strictlysupreme Chapter 267: The shock brought by the Yujing battleship, battleship showdown
Chapter 267: The shock brought by the Yujing battleship, battleship showdown
The setting sun was like blood, dyeing the sky red, the rugged sea red, and the huge ships red, just like a giant steel beast covered with golden clothes.
When it appeared, it was quickly discovered by a John destroyer in the distance that was responsible for outer perimeter surveillance.
"God, what did I see?"
When the lookout sentry on the top of the bridge saw the huge ship shrouded in the golden sunlight of the setting sun, he rubbed his eyes in disbelief and then moved back to the telescope.
This is a moving sea castle, with the towering bridge standing proudly in the center of the ship, overlooking everything around it.
The numerous turrets are like the bared fangs of a giant beast, which is intimidating.
"Battleship, it's a battleship."
"The ancient battleships are coming, quickly sound the battle alarm!"
“Ding ding ding ding…”
The urgent battle alarm sounded, and the captain also saw the huge ship shrouded in the sunset at the intersection of the distant sky on the bridge.
And he discovered more than one ship, but they appeared one after another.
"Quickly call the flagship headquarters, the main fleet of the ancient country has appeared in front of us."
The captain, who had recovered from the shock, spoke in a trembling voice.
"What? The ancient people's main fleet!"
Admiral Barnes was shocked when he heard this information, and then said with a serious face: "Sure enough, they are coming!"
"Is this directed at us?"
Sir Fulton asked with some doubt.
Admiral Barnes glanced at him and said calmly, "What do you think? How could two main fleets meet by such coincidence in this ocean?
It seems that this naval battle is inevitable.
But this time we have the battleship Nelson."
The Nelson battleship may be inferior to the Five Mountains-class battleships (Iowa-class) of the Restoration Army, but the difference in tonnage is not much, and the caliber of the main guns is also the same.
The biggest gap between them and the ancient countries is aircraft carriers.
If they also had heavy aircraft carriers, they would be able to further narrow the gap.
Admiral Barnes relaxed slightly at the thought of this.
Since the Fuxing Army wants to compete, they cannot weaken their momentum.
"Keep in formation and keep moving forward!"
The Nelson-class battleships and the Renown battlecruiser took the lead, followed by aircraft carriers, light and heavy cruisers, and destroyers.
The fleet began to accelerate forward like a giant dragon.
However, the Nelson-class battleships sacrificed maneuverability for firepower and protection, resulting in a maximum speed of only 23 knots, which seriously slowed down the fleet.
Therefore, the fleet could only maintain a maximum speed of 20 knots.
The speed of the Third Fleet has increased to over 28 knots.
More than half an hour passed, and the two fleets moving towards each other appeared in each other's sight.
Admiral Barnes and Sir Fulton each took a pair of high-powered telescopes and looked at it.
The most eye-catching one is undoubtedly the huge Yujing battleship.
When he saw this huge ship, Admiral Barnes' pupils shrank.
"It's not the ancient country's Five Mountains-class battleship, it's a brand new battleship!"
As an admiral, he remembered some details of the Wuyue-class battleship very clearly.
After all, the Wuyue-class battleship has been attracting much attention since its debut, so many photos have been leaked.
Then he turned his gaze to another giant ship.
At a glance, he recognized that this was the most powerful battleship of the ancient people - the Five Mountains class!
and many more.....
Admiral Barnes shifted his gaze to the new battleship again, and then suddenly looked at the Wuyue-class battleship.
"hiss......"
He was already familiar with the data disclosed by the Five Mountains level.
The ship is 270.4 meters long, 32.92 meters wide, and has a full load displacement of over 5 tons.
However, this giant ship of more than 50,000 tons seemed smaller and shorter than this new battleship.
The Yujing battleship is 297.4 meters long, 37 meters wide, and has a full load displacement of more than tons.
When these two giant ships are compared together, the gap becomes apparent.
So when he saw the new battleship, which was a size larger, he realized something was wrong.
It seems that the ancient country's navy has commissioned a new type of battleship, and its size is even larger than the Wuyue-class battleship, which weighs more than 50,000 tons.
This moment had a huge impact on Admiral Barnes.
He originally thought that the Nelson-class battleships could compete with the ancient Chinese's Five Mountains-class battleships.
However, no one expected that the ancient people would put a new type of battleship into service.
Based on his experience, this battleship, which is a size larger than the Wuyue-class battleship, has a full load displacement of at least close to or even more than 7 tons.
"God, are the ancient people gods? How did they do it?"
When the tonnage of a battleship reaches a certain level, the difficulty of construction will increase exponentially as the tonnage increases.
