Beep!
A fleet of three steel warships, one large and two small, split the waves and sailed majestically through the high seas of the Eritrean Sea, leaving only three long white trails on the surface of the sea.
However.
In the fleet, the two small accompanying warships with the duchy's flag, Pangolin and Warthog, were actually not the main [Battleships] of the navy. Instead, they were two [Fast Cruisers].
< Specifications > Length: 169 meters; Width: 16.9 meters; Draft: 5.8 meters; Standard displacement: 7,430 tons.
< Armament > Main cannon: 4 dual 152mm 50x diameter cannons; Secondary cannon: 4 single 102mm 45x diameter cannons; Air defense cannons: 3 quad 12.7mm 62x diameter anti-aircraft cannons; Torpedoes: 2 quad 533mm torpedo tubes.
< Speed >: 29 knots.
Just like the [International Democratic Alliance] had already successfully launched their own [Heavy Artillery Battleship], the [Monarch's Shield] would of course not leave their own naval strategic system blank.
These [Fast Cruisers] played the role of the fifth-level and sixth-level warships of the past sail era.
Especially the Tulip Family, which had the largest colony in the world, needed a large number of cruisers to maintain the safety of the colony.
Even if they could not be used as the main battleship, they could be used to scout the enemy, launch a breakout battle, protect the battleship fleet to the distant sea, and use pack tactics to besiege the enemy's large warships.
As for the flagship and the leading ship of the fleet, there was no doubt that it was the [Heavy Artillery Battleship – Super Dreadnought – Crown Prince].
< Length: 177.8 meters; Width: 29 meters; Draft: 8.7 meters; Full displacement: 28900 tons.
No matter how one looked at it, it was the most powerful battleship among all the civilizations in the world today, and there was no comparison.
It was also the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, the Black Sea Fleet, the Shattered Star Fleet, and the Golden Sea Fleet. It was a powerful barrier to protect the capital.
However, at this time, the atmosphere in the luxuriously decorated captain's room was not very harmonious.
A female officer with a petite figure and dressed in a neat military uniform sat on the captain's chair with her legs crossed, as if she was overstepping her authority. She looked at the captain, who was standing obediently in front of her, with a faint smile.
"Ilante, do you know where you went wrong?"
The latter's face was full of grievances, and he didn't look like a Vice Admiral at all.
"My dear, I'm innocent!"
"Wronged? That Miss Nigrita, who was in charge of the reception, came close to burrowing into your arms at the ball. If I remember correctly, her name was Fatima Sana, and she was a high-caste lady from a priest family? "
The Peacock Archipelago was indeed the Museum of Race and Beliefs of the entire human world. Although Miss Fatima was still considered a Nigritan, she was born into the upper class of nobility.
In other words, she was a mix of Nimanstean and Nigritos. She had long chestnut hair, a high nose, and deep eyes. Her skin was also a very healthy wheat color.
What was even rarer was that, although she was only 18 years old, she had already obtained a bachelor's degree from the Tulip Academy of Arts in Faletis. She graduated first in her class and was close friends with many of the young ladies of the Alliance.
She was a peerless beauty who had both looks and inner qualities.
"How can you accuse me of nothing? Isn't it because it's inconvenient for you to attend the farewell ball? You can't expect me to dance with a man, right? "
Ilante looked up at his wife's slightly bulging belly and thought to himself, 'You think too highly of me. Even if I wanted to, how would I have the guts?'
"Hmph, I'll get my brother to beat you up when we get home!"
Hearing this, the general who could not be reasoned with could only smile bitterly. Although he knew very well that even a hundred of himself would not be able to defeat his brother-in-law who was a [Truth Concretion].
But in any case, he was almost 40 years old. No matter what, it was difficult for him to say something as embarrassing as "get my brother to beat your brother up" to his wife.
Who would dare to resist Irina's "brutal" rule?
Although she did not look too pregnant and her limbs were slender and graceful, she was actually almost three months pregnant.
Now, she was a treasure. If he angered her, the whole family would probably band together to kill him.
By then, he would probably become a mixed pair of two [Demigods]! He could not afford to offend her.
At this moment.
Dong! Dong! Dong!
Following the hurried knocks on the door, a voice that sounded like the sound of nature to Ilante's ears sounded.
"Reporting to Captain, the sonar feedback shows that there's an unknown object following us underwater!"
Whoosh!
Ilante dashed out like an arrow.
Since there was a military report, Irina, as the vice-captain, would not be so careless as to not know the severity of the situation. She followed closely behind and rushed into the bridge.
Because the sonar and radar teams were under the radar department, the radar captain reported the enemy's situation to the two captains.
"Reporting to Captain, the unknown object is moving at ten knots. It was detected by the passive sonar five minutes ago. It's currently one kilometer away from us.
