1825 My New Daming

Chapter 300 Yingyi deserves to die, Guan has been waiting here for a long time! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)

"Damn Indians, damn Hindustan Shipyards, they have broken good ships! Every Indian in Hindustan Shipyards should be hanged, every single one."

Major General Thomas Cochrane began to scold the Indians again, because the second flagship Blake he was on in today's naval battle had another inexplicable breakdown.But this time it was not the steam engine that was broken, but the servo system of the front and rear main gun turrets-the turret could not rotate, and the electric loader failed.In fact, the turret of the Blake was not damaged in the previous battle and did not need to be repaired at all, but it was maintained in the shipyard.
In other words, the Blake, which looks like a real thing, can't fight at all now!

Fortunately, the long-wave radio on the Blake was produced by the American Weir-Morse Company, and American engineers personally came to India to install it on the Blake, so it can still function.The twenty Edgars under Thomas Cochrane's command did not install long-wave radio transmitters, only short-wave radios and ore receivers.Therefore, Major General Thomas Cochrane could only continue to command on the Blake.However, he adjusted the formation and placed the Blake, which was not capable of combat, behind the twenty Edgars forming two columns, and then cursed all the way into the Strait of Malacca.

"Major General, there is a fire ahead, more than [-] yards away!"

Just as Major General Thomas Cochrane was enjoying scolding the Indians, he suddenly heard an exciting shout from a staff officer.So he stopped the sound immediately, then raised the binoculars, and erected a pair of particularly sensitive ears.

Through the eyepiece of the telescope, he saw a strange red light flashing in the eastern sky, which had turned fish-belly pale, as if something was burning!At the same time, his ears could distinguish the thunderous roar from the noise of machines and waves!

"There it is," Thomas Cochrane muttered in a low voice.

"It's Yaran Bay!" A staff officer said excitedly, "Major General, the battle there is still going on! We've caught up!"

"Thank God!" Thomas Cochrane made the sign of the cross on his chest, and then loudly said, "Heading, hoisting the Z flag requires each of us to fight bravely! Long live the emperor!
The whole team accelerates to 20 knots! "

"Long live the Emperor!"

"Yes, sir!"

Following Major General Cochrane's order, the 16 armored cruisers that had been sailing at a speed of 21 knots on the sea suddenly accelerated, and amidst the huge roar of steam engines, their speed was suddenly increased to more than 20 knots.These 21 patrols, which are nearly 21 tons, seem to have turned into 20 sea predators full of strength and struggle. Among them, 7 "behemoths" also showed their sharp fangs (there is also a "behemoth") "'s fangs were repaired by the Indians), and swiftly pounced on the seven hero-class armored cruisers that had been fighting all night and were already exhausted.

It turns out that the Nanyang Fleet's Fourth Patrol Formation led by Chen Huacheng fought quite hard in Yalan Bay!Although their first wave of torpedo boat assault was very effective, 24 torpedo boats rushed to a distance of less than 1500 meters from the modified battleships of the British before firing torpedoes.A total of 48 steam gas torpedoes destroyed 7 beggar-style battleships in one wave!But after the torpedo boats fired all the steam and gas torpedoes, Chen Huacheng's formation fell into a hard fight.He only had 12 hero-class battleships on hand, and one of them was hit by a 12-inch armor-piercing bullet when it was launching an impact.

Although the 8 beggar-style battleships of the British can't compare with serious battleships, when they fight with their backs and face the enemy head-on, their firepower and protection are not weak!
The power of these beggar ships is not good, and the armor on the side and stern is not good, and there is no main gun on the stern, and there are only two 6-inch rapid-fire guns placed on the ear towers on the side.However, the armor of their bow and turret has been strengthened. The two 12-inch main guns are comparable to battleships, and the 6-inch guns on the ears on both sides can also fire forward.

