Azur Lane, I really didn’t lose my memory!

"Ah! Why is it 460!!!"

"Why do they have 460mm cannons!!!"

When the shells were about to reach him, Marco Polo recognized that this round of shells was the largest caliber 460mm colorful cannon in the port area.

She was horrified. How could the battleship on the other side have a 460mm naval gun? Could it be that Musashi had lent it to her?

This shouldn't be the case. It's time for exercises now, and equipment is the treasure of every ship girl. How could they be willing to lend it out so easily?

"Stop talking so much and be careful to dodge!" Veneto shouted.

It was the two of them who fired at Shinjo Akane just now, and the fire and smoke from the gun barrel also exposed their position.

The other members of the team were all wearing sea-soul camouflage, so the round of artillery fire from Akane Shinjo could only be aimed at her or Marco Polo.

The two men maneuvered on the sea to avoid the shells.

Suddenly Marco Polo stopped moving. She looked at Veneto who had just given her orders and said with a little gloating: "Haha, I don't need to hide. The shells are coming towards you."

As the shells got closer, the locations where they landed became clearer and clearer. It turned out that those shells predicted the direction of Veneto's advance.

As Sardinia's flagship, Veneto was experienced in combat and she immediately slowed down and cut out.

Afterwards, the powerful 460 guns moved in the shape of a ship, perfectly avoiding Veneto and falling into the waters around Veneto.

"Oh!"

Marco Polo suddenly let out a strange cry.

Veneto turned his head and saw the girl holding her head in her hands, rubbing it.

The girl's head was covered with ribbons from fireworks.

Gridley, the referee, immediately reported: "A 460mm naval gun hit the bow of the Marco Polo. Although the angle of incidence was not good, considering the caliber of the 460 gun and the thickness of the Marco Polo's bow armor, it was forced to be judged as a penetration!"

Generally speaking, when an armor-piercing shell hits the bow of a battleship from the front, it will almost certainly ricochet due to the poor angle of incidence.

But there is one exception, that is, when the caliber is large enough, it can be penetrated by force.

And 460mm is the minimum standard "when the caliber reaches a certain size".

"Marco Polo, why don't you hide!?"

Seeing Marco Polo was hit, even though it only reduced about one tenth of the ship's equipment durability, Veneto still asked a soul-searching question.

Why didn't you hide just now?

I dodged eight shells. With your strength, how is it possible that you can't dodge even one?

Marco Polo was embarrassed, his arrogance gone, and she explained: "I saw that the rounds of artillery were all fired at you, so I didn't dodge... How come one of them hit me?"

Veneto was silent for a moment.

This can only mean that the artillery fire from the opposite side was too scattered, and one shell accidentally hit the careless Marco Polo.

"Marco Polo, stay focused and don't underestimate the enemy," Veneto said. "They are under the command of the commander himself."

The exercise has just begun, and a small mistake is nothing, but if it continues like this, it will be hard to say for sure.

"learn."

Marco Polo's expression gradually became serious.

She admitted that she underestimated the enemy a little bit. When she was initially drawn to the Lafite team, she felt lucky that she had been drawn to the weakest team.

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But judging from what happened just now, the situation is not like that. Under the command of the commander, this team has demonstrated strength far beyond what people imagined.

The exercise continues.

Lu Xiuyuan was still assigning tasks to the team members.

"Baltimore, do you see that mountain in the middle? Yes, it's the one in front of the point! You have only one mission, get stuck there and kill them!"

"As long as the enemy ship girl or her carrier-based aircraft appear in your attack range, hit them hard and don't let any of them go!"

"Even if it's a passing dolphin, you have to charge it a toll and slap it twice."

Baltimore opened his mouth.

Ah... aren’t you going to let go of any dolphins that pass by?

Although I was a little confused, I just followed the commander's orders and kept an eye out to see if there were any dolphins passing by.

"Xiao Beifa, you and Laffy will form a team and go to the sea area on the left side of Baltimore and prepare to fight a smokescreen positional battle. Don't let the enemy threaten Baltimore from the left side."

"Miss Changdao, you move forward to the foot of the mountain on the left. Do not launch torpedo planes and bombers. Send out all fighter planes. Deploy some fighter planes above Baltimore and other carrier-based planes in front of Xiao Beifa and the others to ensure Xiao Beifa and the others have a clear view when they fight in the smoke screen position."

"Ah? You ask why we have to push forward? Aren't aircraft carriers supposed to conduct beyond visual range combat?"

"Emm... How should I put it? Pushing forward can help take off and recover carrier-based aircraft faster. Moreover, the field is too small. As long as the opposing battleships push forward, the entire field will be within the coverage of their naval guns. You are hiding in the back field without cover. Once the opposing aircraft carrier discovers your main position, you may be carried away by the battleship's concentrated fire in one round. It is better to push forward and use the mountain as a cover. Even if your main position is discovered, their shells will not be able to hit you across the mountain."

