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According to Ford's original plan, he planned to make full use of the range advantage of the 8-inch naval gun at a distance of 4,000, but due to intelligence errors, this advantage has never actually appeared. The 11-inch main gun of the midship was higher, not only taking the initiative, but also having the light. Their light gray ship shadows were looming in the dark sea level and mist, and a slight west wind drifted the smoke from the US warships into the middle of the two armies, blurring the sight of the US gunners. The distribution of firepower also occurred. The United States originally lacked an armored cruiser, but this could not be a reason to miss the Jilin. The Chinese gunners of the Jilin calmed down and began to aim and shoot like gun artillery exercises.

The rangefinder magnified the American warships by 10 times. The Chinese have always emphasized the rate of fire and the effect. The American ship was surrounded by 100-high water column. At 3:51, the Utah and Florida were hit twice after firing a few rounds. The latter's 8-inch main gun turret temporarily lost its combat effectiveness (one of which was re-entered in combat after 10 minutes). The next round of shells of the New York City, the New York Division and +=|lose combat capability (each fires one side of each turret, and the other side of the gun is used in the next round. Therefore, for Jilin, a volley is 4 shells).

354, the distance was reduced to 2,900 yards, and the 152-meter secondary gun of the Chinese warship also opened fire. The US gun officers of the US military had not realized the error in the distribution of firepower and continued to fire the Shenyang. A 10-inch shell of 3 shots penetrated under the bridge in Shenyang. After passing through a coal cabin, they exploded, causing damage to some cabins. Two minutes later, the second shell landed on the 2 turret, and after passing through the 300 mm ground protection, it exploded inside, igniting 4 launchers, and the turret lost its combat capability.

At 357 minutes, Ford ordered two points to turn starboard to open the distance. At the same time, Wen Dingyu also ordered a little left to disturb the opponent's distance measurement. 4. Shijiazhuang was shot for the first time, and the front of the bridge was shot without causing major damage. This did not affect the heated fierce battle between the two sides. The Chinese warships shot a round of shells at the opponent every 20 seconds. The sea surface of the American armored cruiser before the struggle was like a forest made of barrage.

On the bridge of the New York City, Ford found that the artillery fire of the Shijiazhuang City was becoming more and more accurate: "Their first shell flew over our heads, but we were hit within 4 minutes. 2. We were moving forward at full speed. The loud wind, the roar of machines and the sound of our own artillery, and even the explosion was covered. There were water columns soaring into the sky, higher than smoke. Then they splashed on their heads and faces. Occasionally, something flashed in front of us, which were shrapnel flying in scattered." He did not realize that China's main guns generally used a concentrated shooting commander, and the probability of hitting was higher when firing volleys, and the United States was still in simple manual distance measurement.

At this time, a fatal blow came. An armor-piercing projectile pierced the armor plate of the Wyoming turret, exploded inside, half of the top cover was lifted into the air, and then hit the deck heavily. The gunpowder in the artillery room and the loading room was ignited. 40 officers and soldiers were killed almost instantly. The battle: the side turned 180 and blew more air into the open turret. The incandescent flames spread everywhere. A few minutes later, Wyoming sank into the sea in the sound of a death explosion.

There was a cheer on the deck, and the enemy's main battleship was sunk in less than ten minutes, which meant a greater advantage. As expected, the firepower of the Americans, who were already at a disadvantage, continued to shrink, which gave the light patrol fleet more room to play.

403, a bigger disaster occurred, nearly 10,000 tons of the Florida were hit, according to the report of Fearless 8:

"Her rear was shot, about the center of the mainmast and the rear turret. A large amount of black smoke came out from the back of the superstructure. No flames were observed. We thought it was the traffic boat burning. At this time, we had turned to the left and she did not continue to shoot. Perhaps the steering device had failed. The distance between the two ships gradually increased until 2,500 from the starboard side of our ship, she was hit by our ship again. One shot was on the bridge and the other shot was on the cannon seat. Then everything fell silent, about a clock. There was neither smoke nor fire. Then a shocking explosion occurred from the front and back. The dense black smoke and the flash of explosion completely submerged the warship, and all things were blown to a high altitude. A 50-foot steam-pushed sentry boat was blasted to the sky, and it was blown to 200 feet high."

At this moment, the deck was thundering and they sank Florida! When the news reached Wen Dingyu, he searched the sea through the telescope with suspicious eyes, and counted back and forth several times. Sure enough, the other party had only two boats. He nodded in approval, said nothing, lit a new cigar, and now the strength of both parties began to be completely asymmetry.

