Red Alert 1895: Chapter 649 The 2nd Dadonggou Naval Battle 3

The five sword-class battleships of the Strategic Fleet began to move forward under the command of the flagship of the Battleship Xuanyuan, the commander of the Strategic Fleet, Rear Admiral Chen Fa, and rushed towards the Japanese-American coalition forces. The remaining seven battleships of the Japanese-American coalition forces also found this big guy, the Sword-class battleship, but they were also surprised, why the Taiwan Navy only sent five battleships to attack. You must know that the opponent's five battleships are obviously fewer than their seven battleships, and the overall quality of their Taiwan navy is obviously worse than that of the Japanese and American navies, so this obviously makes the Japanese navy feel incredible. But now they can't care so much anymore, and then they all took the initiative to fight and gave up the pursuit of the submarine. The battleships of this era obviously mainly target the enemy's battleships, so they will not give up the enemy's battleships for submarines.

"Order, Zhanlu, Longquan, Tai'a, and Chixiao follow behind the flagship Xuanyuan, and then go to grab the prefix 'D'!" Chen Fa said.

Chen Fa ordered the semaphore soldiers to prepare for the five battleships of the strategic fleet, and then lined up in a line to start fighting in a straight line, and then they wanted to compete with the Japanese and American warships for the so-called "t" prefix, It is the most popular tactic in the battleship era, the so-called "t" prefix $￠＄￠￠￠￠￠, ◆om is the most favorable shooting position, which can effectively exert the firepower of all battleships.

However, the commander of the Japan-U.S. Combined Fleet looked at the situation, and immediately thought suspiciously: "Why didn't the Chinese choose all the battleships to go up together? They actually only sent five battleships. Isn't this a refueling tactic?" ? Refueling tactics, whether in the army or the navy, are taboo for military strategists!"

"Your Excellency, Commander, if this is the case, it means that these Chinese people don't understand the navy at all." A staff officer flattered immediately.

But Ito Yuheng shook his head quickly. : "Although their low-level officers may not have much experience, but their supreme commander, Qiu Baoren, will not make such low-level mistakes when you have studied in the British navy. What are they doing this for?"

"Your Excellency, Commander, we have seven battleships, are we still afraid of their five ships? Now that they have been sent up, we can all eat them. Then we will get a good start first?" a Japanese staff officer said.

Ito Youheng also agreed to this. Since these five battleships chose to go deep alone, there is no reason not to eat them. Moreover, with the artillery hit rate of the Taiwan Navy and the quality of the sailors of the Taiwan Navy, they are obviously not the opponents of the Japanese, and they will not be afraid of this at all.

"Order, all cruisers stay and monitor the Sovereign-class battleships of the Taiwan Navy at any time. If there is any change in the Sovereign-class battleships, please notify us immediately." Ito Yuheng said.

Ito Yuheng is obviously artificial because Taiwan wants to use this tactic. Move their battleships away from the mountains, and then deploy the main force to attack their cruiser force. This kind of diverting the tiger away from the mountain does not have much effect on Ito Yuheng, so they will not be afraid. Ito Yuheng ordered the remaining cruisers to immediately prepare to mark Taiwan's Sovereign-class battleships, which could effectively prevent them from attacking. Moreover, although the armor and artillery of cruisers are not as strong and thick as battleships, there is one that battleships simply cannot match. That is the speed of the cruiser, if the cruiser wants to escape. It is impossible for the battleship to catch up, and this is his most important reason. As long as the cruiser adheres to the ability to fight well, it will fight. The "guerrilla spirit" of running away if you can't beat it will not be a big problem when facing battleships.

Soon, two parallel lines formed on the surface of the sea. These two parallel lines are actually two navies robbing each other for the so-called "T" prefix, and then both sides also hope to grab the "T" prefix. Get the most favorable shooting position, then mass kill the enemy warships. However, it is obviously not so easy to **** the "t" prefix. Because this is a test of speed and the commander's ability to command and make decisions on the spot, to be able to seize every opportunity to surpass the opponent.

Of course, this is to test the tacit understanding of the sailors of both sides, which is a test of the overall ability. For example, Taiwan's navy obviously feels a bit underwhelming at the moment.

"Hurry up and speed me up. Then grab the 'T' prefix, so that we can gain a favorable position as soon as possible. Our warship uses steam turbines, and the speed should be faster than the opponent, so we should be able to grab the 'T' prefix. "Chen Fa said.

