Chapter 65： King of the Yellow Sea (1/2)
Generally speaking, Yoshino is indeed much stronger than Qiujin, both in terms of firepower and health (if it has this attribute), but it is useless in actual battles! Yoshino’s proud rapid-fire firepower has nothing to do with the large-area defensive armor of the armored cruiser Mainz. It has no other effect except that shells hit on the superstructure and deck can cause a certain degree of fire. .
On the contrary, in the battle just now, it was Naniwa's two main guns that really had a certain impact on the Mainz! One of the 260MM shells hit the armor belt of the Mainz's bow. The violent impact of the armor-piercing projectile ripped apart the 3-inch armor defense. It may have penetrated, or it may have been blown through. Anyway, it made a hole. , I got dozens of tons of water, that's it!
divided into 3 150MM guns and several 88MM rapid-fire guns to suppress Naniwa, another 4 150MM guns and 2 280MM main guns focused on Yoshino. The so-called protective secondary gun of Yoshino is nothing more than a shield made of several steel plates, which can block the shrapnel, but if the 6-inch gun is directly hit, there is only a dead end.
And Mainz’s secondary gun is almost in a steel cannon nest! If the German officers and soldiers who were on the battlefield for the first time were still a bit nervous when they first started fighting, then after more than half an hour of fighting, except for the harsh sound of a cannonball explosion, and gun smoke in the gunhouse. Apart from the pungent smell, it is no different from drills! The gunners almost aim and attack in an orderly manner in accordance with the code.
The Yoshino’s rapid-fire gun firepower had no effect under the heavy armor of the Mainz. Apart from exploding a ball of flame on the sidestring armor, it was at best breaking the hull plate or putting one on the deck. Put the fire. Mainz's shot volume is not too dominant, but it is biting!
The 6-inch, 4.7-inch, and 75MM rapid-fire guns that were originally compensated by Yoshino’s side strings were destroyed one by one by rolling barrage. The unprotected gun positions were turned into pieces of debris with violent explosions and flying shrapnel. If you are lucky enough, The Japanese could also find a few pieces of minced meat beside the twisted artillery that was blown up. And a pool of dark brown blood! In essence, there is no essential difference between the performance of Yoshino and Qiujin, it's just a matter of how long they persist!
”Naniwa is approaching the shallow sea! Yoshino is covering it to flee towards the shallow waters!” Hipper first discovered the opponent's plan. Yoshino tried her best to traverse between the Naniwa and Mainz armored ships, and Naniwa Sailing towards shallow water like crazy!
”The dog jumped over the wall!” Prince Ruprecht still felt that he underestimated the decisiveness of the Japanese! The front is the shallow water area. Experienced seafarers can even distinguish it by the color of the sea. The draft of the Mainz-class armored cruiser is above 7 meters! The Naniwa speed is about 5 meters. To be honest, the prince thought that his fate was more expensive, so he didn't want to kill him.
”Focus on fire again, don't enter the shallow sea area!” The prince still chose to save his life at the critical moment, but because of Yoshino's containment and the shielding of gun smoke, the accuracy of this long-range bombardment was not very good. The mid-caliber shell hit the stern of the Naniwa, burning the entire aft deck.
”It seems to run away!” Hipper said regretfully. And just before his voice fell, a loud noise suddenly came from the stern of the Naniwa! A huge fireball leaped into the air from the stern, and the violent explosion even blasted the 260MM gun at the stern of Naniwa into two pieces! Then accompanied by a firelight and thick gunpowder smoke, a mushroom cloud rose gradually! The Naniwa also lost control like a dog whose spine had been interrupted, and then drifted towards talking under the influence of the residual power and the waves!
”Not bad, our main gun seems to have done a good job!” The prince wiped the sweat from his head and said. The gun that had just hit the rear ammunition depot of the Naniwa. Although it was a dome cruiser, the ammunition depot of the Naniwa was also protected to a certain extent. The ordinary 6-inch high-explosive ammunition would definitely not penetrate. The only explanation is that the main gun hits. Although he did not completely blow the ship into two parts, Naniwa will never be able to appear at sea again!