It's estimated that it's near our route ahead of time. We only noticed it after it started moving and created noise. "
[Sonar] was a navigation and ranging technology through electro-acoustic conversion and information processing. The key was not ultrasound but the electro-acoustic conversion and information processing.
This was a problem that was only solved by [Electrical Engineers] in recent years. It was very different from the sonar on [Miracle Crown] that could only be used with the help of [Plum], the ship spirit.
On the other hand, the new sonar on [Crown Prince] had a passive detection range of about 20 kilometers and an active detection range of about 50 kilometers.
Although the passive sonar was active all day long and did not need to actively emit ultrasound, it would not expose its existence because of the use of sonar.
However, its performance was much worse than active sonar. Especially if the noise of the target was close to or even less than the background noise of the ocean, it was basically no different from a blind person.
This was also the basis for the radar captain's judgment.
"Orders, Warthog, close in for reconnaissance. Captain Mandel is authorized to fire first!"
When one of the two cruisers slowly left the fleet and sailed on its own, Zhang Ruochen's eyes lit up.
One kilometer away from them, in the same direction, an inconspicuous rod-shaped object suddenly shrank into the water.
"Sir, the noise of the diesel engine has exposed us. Should we attack now?"
"If only we could miniaturize [Magnetic Ohlite]. A highly silent submarine wouldn't be so easily discovered."
The captain sighed and then ordered.
"Orders: Open the sealed hatch in front of the No. 1 torpedo launcher and fill it with seawater."
[Golden Palm Federation-made Submarine: Ghost Class: Conch]
[Specifications: Shell diameter 5.3 meters; length 36 meters; surface displacement: 493 tons; maximum speed on the surface: 14 knots; underwater speed: only 10 knots; maximum diving depth: 60 meters; capacity: 20 people.]
[Weapons: 50 mm and 37 mm caliber cannons; six 450 mm torpedo launchers.]
Limited by the current technology level, the Ghost Class built by the federation usually sailed on the surface. Its combat weapons were torpedoes, mines, and cannons.
Because the current torpedoes were all direct-travel torpedoes with short range and low reliability, submarines were equipped with cannons. If they encountered a weak merchant ship, they could chase after it on the surface and fire the cannons.
As for the provocation of the duchy's fleet, it was not on a whim.
After all, the [International Democratic Alliance] was different from a monarchy. As the monarch, Elvin could decide many things without considering the cost and balancing the interests of all parties.
Especially when it came to the technical route, no one could control Elvin's will.
However, in a "democratic country", the weapons research and development department, the navy, the parliament members, the financial backer "Eye of Wealth" … Everyone had their own interests.
They all had their own ideas about the future development of the navy. No matter how rich they were, it was impossible to have all the technical routes.
To be honest, the arms race that could not produce any benefits had been going on for many years. It was time to show some results to the lords in the parliament and the financial backer.
Whether they could achieve results or not, only when there was friction could they cheat … Cough, apply for more funding!
Of course.
The frontline combatants of the Sea Snail had the confidence to fight against the world's strongest battleship.
They firmly believed that as of now, this powerful weapon that could stay underwater for a long time was almost invincible.
Moreover, they were not sea monsters. [Siren's Song] did not work on them at all.
In this actual battle, what could make the navy more excited than challenging the world's strongest battleship? The highest medal of the federal army, the Golden Palm Medal, was waving at them!
"Dive, leave the periscope depth!"
For this submarine, the periscope depth was seven meters.
"The target is the closest cruiser. No. 1 torpedo launcher, fire!"
Whoosh —!
A white line flew out close to the surface of the water.
This torpedo was two meters long, weighed 220 kilograms, had a charge of 40 kilograms, a speed of 30 knots, and a range of four kilometers.
The combustion chamber was invented by the weapon expert genius engineer Levet (a mortal). The combustion chamber was created by the combustion of high-pressure air and fuel into the cylinder to move the piston, creating the world's first [Thermal Power Torpedo] (also known as Steam Gas Torpedo).
However, this type of fish could only be used to attack ships on the surface.
Therefore, when a submarine attacked an enemy ship, it had to float 3-15 meters above the surface of the water before it could launch the torpedo.
At 16: 35 in the afternoon, the sun on the equator was very bright. Although the enemy's true appearance had not yet been seen, the Warthog's lookout post was the first to discover the torpedo trail that appeared out of nowhere.
Captain Mandel, who thought it was some kind of sea monster and had already prepared [Siren's Song], was shocked.
"Full rudder to the left, evade —!"
At the same time, two murderous white water lines drilled out from the surface of the sea and collectively pounced on the Super Dreadnaught-class Crown Prince not far away.
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