Chapter 301 Hero, Assault! (Please subscribe, please vote)

When Guan Tianpei was stroking his beard and pretending to be Guan Gong in the command tower of the Hongwu Emperor, his number one favorite general, Zhang Bao, the commander-in-chief of the Second Battleship Group of the Nanyang Fleet, who was riding on the battleship "Huo Jinghuan", was staring with bloodshot eyes. Staring closely at the twenty Edgar-class boats that were turning to escape.

Zhang Bao was 100% certain that it was impossible for these 7,000-ton Edgar-class guns to escape from the muzzles of the four Hero-class cannons under his command. Although he did not know that these Edgar-class guns were famous for their "cheap and good quality" How fast is his speed, but he knows how powerful his heroic power system is!

The hero-class has a main engine power rated at 22,000 horsepower. Even without turning on the forced ventilation, it can easily run at a top speed of 20 knots. And with the forced ventilation turned on, the hero-class main engine power can reach 26,000. Horses, enough for the Hero class with a standard displacement of 18,500 tons to run at a high speed of 23 knots!

This power is definitely worthy of the foreign trade price of 8.88 million silver dollars, and it is definitely not comparable to the cheap Edgar class of 370,000 pounds!

"Turn on the forced ventilation!"

"Notify Li Jingwu, Yuewumu, and Xu Wuning that their first engagement targets are the fourth, fifth, and sixth ships from the right respectively!"

"Notify the First Drive Patrol Team, the Second Drive Patrol Team, the Third Drive Patrol Team and the Fourth Drive Patrol Team to follow the corresponding battleships closely to prevent enemy light ships from approaching!"

After issuing a series of orders, Zhang Bao looked at his watch. It was almost time. The pressure of the boiler should have been increased. Then he leaned forward, held the armrest, and said loudly: "Rush up and let those British people take advantage of it." Let’s see how awesome our heroes are when they arrive!”

"yes!"

Following Zhang Bao's order, the "Huo Jinghuan" named after Huo Qubing instantly seemed to turn into an erupting beast. The ship's hull, fully loaded with more than 20,000 tons, suddenly shook, and the steam boiler in the power cabin emitted bursts of energy. Howling wildly, driven by the high-pressure steam, the three steam engines started to rotate crazily, increasing the speed of the battleship to the maximum in just a few minutes.

At the same time as the "Huo Jinghuan" suddenly erupted, the Li Jingwu, Yuewumu, and Xu Wuning also transformed into roaring beasts, opening their bloody mouths, revealing sharp claws, and charged towards the 20 ships that were still panicking. The Edgar-class armored cruiser that turned in a panic rushed over.

At the same time, the observers and gunnery officers of these four hero ships have already identified the target and measured the distance. Following the orders of the gunnery officers of each ship, each hero ship has four double-seaters. The battery turret rotated rapidly. Suddenly, as the hull of the "Huo Jinghuan" shook, eight 280mm heavy guns with a caliber of 45 times began to roar at the same time, and clusters of flashing firecrackers continued to explode on the side of the battleship. .

The four Heroes that suddenly jumped out caught the "Edgars" of the British and Indian Navy a little unprepared. Although they were all ships of more than 7,000 tons, they could only travel at a speed of 20 knots with the forced ventilation turned on. How could they run away? Rushing to the "hero" level of more than 23 knots in a while?

Moreover, when these four Heroes suddenly sprang out from behind Luba Island, these Edgars were still chasing the Heroes with their heads covered! The process of turning around when they realized something was wrong also delayed some valuable escape time, so that Let these four hero levels reach the distance where you can hit Edgar with a 280 gun hammer.

The shortcoming of the Edgar-class having too few main guns was revealed at this time. A large ship of more than 7,000 tons only has two 9.2-inch main guns, which can threaten the strong armor of the Hero-class. As for the 6-inch with a relatively large number of equipment

Cannons, for the heroic level, can't be said to be almost zero, they are just scratching the itch.

Facing the hero-class with 12 280mm heavy guns, the Edgar-class is completely powerless to fight back. And it can't even run away!

