Chapter 1083: 1084 saw the body
Chapter 10831084 Seeing the body
"The last Styx missile! All the previous five hit the target!" On the bridge of the Beiyuan 91 destroyer, the weapons officer reported the situation of their warship to his captain.
Many early destroyers, including later destroyers in fact, were unable to load anti-ship missiles at sea. Because this thing is so big, the warship converted into a guided missile destroyer simply cannot accommodate another filling system.
Another point is that the destroyer can shoot out all 6 anti-ship missiles it carries. In fact, it is like Qin Shihuang cutting wires, winning! In theory, they have no chance of finding so many opportunities to launch anti-ship missiles before being sunk.
Who would have known that due to the crushing of weapons technology, the destroyers of the Tang Army encountered something that many guided-missile destroyer captains would never consider: their anti-ship missiles...were all used up.
“Find a target and launch the last anti-ship missile! Our mission is accomplished!” the captain of the Beiyuan 91 destroyer said excitedly and proudly.
After he became the captain of a destroyer, he never thought that one day he would be so brilliant: he was the first destroyer captain on the planet to use an anti-ship missile to hit an enemy ship, and the Beiyuan 91 destroyer also became the first A guided missile destroyer that launches anti-ship missiles!
"Yes! Captain!" The weapons officer who received the order once again grabbed the phone receiver and ordered: "Continue to launch missiles! Shoot out the last one!"
Following his order, the missiles on the Beiyuan 91 destroyer roared out again and flew into the distance.
When the officers on the bridge of the destroyer Beiyuan 91 watched the anti-ship missile disappear on the sea level, an officer came over with a message: "The destroyer Beiyuan 11 is calling! They said that the other side's fleet The lights are bright and it seems like the blackout has been lifted!”
"In addition, he confirmed that at least two enemy ships were hit and set on fire. They did not dare to get too close, so they could not confirm the accurate results." After the officer paused, he reported the news sent back by the Beiyuan 11 destroyer. It's over.
The captain of the destroyer Beiyuan No. 91 nodded: "I understand! Please pay attention to their safety! Also! Notify the destroyer Beiyuan No. 97! It's their turn to fire!"
“Yes! Understood!” The officer stood at attention and saluted, and left the small bridge.
"Keep heading 95!" The captain looked at the data on the instrument panel through the light on the instrument panel, then raised his head and said.
“Heading 95!” The helmsman beside him immediately repeated the order.
“Where is the 7th Squadron? Wait for them to take action on the flank!” The captain of the destroyer Beiyuan No. 91 asked the chief officer who had been contacting other fleets.
The first officer immediately responded: "The 7th Squadron is calling! Leave the rest to them!"
The captain smiled. He had completed his mission, and the subsequent battles had nothing to do with his battleship: "Can you not leave it to them? We have destroyed all the anti-ship missiles!"
Because there are no torpedoes on his destroyers, the parts where the torpedoes are installed have been converted into missile launchers. So even if he really wants to stick up and launch torpedoes, he doesn't need to take risks with his destroyers.
The officer in charge of communications turned back again and reported another message: "Call from Beiyuan No. 29! Wish us good luck! They changed course and prepared to fight."
The early Beiyuan-class destroyers were not modified and were still artillery-torpedo, anti-submarine and depth-charge destroyers. So the battleship No. 29 had turned around at this moment, preparing to find an opportunity to launch their torpedo field.
At this time, the formation of the Tang Army’s torpedo squadron had also begun to become chaotic. Relying on their own radars, many destroyers began to close the distance, preparing to rely on the cover of night to stick up and launch torpedoes to interfere with the navigation of the main fleet of the Mirage Army.
After a few seconds of silence, the captain of destroyer No. 91 finally said: "I wish them good luck too! Don't get too close! You don't need to worry too much whether the torpedo can hit it."
He didn't know whether the other party would listen to these two sentences of his instructions, but he said them anyway, not knowing what the result would be.
On the other side, in the darkness in the distance, suddenly there was a rocket flying far along the sea level, followed by a whistling noise. It was the No. 97 destroyer launching a Styx anti-ship missile.
On the destroyer Beiyuan 97, which had been prepared for a long time, the second Styx missile soon rushed into the distance with a long and bright tail flame.
The Tang Empire’s destroyer fleet has at least 60 Styx anti-ship missiles. It is not easy to break through the defense line of the Tang Army's destroyer squadron from so many missile attacks.
In fact, the Tang Army on the flank also has a destroyer squadron, which is approaching at this moment: it is the 7th squadron mentioned in the message just now.
