kvmb Chapter 132: Power is turned on nationwide, blocking Tianjin Port
Chapter 132: Power is turned on nationwide, blocking Tianjin Port
Under the concentrated fire of more than ten warships, the Wan Hai, although a 10,000-ton cargo ship, seemed so vulnerable in front of the naval guns.
After all, this is just a merchant ship, and its armor and watertight compartments are almost useless in front of naval guns.
Under the raging fire, the sea swallowed everything.
Thousands of Japanese devils on the freighter, along with Lieutenant General Fukuda Yuichi, commander of the 3rd Division and a direct member of the Fukuda family, were sent to the bottom of the sea, becoming a feast for the fish.
"Leave two destroyers and a Cleveland-class light cruiser behind, and the rest of the ships will head towards the port of Tianjin and block them right there."
Song Yang, commander of the First Fleet of the Renaissance Navy, issued the latest orders to the fleet.
Now that the Restoration Army Navy has appeared, there is no need to hide any longer.
What's more, this is only a part of the Restoration Army Navy.
In a few months, another batch of warships will be added, including aircraft carriers.
By that time, the Restoration Army Navy will truly have the strength to compete with the Fuso Combined Fleet.
Of course, it's just a countermeasure.
There is little hope of defeating the United League on the front battlefield, but the Fuso Navy should not expect to gain any advantage over the Restoration Army Navy.
With the order given.
Two Deutschland-class heavy cruisers, one Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, one Cleveland-class light cruiser, and four Gearing-class destroyers were running at full speed and heading towards Tianjin Port.
They had been sailing for less than half an hour when they encountered a fleet.
The fleet consisted of a 5000-ton merchant ship and two 8000-ton merchant ships, all of which flew the flag of the Fuso Empire.
It is obvious that these three merchant ships belong to the Fuso people, and are not requisitioned from other countries.
The fleet was also very surprised by the sudden appearance of this strange fleet.
When the two sides got closer, the Fuso fleet discovered something was wrong.
"What? The flag of the Restoration Army? Why are these warships flying the flag of the Restoration Army?"
The First Fleet responded with artillery fire.
"Sink them!"
As the muzzles were raised, the 280mm, 203mm, 152mm and 127mm main guns and secondary guns were aimed at three merchant ships that were only about ten kilometers apart.
"Boom...boom...boom..."
One shell after another whistled towards them.
In the first round, some shells were fired cross-fire.
It was fired by the Baltimore-class heavy cruiser with the hull number X-301.
The Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, which was commissioned in 43, is equipped with a very advanced ship electrical system.
This includes the fire control radar system.
Its MK34 main gun firing director has a matching MK8 fire control radar, and the MK37 secondary gun firing director also has a matching MK4 fire control radar.
As a 8cm band main gun fire control radar, the MK-10 fire control radar has the advantages of large scanning range, high accuracy and fast refresh rate. Its refresh rate can reach once every 10 seconds.
Its TWS mode can also achieve scanning and tracking at the same time, which is also the world's first fire control radar to achieve this function.
The detection range for large targets such as battleships can reach 36 kilometers.
The detection range of a thousand-ton target such as a destroyer can reach 28 kilometers.
It is completely sufficient for a fire control radar.
After all, the main gun range of the Baltimore class is only about 30 kilometers.
With the fire control radar and advanced director system, a complete radar fire control system is formed.
Therefore, the shooting accuracy has been greatly improved.
However, the improvement is relatively limited.
After all, the shells fired by the main gun are just ordinary shells, not guided shells.
Even if a modern fire control system is installed, it is impossible to achieve a high hit rate.
The biggest advantage of the fire control radar system is in operating at long distances and in complex naval combat environments.
Long distance is easy to understand, it’s like flying a kite.
Taking advantage of the fire control radar, we can keep the enemy at a distance and grind them to death.
A complex naval combat environment refers to combat at night or in an environment with strong winds and waves.
In the first round of shooting, a cross-fire of long-range and short-range shells was launched, which shocked the captain of the X-301 heavy cruiser.
"All main guns fire!"
Now that cross-fire has been formed, all we need to do next is open fire at full power.
Sure enough, two shells in the second round of shooting successfully hit the 8000-ton merchant ship.
The merchant ship that was hit immediately exploded, thick smoke rose into the sky, and the fire spread rapidly inside the merchant ship.
Many Fuso soldiers were either blown to death or burned alive.
Some Fuso soldiers also chose to jump ship.
No matter how they struggle, the ending is already determined.
The two Deutschland-class heavy cruisers performed worse in comparison, and it took six rounds of calibration before they achieved cross-fire.
It wasn't until the eighth round that he hit the target.
This is the gap in the fire control system.
After all, in terms of navy, Sandezi's technology is still a little lacking, and in many aspects it cannot compare with old top naval powers such as the United States and England.
In fact, if there is no choice.
Jiang Hua would not choose the German class either.
But it is still usable now.
But its scale is limited to two ships and will not increase further.
If you want to build a Jiang Hua, you have to build a real battleship.
For example, Jiang Hua built four of the famous Iowa-class battleships in one go.
According to the current progress, these four giant ships will be put into service around August next year.
If the base upgrade can be completed before then, the service progress will be further improved.
He didn't know how much improvement it would bring.
However, what is certain is that after the war is over and all provinces except the northwest and border areas are taken, the upgrade of the base is inevitable.
"boom....."
