Chapter 986： Night Fight II (1/2)
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Like a group of lions waiting for an opportunity in the dark, the four Allied fast battleships lined up in a single column and headed towards the target. The Earl’s flagship Sultan Osman I took the lead, followed by the Reshadia. The two Austro-Hungarian battleships Tegerhof and Prinz Eugen were in third and fourth places respectively.
The remaining 10 destroyers were divided into four teams. Two destroyers opened their way in front of the battleship, and another 4 destroyers were deployed on the combat side to guard against possible enemies. There are also two destroyers behind the capital ship as guards, and the last two destroyers are deployed on the combat side for close reconnaissance and release of flares.
The current situation is that everything is ready, just a short film! The four fast battleships carefully controlled their speed and set their speed at about 15 knots. The Allied fleet quickly approached the French fleet in the standing wave, and the rangefinder on the top of the mast was aimed at France more than ten kilometers away. Battleship. If it was daytime, tons of shells would have been thrown away long ago, and now, due to visibility factors, the combat distance has been set at about 10 kilometers!
The French searchlights and the lights on the ship directly illuminate the Allied fleet. With the help of the dim light, the fire control officer began to use the rangefinder to identify the target warship in the distance.
The technician carefully adjusted the image in the body type rangefinder. After slow focusing and adjustment, a clearer figure appeared in the fire controller's field of vision. After magnifying 22 times, the fire controller on the Sultan Osman I could clearly distinguish the appearance of the opponent.
”It seems that the opponent has 5 chimneys, divided into two groups, three in the front and two in the back. The large French battleship with this layout seems to have only one level!” Identifying the opponent's battleship as a naval fire control officer should Quality, and how to distinguish a warship quickly? The easiest way is naturally to look at the most obvious features, and what is the most obvious on a battleship? One is the turret and the other is the superstructure. French battleships generally have 2 to 3 chimneys. The larger cruisers of the French generally have 4 chimneys and 6 chimneys, but they have never had 5 chimneys!
Don’t talk about this battlefield, even in this era, there is only one 5-chimney battleship that can appear here, and that is the French Dandong-class battleship! This guy has changed from quasi-fearless to quasi-fearless! The firepower of seven 12-inch guns on the side strings is also enough to put on the fearless side.
”Four target warships! They are close together. If you attack from our side, you can only attack three of them at most, and one is blocked by other warships!”
”In addition to the 4 battleships, there are also some small ships and medium-sized ships like supply ships on the outside. One of the supply ships and battleships are located so close that we can hardly tell them apart.”
”There are 3 destroyers outside the target area. We have handed it over to the second destroyer squad. The problem is not big. There should be no other large warships within a radius of 10 kilometers.”