Chapter 643 The First Fight After the Battle of Waterloo

Wait, Colonel Holland, still on the other side's warship!

Hearing Lieutenant General Somerville's order, an aide tried to say something, but then, he said nothing.

It's useless. At the same time when Lieutenant General Somerville gave the order, the warship in the front had already opened fire!

HMS Warrior, a Queen Elizabeth-class battleship, completed in 1916, and like most other British battleships, belonged to the Master-class battleships of the First World War.

It is also a meritorious old ship of the United Kingdom. It participated in the Battle of Jutland. This year, it just underwent a modern modification.

Up to now, it is the only remaining 30,000-ton battleship in the British Navy. In the mainland, there is no such battleship, only in the Mediterranean fleet.

It made all the preparations, and when the order was given, it began to fire on its own.

As a large battleship, it has 8 double-mounted 15-inch/42-caliber MK I main guns. At this time, it turned to its own broadside, just so that the bow and stern guns were all aimed at the past. .

When the naval gun fired, thick smoke enveloped the entire battleship, and in the huge black smoke, the 381mm armor-piercing projectile flew towards the opposite side!

Since the Battle of Waterloo, the United Kingdom and France have not fought again. This time, it is the first time that the United Kingdom opened fire on the French army after the battle!

With a fierce whistling, eight armor-piercing projectiles flew to the other side of the breakwater. The main force of the French fleet was docked here!

Along the northwest to southeast breakwaters of the port are the "Dunkirk", "Brittany", "Strasbourg", "Provence" and "Tast Command". Officer".

These battlecruisers and old-fashioned battleships all leaned aft against the breakwater. Among them, the most deadly ones were "Dunkirk" and "Strasbourg", the two newest and most powerful French ships. Battlecruisers are now only beaten, not fighting back.

This kind of French warship, I don't know what the designers thought. Maybe the brain was kicked by a donkey. They used a 330mm heavy gun. On such a 30,000-ton warship, the caliber is definitely not large.

At the same time, the number is not much, only 8. The most terrible thing is that this is composed of quadruple double turrets, which is definitely special. Rarely seen on almost other warships of World War II.

These two quadruple turrets are all in the front, that is to say, France's proudest battleship has no ability to attack the rear.

Of course, the same can't be said. There are some 130mm secondary guns at the back. Unfortunately, in this kind of naval battle, this kind of secondary guns are useless.

The stern of the ship is against the anti-wave lift, and the far side of the anti-wave lift is the British warship. In this way, they are equivalent to facing the British warship with their buttocks. They cannot use the main gun on the bow, that is, they have no ability to fight back!

In addition to their side, on the other side of the port, there are destroyers docked, and on the shore, there are coastal batteries equipped with 6.1-inch, 7.6-inch and 9.4-inch shore guns. There are also 52 fighter jets at the nearby airport, and 10 small destroyers, several submarines and 13 various small ships are moored in Oran not far away.

When the British naval artillery came, the entire French fleet burst into complete anger.

"Boom!" The huge armor-piercing projectile smashed into the anti-wave lift, and the anti-wave lift made of concrete was instantly blasted with a large hole of more than ten meters.

The first salvo of the British naval guns did not hit at all. For them, it was also difficult for them to target the French fleet behind Anti-Botti.

"Boom!" A huge explosion sounded on everyone's eardrums, causing General Sur to stand up and glance at Colonel Holland.

"There must be a misunderstanding in this, give me the radio, and I will contact the other side." Colonel Holland said, at this time, he was also stunned. According to the way of negotiation, he had to persuade him to surrender first. Now, he hasn't said anything yet, and he's doing it here?

"Lock him up in the bilge!" Let General Sur turn his head away without looking at this old friend. Now, the battle has begun! If his ship sinks, this guy must die!

"Order, fight immediately, fight immediately!" General Jean Sur shouted loudly.

At this time, thick black smoke came out from the chimneys of various warships, 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 time, Their battleships can't move at all!

The short and powerful ship bell began to ring, and at the same time, a sharp siren sounded from the shore.

On each battleship, the personnel were actually woken up long ago, and now, they are quickly entering their combat positions.

Among them, the fastest response is the "Provence", which is an old ship during the First World War. The sailors on the warship are well-trained, and they quickly climbed into the anti-aircraft artillery to get ready for battle.

This battleship uses 10 340mm 45x caliber 1912-style main guns, which are installed in 5 double-mounted turrets. The No. 5 main turret and No. 4 main turret are the fastest responding, and the personnel have already started to fire. preparation.

They are also upside down, so the main gun at the stern can hit the enemy.

In the No. 4 main turret high above, the gunner began to make calculations. From this side, the anti-wave still blocked his sight, so that he could only rely on the mast that appeared in the field of vision as the target. After a minute, he measured A variety of shooting Zhu Yuan came out.

"Fire!"

According to his shooting Zhu Yuan, two turrets and four 340 mm naval guns made a loud noise.

Since you open fire on your side, you are the enemy, and your own counterattack will be merciless!

The French Navy's counterattack was fast enough. Unfortunately, the gunner at this time 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 is simply a big oolong!

All his shots were wrong, and it was impossible to hit the target at all.

"School shooting plane, hurry up, take off the school shooting plane immediately!" At the same time, the captains on both sides were shouting loudly.

The British Warrior, when the first salvo was not effective, immediately suspended the shooting. Now, they need to take off the calibrating plane, give them the target position, and calibrate the trajectory!

While the naval guns were firing, the two aircraft carriers were not idle. Huge black smoke came out of the chimneys, covering the sky behind them. Both aircraft carriers were accelerating, preparing to release their carrier-based aircraft.