The German fleet is nearby!

Although the seaplane that was ejected from the Red Caucasus did not flew back, the brave Soviet Navy did not fear it. The seaplane that was ejected from a destroyer flew towards the southeastern sea again. This time, it only flew dozens of nautical miles, and almost just flew out of the fleet's vision, it discovered a fleet that was coming by the wind and waves!

"Note, discover the German main fleet and prepare for battle!" After receiving this news on the Red Caucasus, Gorshkov immediately issued a battle order: "Yizi Column!"

If there were still battleships and heavy patrols, maybe Gorshkov would set up a horizontal lineup and directly press forward to fight, just like the exciting naval battle during World War I.

However, he had nothing left, and his 10,000-ton warship was already the largest, while the opponent's fleet had aircraft carriers and battleships, with a displacement of up to 70,000 tons.

Therefore, he could only form the formation of this column to minimize the projection area on the front. He could only hope that the opponent's shells would be empty so that his warship could rush over to fight for bayonets.

This is not impossible in naval battles. Although the power of naval guns is great, it is not easy to hit accurately, and this is especially true for warships that are moving at high speed.

Black smoke emerged from the chimneys of warships. The smoke from the warships in front just enveloped the warships behind. At this time, they were sailing in the wind.

"Reporting to the Red Caucasus, we are not encountering German warships."

Because the opponent did not have air defense fighter jets, the Soviet seaplanes could fly closer. When the pilot saw it clearly, he couldn't help but be surprised. The opponent was flying the Italian Navy's national flag!

On the Earl of Cafur, Italian Rear Admiral Catanio stood on the bridge. At this time, he also received a report from his own lookout.

The Black Sea Fleet is right in front of you, and the opponent's largest warship is just a ten thousand-ton heavy cruiser!

"Note, let us pour out the greatest firepower and send the Black Sea Fleet to hell!" Catanio gave the order.

If it is a French battleship, eight naval guns are in front and can exert the most violent firepower, but Italian warships are not. Although there are ten naval guns, they are only half of them in front and behind.

However, they were afraid of everything. The biggest thing about the Soviets on the opposite side was the cruiser. Even this battleship alone was enough to send the other side into the sea. Only using the artillery in front could kill them!

With his orders, the Italian fleet quickly changed its orientation, set up a horizontal line on the sea, and continued to approach the front.

The 320mm naval gun was loaded with armor-piercing bullets. The gunners suppressed their excited hearts and were waiting for the exciting battle that was about to arrive.

On the sea, the other party's mast appeared, followed by the bridge. Then, the two fleets could finally see each other clearly through their eyes.

On the Earl of Cafur, the gunman was staring at the sight with all his attention, and the mechanical ballistic calculator was rumbling, calculating the shooting of the elements.

"First test fire is fifteen nautical miles away." The cannon leader shouted: "Fire the cannon!"

"Boom!" A huge ball of flames emerged from the 320mm naval gun, black smoke rose, and a 525-kilogram armor-piercing bomb flew out at a speed of 830 meters per second.

When the Duke of Cafur was initially built, it was only a 305mm naval gun. After using it for a period of time, the naval gun was approaching the limit of shooting. Therefore, through the expansion operation, the 305mm naval gun was expanded into a 320mm naval gun, but the accuracy was not improved.

The gunshot smoke filled the air, and the gunman suddenly realized that he was in big trouble.

Wind direction problem!

It was a good wind on our side. If it was the sailing era in the past, this was almost the best battle position. But now, every time his naval gun fired, it would produce huge black smoke. Under the wind, it just covered his vision, and it was not convenient to even observe and bounce it!

Sure enough, when the smoke of gunpowder disappeared, the shell had already flew over and there was no sight of the splashing to the place!

"Take off the carrier-based aircraft!" Catanho shouted. He realized that he had made a mistake, thinking that his fleet was enough, so he did not release the carrier-based aircraft. Now it seems that carrier-based aircraft is also very important.

Proofreading the ballistic can only be done by carrier-based aircraft!

The bi-wing ro44 seaplane was loaded into the ejection position. Pilot Oakry felt the backlog from his back and the plane flew away from the battleship quickly.

In the air, it is easy to observe the landing point of our own naval guns, and providing accusation of the naval guns is their mission.

Just as the climb started, a bright spot came over the sun's light.

"Dadada..." Oakry heard the sound of machine gun bullet shooting, and then he felt a pain in his body and blood splattered all over his cockpit.

He pounced forward and pressed the operating rod. The seaplane suddenly turned into a dive and fell into the sea.

They were so careless that they didn't find the Soviet seaplane nearby. When their seaplane had just ejected, the pilot was hit before he could recover!

The Soviet seaplanes swept across the sea at a very low altitude and turned to fly away. Before the warships and anti-aircraft guns were ready, the opponent disappeared from the range, leaving all the anti-aircraft gunners speechless.

The shooting plane was gone, and at this time, the distance between the two sides was still approaching, and it had reached ten nautical miles!

The gunman's face turned green and there was no shooting plane, so he had to continue shooting blindly? If so, then all the naval guns could only be fired together, which would also increase some hit rate.

According to his experience, after binding various shooting elements, the second volley began.

"Boom, boom!" The 320mm naval gun roared, and the black smoke from the muzzle instantly formed a huge barrier in front of the Italian fleet, making it impossible to see anything clearly.

The shooting of naval guns is quite terrifying. The spectacular scene will make people who see it for the first time feel chilling, but there is nothing scary about the soldiers of the Black Sea Fleet here.

Their side did not evade at all, and the shells there were knocked away, splashing and falling into the sea a few hundred meters away from their side.

The projection area of ​​the Yizi Column is small and difficult to be hit. Gorshkov has not ordered a counterattack until now.

The Red Caucasus is already a warship with the greatest firepower, and its main gun only has four 180mm naval guns. Although, theoretically, this naval gun has a terrible range of more than 37 kilometers, it has no accuracy.

In fact, shooting from ten nautical miles away cannot guarantee the hit rate, and it is best to ensure the hit rate if it is five nautical miles away.

So, now he just ordered the fleet to speed up his navigation and ignored the other party.
Chapter completed!