The proposition of using shells as missiles seems absurd, but technically, it is completely feasible.

The artillery caliber of this era is much larger than that of later generations. For example, the 05mm caliber and 4mm caliber shells are actually similar to the type of missiles in later generations. For example, the Eagle Strike 8 missile has a bullet diameter of 60mm, and the Haihongqi 7 missiles equipped with the Xiangyang ship and Huaihua ships have a bullet diameter of only 156mm. There is no difference between the shape, shells and missiles.

In this era, the initial speed of artillery is generally 700-750 meters/sec, which is about .-. Mach, with an unend speed of about 500-550 meters/sec, which is about 1.5-1.6 Mach, while the Eagle Strike 8 is a subsonic anti-ship missile, which is about 1. Mach; while the speed of a general supersonic missile is Mach, which is about -4 Mach, so it is not far from the speed. The artillery's ballistics are relatively flat, and it can also be regarded as a missile flying over the sea. In this way, it is theoretically completely acceptable to regard the large-caliber artillery shells of this era as missiles.

Of course, there are also obvious differences between the two. Generally, the missiles are launched at a distance, at least over a hundred miles, while the surveillance range of phased array radar is very wide, reaching 400 to 500 kilometers. Therefore, missiles can be discovered in advance, and enough time for the fleet's anti-missile; and now the distance between the two sides is only about ten kilometers. In this era, the speed of the shells is about 15-0 seconds after flying, so there is not much anti-missile time left for the fleet.

However, generally speaking, the air defense and anti-missile system of modern air defense warships is divided into four levels, and the Kunming ship is a typical example:

The first layer is long-range air defense, with a distance of 40-150 kilometers, which is even further away; it is completed by Haihongqi 9, and generally requires intercepting 50 to 60% of missiles;

The second layer is medium-range air defense, with a distance of 0-40 kilometers, completed by Haihongqi 16, and then intercepted 50 to 60% of the remaining missiles;

The third layer is short-range air defense, with a distance of 5-15 kilometers, and is completed by Haihongqi 10 to intercept the remaining missiles after the first two layers of air defense;

The fourth floor is close-range defense, with a distance of less than 5 kilometers, and is completed by close-defense guns to intercept the last fish that escapes the net;

To intercept artillery shells at a distance of about ten kilometers, the first two-layer air defense and anti-missile system is obviously not used, and can only rely on the second-layer air defense and anti-missile system, which mainly focuses on close-range defense. Each warship passing through the fleet is equipped with close-range guns with extremely fast firing speeds, which intercept missiles at close range with dense firepower.

The Kunming ship was equipped with an H/PJ-7 7-barrel 0mm air defense gun (referred to as 70 near-defense gun for short), with a rate of fire: 100-5800 rounds/minute, and a range: 500 meters against missiles and 500 meters against aircraft.

Since the Yueyang ship and the Sanya ship are only equipped with Haihongqi 16 medium-range air defense missiles and are not equipped with long-range and short-range air defense missiles, the close-defense weapon is the more powerful H/pj-11 11-tube 0mm naval gun, which can lock more than 40 targets at a time, and the maximum firepower can reach 11,000 rounds per minute. It is also equipped with radar, optical, and infrared tracing systems. Under the control of the software, it can automatically shoot at incoming targets, forming the last line of defense of the ship. In the crossing fleet, it can be used as the main force of close-range defense.

Due to the long age of the ship and the weapons of the Huaihua ship, the Xiangyang ship was relatively backward, and it was only equipped with Haihongqi 7 short-range air defense missiles. The close-defense weapon was four 76f type dual-mounted 7mm6-diameter fast cannons, with a firing rate of 800 rounds per minute. Although it was not as good as the close-defense cannons on the Kunming ship, Yueyang ship, and Sanya ships, it also had good close-defense capabilities. Moreover, even the Changbaishan ship was equipped with four AK-60 6-barrel 0mm air defense cannons.

To sum up the six ships, coupled with the phased array radar monitoring of the Kunming ship, the close defense capability of the entire crossing fleet is still quite considerable. Considering that the artillery of the Eight-Nation Alliance Fleet is basically impossible to aim and shoot at this time, the actual probability of being able to hit the crossing fleet is extremely low. At most, only one or two shells can hit the crossing fleet. Therefore, with the current close defense capability of the crossing fleet, it is completely possible to intercept it.

First, the fleet was defended well. Xia Bohai ordered the Kunming ships, Xiangyang ships and Huaihua ships to fire artillery to attack the Eight-Nation Alliance warships anchored at the dock, Yueyang ships and Sanya ships to close defense and intercept the fleeing warships.

After the order was issued, the Kunming ship fired its first gun, and the target of the attack was the struggling Xisoi.

Although the headquarters judged that the Sisoi had basically lost its combat effectiveness, the Russian soldiers on the ship did not give up and were still trying hard to rescue the warship. Therefore, although the warship was slowly sinking, the Sisoi had not yet fully sentenced to death. For the crossing fleet, for the sake of safety, it would give it a few more shots to completely sink the Sisoi.