"As for the aircraft carrier empire on the opposite side, you don't have to worry. Baltimore is on your right, Little Beifa and Laffite are in front of you, and the map border is on your left. If the empire wants to target you, it can either choose to control the carrier-based aircraft to fly around in a big circle to the backcourt and then attack you, or choose to force its way through Little Beifa and the others' air defense circle and then attack you."

Lu Xiuyuan emphasized again: "Baltimore, your position is the key among the keys, you must not lose it. Behind you is the point, if you lose it, you're doomed. But you don't have to be too nervous, just play with a normal mind, the team's resources will be prioritized to you, and Qianjiang's 460 cannon will also prioritize eliminating opponents who threaten you."

Seeing that everyone had received their assignments from the commander, but no one had mentioned their names, Kizuna Ai became anxious and asked, "Commander, what about me? Baltimore and the others all have people to take care of each other, so what about me?"

"You..." Lu Xiuyuan looked at the silly but cute girl and said, "Um... isn't there anyone on the right? Kizuna Ai, lead the air and form a path on your own. Encircle the Sardinian team from the side. Remember, you can only win and not lose. You must annihilate the opposing team!"

“Okay, I’ll take Sora…” Kizuna Ai was a little slow to react, but then she realized what was happening and yelled, “Hana Q! Hana Q, Commander, you clearly want me to die!

Kizuna Ai said indignantly, "I'm going to pull the flank alone, without any escorts. What if the enemy destroyer is ready to rap me? What if the enemy aircraft carrier targets me?"

Generally speaking, when a lone battleship encounters an aircraft carrier or a destroyer, it is almost certain to be defeated if there is no escort ship.

If you encounter a destroyer, the destroyer will use the Sea Soul camouflage to approach you without anyone noticing, and then launch a wave of torpedoes to take you away.

Not to mention encountering an aircraft carrier. With carrier-based aircraft attacking you beyond visual range, even if you sink, you may not be able to guess the location of the opposing aircraft carrier.

Lu Xiuyuan was a little surprised. It turns out that Ai-chan's IQ is still online...

However, although online is online, there are not many people online.

Lu Xiuyuan asked back: "If a destroyer follows you, won't you become a destroyer and fight her? If an aircraft carrier targets you, won't you become an aircraft carrier and fight her?"

The advantage of Ai-chan's ability to flexibly change ship outfits is reflected here.

Kizuna Ai slapped her head and said, "Yeah, I can change into a ship uniform."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense and return to your posts. And support Akane-chan with artillery fire."

Lu Xiuyuan urged.

During the conversation, Akane Shinjo and the opposite side finished another round of artillery fire. Although she had a 460mm naval gun in hand, she was outnumbered one against two, so Akane Shinjo was at a disadvantage in terms of the durability of ship equipment replacement.

Kizuna Ai sailed quickly and pulled to the side. She was equipped with the same twin 460mm cannons as Georgia, with a caliber second only to the 457mm naval guns.

Although it is only a six-barreled gun and its projection volume is far less than that of other naval guns, if we only consider the damage of a single shell, it is even higher than 460.

"Also, Kizuna Ai, when you pull to the right, try to align your gun muzzle with Baltimore. If there is an enemy to her right, you may be able to support her."

"Oh!"

Kizuna Ai said with full energy.

With the joining of Kizuna Ai, the positions of both sides' battleships were exposed.

Lu Xiuyuan observed from afar through the reconnaissance plane that Veneto and Marco Polo fought very aggressively. The two formed a team and bombarded the Rafi team from the side while outflanking them.

"It's really a bold fight..." Lu Xiuyuan murmured, "Someone who has a new life is confident."

Sardinia KanColle has two characteristics.

One is a semi-armor-piercing projectile that is extremely lethal to lightly armored targets.

The other is a special high-speed smoke generator.

Ordinary smoke generators can only slowly generate a long-lasting smoke screen within a certain range. The ship must slow down in the process of pulling the smoke, otherwise it will rush out before the smoke screen is formed because of the high speed.

However, Sardinia’s high-speed smoke generator does not have such a problem.

This high-speed smoke generator generates smoke screens extremely quickly, so fast that even if the ship is sailing at full speed, the smoke screen can be generated in time to cover up the ship's figure.

It is for this reason that the Sardinia ship never slows down when pulling smoke. At full speed, the smoke it pulls looks like a train from a distance, and is also called "train smoke".

