The fastest ones are the smallest Hunhe-class destroyers. These warships have not been modified like those of the same class in the Chinese Empire, so these destroyers are not equipped with super-high-velocity guns. However, they are numerous and can still rely on dense double-linked battleships.
Equipped with anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns to resist threats from the sky.
The formation of the Saint Martin Empire Navy is scattered, and the anti-aircraft firepower is fought separately, so the power is naturally much different. The bombers of the Boston Empire are helpless. The torpedo planes and dive bombers, which are most effective against warships, are too short.
It was really difficult for heavy bombers that could only bomb horizontally to deal with high-speed battleships. In order to increase the hit rate, those Boston pilots had to lower the altitude of the aircraft to less than one thousand meters.
One side has equipment limitations and the other side lacks preparation, so when the two sides fight, they fall into a stalemate. The Zhili-class battleships also do not have super-high-velocity guns, but due to their huge hulls, the Zhili-class battleships have numerous anti-aircraft guns.
group.
The anti-aircraft gun mounts installed on the battleship are stacked in layers, from the deck to the top of the bridge. The three-dimensional anti-aircraft firepower network cannot be underestimated, especially those 127mm double-barreled high-level dual-purpose guns with air blast fuses.
The shells exploded continuously around the B29, posing a great threat to the safety of the opponent's aircraft.
Seeing that the opponent was entangled by the air force, Zumwalt lost no time in ordering the fleet to speed up and approach. At the same time, all naval guns aimed at the destroyer and fired. He wanted to try to open up the gap in the opponent's air defense firepower and create opportunities for the bombers.
Following Zumwalt's order, the St. Martin Navy's destroyers were in bad luck. In front of the artillery shells with a caliber of more than 300 mm, the Hunhe-class destroyer's weak body of less than 2,000 tons was simply vulnerable. Soon there were several
Three destroyers were sunk by the Boston Navy, and one of them was even knocked upside down by a 381mm shell that exploded near the ship's side.
Admiral Romus was sweating profusely from nervousness. Seeing the destroyers being sunk repeatedly, he had to order the battleship's main guns to fire at the opponent to prevent the Boston attack. However, the opponent's battleships were numerous and shells were raining down.
It fell so hard that the sailors on the Zhili-class battleship couldn't even lift their heads.
Soon a 500-kilogram bomb fell on the front deck of the battleship Casas. The huge explosion shook the entire hull and penetrated three decks at the same time. The scattered debris scattered several people who had no time to escape.
The sailors were cut in half. Violent smoke rose and flames broke out on the deck. The damage control officer immediately directed the sailors to put out the fire. Fortunately, the Zhili-class battleship has five decks with a total thickness of 240 mm.
, this did not cause too much damage, and the fire was quickly extinguished.
The cruiser then rushed up, and its 203mm main gun was also equipped with air burst shells to shoot into the air. The old Wanghai-class cruiser equipped by the St. Martin Navy has been modified twice, which not only increased a lot of anti-aircraft firepower, but also added a lot of air defense firepower to the main gun.
The gun's firing range has been increased to 85 degrees, which is enough to deal with threats from overhead.
A large number of cruiser main gun shells flew into the sky, and dozens of bombers were quickly shot down. Seeing this, Zumwalt also knew that time was running out, and he immediately ordered his cruisers and destroyers to speed up and get close to the opponent's battleship desperately.
Launch torpedoes.
Lieutenant General Bryce, who had just approached with five China-class battleships, saw the opponent's small warship approaching, and immediately commanded the five China-class battleships to use their main guns to blast the enemy. The 305mm main gun hit the opponent.
Battleships are a little behind, but they are still very useful for attacking cruisers and destroyers of small tonnage. Moreover, due to their small caliber and faster reloading speed, this kind of main gun poses a greater threat to small warships.
Seeing that all the opponent's warships had gathered, Zumwalt immediately rushed forward with the main fleet, hoping to prevent the attack of the opponent's China-class battleships and create opportunities for the destroyers and cruisers to launch torpedoes. The two sides were fighting in a melee, and there was no concept of formation.
, the soldiers of both countries started fighting desperately with red eyes. The naval battle had come to test their will.
After losing 215 bombers, the Boston Empire's first bomber group also seriously damaged a Zhili-class battleship. In addition, they also sank a Zhonghua-class battleship, sinking and damaging more than 30 ships.
The cruisers and destroyers have achieved brilliant results.
The effect of the bombers was not limited to this. Due to their addition, the Boston fleet was able to get closer, which greatly offset the long-range attack advantage of the Zhili-class battleships. They also sank and damaged more than ten battleships, including a Chinese
-class battleship.
Admiral Romus' fleet suffered heavy losses, and he knew very well that he must retreat quickly, otherwise he would be in danger of being annihilated by another aerial bombardment. Under his order, all destroyers moved forward at high speed to launch torpedoes.
Disrupting the opponent's offensive rhythm, the entire army slowly retreated, wanting to return to the Rio port for rest. However, the Bostonians were determined to destroy the St. Martin Empire fleet. Zumwalt ignored the serious damage to four of his own battleships and destroyed two of them.
The ship sank and a large number of cruisers and destroyers were also lost, so the fleet was ordered to continue the pursuit.
Romus retreated while fighting, hoping to get out of the combat radius of the opponent's bombers, but the speed of the warship was limited after all, and soon another dark cloud came over. This time, more than 400 B17 bombers were dispatched, and they also came from all along the coast.
Airport.
Due to the insufficient range of the old-fashioned B17 bombers, Zumwalt originally did not want them to be dispatched, but the battle has reached the most critical moment. With just one more force, the opponent's main fleet can be annihilated. The Boston Navy had no choice but to reluctantly let these
The bombers are out.
The combat radius of the B17 bombers is not that large, which means that they all buy one-way tickets, and they can only parachute after the bombing. The Boston Imperial Air Force does not have so many pilots who are not afraid of death. In order to complete the mission, the Air Force Command secretly flew these aircraft
The fuel gauge gears of these aircraft were manipulated and the needle speed was slowed down by half, so that the pilots seemed to have enough fuel to make a round trip.
These Boston pilots, who were unaware of their own situation, used the same low-altitude bombing method to attack the Saint Martin Navy, which was slowly retreating. The Saint Martin Navy, which was already prepared, quickly used the dense air defense on the warships.
The cannon created a net of fire that enveloped the entire fleet. But those bold Boston pilots rushed straight down. The cabin door opened, and strings of bombs fell one after another, hitting the huge warship that was unable to escape.