When this squadron joins the battle, the Mirage fleet will be attacked from both sides, and their life will definitely not be easy. As time passed, the Mirage fleet was getting closer and closer to the landing site. Bernard's battleship squadron was already in place at this moment, blocking the Mirage's route.
Although there are only two battleships, Bernard is still very confident to stop the enemy's fleet: under the cover of night, these two battleships equipped with radar fire control probably have no problem fighting four mirage battleships.
What's more, Bernard even doubted whether any battleship in the Mirage's main fleet would survive to see his Dongwan No. 1 and Dongwan No. 2 battleships.
At almost the same moment, on the bridge of the Mirage battleship of the Mirage's main fleet, Mirage Feng balled up the message paper ordering him to continue southward.
He knew that this was almost like ordering him to die...but as the commander-in-chief of the fleet, he had to carry out this task. This was his responsibility.
Therefore, he ordered: "Keep the course! The injured warships give way to the waterway and follow the fleet at full speed..."
In fact, he planned to let all these warships leave the fleet and return to the island, but he was afraid that his losses would be too great and that in the end he would not have enough strength to launch a decisive battle.
The heavy cruiser Snow Mountain was probably unable to catch up with his fleet. The battleship with a total tonnage of 14,000 tons was blazing near the chimney, and its speed had dropped to half of its maximum speed. Even if it is allowed to follow reluctantly, it will probably fall behind halfway.
If this seriously injured warship encounters a few more Tang Army warships, it will probably become the first warship in the main fleet of the Mirage Army to be sunk.
However, if the Snow Mountain is left behind... the injured Serpent must be left behind to cover it... In this way, two battleships were lost.
"General!..." Just now another pop-like object fell on the nearby sea, and the huge explosion shocked everyone in the mirage army. Fortunately, that thing did not hit any mirage warships, which was a relief to everyone.
But because the speed of that thing was so fast, no one could see clearly what it looked like in the end. So Mirage Haifeng still doesn't know what kind of weapon he is facing.
But soon, he was lucky enough to... see the true face of that thing with his own eyes: a meteor pierced the night sky, and the giant searchlight installed on the side of the battleship Mirage captured the target.
The soldier operating the searchlight seemed to have good skills (more precisely, he was at a good angle). The light kept tracking the silver flying object in the distance, and Mirage Haifeng saw the appearance of the thing the whole time, but in the end he But I found that I still couldn't describe it.
It is roughly a teardrop shape, with a round head in the front, gradually tightening in the back, and then there is a device like an airplane tail rudder at the tail. It looks... like an airplane without a cockpit and propellers.
He saw with his own eyes that thing hit the battleship Loyalty and penetrated the No. 2 turret (B turret) of the battleship Loyalty...
The battleship Loyalty, equipped with four triple-mounted 350 mm main guns, is not a new battleship. It is an earlier battleship built by the Mirage, and the caliber of the main guns is obviously smaller. However, this also allows it to be equipped with four triple turrets and a total of 12 350 mm caliber main guns.
What makes Mirage Haifeng depressed is that he has just ordered all the battleship main guns to be loaded with shells, so after the Styx anti-ship missile penetrated the No. 2 turret, a 350 mm caliber main gun on the No. 2 turret seemed to have been accidentally hit. Sent.
Because the turret was damaged, the recoil force after the gun fired fired directly pulled the gun barrel off the gun mount. The huge recoil force caused the gun barrel to be embedded inside the No. 2 turret, and the 350 mm caliber shell fell not far away. On the sea, he almost hit a mirage destroyer.
This resulted in the death of more than 40 people on the Loyal battleship, the No. 2 turret was scrapped, the No. 1 turret rotation mechanism failed, and half of the main guns were inoperable.
So far, three battleships of the Mirage Navy have been seriously damaged, and two cruisers have been injured.
Under such circumstances, Mirage Haifeng believed that his fleet could no longer approach the landing site of the Tang Army: he now had 9 battleships left, as well as 13 cruisers and 22 large destroyers.
Such a fleet still looks powerful, but you must know that Mirage Haifeng is now moving forward under the pressure of harassment by Tang Army aircraft after dawn tomorrow, as well as the pressure of constant attacks from unknown weapons. He didn't know how long this situation would last!
"Send a telegram to the base camp! It says that the Tang Army used a weapon at night, shaped like a small airplane without a propeller. It can accurately hit our warships!" In any case, Mirage Haifeng immediately reported what he saw. The information was first shared with colleagues in the rear.
"I can't confirm how many of these weapons the opponent has...so...please...please allow the injured warship to return." After thinking about it again and again, Mirage Haifeng finally rejected his previous idea and prepared to allow the injured warship to return. This can help Mirage to some extent. The Chinese navy retains some flesh and blood.
(End of this chapter)