Battle of the Third Reich

As a well-known "treaty school" figure who served as the president of the Imperial University of Japan, Lieutenant General Takasu is indeed a person who knows the time and understands the rules. His perennial civilian work has developed a steady style of his work.

But Takasu Shiro is a traditionally trained naval soldier, and his beliefs do not allow him to swallow his voice when faced with external pressure.

The "fifth fleet" of the temporary formation commanded by Takasu was all dispatched from the "first fleet", accounting for almost 60% of the "first fleet". The elite trained by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Showa era is gathered here, and the so-called arrogance of the pride is nothing more than that.

Since the Japanese-Russian war against Malaysia, the Japanese joint fleet has never faced such a face-to-face confrontation with foreign navies. Therefore, whether for face or task, the Takasu fleet must maintain the honor of the imperial navy in front of the French.

"What the second destroyer is doing? That guy, Omori," Rear Admiral Fujita Nagata, commander of the Third Mine Squadron, pushed an angry look away and supported the high-powered telescope.

"The First Mine Squadron is launching an assault on the right flank of the Fleet Fleet!" the team staff reported loudly.

The ten destroyers sailing with the fleet this time came from three units.

One is the four [blown snow] class destroyers belonging to the 20th squadron of the 3rd Mine Squadron (Destroyer Fleet), [Sky Fog], [Chaowu], [Xiwu] and [Narrow Fog].

The second is the four [Bailu] class belonging to the second destroyer of the First Mine Squadron. Because the appearance of the two after the improvement is very similar, the result was mistakenly identified as the [Early Spring] class by the French fleet. These four destroyers are [ Village Rain], [Xi Li], [Spring Rain] and [May Rain].

The last two destroyers belonged to the nineteenth destroyer, and they were the two [blown snow] class destroyers [Shikiwa] and [Awabo] who were responsible for protecting the aircraft carrier [Long Xiang]. Also included in the fleet are the third Mine Squadron flagship [Kawachi] and the first Mine Squadron flagship [Amu Kuma].

At that time, a visit abroad was considered to be a fat gap in the Japanese Imperial Navy. In addition, this time the declaration of Wuwei was added, which was a face-lifting thing, so the selection of personnel must be carefully considered. At least let the following feel that this bowl The water is flat.

As a result, the two commanders of the Mine Squadron were all selected, and they also performed their duties in the distribution of command power. The well water did not violate the river water. So now Fujita can only command four destroyers under his command, and has no right to interfere with how the second destroyer acts.

"The French destroyer fleet is turning, direction 0, speed 30 knots, approaching high speed towards the sixth team." The watchman on the mast tower shouted.

"Stop them!" Fujita ordered.

"Torikasi to break (Left full rudder)" captain Kuzong Yojiro navy Osa quickly issued a turn command.

"Yo Soro (okay)" the steward responded loudly while hitting the steering wheel.

"Signal! Turn left, heading to 210." Fujita then gave the order.

"Signal! Turn left, heading 210!" The signal echoed loudly, and then a turn signal flag was hung on the mast of Kawachichi.

The four destroyers of the twentieth squadron followed the flagship Kawachichi and began to turn to the left.

When the twentieth expedition team began to turn, the four [bailu] class of the second expedition team had launched a simulated lightning strike against the French Far East Fleet.

Because the opponent's cards were already known, this aggressive action of the Japanese destroyer did not cause excessive reaction from the French fleet, but it really scared the cold sweat of Takasu. The flagship King Kong hurriedly called through the signal flag and the radio, and finally recalled the second deportation team that almost broke off. After the commander, Major General Omori Sentaro, returned, he was destined to take the lead in his reckless move.

The main force of the French Far East Fleet carried out a Togo-style front turn at a distance of 30,000 meters from the Japanese Fleet. At the same time as the whole turned, the seven main battleships smoothly transformed the formation into a column. The French naval officers and soldiers have demonstrated the level that a European power should have. The overall steering movement of the fleet is so beautiful that the Japanese naval officers and soldiers who witnessed this scene have to applaud.

"Xi Xi, the training of the Nao Navy is very good, and it is indeed a rare good opponent." Takasu threw the towel that wiped sweat to the adjutant around him.

"The enemy destroyer is approaching, and the twentieth destroyer is greeted." The staff served iced tea.

"Don't worry about them, Fujita knows what to do." Takasu took a drink and looked up.

The two [Guying]-class heavy cruisers [Kaku] and [Guying] of the Imperial Japanese Navy Sixth Squadron were first-class heavy cruisers built during the Taisho period. They were originally loaded with six 200-mm single-cannons. After being modernized in the 1950s, it was replaced with three 203-mm twin turrets and became the main heavy patrol of the First Fleet of the United Fleet.

