The "First Emperor" is here!
After "Zhuge Kongming" led "Pang Shiyuan", "Zhou Gongjin", and "Lu Zijing" in a very short period of time, they used 630 mm heavy torpedoes to blast two British "Junquan" class, today The real protagonist appears.
I saw "Qin Shihuang" leading "Han Gao Emperor", "Han Guangwu Emperor", "Jin Wu Emperor", "Sui Wen Emperor", "Tang Taiwu Emperor" and others, under the protection of a group of 2000-ton "Guard" class destroyers. , lined up in a column, came up aggressively!
These six are now battlecruisers with a standard displacement of 25,000 tons and a full load displacement of 31,500 tons. They are equipped with eight 330mm 45 times caliber main guns - although the Ming Navy's standard for classifying battlecruisers is existing battleships. defense and firepower, and the speed of a cruiser. This does not mean that the armor and main guns will shrink. Of course, if you compare the "Shihuang" class with the "Da Zhou" class battleship that uses the same 75,000-horsepower power system, it does mean sacrificing armor and firepower in exchange for higher speed. However, the "Shi Huangdi"'s opponent today is not his own "Great Zhou" class, but the British "Emperor of India" class!
Of course, the "Emperor of India" is also quite powerful - it is a "turnover ship" built by the British Empire without any expense. Its standard platoon is the same as that of the "Shi Huangdi" class, which is 25,000 tons. The full platoon is 2,000 tons less. But there are also 29,500 tons.
At first glance, the firepower configuration of the "Emperor of India" is stronger than that of the "Shi Huangdi". It has 10 13.5-inch cannons, while the "Shi Huang Di" only has eight 330 mm cannons. However, Ming Dynasty's armor-piercing projectile technology has always been ahead of Britain's, and now it has hooded armor-piercing projectiles with stronger armor-piercing capabilities. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the 330 mm Daming armor-piercing bullet should be no less than that of the 13.5-inch (343 mm) British armor-piercing bullet.
The defensive capabilities of the "Emperor of India" are not weak either. If you only consider the thickness of the armor without considering the quality of the armor steel, it can almost be equated with the Shi Huang class. If you want to consider the quality of the hard steel armor of both sides, the defensive capabilities of "Shi Huangdi" are definitely better.
However, the "Emperor of India" ran a bit slowly, with a maximum speed of only 21.6 knots...and this speed of 21.6 knots was achieved during sea trials, and the nominal maximum speed was only 21 knots. The "Shihuang" has a nominal maximum speed of 27 knots, and even reached a high speed of 28 knots during sea trials.
In terms of speed, the "Emperor of India" and "The First Emperor" were far behind.
But there is nothing we can do about it. Daming’s oil-fired boilers and steam turbines are way ahead of similar products from Great Britain! The 75,000-horsepower host of the "First Emperor" is more than twice as large as the 31,000-horsepower host of the "Emperor of India"!
Although the power of the "Emperor of India" is much lower than that of the "Emperor of Han Dynasty", as long as the ship is strong and the guns are powerful, it is not impossible to have a fair fight... But "Emperor of India", "Emperor of Han Gao", " Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, and Emperor Taiwu of the Tang Dynasty all did not care about martial ethics, and there was no word "fairness" in their dictionaries.
So before they appeared on the scene, more than 90 carrier-based aircraft taking off from Shu Zhongwang and Kuizhong Wang had already blown up six Indian Emperor-class ships. Although they did not sink them, they were all damaged by the bombing. .
Among them, the "Emperor of India" was the worst. The power compartment was hit by a 250 kilogram armor-piercing bomb. One of the four steam turbines was blown up. The remaining three also suffered some minor problems, and some pipes were also damaged. It was blown out of steam... almost 30% of its power was lost. The main engine power was only 21,000 or 22,000 horsepower. The speed was also reduced from 21 knots to 15 or 16 knots. Now it has fallen to 6 knots. The formation consisting of the "Emperor of India" class was last.
The "Roman Emperor" of the same class as the "Emperor of India" was hit by two torpedoes in the butt... Fortunately, they were 450 mm aviation torpedoes, which were not too powerful, so the butt was still there, but a lot of damage was taken. In sea water, the hull tilted slightly and the speed slowed down by 2 knots, which did not affect navigation.
