But unfortunately, the Japanese suddenly discovered the two Austro-Hungarian battleships opposite, which seemed to be faster than them! After all, long-term navigation brought some trouble to these two Japanese battleships. If they were in good condition, then the Fusang could run about 26 knots or more!&1t;/p>

After realizing that it seemed that it was impossible to surpass the opponent, the Japanese temporarily gave up their previous plans and started a battle with the Austro-Hungarian fleet in an almost equal situation. The distance between the two sides gradually approached. When the distance was 19 kilometers, the United Power battleship fired the first round of volleys!&1t;/p>

The four gun barrels sprayed flames of more than ten meters long. Then, the thick and long gun barrels began to retreat. The 4 armor-piercing shells weighing up to 635kg flew out of the cannon bore at an elevation angle of 25 degrees, drawing elegant arcs in the air. At the same time, balls of flames burst out from the side of the hull of the Japanese battleship in the distance. The shells of both sides converged in the air and then flew towards the opponent.&1t;/p>

Boom! The water columns soared into the sky around the fleet, but due to the hull tremor caused by the height and the distance caused by the distance, both sides were far away from the target in the first round. However, from this round of battle, they had a rough estimate of their opponent's level.&1t;/p>

"This gun is very accurate!" Lieutenant General Negoman/Lieutenant General Kato Tachikichi said in his heart. After the first round of test shooting, most of the Japanese fleet's shells fell on the sea surface about 90 meters away from the Austro-Hungarian fleet, while the Austro-Hungarian fleet was slightly worse, and it was about 100 meters away from the Japanese fleet. You should know that at this time, the voyages of both sides were more than 25 kilometres! And the distance was about 19 kilometers!&1t;/p>

Then, based on the bounce point and the position of the opponent's warship, the fire control system began to make new adjustments and settlements. Black points representing the moving position of the opponent's warship appeared on the coordinate chart, and then through the calculation of the rangefinder's ranging and the angle of the opposite direction, the second round of data was transferred to each gun position. After 30 seconds, the second round of volleys of the Austro-Hungarian fleet began!&1t;/p>

The Japanese are slower. The British 15-inch 142 cannon is indeed good. It can be used for 2 battles not only because of the large number, walking, and replacing new bullets, but unfortunately, the British servo equipment is relatively poor, and because the barrel locking is relatively slow, it takes more than 40 seconds to complete a shooting. During the correction stage, the British's correction is slower.&1t;/p>

However, even so, in the first few rounds of shots, neither side was able to get the opponent. The degree and distance were always the key factors affecting the hit rate. After a brief hesitation, the Austro-Hungarian fleet and the Japanese fleet, which had the idea of ​​fighting, both chose to reduce the degree and close the distance. When both sides approached 16 kilometers and reduced the flight to about 20 kilometres, the shelling between each other immediately became a threat!&1t;/p>

United Power is indeed worthy of being the flagship of the Austro-Hungarian fleet. This warship contains the most elite officers and soldiers of the Austro-Hungarian Navy. They have been working with this warship for more than two years! When the shooting status improved, the United Power's shells gradually became accurate! During the seventh and a half-volley, the walk of the four shells was almost stuck on the left string of the Fusang. The nearest shell fell into the sea 80 meters on the left side of the Fusang battleship. The blown water even wet a part of the deck of the Fusang!&1t;/p>

After a slight adjustment, the eighth round of half-volley directly formed a spurt! Four water columns evenly wrapped the most powerful battleship in Japan! "We caught the opponent!" The gunnerman said excitedly.&1t;/p>

"Immediately turn to the effective shooting stage and use full scattering attack!" Holdi said excitedly! After the order was issued, the United Power finally tilted the deadly flames towards Fusang like an angry lion. The eight thick and long gun barrels sprayed out brilliant fireballs together at almost the same time. The flames and smoke generated during the full scattering even temporarily covered the entire warship!&1t;/p>

Dark red fireballs quickly rose into the sky and smashed straight with a breath of destruction. During the tenth round of volleys, a fire suddenly burst out on the side strings of the Fusang! United Power achieved the first hit by the main ships of both sides since the war started!&1t;/p>

The hit place is close to the command tower of the Fusang, accompanied by a roar! A large number of fragments and flames were instantly imprinted into Kato Dingyoshi's eyes, as if they were hit by a heavy hammer, and the entire warship seemed to have shaken.&1t;/p>

"It doesn't matter, this kind of blow cannot destroy us." Looking at his subordinate with a panic expression, Tadaki Kato said calmly. But the fact is that this gun did not cause much damage except for peeling off a large number of hull plates from the hull. The main armor belt with a thickness of 33omm and tilting 18 degrees successfully knocked the shell into pieces! After the smoke of gunpowder was gone, a huge black scar appeared on the side of the Fusang, but overall, it was not very meaningful...&1t;/p>

And just as the cheers of the United Power to celebrate its hits were not yet gone, the battleship with the highest combat effectiveness of Japan then made a hit! The 1o cannon walk was more beautiful than the 8 cannons! Without cross-firing, the Fusang directly smashed a 15-inch shell of 871kg on the front of the turret of United Power!&1t;/p>

"At that time, it felt like an earthquake. Ten thousand big bells roared in your ears! For several minutes, I felt dizzy, and my hearing returned to normal only after 15 minutes!" After the war, the cannon leader in Turret No. 1 recalled. The shell was also helpless in the armor of the nearly 4oommm turret. The shell left a shallow pit of more than 6 inches deep on the face of the turret and then turned into countless pieces.&1t;/p>

Like two heavyweight boxers, after experiencing the first round of tests, the two realized that their firepower seemed to be a little too good to face the opponent's defense! So, both sides eager to win took the same choice at the same time and got closer!&1t;/p>

Both sides have reasons to win, and there are reasons for choice! Lieutenant General Negovan's confidence is based on the great reputation of German warships in previous naval battles, as well as the actual performance of the Hurgren-class battleships to draw the Queen! At the same time, Haha had high-fires of German turrets. In terms of close range projection, Lieutenant General Negovan believes that he may not suffer a loss, and maybe he can break through it after getting close!&1t;/p>

So Lieutenant General Negovan first commanded the United Power to approach the opponent! In order to knock on the opponent's iron box!&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!