Due to the curvature limit of the planet, Wang Yu had to climb up to the observation platform on the mast in order to see far.
Using the high-powered telescope fixed there, he saw several ship shadows appearing on the sea level in the distance.
Wang Yu was extremely excited by what he saw in the telescope.
Because what he saw was a fleet.
What's more, it's obvious that this fleet is artificial, that is, it's not a Siren fleet.
The Siren warships are apparently still "hidden" below the sea level.
The largest warship he could see was firing continuously towards the sides and rear. Every time it attacked, the fire clouds and black smoke bursting out from the muzzle could be seen clearly even from Wang Yu's side. Chu.
His previous conjecture was verified.
The Sirens detected were indeed at war with this world's human fleet.
And it was obvious that the Sirens were the chasing party, while the human fleet assumed a knife-drag posture, running while using the backward salvo angle to block the attack.
Wang Yu put his eyes to the eyepiece of the telescope and carefully distinguished the model of the battleship.
Unfortunately, although he could see the shadow of the ship, the distance at this time was too far, so Wang Yu couldn't see clearly what kind of ship the other party was.
He counted the time by counting the time and determined that the gap between the muzzle flashes of the largest battleship was about ten seconds, so he judged that it should be a cruiser.
But that's all.
Fortunately, the opponent is approaching at this time. If it gets closer, the optical sight on the top of Annapolis can be used to determine more specific information about the battleship.
Wang Yu suppressed the doubts in his heart and continued to look in that direction.
As time passed, Wang Yu soon saw another fleet "leap out" from below the sea level - this time it was undoubtedly the Siren fleet.
Sure enough, the two fleets were chasing each other one after another.
Wang Yu has learned the number of Siren fleet.
Four heavy cruisers and six destroyers, a total of ten ships, are more than double the size of the small human fleet that currently only has four battleships. Perhaps this is also the reason why the human fleet is being chased. .
Doesn’t it mean that the sirens in this world are very weak?
A trace of doubt flashed subconsciously in Wang Yu's mind.
But he soon thought of a reason - who hasn't capsized in the gutter? Maybe the commander of this fleet only took a small number of ships to sail across the ocean and then got away with it.
Wang Yu continued to observe the two fleets approaching him.
Although the Siren fleet is the pursuer, it is limited by the poor forward salvo angle, so the amount of single projection is limited. The human fleet continues to dodge during the counterattack, so it can still persist with a smaller number. live.
However, in Wang Yu's view, without his own support, the small human fleet that is constantly being shortened by the sirens is estimated to be overtaken in about half an hour, and the sirens can use all their firepower, and then The results speak for themselves.
Wang Yu was thinking about this matter. At this moment, the battleship combat readiness alert sounded.
The human fleet has entered the Annapolis' sighting range.
Well, entering the observation range means that this human fleet is about to enter the range that can be attacked.
It also means that it won't be long before the sirens will be within range.
It's time to show off your real skills!
Wang Yu quickly returned to the bridge platform along the ladder, and then asked to determine the composition of this human fleet.
The results were quickly reported, and Wang Yu's brows also wrinkled.
The largest battleship was indeed a heavy cruiser, as he had guessed.
The main firepower is eight main guns, which are arranged in four twin turrets, two at the front and two at the back. The superstructure of the bridge part looks quite like a low armored fortress, while behind the bridge part is The tower mast design has a single chimney arranged immediately behind the tower mast. The overall superstructure looks relatively messy, but unexpectedly has a stacked beauty.
Of course Wang Yu recognized this battleship.
"It's actually Admiral Hipper?" he muttered.
In fact, the scientific name of this class of cruisers is the Admiral Hipper class.
In the previous world, this class of battleships was only active for a very short time before being replaced by the subsequent Ron class and the more advanced Hindenburg class.
Didn't expect to see such a battleship here?
In addition to the Hipper Admiral-class heavy cruiser, there were three other ships in the human fleet, and Wang Yu also identified them one by one.
One Brooklyn-class light cruiser and two Kagero-class destroyers.
interesting.
But then Wang Yu couldn't help but shook his head.
It is indeed difficult for a fleet with this kind of firepower configuration to fight four Siren heavy patrols.
Although I didn't expect that the first wave of human fleets I saw after coming to this world would be at a disadvantage when facing the sirens, it didn't matter. I just let myself play the role of someone who draws a sword to help when there is an injustice.
Don't ask me who I am, I'm just a Justice Super Cruise passing by by chance.
Annapolis has a maximum range of 16.2 nautical miles, or about 29.6 kilometers.
But this maximum range is actually virtual, and it is actually difficult to use.
Because this distance is beyond the direct sighting range of the Annapolis, if you want to attack such a distant target, you must either use the Siren surveillance radar or have relay bombardment guidance, otherwise you can only hit it blindly.
Generally speaking, the firefighting distance chosen by Annapolis is called the optimal range, which is 17.5 kilometers or less. This is exactly the maximum distance at which the main fire control set up at a height of 24 meters can determine the bombardment of Zhuyuan.
Wang Yu had just waited for a while, just to let the Siren fleet enter this "optimal range", and also to observe the direction of the Siren.
Finally, this long-dormant super cruiser can let its main guns roar again.
The battleship has completed loading a round of armor-piercing shells, and the main gun has been raised.
Wang Yu firmly locked onto the leading Siren battleship.
Thanks to the advanced fire control possessed by the battleship, once a target is locked, the bombardment elements will be adjusted at all times, and these parameters are also sent to the main turret all the time. The naval gun will also be continuously updated based on these aiming parameters to achieve A fixed aiming effect.
Once the battleship establishes a lock on the target, whether the battleship rotates its hull or sways with the waves, the aiming of the naval gun will not be affected.
"Well, the sirens should be able to evade this wave... just hit the outer deceleration position of the first ship."
He was predicting the siren's maneuvering method, which was also an essential part of the battle.
The 203mm artillery shell fired by Annapolis is a heavy shell, and the flight trajectory of the shell after it is fired is a high-throw ballistic trajectory - although it has sufficient armor-piercing ability, it even falls almost vertically at the end of the trajectory to attack the Siren, which is relatively weak. level armor, but for various reasons the flight time of the projectile is longer.
If you want to attack long-distance targets, there are still certain requirements for the gunnery skills of the battleship commander.
Fortunately, Wang Yu's gunnery skills are pretty good.
According to Wang Yu's previous combat experience, the Siren battleship seems to have a warning of "incoming artillery fire". Once the fire is fired here, the Siren will immediately change their current course and speed to avoid it. During the period when the shells fall, During the time, Siren can easily complete evasive actions.
Therefore, every battleship commander who has studied in a military academy must learn to predict the siren maneuver in order to effectively hit it.
Wang Yu quickly determined an attack point. The battleship's main gun tilted slightly as he adjusted the aiming point, and he was immediately ready to fire.
Now that everything is ready, all that's left is the roar of artillery fire.
Wang Yu recorded the start time of the battle on his tablet as usual, and then decisively pressed the button to fire the main gun.
