Compared with the close-knit battle between the United Force and the Fuso battleship, the two battleships behind were more stable, and the two sides of the Saint-Estwan and Hinata have been keeping fire at a distance of 15 kilometers. Because the two battleships have not been in service for too long, the combat effectiveness of the battleships is relatively low. Compared with the two "brothers" in the front, the shelling efficiency of throwing more than one blow of shells on the other side, the two "juniors" behind are a little worse.&1t;/p>

After the destroyers and the former dreadnoughts formed a group, Captain Saitz, the captain of the St. Isterwan, believed that he should be more stable. After all, what is certain now is that the Earl's fleet is nearby, as long as they can be dragged until they arrive. Major General Sunmura Ryutsu, the captain of the Hinata, also held the same view, believing that he could only be used as a "fuse". After all, various RP events in the naval battle are hard to defend. If there is any accident in the Fusang, he can guarantee the retreat of at least two precious fast battleships.&1t;/p>

However, although it is not as fierce as the "predecessors", as the most terrifying war machine of this era, the battle between Saint-Estwan and Hinata is also thrilling! Compared with the No. 4 ship of the Joint Force-class battleship that had just been in service for a few months, Hinata has been in service for more than half a year, and this time the Japanese army has drawn elite soldiers and strong generals. Therefore, the tactical level is still higher than that of the opponent. When the eighth round of half-volley fired after the war, Hinata formed a cross-fire first and hit the opponent in the tenth round of attack!&1t;/p>

The first shell hit the back of the No. 2 turret of St. Istvan. The main horizontal armor as thick as 9omm blocked the heavy blow of the 15-inch shell, but the explosion of more than a dozen kilograms of picric acid explosives caused a fire within a certain range inside the warship, and the impact was not very large. Two minutes later, a 15-inch shell that the St. Istvan responded to the Hyuga was successfully bounced open by the 33omm tilted 18 degrees armor plate. This time, there was no crack even out...&1t;/p>

When the third shell hit by St. Isterwan was once again bounced away by the side string main armor belt, Colonel Seitz issued the first order for artillery after the war. "Switch it to half-armor-piercing bombs, we can't penetrate their armor."&1t;/p>

The main types of shells of the Austro-Hungarian fleet are divided into four types, like the German Navy, with 35omm guns as the standard. The first type is a normal armor-piercing shell, which generally has about fifteen kilograms of tnt explosives. It is mainly used to deal with the main battleships. The second type is grenade, which is generally loaded with 6o to 8o kilograms of explosives, and the third type is an extended-range shell designed for a longer range. The bullet weight is generally around 45okg, only grenades do not have armor-piercing shells, and the charge amount is about 4okg.&1t;/p>

This time, Colonel Seitz chose a shell with a semi-armor piercing bomb. The armor-piercing ability is between the armor-piercing bomb and the grenade. According to the design goal, it can penetrate the defense of the armored cruiser, and at the same time there are more charges to improve the aftereffect. This time, Colonel Seitz chose this shell. As for why he chose a semi-armor piercing bomb to attack his opponent after the war, he explained this way.&1t;/p>

"When the third shell was bounced off by the opponent's armor, I suddenly realized that we could not penetrate the opponent at a normal distance. Their main armor belt and turret armor had withstood the test, so under the circumstances, I could only use their non-key defense zone and bridge to operate." To put it simply and clearly, if the main armor belt cannot be penetrated, then I can only set fire... It is a similar routine to the high-explosive bomb suffocation that year!&1t;/p>

In fact, because of the proper selection of the bombs, after the start, the St. Isterwan actually had some advantages in the scene! The first half of the armor-piercing bomb hit the main horizontal armor behind the Hinaga No. 3 turret, which was also impossible to penetrate. The fire was also lit, but the double charge amount was ignited. The brown flame produced by the pico acid charge quickly spread to the surroundings like a flowing liquid. When the Japanese loss control team members came here, the fire area full of poison gas, and the flame and smoke had been expanded to the vicinity of Hinaga No. 1 motor warehouse. Although there would be no problem with the motor warehouse itself due to the protection of the armor plate, it burned several cables that transported electricity outward! This directly led to a significant reduction in the efficiency of the No. 3 turret. At the same time, because the Japanese loss control team members did not have enough asbestos fire jackets, they were restrained when facing the fire.&1t;/p>

The second shell hit the Fusang ship's position. Although it was a semi-armor piercing shell, the 35omm cannon indicated that the armor belt less than 6 inches was still knocked through... The shell exploded immediately after it penetrated into the hull. The violent explosion directly caused serious deformation of the hull structure from the rear! A large piece of armor was pushed directly into the ocean from the inside, while the other piece of armor plate was directly blown outward! It was a bit like the half of the reduction plate of the aircraft, and a large piece of armor plate came directly across, destroying the front appearance of the Hinata ship.&1t;/p>

However, such an attack was still a last resort. When neither side could effectively penetrate the opponent's defense, the balance of war gradually leaned towards the Hinata. The first real damage to the combat effectiveness of the warship was caused by Hinata. A 15-inch armor-piercing projectile hit the No. 1 turret No. 1 of Saint Isterwan. The collision of the breaking caused the turret to be deformed, and the breaking of an armor plate directly blocked the rotating mechanism of the turret. The two cannons temporarily lost their function.&1t;/p>

Fortunately, San Isterwan responded to a shell after 2 minutes. The shell hit the right side of the Hinata 4 turret, blowing the thick 15-inch gun barrel into both ends. One of the barrels weighing more than 30 tons hit the No. 5 turret behind. With a violent collision and a series of Mars, the optical aiming equipment at the top of the No. 5 turret was smashed directly into pieces. At the same time, the violent impact also caused some problems with the pitch equipment of a cannon in the No. 5 turret.&1t;/p>

Although the two sides exchanged 2 artillery pieces, it was 4 to 5 before, and now it was 3 to 4 now, and the Austro-Hungarian fleet was the one who suffered the loss. However, because both sides were still "sane". At the same time, the artillery level was a certain difference from the "senior", so now, compared with the combined force of the combat power, the two warships were in good condition compared to the Fusang. If this continues, Saint-Estwan and Hinaga said that it would be no problem to persist for one hour......&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!