“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
On the sea, the six Mikhail I-class battleships of the Russian Navy opened fire continuously, shell after shell, and smashed hard into the battleships of the Orientals.
Six Mikhail I-class battleships, each with a target.
Among them, Mikhail I against Shikijima, Alexei I against Hatsuse, Fyodor III against Asahi, Ivan V against Mikasa, Peter I against Fuji, and Princess Sophia against Yashima.
Among them, the battleship Mikhail I was the flagship of the home fleet of the Tsarist Navy. And the battleship Mikasa is the flagship of the combined fleet of the Toyo Navy.
Although the warships of the two sides were separated by tens of thousands of meters, the “four-five-seven” ships of the Tsarist Russian Navy did not achieve a hit. However, with the round of test firing, it is clear that the impact point is constantly approaching.
And this result, naturally, will make the high-level of the Eastern Navy change their faces one by one.
“Your Excellency Commander, with the shelling of the Russians, their impact points are constantly approaching our warships. The nearest impact point was less than 100 meters away from our warship. Shimamura looked incredulous.
Lieutenant General Heihachiro Togo’s face was also very ugly, and he suddenly realized that they seemed to underestimate the Russians too much. The Russians, whether they are warships or sailors, show more brilliant artillery.
Turn and bring the Russians closer. Order the ships, the main guns to prepare to fire!” ordered Vice Admiral Heihachiro Togo.
Originally, he thought that at such a distance, the firing of the warships of the Tsarist Russian Navy was a complete waste of shells. But now, he no longer dares to think so.
“Hi, Your Excellency Commander!” replied Shimamura Speedo Daisa.
The battle line of the combined fleet of the Toyo Navy began to turn in an attempt to shorten the distance. However, the battle line of the home fleet of the Tsarist Russian Navy did not give them this opportunity at all. The battle line of the Toyo Navy turned, and they turned too. Even the speed is not much different. This makes the battle line of the Toyo Navy simply impossible to shorten the distance.
At the same time, six battleships of the Toyo Navy also began shelling.
Four Shikijima-class battleships and two Fuji-class battleships began to open heavy fire.
The Shikijima-class battleships and the Fuji-class battleships were equipped with two twin 40-caliber 305 mm guns.
Despite these 305-mm guns, the maximum firing range reached more than ten thousand meters. However, at too long distances, not only is the accuracy very low. At the same time, the armor-piercing ability is also very poor.
Only by further shortening the combat distance can the armor-piercing ability be greatly improved.
For example, it is capable of breaking through Krupp armor with a thickness of 216 mm at a distance of 10,000 yards. To penetrate the Krupp armor with a thickness of 305 mm, the distance would have to be brought closer to 3,000 yards.
At this moment, the combat distance has reached 10,000 meters.
Even if the battleships of the Mikhail I class of the Tsarist Navy were hit, the main guns of the battleships of the Toyo could not penetrate the main armor of the battleships. It was more difficult to inflict heavy damage on these Mikhail I-class battleships, let alone sink them.
On the other hand, the Mikhail I-class battleships of the Tsarist Russian Navy, at a distance of 10,000 meters, were easily able to penetrate the armor of Shikijima-class battleships and Fuji-class battleships. Although the Shikijima-class battleships were made of Harvey armor steel, the gun shield armor thickness reached 254 mm, the side armor thickness was 229 mm, and the commander tower armor thickness was 356 mm. The Fuji-class battleships had thicker armor, with 457 mm of side armor, 356 mm of gun shield armor, and 356 mm of armor thickness of the commander’s tower. However, these armors are only composite armor. In terms of defensive performance, it cannot even be compared with the armor of Shikijima-class battleships.
After all, a composite armor with a thickness of 457 mm is only equivalent to 273 mm of Harvey armor steel. The 356 mm of armor is only equivalent to 212 mm of Harvey armor steel.
It can be said that in the face of the 50-caliber 305-mm main guns of the Tsarist Navy, the defense of these two battleships of the Oriental people could not withstand at all. Even at a distance of 10,000 meters, it can be easily penetrated0.
Whether it was firepower, defense, or speed, the six battleships of the Toyo were crushed by six Mikhail I-class battleships of the Russian Navy.
Under such circumstances, can they still beat the Russian Navy?
If so, they all win. Then the officers and men of the Russian Navy are all veritable rice buckets.
“Boom! Boom!”
The main guns on both sides were firing, but neither was able to hit the enemy’s warships.
However, the shells fired by the main guns of the Toyo Navy were scattered at impact points. Moreover, six battleships, in total, only 24305 mm guns. And the shells fired from the main guns of the battleships of the Tsarist Navy are getting closer and closer. It seems that it will not be long before a straddle or even a direct hit can be formed.
Moreover, six battleships of the Russian Navy had 54 305-mm guns. More than double the 24 of the Orientals. Moreover, these main guns are stronger than the 305-mm guns of the Oriental in terms of range and armor-piercing ability.
In such a situation, the battleships of the Oriental in all respects could not be compared with the Tsarist Navy.
“Boom!”
At 1:20 p.m. on July 7, 1804, a shell fired by the battleship Alexei I of the Russian Navy exploded 3.3 on the port side of the battleship Hatsuse.
This means that the battleship Alexei I has completed the test launch and formed a straddle shot.
To put it bluntly, it was the shells fired from the battleship Alexei I, which already clamped the battleship Hatse.
“Gather fire and shoot and take out the battleships of the Orientals!” the captain of the battleship Alexei I gave the order excitedly.
“Boom! Boom! Boom!”
Three triple 50-caliber 305-mm guns began firing at full speed.
Each salvo fired 9 shells.
These shells exploded around the battleship Hatsuse.
It seemed only a matter of time before these shells hit the battleship Hatsuse.
And the Toyo Navy was stunned by such a result.
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