Chapter 453 The First Emperor vs. the Indian Emperor! (Please subscribe, please vote)

The "First Emperor" is here!

After "Zhuge Kongming" led "Pang Shiyuan", "Zhou Gongjin", and "Lu Zijing" in a very short period of time, they used 630 mm heavy torpedoes to blast two British "Junquan" class, today

The real protagonist appears.

I saw "Qin Shihuang" leading "Han Gao Emperor", "Han Guangwu Emperor", "Jin Wu Emperor", "Sui Wen Emperor", "Tang Taiwu Emperor" and others, under the protection of a group of 2,000-ton "Guard" class destroyers.

, lined up in a column, and came up aggressively!

These six are now battlecruisers with a standard displacement of 25,000 tons, a full load displacement of 31,500 tons, and are equipped with eight 330 mm 45 times caliber main guns - although the Ming Navy's standard for classifying battle cruisers is existing battleships

defense and firepower, as well as the speed of a cruiser. This does not mean that the armor and main guns will be reduced. Of course, if the "Shihuang" class is compared with the "Dazhou" class battleship that uses the same 75,000-horsepower power system

Yes, it does mean sacrificing armor and firepower in exchange for higher speed. However, the opponent of the "Shi Huangdi" today is not its own "Da Zhou" class, but the British "Emperor of India" class!

Of course, the "Emperor of India" is also quite powerful - it is a "turnover ship" built by the British Empire without any expense. Its standard platoon is the same as that of the "Shi Huangdi" class, which is 25,000 tons. The full platoon is 2,000 tons less.

But there are also 29,500 tons.

At first glance, the firepower configuration of the "Emperor of India" seems to be stronger than that of the "Shi Huangdi". It has 10 13.5-inch cannons, while the "Shi Huangdi" only has 8 330 mm cannons. However, the Ming Dynasty's armor-piercing projectile technology has always been ahead of the British. Now

There are already hooded armor-piercing bullets with stronger armor-piercing capabilities. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the 330 mm Daming armor-piercing bullet should be no less than that of the 13.5-inch (343 mm) British armor-piercing bullet.

The defensive capabilities of the "Emperor of India" are not weak. If you only consider the thickness of the armor without considering the quality of the armor steel, it can almost be equated with the Shi Huang class. If you want to consider the quality of the hard steel armor of both sides, the "Shi Huang"

The defensive capabilities are definitely better.

However, the "Emperor of India" ran a bit slowly, with a maximum speed of only 21.6 knots. Moreover, this speed of 21.6 knots was achieved during sea trials, and the nominal maximum speed was only 21 knots. The nominal maximum speed of the "Shi Huangdi" was just

It has 27 knots and even reached a high speed of 28 knots during sea trials.

In terms of speed, the "Emperor of India" is far behind the "Emperor of India".

But there is nothing we can do about it. Daming’s oil-fired boilers and steam turbines are way ahead of similar products from Great Britain! The 75,000-horsepower main engine of the “First Emperor” is compared to the 31,000-horsepower main engine of the “Emperor of India”.

But it’s more than twice as big!

Although the "Emperor of India" is much less powerful than the "Emperor of the First Emperor", as long as the ship is strong and the guns are powerful, it is not impossible to have a fair fight. But the "Emperor of the First Emperor", "Emperor Gao of Han", "Emperor Guangwu of Han",

"Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty", "Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty", and "Emperor Taiwu of the Tang Dynasty" all do not care about martial ethics, and there is no word "fairness" in their dictionaries.

So before they appeared on the scene, more than 90 carrier-based aircraft taking off from the Shu Zhongwang and Kuizhong Wang had blown up six Indian Emperor-class ships. Although they did not sink them, they were all damaged by the bombing.

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Among them, the "Emperor of India" was the worst. The power compartment was hit by a 250 kilogram armor-piercing bomb. One of the four steam turbines was blown up. The remaining three also suffered some minor problems. In addition, some pipes were damaged.

It was blown out of steam and lost almost 30% of its power. The main engine power was only 21,000 or 22,000 horsepower. The speed was also reduced from 21 knots to 15 or 16 knots. It is now composed of 6 "Emperor of India" classes.

The formation is the last.

The "Roman Emperor" of the same class as the "Emperor of India" was hit by two torpedoes on its buttocks. Fortunately, they were 450mm aviation torpedoes. The power was not too great, so the buttocks were still there. It just took in a lot of seawater and the hull was slightly damaged.

Tilt, the speed is slowed down by 2 knots, but the navigation is not affected.

