Chapter 244 Victory Escapes and Victory Sinking (please subscribe, please collect)

"Brother Lu, rush with me!"

Following a shout from a young trainee officer, Senior Sergeant Lu Benweilu, who had already got down from the mast and put on his asbestos fireproof suit, had no choice but to bite the bullet and rush into the boiler room holding the water pipe.

Now the Cao Guogong no longer needs observers to help aim the artillery, because the two Blake-class boats are now using their bayonets to fight and rush to a close distance of less than 2,000 meters from the Cao Guogong. At this distance, it is also

There is no need to measure the range, just aim the muzzle of the gun and fire. But the two British "big patrols" are also very cunning. They have now circled behind the Cao Guogong, using 6 9.2-inch cannons and 10

The 6-inch cannon is designed to hit "Cao Guogong's butt". There is only one 210mm cannon at the stern of the Cao Guogong, which has a good shooting range, and the 155mm cannons located on both sides of the turret near the bow are not able to fire back because of the

Due to the shielding of the ship's hull, the shooting range is very small, making it very inconvenient to fight.

So in order to hold on for a while longer, the captain of the Cao Guogong, Lei Teng, had to organize all the personnel he could spare into the damage control team, and focus on rescuing the boiler room - as long as a little power can be restored, the Cao Guogong can still survive!

Lu Benwei is a "senior veteran" who has received strict training. Not only can he observe, but he has also received damage control training and rescue training, so he was incorporated into the damage control team as soon as he got off the mast. After rushing into the boiler room with a piece of pipe in hand,

, Staff Sergeant Lu immediately felt the heat coming towards his face. He didn't care about getting burned, and quickly pointed the leather pipe in his hand at the heat wave in front of him, turned on the faucet, and there was a sudden burst of heat.

While the sailors on the Cao Guogong were doing their best to save their armored cruiser, the fire on the Waterloo of the Indian Grand Fleet was getting bigger and bigger! And the damage control team reported more news to the bridge one by one.

horrible.

The voice of an Indian officer speaking curry-flavored English came from the phone receiver held by the captain, Lieutenant Colonel Davis: "Your Excellency, the fire in the sailors' cabin and officer's lounge is too fierce. We have to protect ourselves from the fire."

The ammunition depot at the stern of the ship had to be filled with water urgently."

"Your Excellency, Captain, the fire at the bow of the ship has almost reached the turret. We are doing our best to water the turret to lower its temperature, but it can no longer fire!"

"Your Excellency, Captain, the No. 3 chimney was blown off, the steam pipes were broken in many places, and the engine room and boiler room were filled with boiling steam. There is no way to repair it."

"Your Excellency, Captain, there may have been a big hole blown by a cannonball near the waterline at the bow. Sea water is pouring in. There are two waterproof doors that cannot be closed. We had to abandon two more cabins! So the bow of the ship is sinking seriously!

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"Your Excellency, Captain. We are short of manpower, many people are injured, and three people are dead. We have no choice."

Captain Davis listened to the Indian Navy lieutenant under him who always said words such as "Sir, everything is fine", "Sir, no problem", "Sir, I am very honored to serve you".

The panicked voice made him feel the urge to kill!

This veteran British navy who had participated in the Napoleonic Wars and fought hard with the Emperor's French Navy in the English Channel, the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean for many years certainly knew that his Waterloo had not suffered a fatal blow if it had not been for those clumsy Indians.

The officers and Indian sailors failed to control the damage in time, and the matter would never have become that serious.

If we had known this, there should not have been an Indian in the navy of the Indian Empire!

But this matter is not up to him. This is the will of Emperor William - His Majesty the Emperor believes that since India has become "independent", then there should be a certain proportion of Indians in each department of the Indian Empire! Otherwise, how can India be reflected?

What about your independent spirit?

In addition, when His Majesty the Emperor asks for money from the various princes below, those princes will also offer to arrange for their children to serve in various ministries, navy, and army of the Indian Empire.

Just as he thought of this, the Waterloo seemed to be hit by something again, and a ball of fire instantly rose from the deck. It turned out that several shells from another salvo fired by seven Guogong-class ships of the Ming Dynasty hit the Waterloo

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The Waterloo's stern main gun could not be fired due to the water filling in the ammunition depot, and the bow main gun also lost efficiency due to the fire, and its firepower dropped a lot. At the same time, the damage to the boiler room and chimney caused it to lose more than half of its power.

