Like a group of lions waiting for an opportunity in the dark, four Allied fast battleships lined up in a single column and headed towards the target. The Earl's flagship Sultan Ottoman I was headed, followed by Reshadier. Two Austro-Hungarian battleships, Teghov and Prince Eugen, were in the third and fourth place respectively.&1t;/p>

The remaining 10 destroyers were divided into four teams. Two destroyers opened the way in front of the battleship and deployed another 4 destroyers on the combat side to alert possible enemies. There were two destroyers behind the main battleship, serving as a rear guard, and the last two destroyers were deployed on the combat side to approach reconnaissance and release flares.&1t;/p>

The situation now is that everything is ready, just a short time to open! The four fast battleships carefully controlled their own voyage and set their voyage at about 15 knots. The Allied fleet was approaching the French fleet in the standing wave, and the rangefinder at the top of the mast had been aimed at the French warship more than ten kilometers away. If it were daytime, tons of shells would have been thrown over long ago. Now, due to the visibility factor, the combat distance was set at about 10 kilometers!&1t;/p>

The French searchlights and the lights on the ship directly provided lighting for the Allied fleet. With the help of dim light, the fire controller began to identify the target warships in the distance through the rangefinder.&1t;/p>

The technician carefully adjusted the image in the astronomical rangefinder. After slow focus and adjustment, a clearer figure appeared in the field of view of the fire controller. After magnification by 22 times, the fire controller on Sultan Ottoman I could clearly distinguish the appearance of the other party.&1t;/p>

"It seems that the other party has 5 chimneys, divided into two groups, three in the front and two in the back. And the French large warship with such a layout seems to be only one level!" Identifying the opponent's warship is the quality that a naval fire control officer should have, and how to distinguish a warship faster? The easiest way is naturally to look at the most obvious characteristics, and what is the most obvious on a warship? One is a turret and the other is a superstructure... The French battleships generally have 2 to 3 chimneys. The larger French cruisers generally have 4 chimneys and 6 chimneys, but there have never been 5 chimneys!&1t;/p>

Not to mention this battlefield, even in this era, there is only one large 5 chimney warship that can appear here, that is the French Dandong-class battleship! This guy has changed from quasi-fairness to quasi-fairness! The firepower of the 7 12-inch guns on the side string is enough to put the fearless side.&1t;/p>

"Four target warships! They are very close to each other. If they attack from our side, they can only attack three of them at most, and one of them is blocked by other warships!"&1t;/p>

"In addition to the four battleships, there are also some small ships and medium-sized ships similar to supply ships on the outside. One of the supply ships and battleships is very close to each other, so we can hardly distinguish them."&1t;/p>

"There are three destroyers outside the target area. We have handed them over to the second destroyer team to handle it. There is no big problem. There should be no other large warships within a radius of 10 kilometers."&1t;/p>

Soon, messages were transmitted to the command tower of Sultan Ottoman I through the phone inside the warship. The staff quickly processed the collected information on the huge map and calibrated it. In just a few minutes, a rough situation of receiving the enemy was presented to the eyes of Earl Spey and others.&1t;/p>

"The positions of the four French battleships are marked with red triangles. They are anchored in the anchorage in a half-moon shape. The one on the edge cannot be aimed due to positional relationship. The remaining three can be allocated to our three battleships in turn. The straight line distance between each target is about 50 meters. Next to the target No. 2, there is a transport ship that is very close to it, which should be a supply ship." Major General Schultz said.&1t;/p>

"Okay, the meal has been set on the table. Let's prepare the knife and fork and have a big meal!" Earl Spey said with satisfaction.&1t;/p>

Through radio, all warships quickly completed the allocation of targets. In line with the order of queues, the three battleships, Sultan, Reshadier and Prince Eugen, chose their respective targets, while the last fast battleship, the Teghov, remained silent quietly and set a certain distance from the warships behind, so as to ensure that if the current fleet is covered by a searchlight, the last Teghov will not be discovered!&1t;/p>

According to the determined warship, various data are quickly installed into mechanical computers, and the rangefinder also needs to follow mathematics, so an absolutely accurate data is very necessary. If the type of the other side's ship can be determined, then the distance and orientation can be determined more accurately using the height and length information obtained before. Why did Hood and the Prince of Wales not fight against Prince Eugen in the Denmark Navy Battle in history? The reason is very simple. He regarded Prince Eugen as Bismarck, and the length of the two warships was 40 meters different! Then after a series of calculations, if this could be hit, it means that there must be a problem with the calculation!&1t;/p>

The entire fleet further reduced its degree, and the aviation was controlled at about 12 knots. The entire fleet was like a team of hussars passing through the front of the French fleet, and then pulled out a sharp saber and slashed it hard! The rangefinder located at the top of the mast locked the target, and did not change due to the changes of the warship. With the help of the new fire console, the trajectory of a warship was shot on a white paper, and the relevant data was automatically installed into the fire control computer!&1t;/p>

"It's perfect data, and the actual situation is almost exactly the same as the calculation!" The fire control officer couldn't help but exclaimed. The fleet is in a low navigation stage and the goal is fixed. In this case, even at night, the shelling effect will be very good, right?&1t;/p>

The huge turret began to rotate slowly. Due to the close shooting distance, the barrel was almost horizontal. A shell and injection medicine were sent from the armored elevator to the dressing room. Then some shells were lifted from the dressing room at the bottom of the turret to the turret. With the help of the huge servo system, some shells were placed on the ammunition rack at the rear of the turret, and finally lifting equipment was loaded into the cannon bore.&1t;/p>

A 635kg armor-piercing projectile was sent to the barrel chamber, followed by two huge spray bags. The first half of the lifting was wrapped in silk, and the second half was a copper packaging shell. When all the ammunition was sent in, a push rod that was more than 3 meters long sent the projectile in. Don't underestimate this push rod, it directly shortened the shooting cycle of the artillery by 10 seconds!&1t;/p>

The four huge turrets of the Ottoman I first aimed at the target. Under the cover of darkness, the battleship finally opened its sharp minions like an ancient beast!&1t;/p>

"Distance 97oo meters!" When new information was heard on the shooting clock, everyone's hearts tightened!&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!