Another "Emperor of India" class "Emperor Charlemagne" was hit by a 250 kilogram aerial bomb on its "nose". The aerial bomb landed in front of the No. 1 turret on the bow of the ship and directly penetrated the bow of the ship.

The deck exploded below the deck, and something was set on fire. Now there is still smoke billowing from "Charlemagne"'s head!

The "Emperor of India" class "King of England" was hit by a 450mm torpedo at the waterline on the starboard side. Fortunately, it took in some water and its body was slightly tilted.

The "King of Scotland", also an "Emperor of India" class, had a twin 13.5-inch turret located on the "butt" of the ship blown off. The steel plate on the top of the turret looked too thick, but it could not withstand 250 kilograms of armor penetration.

The bomb exploded directly. However, the fire door under the turret was still very good, so it only blew up the turret, not the ammunition depot.

There is also the "King of Hannover", also of the "Emperor of India" class. It was the least damaged. It was only hit by a few 100kg bombs dropped by Dragon 2. It did not damage any vital parts and only shattered two lifeboats.

, I lit a fire. Now the fire has been extinguished, but it is just "black" and looks a bit ugly.

Because the "King of Hanover" was the least injured, it was the first one today, followed by the "King of Scotland" with a blossoming butt, followed by the "King of England" with a slightly crooked body, and "Charlie" with a smoking head.

Man" followed the "King of England", followed by the "Emperor of Rome" who was hit by two thunderbolts on the butt, and at the end of the team was the "Emperor of India" who had injured his main engine and could not run.

Seeing such a crooked "pile of broken ships", "Qin Shi Huang", "Han Gao Di", "Han Guang Wu Emperor", "Jin Wu Emperor", "Sui Emperor Wen", "Tang Tai Wu Emperor" and the others were very happy.

He directly rushed upward at full speed. He ignored the "Sovereign" class being besieged by the "Beggars' Battleship" and "Strategy" cruisers, and just rushed towards the "King of Hannover", and rushed to two meters away from it.

After more than 10,000 meters away, under the leadership of "Qin Shihuang", they made a sharp turn at sea and slowed down to 22 knots - this was to seize the T position for bombardment.

The six "Emperor of India" class ships at sea can now barely maintain a speed of 17 or 18 knots. They cannot compete with their opponents for the "T" position, so they have to follow the turn quickly, but they are still a little slower. When "Qin Shihuang"

", "Han Gao Di", "Han Guang Wu Di" and the others turned around. Only one Hannover King in the "India Emperor" class had completed the turn. So "Qin Shi Huang", "Han Gao Di", "Han Guang Wu Di" and others were the first to turn.

"Emperor Guangwu" turned around 24 330mm cannons and fired at the "King of Hanover" from a distance of 178 kilometers!

The "King of Hanover" aimed his 10 13.5-inch cannons at the "First Emperor" and blasted him!

For a while, people were coming and going on the sea, and bullets were flying everywhere.

The "Shihuang" class is a big ship carrying a small cannon - it can be played steadily! Moreover, the observation basis and calculation power of the Ming Navy (they are equipped with Taiping Year-style military abacus) are far superior to their opponents, so after firing 8 rounds of salvos, they achieved

The first hit.

A 330mm armor-piercing projectile fired by the "Han Guangwu Emperor" drew a beautiful arc in the air, and then landed accurately between the two chimneys of the Hannover. It exploded with a dazzling flame and a large amount of "bomb".

white smoke

Admiral William Bagga, who was commanding the "King William IV" in the rear, saw this scene and knew something was wrong!

The "King of Hannover" has suffered heavy damage. Its horizontal deck was directly penetrated by a 330mm armor-piercing bomb. This armor-piercing bomb went straight into the boiler room. The explosion destroyed two boilers and killed all the boiler soldiers in the cabin.

, after blowing up some pipes, the speed of the "King of Hannover" suddenly dropped to 15 knots.

But this was the beginning of the "King of Hannover" disaster. Just 1 minute later, the 330mm shell fired by the "Shi Huang" hit the "King of Hannover" again. This time the shell directly hit the "King of Hannover" with relatively weak defense.

The waterline of the bow of the ship once again formed a penetration, directly blasting a large gap, and the sea water surged in mercilessly, which caused the "King of Hanover" to slow down again, and the hull also tilted. Although the focus of protection was

The concept can ensure that it is difficult to sink, but the "King of Hanover" that has lost its speed is now difficult to leave the battlefield.
Chapter completed!