Chapter 641 The first fight after the Battle of Waterloo
Wait, Colonel Holland, is still on the other side's warship!
Upon hearing Lieutenant General Somerville's order, an assistant wanted to say it, but then, he said nothing.
It was useless. Just as Lieutenant General Somerville issued the order, the warship in front had already opened fire!
The Warrior battleship belongs to the Queen Elizabeth-class battleship and was completed in 1916. Like most other British warships, they are the Master-class battleships during World War I.
It is also a British old ship of meritorious service. It participated in the Jutland Naval Battle. This year, it had just undergone a modern modification.
Until now, it is the only remaining 30,000-ton battleship in the British Navy. There is no such warship in the local area, and it is only retained in the Mediterranean Fleet.
It has all the preparations, and when the order is issued, it starts its own shooting.
As a large battleship, it has 8 dual-mounted 15-inch/42-diameter mk1 main guns. At this time, it turned to its side, which just allowed the naval guns on the bow and tail to aim at them.
When the naval guns opened fire, thick smoke enveloped the entire battleship. In the huge black smoke, the 381mm armor-piercing bomb flew to the opposite side!
Since the Battle of Waterloo, Britain and France have never fought again. This time, it is the first time that Britain has opened fire on the French army after the battle!
With a sharp roar, eight armor-piercing bombs flew to the other side of the breakwater, and the main force of the French fleet was docked here!
The breakwaters docked along the northwest to southeast of the port are the Dunkirk, the Brittany, the Strasbourg, the Provence and the Commander of the Taster.
These battlecruisers and old-fashioned battleships are all sternly facing the breakwater. Among them, the most deadly ones are the "Dunkirk" and "Strasbourg", the two France's latest and most combative battlecruisers, now they are only beaten and do not fight back.
I don’t know what the designers thought about this French warship, but maybe they were kicked by a donkey. They used 330mm heavy artillery, which was definitely not very large on this 30,000-ton warship.
At the same time, there are not many, only 8 doors. The worst thing is that this is composed of a four-unit double turret, which is definitely special. It is rarely seen on almost other warships in World War II.
These two four-unit turrets are all in front, which means that France's most proud battleships do not have the ability to attack backwards.
Of course, I can't say that. There are some 130mm secondary guns behind them. Unfortunately, in this kind of naval battle, this secondary gun is useless.
The ship's stern was leaning against the Broadway. In the distance, the British warships were the British warships. In this way, they were facing the British warships. They could not use the main gun on the head of the ship, which means they had no ability to fight back!
In addition to their side, destroyers are docked on the other side of the port, and on the shore, there are coastal artillery equipped with 6.1-inch, 7.6-inch and 9.4-inch shore artillery. There are 52 fighter jets nearby at the airport, and 10 small destroyers, several submarines and 13 various small ships are parked.
When the British ship guns came, the entire French fleet burst into complete anger.
"Boom!" The huge armor-piercing bomb hit the waveproof lift. The waveproof lift made of concrete instantly exploded a large hole of more than ten meters.
The first volley of the British naval guns did not hit at all. For them, it was difficult to aim the French fleet behind the wave.
"Boom!" A huge explosion sounded on everyone's eardrums, causing General Sur to stand up and glance at Colonel Horan.
"There must be a misunderstanding among them. Give me a radio and I will contact the other person." Colonel Holland said. At this time, he was also confused. According to the way he discussed at the beginning, he had to persuade the surrender first. If it really didn't work, he would act. Now, he hadn't said much, and he did it here?
"Closed him to the bottom of the bilge!" General Sur turned his head and did not look at this old friend. Now, the battle has begun! If his ship sinks, this guy must die!
"Order, fight immediately, and go into battle immediately!" General Jean Suer shouted loudly.
At this time, thick black smoke emerged from the chimneys of each warship, and the heavy oil boilers were successfully ignited. However, it took at least half an hour to boil several tons of fresh water. During this period, their warships could not move at all!
The short and powerful ship bell began to ring, and at the same time, a sharp alarm sounded from the shore.
The personnel on each warship had actually been woken up long ago, and now they quickly enter their combat posts.
Among them, the fastest reaction was the "Provence", an old ship from World War I. The sailors on the warship were well-trained. They quickly climbed into various anti-aircraft artillery and prepared for combat.
This battleship uses 10 340mm and 45-diameter 1912 main guns, installed in five double-mounted turrets. The fastest-responsive main turret No. 5 and No. 4 main turrets, personnel have begun to prepare before firing.
They are also upside down, so the main gun at the stern can hit the enemy.
In the main turret No. 4 high above, the gunman began to make calculations. From here, the anti-wave still blocked his sight, so that he could only rely on the masts that appeared in his field of vision as the target. One minute later, he determined various shooting elements.
"Open fire!"
According to his shooting, two turrets and four 340mm naval guns made a deafening sound.
Since you open fire on your side, it is the enemy, and your counterattack will be merciless!
The French Navy's counterattack was fast enough. Unfortunately, the gunner's commander didn't know that the mast in his field of vision was not from the British warship in the distance, but from the Dunkirk on his side. This was simply a big mistake!
All his shooting elements were wrong, and it was impossible to hit the target.
"School-shooting planes, hurry up, take off immediately!" At the same time, the captains on both sides were shouting loudly.
The British Warrior immediately paused his shooting when the first volley was not effective. Now, they need to take off the caliber plane, indicate the target position, and calibrate the ballistics!
Chapter completed!