The battle is still in full swing, and many participants do not realize that Florida has been sunk.

Only some people noticed her nearest Utah armored ship, and the staff said to her: Florida... was hit. So Utah turned the muzzle to the last Jilin, the Chinese ship's ship.

At this time, the New York was hit again, and Utah was on fire. Ford decided to release the smoke and gain some time to turn. Just before he released the flagstone to other warships, a shell from Shijiazhuang accurately concentrated the mainmast, and Ford could not command the flagstone. 404, Fearless Twelve fired 4 torpedo torpedo tracks to Utah at a distance of 600, and another shot passed by the bottom of Utah.

For some reason, the American lookout whistle thought it was from the starboard side that was not in battle, and at the same time claimed to have discovered the periscope! This fictitious piece of information made Ford feel that he was becoming the target of the submarine. A few minutes later, the distance between the two fleets gradually widened, and the gunners found that the shells always fell too early. They first aimed at the waterline of the other side, then at the upper part of the turret, and finally at the mast. Both sides had no intention of wasting the shells in random shooting. The dense sound of cannons subsided soon, and the sailors were eager to repair, put out the fire, and prepare for the next round of competition.

At this time, Carnell came to the battlefield, but when he learned about the situation, he finally couldn't control the anger in his heart. In just half an hour, the US military lost two of the most elite warships, and the two born were also very dilapidated, as if they had been ravaged by dozens of strong men.

Wen Dingyu was much more calm. The fleet has not been damaged until now. It was just that a few main guns had some problems and the secondary guns lost part of them. He was confident that he would wipe out the US squadron in the next hour, if they didn't run away.

The US warships are newer than China's, and have a larger tonnage and faster speeds. But why does this result occur? In fact, this is caused by the different ideas of the two countries.

The different design philosophies of Britain and Germany. The ships built by the United States emphasize speed and firepower, while the armor protection is sacrificed. Chinese warships emphasize better protection on the basis of reducing speed and military equipment.

1) Range finder

The rangefinder used by the United States is less three-dimensional than that used by the Chinese Navy. Moreover, its light distance (six feet) is smaller than that of the Chinese, which makes the United States face difficulties in determining the position of Chinese ships. On the contrary, the rangefinder used by the Chinese fleet can measure the position of the other party faster and easily modify the error. In the Battle of San Francisco, the Chinese rangefinder played a better role due to weather and smoke and dust. However, once the rangefinder of the United States locks the target, it can track the target better than the Chinese rangefinder.

In naval battles, the new rangefinder (light distance ten feet) equipped on the Governor-class warships left a deep impression on the Americans, and they can be used in combination with the commander. This new rangefinder far exceeds that of the Americans.

Similarly, the Chinese used a ruler system when shooting, and the US Navy adopted a similar system to that of China after the Battle of San Francisco.

2) Ammunition storage room

This was originally a mistake in the design of warships between China and the United States, but the Chinese transformed the ammunition depot based on experience. During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the turret of the Chinese cruiser, the turret of the Zhiyuan cruiser was penetrated, and the fire soon spread to the ammunition depot. Finally, the warship was protected by injecting water into the ammunition depot.

Before the war broke out, shipbuilding engineers generally prevented the flame from spreading to the ammunition depot by strengthening the intensity next to the ammunition depot. However, after the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Chinese noticed that ammunition storage rooms and ammunition conveyors could also cause fires in the ammunition depot. They immediately closed and modified these two parts, but the US Navy did not notice this problem. As a result, the US Navy's armored cruisers exploded like firecrackers during the Battle of San Francisco.

Three) Gunpowder

The gunpowder used by the United States also has problems. In order to prevent explosions and reduce the risk of fire, the United States used Vaseline as a stabilizer. However, during the Battle of San Francisco, it was found that Vaseline intensified the activity of gunpowder, making it more flammable and explosive. Similarly, there are differences in the containers used by the two sides to transport launching medicine bags. The Chinese sealed the launching medicinal metal containers, while the Americans only wrapped them in silk pockets. At the same time, the US gunpowder was stored for a long time. Moreover, the US Navy did not close the ammunition door when transporting ammunition, which was also a fatal mistake.

4) Armor Piercing Bullet

During the naval battle, the armor-piercing shells used by the US Navy exploded when they encountered the armor of the midship and could not penetrate their solid appearance. However, the Chinese shells easily tore the armor of the US ship.

Five) Shooting Accuracy

This problem is very obvious. Under the same conditions, US ships will inevitably be shot first, and usually they can only hit the ship after being hit a few shots. Such a hit rate naturally cannot achieve a good result.
Chapter completed!