At 4:25 in the morning, all battleships entered their predetermined battle positions.
Under the observation of the ship girls, the Siren's main fleet kept sailing in a straight line without knowing it.
Little did he know that dozens of main guns of various calibers and a large number of torpedo tubes were already aiming at them.
As Mio Hahara gave the order on the flagship Amagi, the battle began.
According to the battle plan, the destroyers released torpedoes to divide the main Siren fleet.
The destroyers that had been prepared for a long time fired the loaded torpedoes in their torpedo tubes in the direction of the sirens at the moment they received the order to fire. Thick metal rods weighing several tons just fell from the sky. The destroyer's sides were submerged into the sea water, and then it rushed straight towards the direction of the Siren fleet with a trail of wakes.
The remaining ship girls did not fire, but waited anxiously for the results of the torpedo attack.
Torpedo attack can be said to be a very special attack method.
Using torpedoes to attack the Sirens will not be detected by the Sirens like direct cannon fire.
Therefore, the ship girls came to the side of the siren fleet and threw torpedoes while hiding, just like hidden assassins, catching them off guard.
If you fire at this time, the meaning of a sudden attack will be lost - because once fired, the Siren enters attack mode and will inevitably adjust its course immediately. In this way, the torpedo attack will be ridiculously crooked, which is almost ineffective.
Theoretically, Mio Hahara's idea of not attacking other warships in the fleet at this time is correct.
Wang Yu and Anna waited for the results of the torpedo attack together.
Torpedoes are not a completely invisible attack method, and Siren battleships are not soft-footed shrimps that can be manipulated by torpedo attacks.
Therefore, when the torpedo approached to a distance of several kilometers from the Siren battleship, it was discovered by the Siren battleship on the periphery of the fleet.
The huge Siren main fleet immediately began to perform evasive maneuvers on the sea.
The Siren warship's computing power is extremely good. Basically, it can calculate the course and speed of the torpedo the moment it discovers it, and determine the best means of evasion based on its own maneuverability. Even if it is judged that there is no possibility of evasion, it must be eaten. Mine will also try its best to choose the place on the battleship with the least damage after being hit by a torpedo to receive the torpedo.
Time passes minute by minute.
Due to visibility problems at night, Wang Yu could not see the siren's evasion.
So he set his sights on Anna, who knew these things.
Unexpectedly, Anna showed a dumbfounded expression at this moment.
Wang Yu subconsciously glanced in the general direction of the Siren fleet, but did not see the light of the torpedo hit.
Could it be that Anna showed this expression because the torpedo missed?
"Commander, none of the torpedo attacks hit."
Anna finally reported.
Wang Yu was suddenly shocked.
That was a total of nearly fifty torpedoes released by six destroyers. They relied on the advantage of surprise to hit the Siren fleet with a very stable course and speed. Unexpectedly, they couldn't even hit a single torpedo.
This siren's ability to dodge torpedoes... is actually so good? !
It is no longer on par with the previous world. It seems that I need to adjust my assessment of the level of sirens in this world...
"Commander, the reason why they didn't get a hit is because when they released the torpedo..."
Anna added at this time: "Well, there is no pre-judgment."
Wang Yu was stunned, and the complex thoughts in his head stopped at this moment: "Huh? No prediction?"
"Yes, they were all torpedoes released according to the siren's course and speed at that time."
It took Wang Yu half a second to realize what he meant - Damn it, when these destroyers used torpedoes, didn't they even bother to predict the Siren's possible maneuvers?
Little girls, you are right in calculating the torpedo attack trajectory very accurately...
But why don't you use Prediction Thunder to evade the Siren?
What kind of strategy is to just follow the white line and throw all the thunder out in hopes of random hits?
Wang Yu instantly recalled the chat he had with a destroyer commander in the last world.
The destroyer commander is the one who was holding the destroyer's gun barrel and twisting his body as mentioned before. Although he may not look like a pervert, he is capable of commanding warships in combat. This guy is one of the few in the coalition government's naval fleet. A lightning strike expert, his destroyer Siren sunk by torpedoes weighed more than 100,000 tons.
At that time, he confidently told Wang Yu a technique, that is, when launching mines against the Siren fleet, the direction of the lightning strike would generally not be judged based on the Siren's current maneuvers, but based on the target's current speed and heading. Spread a wave of internal mines, and then a wave of external mines. If possible, ask other warships to do the same. At the same time, adjust the distance between torpedoes, so that the Siren warships can attack regardless of their evasive posture. Torpedoed.
Wang Yu had an embarrassed but polite smile on his face at that time.
Unlike conventional cruisers, the Annapolis did not have any torpedo launching devices, so when the destroyer commander told him about his experiences and techniques, Wang Yu felt like the cow in the story about playing the lute to a cow.
I wonder if it's useless for you to tell me these techniques.
But at that time, Wang Yu never thought that after coming to another world, he would really hope that those destroyer girls knew this little trick.
In fact... this can be regarded as some subtle misunderstandings between him and Anna.
It’s not that these destroyers don’t know how to lay prediction mines, there are mainly other reasons.
The target of a torpedo attack is a fleet, not a certain Siren warship. Therefore, theoretically speaking, a wave of completely unpredicted torpedoes can hit at least a certain Siren warship in the fleet, but the Siren warship is not taken into account. The formation of the Siren fleet itself was relatively loose, and there was enough space for evasion between the warships. In addition, those Siren warships hid well, so they did not get any hits.
Another reason is that Habara Mio's request to the destroyers is that the torpedo attack is mainly to disrupt the fleet and create an advantage in subsequent battles. Simply put, it is to use torpedoes to force the sirens to follow Habara Mio's ideas. Bit.
Therefore, based on this principle, the simple destroyer girls naturally chose the simplest attack method.
It's just that in Wang Yu's opinion, battle damage is more important.
Although it was a pity that they failed to sink a certain Siren warship first with torpedoes, at least the main goal of releasing torpedoes was successfully achieved - by forcing the Siren to evade the torpedo attack, they successfully divided the Siren fleet.
Based on Anna's description, Wang Yu also understood the current situation on the sea.
Now part of the originally neat Siren fleet was facing this way because it turned the bow, part was facing the other side, and another part was maintaining its original course. For a while, the originally neat formation was in chaos.
And since the battleship itself is moving at high speed and it is difficult to adjust as quickly as a vehicle, it will be difficult for the Siren fleet to regain its original formation for a period of time.
Under the current circumstances, even if the battle begins, the sirens will not be able to use all their firepower immediately. Instead, Mio Hahara's fleet, which is ready for battle, can concentrate the firepower to quickly destroy the enemy in a short time. Expand battle damage.
Now that the purpose of the torpedo attack has been achieved, it is time to start the official attack.
And as if to echo his thoughts, Hahara Mio's battleship finally opened fire.
In the distant night, the flames of naval gun fire suddenly flashed. It was the Amagi battlecruiser, the largest in Hahara Mio's fleet. The 410mm cannon was the first to roar, and ten armor-piercing shells fired at a Siren battleship. go.
Then, the remaining two battleships, King Kong and Prince Eugen, also joined the artillery battle almost at the same time.