If you have a train smoke, when you encounter enemy crossfire, you can calmly pull the smoke and run away without worrying about being caught by the enemy and carried away by the side when turning and running. It can be said to be "starting your life again."

On the other hand, Train Smoke is also a good tool when the fleet is charging. The reliable smoke will cover everyone's figures and minimize the loss of ship equipment during the charge.

Some destroyers can even use the tactic of directly using smoke charges and then torpedoes to hit the enemy in the face.

The four battleships were firing at each other at a distance of 20 kilometers, but it seemed that because the accuracy of both sides was not very good, the durability of the ship equipment of both sides decreased slowly due to the long-distance exchange of garbage.

Everyone sailed to the designated location in an orderly manner according to Lu Xiuyuan's instructions.

While everyone was on their way, the battle between the aircraft carriers had already taken place.

Under the high-speed cruising of carrier-based aircraft, the positions of all surface ship girls were exposed, but Attilio Regolo was the only one who was not seen.

Lu Xiuyuan originally wanted Miss Changdao to send a carrier-based aircraft to find Attilio Regolo's location, but the pressure from the opposing aircraft carrier empire was a little too great, and Miss Changdao was a little overwhelmed.

Miss Nagashima can control up to six carrier-based aircraft at a time. In order to ensure that she is not at a disadvantage in the air, she dispatches only fighter jets.

In order to gain air supremacy, the two sides engaged in a fierce battle in the air. One carrier-based aircraft after another sprayed golden ammunition chains in the air, and one plane after another was judged to have crashed.

However, the opposing Empire's ability to operate carrier-based aircraft was not inferior to that of Miss Long Island. Finally, judging from the results of the first wave of fighter confrontation, with the help of Baltimore's anti-aircraft guns, the Empire's fighter loss rate was slightly higher than that of Miss Long Island.

Judging from the fighter loss rate alone, Miss Nagashima is at an advantage, but overall, Miss Nagashima is at a disadvantage.

Miss Nagashima's hangar is too small. If she continues like this, even if her hangar is filled with fighter jets, these fighter jets can only last for fifteen minutes at most. After fifteen minutes, Miss Nagashima, who has used up all her carrier-based aircraft, will be in a state where there are no aircraft available.

An aircraft carrier without planes is basically the same as if it had sunk.

Lu Xiuyuan needs to make a quick decision.

Otherwise, once Miss Nagashima’s hangars are used up, Team Laffey will completely lose air superiority and vision and will be at the mercy of others.

"Baltimore, turn on the radar and the hydrophone. Be careful of Attilio Regolo, who hasn't revealed her position yet. I feel like she might be circling around to attack you."

The waters on the left and in the middle were already cruised by Miss Long Island and during several encounters with the Empire, so the possibility of Attilio Regolo being in these two places was not high.

Then, by process of elimination, the biggest possibility left is the undefended right side of the sea.

"Understood!" Baltimore's voice sounded on the radio.

"Dog Xiujin Sama, enemy cruiser spotted."

At this time, Xiao Beifa's voice sounded.

Lu Xiuyuan quickly operated his carrier-based aircraft to fly to Xiao Beifa's location.

Sure enough, in the sea in front of the two little girls, they found some strange space distortions moving, and these distorted spaces left long white marks on the sea surface behind them during the movement.

Lu Xiuyuan knew clearly that it was the vanguard ship girl of the Sardinia squadron wearing the sea soul camouflage.

And judging by the size of the space distortion, she is definitely a big sister ship girl with a huge body.

181-Train Smoke

Quick fight.

Lu Xiuyuan immediately ordered an active attack.

Lafite skillfully raised a cloud of smoke, and the thick white smoke spread over the sea, hiding the figures of the two little girls.

At the same time, Little Befa, who was with Rafi, also turned on the hydrophone and radar to confirm the position of the enemy outside the smoke screen.

"Three o'clock! Fire!"

Lu Xiuyuan operated the carrier-based aircraft and observed the enemy's position from a distance.

Following Lu Xiuyuan's order, the two little girls immediately opened fire.

The firepower of the Triumph gun and the triple-mounted 155mm naval gun was madly pouring shells towards the enemy's approximate position.

Suddenly attacked.

Zara and Gorizia were both stunned for a moment. They first thought that Baltimore was attacking them and were a little at a loss.

After all, although Baltimore's defense is not very good, its triple-mounted 203mm naval gun with a special ricochet angle is still a bit intimidating.

However, after only a moment, the two men realized that the mountain in Baltimore was some distance away from here, and the opponent's range should not be enough.

Soon, the two men noticed the smoke screen over the sea in front of them, and the artillery fire was coming from the smoke screen.

Judging from the enemy's artillery shells and projection volume, it is not difficult to infer that the enemies in the smoke are Little Befa and Rafi.