thefictionvixens Chapter 123
Chapter 123
The Gloucester-class light cruiser, as a famous cruiser in World War II, was once famous for its amazing power.
The battleship has an overall length of 591.6 feet, a draft of 20.07 feet, and a full load
displacement of 11,930 tons, compared to a standard displacement of 9,655 tons.
It is powered by four naval 3-cylinder boilers powered by a Parsons turbine steam engine with a power of 82,500 shaft horsepower.
The Gloucester-class light cruisers have a range of 8,400 nautical miles and a maximum speed of 32.5 knots.
Its hull armor has a main armor belt of 4.88
inches, 2.5 inches to 1.5 inches at both ends of the hull, 2 inches to 1.25 inches for deck armor, 4 inches for the front of the turret armor, and 2 inches for the sides.
Its main guns are 12 6-inch 50-diameter BL Mark XXIII guns and 4 turrets in 3 units.
The secondary guns are 8 4-inch 45x diameter QF HA MkXVI guns and 4 twin turrets.
The anti-aircraft guns consisted of 8 40.5mm 40x diameter Vickers MkII Bang Bang guns, and 2 turrets with 4 units.
There are also 8 0.5"/62x diameter Vickers MkIII anti-aircraft machine guns, 4 turrets, 3 turrets, and 6 21-inch torpedo tubes.
Its firepower is quite fierce!
Its carrier-based aircraft are 2-3 Walrus seaplanes with a crew of 750 people.
Five Gloucester-class light cruisers were enough to add formidable firepower to the navy of the Beifu Army.
If Sakura Dao Country discovers the five Gloucester-class light cruisers of the Great New Country, they will definitely destroy these five Gloucester-class light cruisers at all costs.
If possible, the Sakura-Knife-class naval fleet would even want to bring the Gloucester-class light cruisers back to Sakura-Knife for dismantling and studying.
After all, the appearance of the Gloucester-class light cruisers was enough to make the Sakurato Navy think that their maritime supremacy in the Middle-earth region was in a state of gradual loss.
What could be more terrifying than the appearance of a cruiser that their opponent possessed more advanced than their light cruisers?
Lin Changxin didn't think that the naval fleet of the Sakura Dao Country could really sit still
! As long as they couldn't sit still, they would be on top!
Then their end would have come!
At first, Lin Changxin planned to use other warships from the White Eagle Country as bait to lure the Sakura Dao Country naval fleet into the ambush circle of U-XXI submarines in a silent state of the Beifu Army.
However, the appearance of the Gloucester-class light cruiser made Lin Changxin change his mind.
Compared to the slightly older warships of the White Eagle Country, these five Gloucester-class light cruisers seemed more suitable.
It can also lure the naval fleet of Sakura Dao Country into the underwater tomb that Lin Changxin chose for them.
In addition to the excitement, Lin Changxin led the fleet to dock in the southern port.
During this period, the five Gloucester-class light cruisers also secretly arrived at the southern harbor and appeared in the secret military port.
Don't say that it was someone else, even Lin Changxin's personal guard Li Jinguo thought that these five Gloucester-class light cruisers were the latest warships that Lin Changxin had prepared in Nanfang Harbor for a long time and was researched by the Nanfang Harbor Naval Base.
Five Gloucester-class light cruisers were incorporated into the original Beifu Army Fleet, and a certain amount of fuel, supplies and ammunition were replenished.
This naval fleet of more than 30 warships restarted from the southern military port and wandered around the periphery of the southern port to lure the Sakurato Naval Fleet into the net.
The practice of locking the warship in the military port and waiting for the naval fleet of the Sakura Dao Country to come to harvest it, Lin Changxin will not do it.
He is not a certain big man in the previous dynasty, and he will do "stupid things" to avoid fighting without fighting.
Even if they are at a disadvantage, the practice of locking up the warships is still stupid and stupid
!"See, those dozens of warships, the warships of our Daxinguo!!" Not
far away, several fishermen shouted excitedly on several fishing boats of Daxinguo.
"Warship, our warship of Daxinguo?"
"How is it possible, when will they have so many warships, don't you think you're dazzled!" another fisherman expressed disbelief.
"Hey, who told you about the group of wine bags and rice bags
of the Southern Army, this is the naval fleet of the Beifu Army, the Beifu Army!" "Young Marshal Lin, the naval fleet of the Beifu Army Young Marshal Lin!"
Hearing the fisherman's explanation, the others instantly understood.
"Huh!
!" "You guy, you said it earlier
!" "As soon as I said this, I understood, it turned out to be the naval warship of the Beifu Army, no wonder, no wonder!"
"It's really mighty and majestic, it's really mighty and majestic!" The fisherman who retorted just now also stood on tiptoe and looked into the distance at this time, his heart was full of pride.
"Long live the Beifu Army, the brothers of the Beifu Army are doing well!" I
don't know who roared, and those fisherman brothers were enthusiastic one by one.
"Long live the Beifu Army, the brothers of the Beifu Army are doing a good job, defending our great new country's maritime frontier!" "Long
live the Beifu Army, the brothers of the Beifu Army are doing a good job!" "Long live the Beifu Army, the brothers of the Beifu Army are doing a good job!"
Lin
Changxin picked up the binoculars and looked into the distance, he could clearly see these ordinary Daxinguo fishermen, one by one, extremely excited and proud.
Since the former dynasty closed off the country, especially in modern times.
The Great New Kingdom has suffered untold many great losses at sea, and has even suffered countless humiliations
! How can they not be happy and proud when they see the naval fleet belonging
to the Great New Country? Not to mention the performance of this warship and the combat effectiveness of this warship?
First of all, this fleet was born to protect the sea frontier of the Great New Country
! It is his own people!
Lin Changxin saw that those excited and excited Excited people, he smiled faintly.
Afterwards, Lin Changxin said to the captain of the naval fleet: "Use a loudspeaker to tell these fishermen to leave quickly and don't fish in this area
!" "The naval fleet of the Sakura Sword Country may appear near this sea area at any time, once the sea battle starts
!" "The cannon does not have eyes, once it accidentally injures the fishermen of our Great New Country!" "If we accidentally injure the people of our Great New
Country, we will be to blame, understand?" Lin Changxin said to the captain of the navy warship.
"Yes, young marshal!" Chen
Ze, the captain of the Great New Kingdom Navy who had been trained by Romeo, the captain of the Golden Lion Navy, saluted Lin Changxin and replied loudly.
Subsequently, the loudspeaker on the warship told the people on the fishing boat to stay away from the area in a penetrating sound.
Naturally, the fishermen did not stay in the area.
Just as the fishermen left this sea area, the navy warships in the distance, which were black and oppressive, appeared at the junction of sea and sky in a very oppressive way.
Lin Changxin put down the telescope in his hand, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he smiled slightly.
Everything is just as Lin Changxin expected, these cherry blossom pigs are here
after all! They can't sit still after all
!" "Pass the order and get ready
!" "Now that the 'main masters' have appeared on the stage, our show has officially opened
!" "Give them a greeting gift and tease these people
!" "If anyone can provoke the anger of these cherry blossom pig navy, I will give him credit
!" "First-class merit!" Lin Changxin said with a smile.
After the order was issued, the naval soldiers of the Beifu Army were full of fighting spirit one by one.
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