircraft, there was not even a bird feather. 15,000 meters was the limit of normal sight. So at this time, what did the Chinese Empire rely on to accurately calculate the shooting coordinates? And it could still
So precise?
The unknown is the scariest thing, and the situation at this time chilled Dewey, who thought he was passionate and bold, to the bone.
He weakly waved his hand to the intelligence officer, while his other hand tremblingly grabbed the telescope and stared straight ahead without blinking. He wanted to open his eyes wide and see the empire's terrifying shooting.
What happened?….
But what made him even more horrified was that, less than a minute apart, five more warships from the First Fleet followed suit and were also torn to pieces by terrifying, shadowless artillery fire. The enemy's artillery fire was still shadowless.
But the only thing Dewey felt better than the first round was that during this round of shooting, he vaguely heard the harsh sound of rapidly flying shells breaking through the air.
This time, Dewey completely collapsed. You must know that in order to increase the difficulty of targeting the imperial fleet, he ordered the fleet to move irregularly. This situation is usually difficult to target.
"We can't go on any longer. If we let the imperial naval guns continue to toss, the huge First Fleet will soon become history." Thinking of this, Dewey ordered the fleet to retreat into the naval port. He wanted to rely on the coastal defense cannons at the military port.
Defend Deng Shichang's fleet.
Dewey's actions effectively blocked the fierce attack of Deng Shichang's troops. With the threat of coastal defense cannons, it was really difficult for Deng Shichang's troops to carry out effective attacks on the fleet or the shore base. Because, these coastal defense cannons
, are placed in solid fortifications, and have extremely long ranges.
With the effective threats of naval guns, anti-aircraft artillery groups and coastal defense fortress cannons, the Dewey fleet huddled in the military port and finally felt temporarily safe...
But their good days could not last long, because under Gill's guidance, the Imperial Army in the direction of Darwin advanced towards the enemy's main port of Kitz at ultra-fast lightning speed. Along the way, all Ao troops were persuaded by Gill to surrender, and a small number of
Sam's army was wiped out one after another.
The main reason for this situation is the hegemonic thinking of the Uncle Sam Kingdom and the John Bull Empire. They basically drove all the Ao** troops into the "backcountry", and the Darwin area was no exception.
As a result, with Gill's active help, the die-hard Xius faction was gathered in by Gill without any resistance. Correspondingly, the positions and areas they defended were also taken over by the Imperial Army.
control.
With the continuous addition of army troops in the southern theater of the empire, the imperial army advanced faster and faster in the direction of Darwin. It was not until Daley River that it encountered real strong resistance, because stationed here was the elite army of Uncle Sam's country.
.
The commander-in-chief of Uncle Sam's army here is Army Lieutenant General Smith Strong. In Uncle Sam's country, he is a so-called tough hawk. He advocates military strikes against the empire. For this reason, he works hard to hone his Strong Army.
"Report to the general! The emperor's forward has reached the first line of defense of our army. Please give instructions to the general!"
The soldiers' reports made Smith Strong feel quite bad. Smith Strong has always ignored the Chinese Empire. Even though President Wilson repeatedly emphasized the power of the empire, he still
Still stubborn.
He once claimed in public: "The Chinese Empire is an ignorant and backward country that is vulnerable militarily and economically. As long as he has a chance to confront the empire, with the power of his Strong Army, he can sweep across the entire empire.
Got it!"
But now reality has given Smith Strong numerous loud slaps in the face.
First, the mixed fleet of Uncle Sam and Dewey collapsed. Second, the five major fleets did not dare to confront the Imperial Navy head-on. Finally, the Darwin Theater fell into the hands of the Imperial Navy.
What made Smithstrong feel the most miserable was that after the fall of Darwin, he was so close at hand without knowing it. It wasn't until a fleet of Imperial fighter jets appeared in the sky above Daly River that Smithstrong became alert.
What a shame for the always arrogant Smith Strong! He is known as the military genius of the Army, but he only realized it after the imperial attack arrived at his doorstep.
"Order: The first division supports our first line of defense; our artillery positions prepare to counterattack; the anti-aircraft artillery positions shoot down the imperial fighters in the sky at all costs; ask for help from the Aozhou base camp and ask for air force support!" After finishing his reverie, Smith
Strong ordered one after another...
"It's the general!"
Empire Daly River vanguard...
"Report to the Darwin Command. I am the Daly River Pioneer Command. The enemy's firepower here is very fierce. Our department requests air support!" The frontline command reported to the Darwin Provisional General Command.
"The Empire's Locust fleet is about to arrive. Please cooperate with your troops. Another independent tank division from the Empire's southern theater will arrive soon to assist your troops." Li Si replied personally.
"Understood General!"
Thanks to the assistance of Chauvin's command, the Imperial Army effortlessly completed the defense implementation of the Darwin area. Especially the military and civil implementation of Darwin Port, which made it easier for the Empire's follow-up landing troops to land in the port.
At the pier with the deepest draft in Darwin Port, various imperial transport ships and cargo ships lined up, constantly loading and unloading supplies to the Darwin pier.
These are the logistics fleet of the Southern Theater Command. They are responsible for transporting Imperial personnel and supplies to Darwin one by one.
In addition to the army, the first thing they need to transport is armored weapons, etc. With these materials, land advancement will become easier.
Although the maritime transportation force of the Imperial Logistics Department is very powerful, due to the space limitations of all Darwin port terminals, the landing operation has become slow. Even if the Imperial Army soldiers are changed to wade the landing from Darwin Shoal, the situation has not changed
How much better.
The Darwin War Zone has gradually returned to its former peace after being bombarded by artillery fire from the Empire's land, sea and air. Those roads that had been destroyed were urgently repaired by the Imperial Road Engineering Corps, and marching was no longer a problem.
Under the vigorous propaganda of the Imperial Political Propaganda Team, some white people and native people here also took to the streets in fear. However, what made them feel at ease was that the Imperial Army paid attention to the Three Major Disciplines and Eight Points of Attention.
Harassing the lives of local people.
In addition, these imperial people will never get any discount even when shopping. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)