There was another violent explosion, and the first 8000-ton merchant ship was quickly swallowed by the sea.
No matter how they struggled, it was of no avail.
After 20 minutes, this one-sided sea massacre came to an end.
Including the 10,000-ton cargo ship that was sunk before.
So far, they have sunk four Fuso merchant ships, and more than half of the Third Division's troops have been wiped out.
The news that the Restoration Army's surface fleet appeared in Zhili Bay was also transmitted to Lieutenant General Takahiro Nakajima at the Tianjin Port through the radio in the merchant ship.
When he saw the telegram, his eyes widened so much that they almost popped out.
He appeared extremely puzzled and shocked.
What puzzled him was why a fleet of the Restoration Army suddenly appeared.
What is shocking is that the Renaissance Army actually has 10,000-ton warships.
Then fear began to spread in his heart.
The appearance of the Restoration Army fleet was undoubtedly a disaster for them.
Because this means that the sea route is no longer accessible.
And forget about land.
Their three divisions... no, now it should be said that less than two and a half divisions are trapped in Zhili, and both the advance and retreat routes are blocked.
At this time, he could only send a telegram for help to the base camp, hoping that the base camp could find a way to rescue them.
This news caused a huge sensation in the headquarters and even the entire Fuso top leadership.
"What? The Restoration Army has a fleet? And three 10,000-ton warships?"
This is the first thought that comes to mind when anyone sees the content of this telegram.
As the number one figure in the Navy, Prince Ryunosuke Nagashima, Chief of the Naval General Staff, was also very confused in the face of this situation.
They were confused by the sudden appearance of the Renaissance Army fleet, which actually had three 10,000-ton warships.
They were also confused about how to break the deadlock and rescue the 3rd, 11th and 12th divisions.
"Can you send a fleet to assist us in evacuating from Tianjin to the Korean Peninsula?"
If it were before, Prince Nagashima Ryunosuke would be very happy to receive help from his old rival Prince Utsuribyou.
But now he couldn't be happy at all.
"My dear, the manpower of these three divisions is very important to the empire. You must find a way."
Facing the Emperor who looked at him eagerly, Prince Nagashima Ryunosuke slowly shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I'm afraid there's nothing we can do right now."
The Chief of the General Staff, Prince Utsuribei, immediately shouted angrily: "Nagashima Ryunosuke, now is not the time for the two armies to fight each other. You must consider the interests of the empire, not just the interests of your navy."
Prince Utsuribyou directly put the struggle between the two armies on the table, which made the emperor's face turn dark and extremely ugly.
There was also some dissatisfaction in the look he gave Prince Nagashima Ryunosuke.
When Prince Nagashima Ryunosuke saw this situation, he knew that they had all misunderstood him.
He immediately bowed to the Emperor and explained, "Your Majesty, it's not that our navy doesn't want to help.
Although our navy's warships have been equipped with a large number of anti-aircraft artillery, we are still in a passive position facing the Renaissance Army's air force and are unable to launch an effective counterattack.
Besides, the Renaissance Army has a large number of aircraft, and perhaps they can be replenished quickly.
But every warship of the Imperial Navy was extremely valuable and could not afford to lose any more.
If the Restoration Army can sink our warships at the cost of having a few of their warships shot down, I'm afraid they would be very happy to do so."
Prince Nagashima Ryunosuke's explanation silenced the Emperor and everyone present.
Indeed.
It's not worth taking risks with warships.
So what if we shot down many fighter planes of the Restoration Army?
Could the loss of their fighter planes be greater than the loss of their warships?
"When will the navy be able to fight back?"
The Emperor asked in a low voice, suppressing his voice.
Prince Nagashima Ryunosuke replied without hesitation: “Once our new carrier-based aircraft are put into service, with the assistance of aircraft carriers, we will have the ability to fight back.
Your Majesty, please give the navy another year."
Now they have launched a total of 5 fighter jet projects.
Among them, there are three carrier-based fighter projects.
By the end of the year, it will be decided which fighter jet will serve as the Navy's next main carrier-based fighter jet.
Once the new fighter jets are put into service, they may be able to protect themselves.
“In that case, let them fight to the death with the Renaissance Army.
But tell them not to engage in street fighting with the Renaissance Army in the city."
In desperation, the Emperor could only issue this order, which made Prince Utsuriihei's face freeze.
"Hi!"
But the situation is indeed like this now, no one can save them.
As for surrender, this is absolutely not allowed to happen.
Rather than letting them all die in battle, there is no possibility of surrender.
As for not being able to engage in street fighting, it was naturally because of the warning from the Fuxing Army.
This also directly forced more than 50,000 people from the two divisions of the Fuso Army into a desperate situation.
The First Fleet of the Restoration Army Navy continued to advance and sank several merchant ships transporting the Fuso Army. From then on, the Third Division was completely wiped out and buried at the bottom of the sea.
The First Fleet of the Restoration Army Navy also lined up more than ten nautical miles off the coast of Tianjin Port, blocking the entire Tianjin Port.
The appearance of the Fuxing Army Navy in Tianjin Port immediately attracted great attention from all parties.
At this time, the Military and Political Committee of the Fuxing Army also issued a national telegram, announcing the blockade of Tianjin Port.
No ship is allowed to leave the Port of Tianjin until the end of the war, otherwise it will be regarded as an enemy.
This telegram also caused a huge sensation across the country.