Looking back at the major naval battles of World War II, people always rave about the Bismarck's triple salvo sinking the Hood, or how the Tirpitz hit the Kaiser with a single 381mm main gun shell, achieving an astonishing hit distance of about 24.14 nautical miles. However, in reality, the actual hit rates of warships in combat, as recorded afterward, were shockingly low.
According to calculations, the average hit rate for battleships with main guns ranging from 356mm to 460mm in caliber throughout the war was only 1.82%.
The hit rate for heavy cruiser main guns only reached 2.8%, and even the light cruiser main guns, which had the highest hit rate, only had an average hit probability of a pitiful 4.43%!
While it's true that in this age where Sirens and shipgirls roam the seas, replacing humans as the protagonists of war, due to the special nature of shipgirls, their shelling accuracy has seen a significant improvement—
“A 100% hit rate is just too absurd!!!”
Lady Illustrious clutched her beautiful golden hair, looking at Belfast like she was a monster.
When Belfast led them to officially launch their attack on the Sirens, no one noticed this at first. They just assumed it was a result of Belfast's extraordinary performance due to the urgency of saving people.
But as time passed, and they witnessed Belfast achieving results with every shot she fired, even the dullest of minds realized something was amiss.
To this end, Illustrious carefully observed Belfast, finally reaching a conclusion that made her feel like she was dreaming: Belfast, for some unknown reason, managed to achieve 100% hit rate!?
(So, they noticed it after all…)
Belfast sighed softly.
She also knew that it was impossible to conceal from her companions, with whom she lived and worked every day, the fact that she achieved such a frightening hit rate with the help of her commander.
Although even she found it hard to believe—it wasn't like there weren't other shipgirls who had their own commanders, but none of those commanders, even the most talented and skilled ones, could make the shipgirls under their command progress so greatly to this degree.
“Belfast! How did you do it? Tell me!”
As a battlecruiser, Illustrious looked at Belfast with awe. She, who fought not with aircraft but with ship cannons, couldn't help but envy Belfast's incredible accuracy.
“I'll explain later, first follow me to save people—"
“But, that's where it ends for you!”
A voice laced with madness echoed.
A tall, curvaceous silver-haired elder sister, with a voluptuous and sexy figure, appeared out of thin air in the high heavens, spinning as she landed on the surface of the sea, her dark ship outfit billowing behind her.
Her golden-rimmed eyes focused on Belfast, the Tester licked her crimson lips, a predatory smile playing on her face.
“Your performance today has impressed me, Bel~fast~!”
It wasn't their first encounter, but Belfast had given her a huge shock today.
“Let me guess, did you obtain something good?”
“Could~ it~ be~"
She pointed her finger at the sky, finally extending her arm towards Belfast, the Tester declared in a resounding voice: “You have forged a pact with a human, the contract between commander and shipgirl?”
For a moment, everyone around them fell silent, all eyes turning to Belfast.
The maid girl remained silent for a moment before coldly stating: “So what if I did?”
Seeing that Belfast didn't deny it, Illustrious, Victory, and the others who came to rescue her exchanged glances, their faces etched with shock.
While they desperately wanted to ask Belfast what was going on, with the enemy in front of them, they didn't dare speak rashly, and instead, they all stood behind Belfast, guarding against the enemy together.
“That's it, that's it!”
“That's fantastic! Now that you have a commander, you must have become incredibly powerful, right? So this time… let me have some fun!”
The Tester was not surprised by Belfast's admission, but instead, she was delighted. She spread her arms wide, leaning forward, and the ship outfit behind her instantly fired countless laser cannons!
“Tsk!”
As always, she's attacking without a word?
Well aware of the Tester's habits, Belfast naturally wouldn't be caught off guard by this surprise attack. With a surprised look on her face, instead of retreating and dodging, Belfast actually pressed towards her!
“Belfast! Be careful—Ha!?”
Illustrious, who was equally shocked by Belfast's unusual behavior, instinctively shouted, then she and her companions saw a horrifying scene together.
Within the web of laser beams woven by the Tester's ship outfit, Belfast was like an elegant figure skater on the ice, her maid skirt billowing, her long legs clad in white stockings fluttering like butterfly wings, gracefully drawing circles on the sea, guiding her graceful and charming body, passing through the Tester's first attack unscathed!
“Wow wow wow! You're good! How about this!!!”
As the Tester's excited voice echoed, an even denser barrage of fire fell, the entire sea churned up into towering waves, the laser cannons swept across, the sea water evaporated, and the rising heat wave quickly obscured Illustrious' and the others' vision.
A moment later, a towering water column pierced the mist, everyone looked up together, shocked to see Belfast kneeling on the top of the water column, soaring into the heavens!
So, the fighting style of the shipgirls in Azur Lane really deserves the name “Magic Lane”!
The Tester didn't have time to think, she immediately aimed her cannons at the sky, firing laser beams one after another, Belfast directly returned fire, the first round of shells each directly counteracted the Tester's laser fire, then her body passed through the continuous explosions and flames in the sky, landing precisely in front of the Tester.
One main gun, pressed against the Tester's forehead.
“Goodbye… no, better never to see you again!”
Boom——！！！！！！
The sound of the cannon echoed.
…Divider…
At some point, an enemy called “Sirens” appeared on the ocean, crushing the human naval forces with overwhelming force, instantly stripping humans of over 90% of their sea control, leading to a rapid decline in technology and living standards.
Decades later, in order to reclaim their former glory, various factions finally set aside their differences and united to create a third-party military organization, “Azur Lane”.
Shipgirls and Sirens have since become the main themes of this era.
The war has been going on for so long, Azur Lane has gradually gained the upper hand, and without any unforeseen circumstances, the shipgirls will defeat the Sirens in the near future.
But the alliance will also split at that moment.
(…Just right now, the current timeline is still before the shipgirls defeat the Sirens, and the alliance splitting hasn't happened yet, the Red Axis faction doesn't exist yet?)
Through Belfast's eyes, Bai Yu looked at the Azur Lane headquarters port looming in the distance, thinking to himself.