The costs would also be horribly high.
At this time, he asked himself, can they build such a huge battleship?
The answer is difficult, very difficult!
The main issue is cost.
The cost of building a 7-ton battleship is enough to build two --ton battleships.
And it requires very high construction technology.
Even their John Empire may not be able to build such a large battleship now.
And now the battleship was right in front of him.
Now the ancient people have equipped two types of battleships.
There are four Wuyue-class battleships weighing more than 50,000 tons.
At that time, the Goyue-class battleships were hailed as the world's best ships, overshadowing their Nelson-class and Nagato-class battleships.
It hasn't been long since a larger battleship appeared.
Although we have only seen one now, who knows how many there are.
If four of these battleships were also equipped, then the status of the world's number one navy would be severely challenged.
The appearance of the Yujing battleship shocked more than just Admiral Barnes.
All John's sailors and officers who saw this scene were shocked.
There were exclamations one after another on the ship.
"The fact that the British Empire became the British Empire shows that it has some skills."
Looking at the Nelson-class battleships and the Renown battlecruiser in the distance, Zheng Guangyun sighed.
"But in Dongzhou, this empire on which the sun never sets will definitely not be able to rise again."
"Keep on course, full speed ahead!"
Since it is a contest between the navies of the East and the West, it must be full of momentum.
Zheng Guangyun's choice was to rush forward diagonally to see if they would give way.
"Are the nuclear bombs ready?"
After giving the order, Zheng Guangyun called the captain of the Yujing battleship and asked him.
"Ready, loaded, ready to fire once the safety is released!"
The nuclear shells naturally refer to the shells fired by the 406mm naval gun of the Yujing battleship.
If this thing is used in a naval gun duel, it will definitely be a dimensionality reduction attack. One round of salvos can evaporate the opponent.
Although the equivalent of a 406mm nuclear artillery shell is only two to three thousand tons, no ship in the world can withstand a salvo.
Even the Yujing battleship couldn't do it.
In the face of nuclear weapons, even the armor of a battleship can be melted by the high temperature.
The melting point of the armor steel used in battleships is only two to three thousand degrees Celsius at most, while the high temperature generated by a nuclear explosion can reach 6000 degrees Celsius.
At this temperature, the armor won't melt yet, but the person will be melted first.
This is also one of the Yujing battleship's most powerful attack methods.
The reason why it is one of them is because the Yujing battleship will be modernized in the future.
The main purpose of the modification is to replace advanced electronic equipment and install air defense missiles, anti-ship missiles, helicopter hangars, etc.
If the technology matures in the future, we will consider converting it into a missile arsenal ship.
In Jiang Hua's view, the arsenal ship is the final form of future battleships.
The battleship Yujing was at the front of the fleet, with the battleship Huashan and the aircraft carrier Anton following closely on both sides of the Yujing.
Following behind the three battleships are the Boston-class guided missile cruisers and the Mitchell-class destroyers.
The fleet size is no less than John's fleet.
Not to mention the momentum.
The tonnage of the Yujing alone is far greater than that of the other ship.
The distance between the two sides is getting closer.
It was precisely because they were getting closer that they could feel the pressure from the Yujing battleship.
"God, I think I saw the most powerful battleship in human history."
John and the other sailors on the ship looked at the oncoming ancient fleet with very complicated expressions.
"General, the ancient nation's fleet is heading directly towards us."
Admiral Barnes stared at the huge body of the Yujing battleship.
"I know!"
The battle has already begun.
The intention of the ancient navy was very clear, which was to force them to change their course.
But if the course was really changed, it would be tantamount to admitting defeat in his opinion.
"Oh, you're quite courageous."
"Have the Anton launch its carrier-based aircraft and continue to put pressure on them!"
Following Zheng Guangyun's order, the aircraft carrier Anton began to launch carrier-based aircraft again.
This time, two C13 steam catapults were used for simultaneous launches, with each launch taking place one minute apart.
One after another, A-4 attack aircraft catapulted into the air.
The torpedoes, bombs and rockets carried under the wings are still carried.
One after another, carrier-based aircraft roared directly towards John's fleet.
This scene made Admiral Barnes so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he could only hold it in.
Listening to the sound of the jet engines roaring overhead, a feeling of humiliation once again enveloped John's heart.
They had never suffered such humiliation.
But when they saw the Yujing battleship, they could only endure it.
Their own Nelson-class battleships are obviously much smaller and naturally inferior in momentum.
This is like a duel between two men, and the smaller one is naturally more inferior.
It is also very appropriate to apply it to this scene.
"Open the public channel for me!"
Admiral Barnes suppressed his anger and growled in a low voice.