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"Torpedo launch completed!"

The Maya's gunnery officer shouted again.

"Fire the bow main gun!" Seiichiro Tani immediately gave the order to fire the bow main gun.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom"

Before Otani finished speaking, four dazzling fireballs lit up from the side of the armored cruiser Pennsylvania that had just completed its turn. Four 8-inch shells had already flown out of the gun barrel, roaring towards Aoba who had just exposed the target.

The armored destroyer flew away.

"Fire!" Nobutyou Otani yelled again.

"Boom, boom!"

The Maya's two 210mm 35-caliber main guns also made two loud noises, and then the 210mm main guns of the other five Kokong-class armored destroyers on the sea also began to scream.

The 210mm main gun of this Guogong class seems to have a very large caliber. It is actually larger than the 8-inch main gun of the 13,000-ton Pennsylvania class opposite! But the latter has a larger caliber and a more complete artillery servo system.

, the rate of fire is naturally greater, and the protection. Needless to say, it goes without saying that the protection of the Biguogong-class main gun is much stronger.

However, no matter how outdated the 210mm gun of the Kuogong class is, it is also a 210mm caliber cannon, and it is also a rapid-fire gun. Although the rate of fire cannot be compared with the new rapid-fire cannon, compared to the displacement of more than 3,000 tons of the Kuogong class, it is also

Quite enough.

Although Nobuto Otani had previously ordered free fire, the 12 210mm main guns on all six Kokoku-class ships were all aimed at the Pennsylvania. And David Porter, standing in the bridge of the Pennsylvania, was

Jiang saw a flash of fire more than 4,000 meters ahead, and was immediately startled. These were 12 200mm level cannons firing in his direction!

But before he could figure out how to deal with it, 12 210mm artillery shells had already roared over the Pennsylvania. Although the main gun of this Duke-class was very powerful, the common problem of small boats carrying big guns was that they could not fire accurately.

, the 210mm gun of the Guogong is certainly no exception.

In fact, when the Guogong class was designed, the recognized combat distance between ironclad ships was still two to three thousand meters - this was the distance for daytime combat, not the distance for night artillery combat.

If you switch to the 240mm gun of the Hero class or the 155mm gun of the Warrior class, at a distance of 4000 meters, you can achieve a 10% hit rate even in a night battle, and a first-round hit is very possible.

"Straddle shot!"

The bridge of the Pennsylvania suddenly erupted in cheers.

It turned out that just when David Porter felt lucky that the enemy's cannon had missed the target, his own side had already fired a straddle shot. But it was not shot with the 8-inch main gun, but the result of the 6-inch secondary gun -

Since the sighting of naval guns in this era mainly looked at the position of the water column to determine the impact point of the shell. Therefore, when the main and secondary guns were fired together, it was often difficult for the observer to distinguish who the water columns belonged to. Therefore, the tactic of taking turns to fire the main and secondary guns emerged.

.

However, David Porter and his men were not happy for long, and the situation suddenly changed again.

"boom"

Inside the Pennsylvania, all the sailors felt the hull of the ship shake suddenly, and then a ball of water exploded between the second and third chimneys, and the speed also dropped sharply.

"Is everyone okay?" David Porter didn't pay attention and he slipped due to the shock, but someone immediately rushed over and helped him up.

Before he could say thank you, he felt his feet shaking again and there was another "boom" in his ears.

Immediately afterwards, another ball of water exploded from the bow of the Pennsylvania, and the bow of the armored cruiser immediately sank a lot!

This time David Porter was prepared, so he did not fall, but he already realized that something was wrong - his Pennsylvania had just been hit by two torpedoes!

This is the enemy attacking his own armored cruiser with a long-range torpedo!

"Torpedoes. There are torpedoes, turn on the searchlight!"

He could no longer remain calm at this time, because when the Pennsylvania-class design was finalized, torpedoes were not a particularly dangerous weapon, and accordingly this class of armored cruisers did not consider mine protection much. So these two torpedoes

"boom……"

Then there was another explosion, and the Pennsylvania's unfortunate hull trembled violently again, as if it had been hurt by continuous torpedo attacks.

"Damn..." Lieutenant General Porter cursed, just about to order the helmsman to take an avoidance route.

The phone in the bridge suddenly rang, bringing two pieces of bad news to Vice Admiral Porter.

The outer wall of a boiler room in the middle of the hull was hit by a torpedo, causing a large hole. Seawater was pouring in, and the boilers in the boiler room could no longer be used. This caused the Pennsylvania's speed to suddenly drop to 16 knots, and

Still continuing to decline!

In addition, a large amount of seawater poured into the bow of the ship, causing the bow to sink seriously. Water must be injected as soon as possible to maintain balance.

Before the damage report from the ship was finished, the Pennsylvania's already scarred hull began to shake again.

"boom……"

The fourth torpedo hit this 13,000-ton giant!

This time it hit its fragile stern. The explosion of the 450 mm caliber torpedo directly blew off the rudder of the Pennsylvania and opened a big hole in its butt. Sea water poured into the stern and was covered with water.

Punctured cabin.

This time there is no need to fill the stern with water.

However, the Pennsylvania, which had lost its rudder, was unable to turn.

In other words, this armored foreign ship has not really exerted its power and is no longer able to continue fighting.

As a last resort, Lieutenant General David Porter had no choice but to fly the don't care flag and at the same time ordered all ships to move freely. And he himself followed the flagship Pennsylvania towards the coast of the United States...

However, the Pennsylvania was not the only U.S. warship hit by the "torpedo sea" launched by six Duke-class ships.

The Maryland, which was behind the Pennsylvania, also became a victim of the "torpedo sea". It accidentally hit three 450 mm steam gas torpedoes!

All three torpedoes hit the middle of the Maryland, blowing out three terrible holes. The cold water surged into the boiler room and steam engine room. The armored cruiser instantly lost most of its power.

The speed dropped to only 5 knots, and the hull quickly tilted to the left.

This armored cruiser, which was almost losing power and had a severely tilted hull, immediately became a live target for several Guogong-class 210mm main guns on the sea.

At least ten 210mm cannons aimed at it and blasted it fiercely. Dozens of shells were fired in an instant, and eight rounds were hit! Turning this unlucky armored cruiser into a fire ship!

However, the Maryland was still quite tenacious. Even though it was hit by three torpedoes and eight 210mm shells, it still stayed afloat on the water and struggled hard.

However, the fire and the severe tilt of the hull have caused this armored cruiser to lose all combat effectiveness.

The suspense now is whether it will sink?

In the blink of an eye, the winner of this night battle seemed to have been decided.

On the American side, the Pennsylvania was severely damaged and withdrawn from the battle, and the Maryland was even more severely damaged and lost its combat effectiveness...

The losses suffered by the Dezhou Sea were only a few 6-inch shells hit by the Maya and Aoba ships, but since they were all duds, they were not serious.

The U.S. Atlantic Fleet Armored Cruiser Division, which theoretically had an absolute advantage, actually suffered incredible losses within about 10 minutes of the battle. It lost nearly 1/3 of its combat effectiveness, which also caused every U.S. Navy officer who participated in the battle to suffer.

My heart was covered with a layer of H-colored shadow.

Everyone can't help but wonder, has God abandoned the United States? Is North America... really going to be submerged by the Yellow Peril?
Chapter completed!