That is to say, the mine protection is too poor (the threat of torpedoes is not great these days, so all types of ships ignore mine protection), and the enhanced steam gas torpedo sank 7 ships at once!
However, Daming’s steam gas torpedo has just been mass-produced, and there are only two models of 530mm and 610mm (the torpedo engines currently in use are relatively large, and the small torpedoes cannot fit), so only the Ming army’s battle cruisers, torpedo boats, and new Cruisers, destroyers, and top-secret submarines are only owned, and there are not many ammunition.So Chen Huacheng's torpedo boat ran out of ammunition after a wave, and then he could only use the 240mm main gun to concentrate firepower on those beggar-style battleships at a distance of 5000 meters.

However, the power of the 240mm armor-piercing bullets was not enough, and it was a little bit useless to hammer the opponent. After fighting all night, the barrels of the guns were "sour", and then hammered and damaged 3 beggar-style battleships, making them withdraw from the battle and find a place to run aground. up.In addition, 5 third-class cruisers or destroyers of the British and Indian Navy were sunk by the Hero class and the cruisers escorting them when they attempted to launch a torpedo attack.

And the 12-inch cannons of those beggar-style battleships also gave Chen Huacheng's "heroes" a few ruthless blows, hitting 4 hero-class ships one after another, one of which was still severely damaged and had already withdrawn from the battle with scars.Although the other three hero-class ships were not seriously injured, Chen Huacheng still asked them to withdraw to Luba Island (Sumatra) more than 1 kilometers away together with the two severely damaged hero-class ships before the arrival of British and Indian reinforcements. A subsidiary island of the island) went to "rest" in the east.

The weak firepower of the hero class and the weakness of insufficient protection have been fully exposed in this battle!

And just as these hero-class battleships were hammering the remaining 5 beggar-class battleships with all their strength, 20 Edgar-class and 1 Blake-class commanded by Major General Cocoran arrived.

The advantage of 21 to 7 is too great.

Probably because they knew that they were not their opponents. When the fleet commanded by Cochrane appeared on the battlefield, those Ming army patrols, second- and third-class cruisers, and destroyers panicked. They didn't even have the courage to line up to fight. Flee to the east of Luba Island.And the five heroes who were there originally also started to smoke in a panic, trying to cover themselves.In the end, he turned himself into a very conspicuous target—with such a big smoke, there must be a big fish!
Cochrane stood on the bridge of the Blake and saw this scene from a distance. He was so excited that he danced and said, "Compressed ventilation, full-speed assault. Don't let them go, don't even let one go!"

"Yes, sir!"

As the order was sent from the Blake, all 20 Edgars began to charge at a high speed, except for the Blake. The forced-pressure blower of the Blake was broken—it was fine, but after being maintained by the Indians , and now it breaks as soon as it is turned on!
So Cocoran could only watch helplessly as the 20 Edgar-class armored cruisers pounced on the chaotic prey like 20 sharks with their mouths wide open.

The sea chase began immediately. The Ming ships near Yaran Bay obviously had very powerful main engines. After turning on the forced ventilation, they also ran at a high speed of more than 20 knots. 20 Edgar-class ships and the light vehicles following them Although the ship was chasing very hard, it failed to catch up after more than an hour.Major General Corcoran was really anxious in his eyes, but he couldn't help, so he kept urging the engine department to repair the forced-pressure blower as soon as possible.

Suddenly, a staff officer in the bridge exclaimed: "Major General, Edgar reported that a large number of enemy ships were found in the east of Luba Island, including more than 10 battleships! Including 4 hero-class battleships !"

"What?" Major General Cocoran immediately petrified when he heard the news!

There are 10 battleships, and 4 are hero-class. This is clearly the main force of the Nanyang Fleet!

Moreover, the speed of the hero class is similar to that of the Blake class and the Edgar class. Can those 20 unlucky Edgar class escape under their 280mm main guns?
In addition, why are these 10 battleships squinting behind Lu Ba Island?Did they already know they were coming?This is simply a trap?
"Hahaha" At this moment, in the command tower of the Hongwu Emperor, Lieutenant General Guan Tianpei looked at the 20 Edgars that had fallen into his trap, looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, "You deserve to die, Yingyi, Guan I've been waiting here for a long time!"

(End of this chapter)