As an armored cruiser known for its speed, it is now running 3 knots slower than a Hero-class battleship. How can it survive?

In just three salvoes, the "Huo Jinghuan" had already fired its first straddle shot, and then a 280mm armor-piercing projectile successfully penetrated the stern of an Edgar-class ship. The improved delay fuse and

The further passivated picric acid explosives fully exerted their power at this time. The thin 76.2 mm-127 mm armor could not stop the tearing of the 280 mm armor-piercing projectiles. The shells not only broke through the main armor belt, but also continued all the way down.

After breaking through two compartments, he finally got into the most important power compartment.

10 kilograms of picric acid exploded from the center of the shell, and the huge force produced shattered the thick shell of the armor-piercing projectile in one fell swoop. The scattered shrapnel swept across a huge reciprocating steam engine, instantly destroying the complex and fragile parts of the steam engine.

The entire engine crew was also scrapped, and this seemingly powerful armored cruiser lost half of its power.

After seeing the Edgar-class ship hit by a bullet and on fire, Zhang Bao did not adopt the traditional naval battle tactic of "killing you while you are sick". Instead, he quickly targeted the other Edgar-class ship and once again concentrated on the ships that could be attacked.

Six forward-firing 280mm cannons blasted away.

As the distance continued to get closer, the shells began to hit more and more accurately. After five rounds of shelling, the "Huo Jinghuan" had made another achievement. At a distance of 4,000-5,000 meters, it sent three 280mm shells into the armored cruiser.

The middle part of the ship's hull. One of them directly exploded its boiler room!

The big explosion in the boiler room not only killed the British and Indian sailors in the area and disabled the power of the armored cruiser, but also tore a shockingly large hole in the hull of the Edgar-class ship. A huge amount of

Sea water poured in instantly, and the hull began to tilt rapidly. Although it was prevented from capsizing by injecting water to the other side, the severely damaged Edgar-class basically lost the ability to continue fighting. It was the same as the previous one that was destroyed by "Huo Jinghuan"

Like the heavily damaged Edgar-class, it would soon be sunk by the Haohan-class that turned around and came back and the eight Great Emperor-class ships commanded by Guan Tianpei himself!

The mission of the four Hero-class ships is not to directly sink these Edgar-class ships, but to leave as many Edgar-class ships as possible. Although these Edgar-class ships are vulnerable when encountering the Hero-class ships, their cost performance is still the same.

They are very tall. As a escort, you must be very good at breaking up relationships, so you have to destroy them as much as possible!

Therefore, these four speeds, firepower, and armors can all be called powerful hero-level. In today's battle, they acted as "maritime heavy cavalry." Their mission was to scatter and overwhelm their opponents, completely reducing them to "Emperor" level.

And the "hero" class lamb under the muzzle!

The ongoing massacre at sea was also seen by Rear Admiral Cochrane on the Blake, and he also saw a huge Hero-class crashing through the waves and rushing towards the Blake he was riding on.

Although he really wanted to rescue the Edgar-class being slaughtered, the Blake was also an armored cruiser. Although it was much stronger than the Edgar-class, it would never be able to defeat a Hero-class. If the Blake he was aboard was

The HMS K or the Blenheim were not "repaired" by the Indians, and I'm afraid they have been now.

Thinking of this, Major General Cochran's heart trembled for a while, and the last bit of fighting spirit completely disappeared, so he loudly ordered: "Full left rudder, full speed, forced ventilation!"

He was just halfway through issuing the order when he suddenly remembered that the Blake's forced ventilation was broken. So he couldn't escape!

"Major General!" At this time, a voice full of surprise suddenly sounded, "The engine reported that the forced ventilation has been repaired and we are saved!"

What? Fixed?

A strange thought suddenly came to Major General Cochrane's mind: "This ship has been made perfect by the Indians, right? It broke down when fighting, but got better when escaping."

Thinking of this, he asked again: "Where is the turret? Has the turret been repaired?"

"No. Major General, the turret seems to be missing some key parts. It needs to be returned to the Hindustan Shipyard for overhaul!"
Chapter completed!