Those boiler soldiers are still constantly putting coal into the boiler, hoping to increase the power of the steam turbine more, and increase the speed as soon as possible to the limit. According to ordinary people's understanding, theoretically, the speed of the sword-class battleship is 21 knots, which is obviously three knots faster than the enemy's 18 knots. With the advantage of this speed, theoretically, to **** the "t" prefix Should be no problem at all. However, the reality is clearly not the same.

"Your Excellency, Commander, these Chinese warships are obviously much faster than ours. What should we do? If this continues, I'm afraid the prefix 't' will be seized by them." The Japanese observer said.

But as the commander, Ito Yuheng went? Calmly: "What are you afraid of? Didn't you see it? Although their speed seems to be faster than ours, but if you look at their warships, they obviously have problems. Their speed Obviously uncoordinated, unable to effectively exert the power of a fleet."

Ito Youheng's observation was correct, but Chen Fa, the commander of the Strategic Fleet, was furious, obviously very angry at the lack of power of his subordinates.

"Tell those idiots on the Zhanlu, Longquan, Tai'a, and Chixiao that they are so weak, how can you tell me? Our speed is obviously much faster than them, but you idiots actually put Our advantage has been hindered! Pay attention to the formation, don't mess up the formation, understand?" Chen said angrily.

Chen Fa directly scolded those warships behind, because those warships behind were too weak, and their speed was so uneven. At this time, the so-called barrel effect is the best embodiment. It is not the most powerful one that measures the comprehensive ability of a group, but the worst one. The same is true for an army. It is not the strongest link that determines the combat effectiveness. In many cases, it is the worst link that determines the combat effectiveness of the entire army.

Although the sword-class battleships of Taiwan's strategic fleet seem to be three knots faster than the warships of the Japanese army, whether this speed can really be turned into an advantage is not something everyone can master. There are too many novices in the Taiwan Navy. Most of them are soldiers who have never really experienced large-scale naval battles, and have almost zero combat experience. At this time, the speed of the five sword-class battleships of the Taiwan Navy was actually very uneven, and the flagship Xuanyuan leading the front naturally did not need to be many. But the battleships behind were cheating, their speeds were obviously fast and slow.

The speed of these battleships is obviously faster, and some is slower. As a result, the distance between the five battleships is also constantly changing. Sometimes they are too close, and sometimes they are too far away. If it is too close, it is necessary to let the rear one slow down and complete the team. But once one of them slows down, it will inevitably affect the entire fleet and must readjust the speed to control the speed of the warship. The formation of battleships in naval battles is a very important indicator. If the formation is too close, it is easy to increase the hit rate. But once the formation is too far away, it will not be able to effectively respond and support each other, so that the advantages of the fleet cannot be brought into play.

Therefore, although the speed of these warships in Taiwan is faster than the combined fleet of Japan and the United States, these speeds have been dragged down by this group of sailors who have no actual combat experience.

"This is really a barrel effect~www.mtlnovel.com~ It seems that it is not so easy to build a century-old navy. It would be great if there is something that can automatically control the speed of the ship, so that the speed can be kept stable. Something that can automatically calibrate the speed would be great." Chen Fa sighed.

Chen Fa's idea is actually very good, that is, it would be great to have a device that can automatically lock the speed and calibrate the speed according to the current and wind direction, so that the quality of these sailors will not be a problem. But he didn't know that if he wanted to realize this, he had to invent a computer, otherwise it would not be possible at all. The present is a very primitive era. In this very primitive era, everything is controlled by the sailors' own experience, and what Taiwanese sailors lack the most is "experience". Without enough combat experience, it is impossible to adapt to the battle in a timely manner during the battle, and to maintain a high degree of consistency in the fleet formation, so that 100% combat effectiveness can be effectively exerted. The navy is a branch of the highest technology and has high requirements for the quality of soldiers, which is reflected here.

If you don't have a group of excellent sailors, you can completely turn your advantage into a disadvantage, and that is the most terrifying place.

"Order, let's not seize the 'T' prefix, immediately maintain the same speed, get close to the Japanese battleships, and then fight them one-on-one. I don't believe it, our Sword-class battleships are not their opponents!" Chen was angry. road. (To be continued.)