These two heavy cruisers are on the right wing of the fleet, and at this time they have launched four rounds of simulated shelling at the French Dunkerque.

There is still a big gap between this kind of simulation training and actual combat. For example, it is not necessary to upgrade the ammunition from the bottom ammunition depot, but just let the sailors repeatedly load the training bombs in the turret. For safety reasons, the turret is not allowed to turn to the target.

In contrast, the most realistic is the top bombardment command post and azimuth plate. They completely measure the target azimuth distance according to the actual combat mode, and then the shooting command post will convert the converted data into the mechanized ballistic computer, after calculation After that, it is finally transmitted to the bombardment parameter dial of each turret through a cable.

The combat staff have predicted that this exercise will be regarded by the head of the military headquarters as a test to test the training level of each unit, which may also affect the formulation of the next navy strategy, so all achievements are in accordance with the navy. The convention is filled with water.

"Two hits! Enemy Dunkirk, a big break!" A loud report came from the speaker.

"Onboard!" There was a burst of cheers in the turret of No. 1 Kagu.

"Don't stop, Red Deer! Go ahead and reload! Take this as a real battle!" Lieutenant Sasaki, the turret chief, shouted loudly.

"Ha! Master Lieutenant!" the crowd responded loudly, unloading the brass cartridge and training warhead in the cannon.

"They seem to be having a good time." Major General Colini scratched his temple and picked up a cup of coffee from the service tray.

"They are demonstrating to us. The maneuvering action of the destroyer just now is completely simulating a torpedo attack." Colonel Armand picked up the delicate silver-plated milk jug and added some Spanish condensed milk to the coffee.

"Aren’t we also doing the same thing? This is a great opportunity for us to understand the Imperial Japanese Navy, such as the well-known [King Kong] and [Haruna], which are their first-class battleships. 】After the modernization and improvement of class battleships, we have never been clear about their specific performance."

"They didn't come up with real skills. I stayed in Japan for three years and knew these Japanese guys." Colonel Farmand took a sip of his coffee.

"At least we can take some good pictures." Kolini said with a smile.

"Look, look, [Reckless] is starting to sprint." A staff member exclaimed from the side, and suddenly led everyone's eyes out of the window.

[Reckless] is the No. 4 ship of the [Utopia] class large destroyer. After breaking away from the establishment of the Mediterranean Fleet, this destroyer restored its own number 11.

This large 3,300-ton destroyer inherited the traditional tradition of the French naval shipbuilding, and it was faster, bigger and stronger than its counterparts in Britain and Italy. Finally, this model came out. In addition to having no armor, From all sides she should be regarded as a light patrol.

This type of destroyer is currently the highest speed maintainer in the world navy, and the record they have created can't be broken even after half a century.

After eight hours of continuous high-speed navigation, the average speed was 40 knots, and the maximum speed was 45 knots. At that time, this speed was a frustrating madness, meaning that if this thing rushed at full speed, ordinary torpedoes could not catch up.

[Reckless] did not form a team with the six [Storm]-class destroyers. She was mixed in the ranks of several colonial cruisers. When the fleet completed the turn and was running alongside the Japanese fleet, the [Reckless] suddenly appeared. He rushed out of the queue and started to sprint forward with full horsepower.

Thirty-two verses, thirty-four verses, and thirty-eighth sterns split the clear waters of South Asia. This French destroyer ran forward like a wild dog.

"Thirty-ninth day! A dead country! (Great)" A staff member on the [Abu Kuma] took the receiver and loudly reported the speed measured by the azimuth dial.

"She is still accelerating, forty knots!" A staff member on the maritime bridge of [Haruna] looked at the stopwatch in her hand, dumbfounded.

"Forty-two, the Chinese did not lie. This is a terrifying warship."

"The gap in motivation is too great."

"Go check out how much horsepower the [Utopia] class has!"

"Red deer, don't extinguish your morale, then that thing will run faster." The fleet staff on the flagship [Vajra] have already made a mess.

"Forty-three days!" After the final data came out, Takasu couldn't help but get up from the seat.

"Is this the true strength of the old European powers?" The fleet commander murmured, clutching the seat back.

Just when the flagship bridge suddenly fell into a strange silence, a huge roar suddenly sounded in the direction of the starboard side of the battleship.

"It's [Guying]! [Guying] exploded!" There was a scream of watchmen on the side observation deck behind the bridge from the porthole.

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