The speed has also dropped to below 10 knots, and it is almost becoming a living target.

However, the Waterloo is still very strong. Although it is constantly hit by 210mm armor-piercing shells, it is only injured but not killed. It can continue to persevere as long as Blake and Blenheim sink the very tenacious Duke-class ship.

Later, if we spank the other seven prince-level butts, the Waterloo will be out of danger.

"Lieutenant Colonel. They, they are almost reaching the 1,200-yard line!"

"What? 1,200 yards? They want it." Lieutenant Colonel Davis, who had managed to remain calm just now, suddenly showed a panicked expression.

Because this "1,200-yard line" means that Ming's ships will soon launch "thousand-meter torpedoes"!

The so-called kilometer torpedo is a compressed air torpedo with a maximum range of 1,000 meters and a speed of 7 knots. Compared with future steam gas torpedoes, the range and speed of this compressed air torpedo are not worth mentioning.

, can only be used for sneak attacks or attacks on enemy ships that have suffered heavy damage.

However, the current Waterloo seems to barely meet the second condition for being sunk by a torpedo - it suffered more than moderate damage, its power system was damaged, and its speed dropped to 10 knots.

What's even more frightening is that seven Guogong-class cruisers equipped with four torpedo launch tubes are about to rush within 1,000 meters of the Waterloo!

Lieutenant Colonel Davis turned his head and saw on the sea to his right, about 1,200 yards away, seven Ming Dynasty Guogong-class cruisers lined up, accelerating towards him, and two of them had already been hit.

Bombs were fired, and thick smoke erupted from the deck. But their speed did not slow down because of the scary smoke!

"Fire, fire quickly, block them!" Davis raised his finger and pointed at the approaching "Seven Dukes of the Ming Dynasty" and shouted. In a somewhat hysterical voice, everyone on the bridge knew that something was wrong.

It seemed that the gunners on the Waterloo heard Davis's cry. The seven cannons that had been firing weakly just now roared at their loudest, and the shells were fired concentratedly at one of the Duke-class ships that was smoking thickly.

The 3,000-ton armored cruiser immediately seemed to be hit by something. The hull jumped suddenly, and then a ball of fire emerged from the bow of the ship. The bow of the warship was suddenly enveloped in fire.

But the remaining six Guogong-class ships were still undaunted. They no longer fired cannons, but accelerated to their fastest speed and rushed towards the Waterloo, almost treating themselves as torpedo boats.

"Quick, zigzag to avoid!"

Davis yelled again and gave an order to the first mate who was maneuvering the ship. He knew that with the Waterloo's artillery, it was impossible to block the six crazy Dukes. So he could only

I hope to avoid it. If that doesn't work, then the Waterloo will encounter "its own Waterloo"!

"Sir! 500 meters!"

In the bridge of Wei Guogong, Chen Jian, who was sweating all over his head and face, finally let out the loudest roar as the captain shouted: "Launch! Launch torpedoes! Shoot out all the torpedoes!"

Each Guogong-class ship has two twin-mounted 450mm torpedo launch tubes, which are hidden under the bow deck. When launching torpedoes, the bow must be aimed at the target, so the correct way to use them is to use a few

The Guogong class forms a horizontal formation to fight the "pig attack". Give up one or two Guogong classes in exchange for the result of sinking a high-value target.

The Waterloo is this high-value target!

Chen Jian has now paid the price of two heavy losses at the Duke level. He has to sink a Blake no matter what, so he no longer holds back and chooses Stud!

According to his order, the "six princes" each fired 12 compressed air torpedoes in the shortest possible time, and a torpedo sea composed of a total of 72 torpedoes slowly "swam" towards the Waterloo.

If the Waterloo's power system is intact, no, it just needs to be managed more effectively to allow it to move forward at a speed of fifteen or sixteen knots, then it can leave the battlefield safely and go to the Hindustan Shipyard in Mumbai for repairs. Then there will be no problem.

The children are gone.

but now

"Boom boom boom!"

With a series of explosions, at least three powerful compressed air torpedoes were mounted on the stern and amidships of the Waterloo. The ship was tortured by the firepower of the Ming Dynasty and the damage of the Indian pipeline to only half a life.

The large armored cruiser finally sank slowly into the Indian Ocean full of reluctance.
Chapter completed!