At the same time, in the East China Sea of China.
The 6 Cleveland-class light cruisers of the East China Sea Fleet surrounded the two battleships Canglong and Zhuyan, sailing through the Treasure Island Strait at a speed of 20 knots.
North Carolina class battleship; also the prototype of Canglong and Zhuyan.
Outside the command room of the bridge of the battleship Canglong, Xu Yunfeng lay comfortably on the railing, enjoying the cool sea breeze blowing on his body.
First Officer Jing Hong came out of the command room and reported: "Captain, the headquarters has just generated electricity, indicating that the Army has captured the three cities of Minhou, Minqing, and Shuikou. The Commander-in-Chief asked when can we arrive at Zhangzhou Bay?"
"The Army acted so quickly." Xu Yunfeng was a little surprised and couldn't help but sigh: "Oh, originally I wanted to go on a patrol of the Penghu Islands, but now I have to wait until next time to get the chance!"
Jing Hong smiled and said: "Hey, Captain, Treasure Island and Penghu have been our territory since ancient times. The Commander-in-Chief will regain them in the future. The current task is urgent, so we should change our route to Zhangzhou Bay as soon as possible!"
"Well, Chief Officer Jing, let the fleet change course in five minutes and target Zhangzhou Bay in Fujian Province."
Xu Yunfeng didn't want to delay the business. Although Baodao, Penghu, Xiangjiang... and other areas had not yet been recovered, it was only a matter of time.
However, at this moment, in the radar room of a Levelland-class light cruiser on the easternmost side of the fleet, the radar soldier was staring at the display screen intently, using the MK8 fire control radar to monitor abnormal conditions on the sea.
The picture shows the Levelland-class light cruiser; it has a displacement of 12,000 tons. In fact, it should be called a heavy cruiser.
This band fire control radar is a black technology developed by Sam Western Electric Company in 1941. It is also the world's first fire control radar with dual functions of scanning and tracking.
Emitting radar waves with a power of 15-20KW, it can easily detect ships about 28 nautical miles away and provide early warning. When using precise scanning and ranging, it can detect the water column of artillery shells falling into the water at 11 nautical miles.
After repeatedly making sure that he was not dazzled, the radar soldier pressed the battle siren without hesitation.
Then he hurriedly reported the situation to the ship's command room: "Report, four unknown ships were spotted at 11 o'clock on our ship, about 26 nautical miles away, suspected to be cruisers, with a speed of about 24 knots, and they are maneuvering towards our fleet!"
"Woo! Woo! Woo!"
As the piercing battle alarm sounded, the entire ship immediately shifted to first-level combat status.
This situation was quickly reported to the flagship battleship Soryu via radio.
Xu Yunfeng immediately ordered the entire fleet to enter a first-level combat state and use T-tactics to lure the enemy.
Jing Hong couldn't help but ask: "Captain, do you think these four ships are John's or Sam's warships?"
"In my opinion, that's not the case. John and his friends have activities in Xiangjiang, Guangdong Province, and the overseas territories of the Sam people are not here at all..."
Xu Yunfeng's face was as gloomy as water, and he continued: "And the sea area we are currently in is close to Treasure Island. In addition, according to the intelligence of MI6, the 2nd Mine Task Force of the Fuso Combined Fleet is in Kaohsiung, Treasure Island, so these four ships are very It could be the Fuso ship!”
Hearing this, First Officer Jing Hong became a little eager to try, "Captain, if these four ships are really Fuso Navy, this will be a surprise for us. If we sink them all..."
Sinking four enemy ships is considered a great achievement. No one wants to accumulate military exploits and continue to be promoted.
"Captain, there shouldn't be any battleships in this Fuso No. 2 mine, right?" Vice Captain Zhao Li was a little hesitant, "After all, we have many trainee sailors on board. Do you want to ask the headquarters for instructions first?"
Xu Yunfeng was a little dissatisfied with Zhao Li's performance, "Vice Captain Zhao, the commander-in-chief spends a lot of money to support us, not just to let us come out to enjoy the sea breeze and sunbathe."
"This is our country's waters. I don't care which country it is. Even if it is a ship from John or Sam's country, as long as a military ship enters our waters without permission, he will have to pay the price!"
Jing Hong also said impatiently:
"Vice Captain Zhao, our East China Sea Fleet is different from the past. We don't need to be timid now!"
"And the Fuso Kingdom's combined fleet is nothing special. They have all been disabled by us now. The sea of our Chinese people cannot be defiled by their bullshit."
Zhao Li blushed when he was told that, and when he thought about it more, he felt that he was a little too cowardly.
As the flagship battleship Soryu began to perform a 90-degree maneuvering turn, the rear battleship Zhuyan, which was 1 nautical mile away, followed closely behind her in tacit understanding. The six light cruisers on both sides also followed the battleship's movements and prepared to perform a T-shaped maneuver. Tactical response to the enemy.
Fifteen minutes later, the eight ships successfully completed the T-shaped tactical deployment and lined up in the Treasure Island Strait.
The six triple main gun turrets on the two battleships Canglong and Zhuyan slowly rotated about 90 degrees.
The 18 Mark 6 45x caliber 406 mm main guns and the 10 twin MK 12 127 mm secondary guns on the starboard side were ready to launch and aimed toward the south.
The 24 triple-mounted main guns on the six light cruisers also rotated about 90 degrees according to the plan, and the 72 MK16 type 152 main guns and the 18 side twin-mounted MK12 type 127mm secondary guns were aimed south.
This is the terrible thing about the T-type tactic. All ships line up in a line as much as possible and use the sides of the warships to aim at the enemy ships. This way, the firepower of all the warships' main guns and half of the secondary guns can be concentrated to attack the enemy warships. wide angle shot.
"The entire ship has now entered the first level of combat status, and all personnel will return to their respective posts immediately and be on standby."
"Clear the bow deck, and the sailors immediately return to their cabins and load up the ammunition required for each gun!"
Jing Hong and Xu Yunfeng also came to the fire control radar command post on the top of the ship island. The ship's MK38 firing director, MK8 fire control radar, fire control computer... such black technology products are all installed here.
These high-tech radars can easily collect 26 shooting variables such as wind speed, wind direction, air pressure, orientation, enemy ship's azimuth speed, heading, etc.
These variables are automatically imported into the fire control computer to immediately calculate the firing parameters required for each gun, and quickly guide each gun on the ship to fire accurately.
In the Sugaoli night battle, Sam's Virginia battleship relied on this black technology to lock the Fuso fleet 20 nautical miles away in the dark, and opened fire on the Yamashiro battleship 12 nautical miles away.
"Report, the entire ship is ready for battle!"
"Report, Zhu Yan and 6 cruisers radioed to inform our ship that they are ready for battle!"
"Very good. It took the entire fleet less than 20 minutes to complete the T-type tactics." Xu Yunfeng nodded with satisfaction, "Every gun is on standby and ready to engage the enemy!"
Jing Hong asked the radar soldier: "Have the four enemy ships changed their routes? How far are they from us now?"
"Report to the first mate that the four enemy ships have not changed their course and are currently about 18 nautical miles away from us!"
Jing Hong showed a sarcastic tone, "The enemy ship's observer must be blind. The weather today is pretty good, and we haven't been spotted even at this distance."
Xu Yunfeng put down the high-powered telescope and gave an explanation: "Mr. Jing, the enemy ships are four cruisers, so their bridge observation post is not high."
"Although the weather is good right now, their observers may also have visual effects affected by factors such as air temperature and sea water temperature. In addition, there is no radar. The enemy ships have not discovered us yet, which is actually normal."