A distance of ten kilometers is a perfect distance for the H/pj8 single-tube 10mm naval gun equipped by the Kunming ship, and the hit rate can reach more than 80%. Of course, there is no difference between day and night.

The Kunming ship fired five shots at the Sisoi, but hit two shots, all of which hit the buildings on the deck of the Sisoi. Two more shots were missing, and only one shot was missed.

Although the thickest armor of the side armor of the Sisoi was 400 mm, the armor on the deck was not strong. In addition to the command and turret, it was generally below 100 mm, not to mention that there were two large gaps on the deck. As a result, after these two shells hit the Sisoi, the busy Russian soldiers on the deck were killed and injured, and their remaining limbs and arms flew around.

The other two near-lost bombs are more harmful to the Sisoi, because there are many water seepages on the side of the Sisoi now, and near-lost bombs explode in the water, which damages the warships by relying on the squeezing pressure of the water. The damage area is mainly below the waterline, so it is naturally even worse for the Sisoi. As a result, the water seepage is faster, and after the rescue personnel are bombarded, their work efficiency is greatly reduced. As one decreases and the other increases, the Sisoi sinks naturally faster.

The water depth of the pier was not deep, so soon the Sissoi hit the base beach and could not move. The sea water almost submerged on the deck of the Sissoi. Captain Colonel Volkov had to order all the soldiers on the ship to evacuate the warship.

The Kunming ship was hitting the dogs in the water, while the Xiangyang ship and the Huaihua ship were also not idle, and they all opened fire and bombarded like their own targets.

The main engine of the Kunming ship had already assigned targets to the two ships. The first target of the Xiangyang ship was the US ship Newark, a large warship with a displacement of 7,000 tons. In terms of tonnage alone, it is more than three Xiangyang ships. Among the Eight-Nation Alliance warships anchored at Dagukou, it is second only to the Sissoi and the Russians, and it ranks three times. However, although the tonnage of the Newark ships is large, it is just a protective cruiser after all. The armor is mainly arranged near the waterline, and the other parts of the armor are not strong, so it is not even possible.

Although the power of the double-connected 100mm naval gun of the Xiangyang ship is not as powerful as the 10 naval guns of the Kunming ship, it is enough to attack protective cruisers like the Newark. Therefore, the Xiangyang ship fired ten guns in one breath, and five shells hit the Newark, three shots were almost lost, and two shots were all shots. The side of the Newark ship was blown open two gaps of four or five meters wide, and dozens of soldiers were injured and killed, and two guns were also taken on the deck, causing more than ten casualties and two secondary guns to be destroyed.

However, the Newark was a large protective cruiser after all. Although he had been shot several times, it did not cause fatal injuries. Captain Smith had no way to deal with it at this time, so he had to urge the boiler room to quickly boil water and start the steam engine. In fact, the soldiers who were responsible for burning the boiler had worked hard enough. They burned coal into the stove with shovels of coal, and did not stop for a moment. The blowing soldiers were also blowing the wind desperately, and each of them was sweating and covered in coal dust.

It only takes about 12,000 horsepower to drive a large ship of 7,000 tons. The boiler is huge, and it is not possible to boil the water in the boiler in a short time.

Another Huaihua ship was participating in actual combat for the first time. The first target assigned was the French ship Pascal, a protective cruiser with a displacement of less than 4,000 tons. Its armor and firepower were not strong, and even the waterline armor was only 150 mm. The officers and soldiers of the Huaihua ship were very excited, aiming and firing, and doing meticulously. Because the Pascal was unable to move, the captain Zhang Guangzhi ordered that the naval gun did not use continuous shooting mode, but fired one shot at one shot, striving to ensure the accuracy of each gun. As a result, the hit rate of the Huaihua ship was surprisingly high, and all shots were hit by the Pascal.

The Pascal was able to withstand such a blow and was hit by many hulls. Two large gaps were blown up on the side of the side, and the deck was also in a mess, igniting a fire, and countless people were injured and killed. A large amount of sea water poured into the hull, rushing the magicians who were repairing the damaged tubes and staggering, and they could not block the gap at all. Seeing this, Captain Hahn completely gave up the idea of ​​saving himself and had to order the soldiers to abandon the ship and escape.

So the Pascal also became the third sunken warship in the coalition fleet.

At this time, the Kunming ship had already sunk the Sissoi, and the next target was two British ships, Orlando and Alora. Although these two warships were not large, with a displacement of only 5,600 tons, they were armored cruisers, with a waterline armor of 54 mm and equipped with a dual-equipped 4 mm caliber artillery. They could be the two warships that pose the greatest threat to the crossing fleet besides the Sissoi and the Russians. Therefore, in the plan, both warships were handed over to the Kunming ship to deal with.
Chapter completed!