1825 My New Daming

Chapter 244 Victory is fleeing and victory is sinking (please subscribe, please collect)
"Brother Lu, follow me!"

As a young trainee officer yelled, Sergeant Lu Benwei Lu, who had come down from the mast plate and put on an asbestos fireproof suit, had no choice but to bite the bullet and rush into the boiler room with the water pipe in his arms.

Now Cao Guogong no longer needs observers to help the artillery aim, because the two Blakes are now also fighting bayonets, and rushed to a close distance of less than 2000 meters from Cao Guogong.At this distance, there is no need for ranging, as long as the muzzle is aligned and fired.However, the two British "big armor patrols" are also very cunning. They have now circled around the back of Cao Guogong, using six 6-inch cannons and ten 9.2-inch cannons to hit "Cao Guogong's ass".On the stern of the Cao Guogong, there is only one 10mm cannon with a good range of fire, while the 6mm cannons on the ear turrets on both sides near the bow have a small range of fire due to the shielding of the hull when firing backwards. It is very inconvenient to fight.

So in order to last longer, Lei Teng, the captain of the Cao Guogong, had no choice but to organize all the personnel who could be transferred into the damage management 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". He has received strict training. He not only knows how to observe, but also has received training in damage control and ambulance, 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 leather pipe in his arms, Sergeant Lu immediately felt the heat coming towards his face. He didn't care about the heat, so he quickly aimed the leather pipe in his hand at the heat wave ahead, and turned on the faucet. , it was just a rush.
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!Moreover, the news reported by the damage management team to the bridge became more and more terrifying.

The voice of an Indian officer speaking curry-flavored English came from the handset of the captain, Lieutenant Colonel Davis: "Your Excellency, the fire in the sailor cabin and the officer's lounge is too fierce. In order to protect the The ammunition depot at the stern of the ship has to be filled with water urgently.”

"Your Excellency, the fire on the bow is almost reaching the turret. We are doing our best to water the turret to reduce its temperature, but it can no longer shoot!"

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

"Your Excellency, the captain, the bow near the waterline may have been bombed with a big hole, the sea water is pouring in, and there are still two watertight doors that cannot be closed, so we have to give up two more cabins! So the bow is seriously sinking! "

"Your Excellency, Captain. We are short of manpower, many people are injured, and three people are dead. We have nothing to do."

Captain Davis listened to the lieutenant of the Indian Navy who always said "Sir, everything is fine", "Sir, there is no problem", "Sir, I am very honored to serve you" and other words on weekdays. The panicked voice made him feel the urge to kill!
The old British navy, who participated in the Napoleonic Wars and fought hard with Napoleon's French Navy in the English Channel, in the Atlantic Ocean, and in the Mediterranean for many years, of course knew that his Waterloo had not suffered a fatal blow, if it weren't for those clumsy Indians The officers and Indian sailors hadn't been able to contain the damage in time, and things simply wouldn't have gotten that serious.

If we had known this earlier, there should not be 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 feels that since India has become "independent", there should be a certain proportion of Indians in all departments of the Indian Empire!Otherwise, how to embody the independent spirit of India?

In addition, when His Majesty the Emperor asks for money from the various earth-states below, those earth-state princes will also propose 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 rose from the deck in an instant.It turned out that several rounds of artillery shells fired by seven Guogong-class ships of the Ming Navy hit the Waterloo.

Since the stern main gun of the Waterloo could not be fired due to the water filling of the ammunition depot, the efficiency of the bow main gun was also reduced due to the fire, and the firepower dropped a lot.At the same time, the damage to the boiler room and chimney made it lose more than half of its power, and its speed dropped below 10 knots, and it was about to become a living target.

However, the Waterloo is still very strong. Although it is constantly hit by 210mm armor-piercing bullets, it is only wounded and not dead. It can continue to persist as long as the Blake and Blenheim sink the very tenacious Duke-class ship. Then come to spank the other seven state-level asses, and then the Waterloo will be out of danger.

"Lieutenant Colonel. They, they're about to hit the 1200 yard line!"

"What? 1200 yards? They want it." Lieutenant Colonel Davis, who was barely calm just now, showed a panicked expression.

Because this "1200 yard line" means that Ming's ships will launch "kilometer torpedoes" soon!

The so-called kilometer torpedo is a compressed air torpedo with a maximum range of 1000 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, and they can only be used to sneak attack or attack enemy ships that have been severely damaged.

However, the current Waterloo seems to barely meet the second condition for being sunk by a torpedo—it suffered moderate or greater trauma, and its power system was damaged, and its speed dropped to 10 knots.
What's even more frightening is that 7 Guogong-class cruisers equipped with 4 torpedo tubes are about to rush to a position within 1000 meters of Waterloo!

Lieutenant Colonel Davis turned his head and saw that on the sea to his right, about 1200 yards away, seven Da Ming Guogong-class cruisers were lined up, speeding towards him, and two of them had already been hit. Thick smoke billowed from the deck.But their speed didn't slow down because of the scary smoke!
"Fire, fire quickly, block them!" Davis raised his finger and shouted at the approaching "7 Dukes of Ming Dynasty". In the hysterical voice, everyone on the bridge knew that something was wrong.

It seems that the gunners on the Waterloo heard Davis' shouts, and the seven cannons that had been firing weakly just now let out the loudest roar, and the shells were concentrated on one of the Dukes that was smoking thickly. The 7-ton armored cruiser immediately seemed to be drawn by something, the hull jumped suddenly, and then a ball of fire burst out from the bow of the warship, and the bow of this warship was suddenly enveloped in flames.

But the remaining 6 Guogong-class ships were still unafraid, and they no longer fired cannons, but accelerated to the fastest speed, and rushed towards the Waterloo, almost thinking of themselves as torpedo boats.

"Quick, zigzag dodge!"

Davis roared again, and gave orders to the first officer who was operating the ship.He knew that with the artillery of the Waterloo, it would be impossible to block the six crazy Dukes.So we can only hope to avoid it, if not, then the Waterloo will encounter "its own Waterloo"!

"Sir! 500 meters!"

In the bridge of the Wei Guogong, following the roar of the navigator, Chen Jian, whose face was covered with sweat, finally uttered the loudest roar: "Launch! Launch the torpedoes! Shoot out all the torpedoes!"

Each Guogong class has two double-mounted 450mm torpedo 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 it is several At the national level, set up a horizontal team to fight "pig sudden".Save one or two national grades and don't want them, in exchange for the result of sinking a high-value target.

And Waterloo is this high-value target!
Chen Jian has now paid the price of two state-level heavy injuries, and he has to sink a Blake anyway, so he no longer keeps it and chooses Stud!
According to his order, the "six princes" fired 12 compressed air torpedoes in the shortest time, and a torpedo sea composed of a total of 72 torpedoes slowly "swimmed" towards the Waterloo.

If the waterloo's power system is intact, no, just need to manage the damage a little more effectively, so that it can advance 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 what's the matter? children are gone.

but now
"Boom boom boom!"

Following a series of explosions, at least three powerful compressed air torpedoes were installed on the stern and midship of Waterloo. The large armored cruiser finally sank slowly into the Indian Ocean full of unwillingness.

(End of this chapter)