Another "Emperor of India" class "Emperor Charlemagne" was hit by a 250 kilogram aerial bomb on its "nose". The aerial bomb landed in front of the No. 1 turret on the bow of the ship.
It smashed through the deck of the bow of the ship, exploded below the deck, and lit something on fire. Now there is still smoke billowing from the head of "Charlemagne"!
The "Emperor of India" class "King of England" was hit by a 450mm torpedo on the starboard waterline... Fortunately, it took in some water and its body was slightly crooked.
The "King of Scotland", also an "Emperor of India" class, had a twin 13.5-inch turret located on the "butt" of the ship blown off. The steel plate on the top of the turret looked too thick, but it could not withstand 250 kilograms of armor penetration. The bomb's blow directly exploded. However, the fire door under the turret was quite good, so it only blew up the turret, not the ammunition depot.
There was also the "King of Hannover", also of the "Emperor of India" class. It suffered the least damage. It was only hit by a few 100 kilogram bombs dropped by Dragon 2. It did not damage any vital parts. It only blew up two lifeboats. , and lit a fire. Now the fire has been extinguished, but it is just "black" and looks a bit ugly.
Because the "King of Hanover" was the least injured, it was the first one today, followed by the "King of Scotland" with a blooming butt, followed by the "King of England" with a slightly crooked body, and "Charlie" with a smoking head. Mann" followed the "King of England", and behind him was the "Emperor of Rome" who was hit by two thunderbolts in the butt. At the end of the team was the "Emperor of India" who had injured the main unit and could not run.
Seeing such a crooked "pile of broken ships", "Qin Shi Huang", "Han Gao Di", "Han Guang Wu Emperor", "Jin Wu Emperor", "Sui Emperor Wen", "Tang Tai Wu Emperor" and others were very happy. Just rush up at full speed. Ignoring the "Sovereign" class being besieged by the "Beggars' Battleship" and "Strategist" cruisers, they just rushed towards the "King of Hannover", and after rushing more than 20,000 meters away from it, they were right there Under the leadership of "Qin Shihuang", they made a sharp turn at sea and slowed down their speed to 22 knots - this was to seize the T position for bombardment.
The six "Emperor of India" class ships at sea can now barely maintain a speed of 17 or 18 knots. They cannot compete with their opponents for the "T" position, so they have to follow the turn quickly, but they are still a beat slower. When "Qin Shihuang" ", "Han Gao Di" and "Han Guang Wu Di" turned around, only one Hanover King in the "Indian Emperor" class completed the turn. So the "Qin Shihuang", "Han Gao Emperor", and "Han Guang Wu Emperor" who were the first to turn around turned 24 330mm cannons and fired at the "King of Hanover" from a distance of 178 kilometers!
The "King of Hanover" aimed his 10 13.5-inch cannons at the "First Emperor" and blasted him!
For a while, people were coming and going on the sea, and bullets were flying everywhere.
The "Shihuang" class is a big ship carrying small cannons - play it safe! Moreover, the Ming Navy's observation basis and computing power (they were equipped with Taiping Year-style military abacus) were far superior to their opponents, so they scored the first hit after firing 8 rounds of salvos.
A 330 mm armor-piercing projectile fired by the "Han Guang Wu Di" drew a beautiful arc in the air, and then landed accurately between the two chimneys of the Hanover. It exploded with a dazzling fire and a large amount of "bomb". white smoke...
Admiral William Bagga, who was commanding the "King William IV" in the rear, saw this scene and knew something was wrong!
The "King of Hannover" has suffered heavy damage. Its horizontal deck was directly penetrated by a 330mm armor-piercing bomb. This armor-piercing bomb went straight into the boiler room. The explosion destroyed two boilers and killed all the boilermen in the cabin. , after blowing up some pipes, the speed of the "King of Hannover" suddenly dropped to 15 knots.
But this was the beginning of the "King of Hannover" disaster. Just 1 minute later, the 330mm shell fired by the "Shi Huang" hit the "King of Hannover" again. This time the shell directly hit the "King of Hannover" with relatively weak defense. The waterline of the bow of the ship once again formed a penetration, directly exploding a large gap, and the seawater surged in mercilessly, which caused the "King of Hanover" to slow down again, and the hull also tilted. Although the concept of focused protection can ensure that it is difficult to sink, the "King of Hanover" that has lost its speed is now difficult to leave the battlefield...
