"Your Excellency, Commander, the Byg destroyer squadron has been completely wiped out. Except for the three severely damaged destroyers that have withdrawn from the battlefield early, the remaining destroyers have all been sunk by the Chinese!" Edward, Chief of Staff of the US-British Combined Fleet
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Lieutenant General Abor said with a somewhat ugly expression.
Although the losses were only some destroyers, which was nothing compared to the strength of the entire combined fleet, the start was not good and the morale of the troops was greatly affected. The shadow of the previous two defeats by the Chinese Navy was still there.
It comes to mind!
"It's just a loss of some destroyers, it doesn't matter! Commodore Lance reported that the Chinese heavy cruisers have appeared. It is estimated that the Chinese main fleet is not far to the south. From this point of view, the main force of the Chinese expedition fleet has indeed arrived.
The waters near the Bahamas. This is good news for us. I believe that after the Chinese main fleet appears, it will be time for us to have a decisive battle with them and completely defeat them!" William.
Admiral Benson said confidently. For the U.S.-British combined fleet with more than two hundred large and small ships, the loss of ten destroyers is indeed nothing!
"Your Excellency, Commander, if the 2nd Battlecruiser Division goes forward, there won't be any danger, right?" Edward.
Lieutenant General Obol said with some worry. If the main force of the Chinese Navy Expeditionary Fleet is really near the heavy cruiser, then the six battlecruisers of the 1st Cruiser Squadron will definitely suffer heavy losses once they encounter the main force of the Chinese Navy Expeditionary Fleet.
of!
"I have already told Major General Henry that once they encounter the main force of the Chinese navy, they will retreat! In addition, the main fleet also immediately accelerated to 5 knots and accelerated towards the southern sea. We will not give the Chinese a chance!" William
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Admiral Benson said. Now they are only more than a hundred kilometers away from the sea area where the two sides are fighting. If they sail at a speed of 5 knots, they can arrive in four or five hours at most. By then, if the Chinese Navy expedition fleet
If the main force dares to appear, it will be time for the combined fleet of the US and UK navies to engage in a decisive battle with the Chinese navy!
"It's your Excellency the Commander!" Seeing William.
Admiral Benson is so sure, Edward.
Vice Admiral Abor had no choice but to say nothing more. In his mind, he also believed that even if the Chinese Navy had any conspiracies, everything would be in vain in the face of absolute strength. The final victory must belong to the US-UK combined fleet.
.The ratio of capital ships on both sides is as high as three to one, which gives the U.S. Navy generals great confidence!
Received William.
After Admiral Benson's order, the six battlecruisers of the 2nd Battlecruiser Division of the US-British Naval Combined Fleet accelerated towards the target sea area. The US Navy's battlecruisers were completely imitations of the British Navy's battlecruisers, with basic performance
Even the appearance is similar. The six battlecruisers of the 1st Cruiser Division are three North Carolina imitations of the 'Invincible' class battlecruiser.
Lena-class battlecruisers and three South Dakota-class battlecruisers, which are imitations of the 'Indefatigable' class, battlecruisers. Both battleships are equipped with four twin-mounted 305mm main guns, with a maximum speed of 25 knots.
.Tiku is currently only over fifty kilometers away from the battle waters. If we sail south at a speed of twenty knots, it will only take an hour and a half to get there.
In the waters 200 kilometers southeast of Cat Island, the NC light cruiser of the 4th Light Cruiser Division of the US Navy is turning, intending to escape from the battlefield. However, the Chinese Navy's 6 Jianghe-class heavy cruisers have already rushed up. These heavy cruisers are carrying
three-seater triplex
The 210mm main gun has been aimed at the 10 Omaha-class light cruisers of the 4th Light Cruiser Division of the U.S. Navy. At the same time, the Chinese Navy's forward formation, which had been escaping before, also adjusted its course and accelerated to intercept the U.S. Navy.
4th Light Cruiser Squadron.
"General, the Chinese are catching up! God! The speed of the Chinese light cruiser is at least 32 knots! We can't outrun them!" exclaimed the captain of the US Navy's light cruiser USS Chester.
The U.S. Navy's Omaha-class light cruiser has a top speed of only 29 knots, but the Chinese warships of the same class can easily reach a speed of more than 30 knots. How can this not shock them?
"Damn it, turn around and get rid of them!" Commodore Lance ordered anxiously. The forward formation of the Chinese Navy did not scare him. What really scared him were the six heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy and the six heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy.
He has no chance of winning in a battle between cruisers!
Even though the U.S. Navy's 4th light cruiser formation continued to accelerate and the others escaped the Chinese Navy's pursuit, half an hour later the Chinese Navy's six 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruisers still successfully caught up with them and launched an attack!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The heavy cruiser Liaohe opened fire first. The muzzles of the three triple-mounted 210mm main guns shone with orange-red flames, and nine armor-piercing bombs weighing more than 180! roared toward them.
The battleships of the U.S. Navy's No. 1 Cruiser Division flew over and the other five heavy cruisers followed the weather and opened fire on the ten U.S. Navy light cruisers!
"Boom!" A shell exploded more than 100 meters away on the left side of the US Navy's light cruiser USS Chester, splashing a column of water into the sky on the sea. The water splashed down and hit the sea.
The crackling sound was like a heavy rain. The splashing water even wet the clothes of the US Navy officers and soldiers on the side of the light cruiser USS Chester!
"How can those yellow-skinned monkeys shoot so accurately?" Brigadier General Lance shouted with a hint of panic in his voice. At a distance of eight thousand meters, the Chinese Navy's first salvo was able to hit such a level.
It is indeed amazing!
"General, General Henry asked us to report the exact location, they are speeding up!" a communications officer reported to Brigadier General Lance.
"Tell General Henry that we are now under fierce attack by the Chinese. They have dispatched six 'Jianghe' class heavy cruisers. Our 'Omaha' class light cruisers are simply unable to resist. If they can't arrive as soon as possible, maybe
You can only collect the corpses for us!" Brigadier General Lance said. He originally wanted to take advantage, but he didn't expect that he would be involved now!
"Yes, General!" the communications officer replied. A few minutes later, the communications officer reported to Commodore Lance that the 2nd Battlecruiser Division would arrive in an hour and a half. This made Commodore Lance very angry. He didn't know
Six heavy cruisers in the Chinese Navy
Under the fierce attack, can it persist for an hour and a half? After all, all ten destroyers of the G-th destroyer squadron were killed before they could even hold on for an hour. And will the G-th cruiser squadron be luckier?
, this is very difficult to say!
"Boom!" An explosion sounded. At 10:32, a 210mm artillery shell hit the light cruiser "Birmingham" of the 4th Light Cruiser Division of the U.S. Navy. The shell hit the bow of the light cruiser "Birmingham", only
The 38mm thick deck simply couldn't withstand the 210mm armor-piercing projectile, and a big hole was blown out!
Since the light cruiser USS Birmingham was hit, the battleships of the U.S. Navy's 4th light cruiser have been hit continuously. Even the U.S. Navy's Omaha-class light cruiser has a displacement of more than 5,700 tons, but it still cannot withstand
Such a blow! A 210 mm caliber armor-piercing bullet is enough to tear them into pieces!
"Fight back! Fight back immediately!" Commodore Lance yelled like crazy on the bridge of the light cruiser 'Chester'. If this continues, he might not have waited until the 2nd battlecruiser detachment arrived.
Their 4th Light Cruiser Division is all finished!
The ten light cruisers of the U.S. Navy fought back one after another, but it was very difficult for their three twin-mounted 152mm naval guns to hit a target eight thousand meters away and tear through the armor of the heavy cruiser. The ten U.S. Navy's
The light cruisers are basically in a passive position. Their counterattack can at most cause some damage to the superstructures of several heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy!
"Boom! Boom!" Two loud noises sounded in succession. The US Navy's light cruiser USS Salem was hit. An armor-piercing projectile penetrated the left waterline of the USS Salem, tearing a three-meter gap.
What a long gaping hole. Seawater poured into the light cruiser Salem crazily. Another armor-piercing bomb hit
The bridge of the light cruiser 'Selen' had only 32 mm of bridge armor that could not withstand the bombardment of 210 mm armor-piercing bullets. The armor was easily torn apart, and all the officers, including the captain, were killed. Lost.
Without command, the light cruiser Seren soon sank due to too much water!
Subsequently, the light cruiser 'Birmingham' of the 4th Light Cruiser Division of the U.S. Navy was sunk, the light cruiser 'Milwaukee' was severely damaged and withdrew from the battlefield, the light cruiser 'Cincinnati' was sunk, and the light cruiser 'Detroit' was sunk.
The light cruiser USS Richmond was sunk and severely damaged. This caused the 4th light cruiser of the U.S. Navy to lose almost half of its combat power. The remaining light cruisers had to withstand the attack of the 6 heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy.
Impossible!
Fortunately, the 2nd Battlecruiser Division of the U.S. Navy finally arrived at the critical moment. When the tall figure of the battlecruiser appeared, Commodore Lance almost burst into tears!
"Haha! Reinforcements are coming. Yellow-skinned monkeys, your death has come!" Brigadier General Lance shouted crazily, feeling quite proud, as if he was suffocating at this moment after being beaten up by six heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy.