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At 2:25, the six Hanxin-class and fast battleships of the Chinese Navy caught up with the Navy's Cruiser Detachment and launched an attack on the US Navy's 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron at a distance of 10,000 meters!
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Han Xin, the battleship opened fire first, three triple-mounted 343mm main guns were glowing orange-red flames, and 9 armor-piercing bullets weighing more than 600 kilograms roaring towards the US Navy.
South Dakota, the battle cruiser smashed away.
After more than ten seconds, the shells fell into the sea and exploded, splashing water columns into the sky. The first time the volley was fired, the nearest bounce point was less than two hundred meters away from the target. If some adjustments were made appropriately, it might be possible.
Hit the target!
After the Han Xin battleship opened fire, the subsequent five battleships also selected their respective targets and began to shell the shelling!
"Damn it! Fight back!" Major General Henry's face turned green. The accuracy of the Chinese Navy's naval gun shooting completely exceeded his expectations. He could achieve such a result in the first volley. If this continues, it will probably not take long for them to go on.
Will be hit.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The six battlecruisers of the US Navy immediately launched a counterattack. However, the fire control equipment on the battlecruisers of the US Navy is still relatively simple and cannot be compared with the Chinese Navy.
At a distance of 10,000 meters, the closest bounce point they were three or four hundred meters away. The shells they fired had no other function except for blowing up a bunch of water columns on the sea!
At this time, the battle situation on the sea was that Han Xin, South Dakota, Wei Qing, Indiana, Huo Qubing, Montana, Li Guang, North Carolina,
The number, Li Ling, the number is 'Maine, the number,'Ban Chao, the number is 'Washington, the number is '!
The heavy cruiser formation and forward formation of the Chinese Navy began to attack the US Navy's cruiser formation and the British fleet's Qyg fleet. When the US Navy's second battlecruiser formation was unable to take care of them, they had no choice but to do so.
The massacre was slaughtered by the heavy cruiser formation and vanguard formation of the Chinese Navy!
"Boom!" At 12:31 noon, Wei Qing, the battleship, achieved the first result in this naval battle. During the third round of volleys, a 343mm armor-piercing projectile hit the Indiana, the battleship
The cruiser, which weighs more than 600 kilograms, hit Indiana, and exploded a millimeter sub-cannon on the starboard side, leaving a large hole in the starboard side. If the explosion was further down a few meters,
That' Indiana, the battlecruiser was in trouble.
The battle was very fierce. The six Hanxin-class Chinese Navy's fast battleships poured shells at the six battlecruisers of the US Navy's 2nd Battlecruiser Detachment at a speed of 1.5 minutes. The shells continued to roll in.
After the explosion occurred around the battlecruisers of the US Navy, the splashing water column fell, wet the decks of these battleships, and at the same time it made the officers and soldiers of the US Navy feel colder and more worried!
"Boom! Boom!" At 12:38 noon, Huo Qubing, the battleship, hit the Montana, the battleship cruiser, and two of the nine shells this time were hit.
Target. A shell hit Montana, the No. 4 main turret on the rear deck of the Battlecruiser. The turret armor, which was only 178 mm thick, could not resist the bombardment of the 343 mm armor-piercing projectile, and was easily torn apart.
After the shell exploded, the entire turret No. 4 was overturned. Fortunately, there were no shells and launching medicines in the turret at this moment. Otherwise, the Montana battle cruiser would suffer greater losses. Another shell
Hit the bridge of the Montana Battlecruiser.
The bridge armor behind only 254 mm also could not withstand the 343 mm armor-piercing shell. The shell easily tore open the armor of the bridge under the action of huge kinetic energy and exploded inside the bridge. After the shell exploded, the captain, including the captain.
All dozens of officers were killed. For a moment, they were severely injured.
‘Montana, the battlecruiser lost command. Although the remaining three dual-mounted 305mm main guns can continue to fire, they cannot exert their due combat power!
"General, 'Montana, the USS. was severely damaged! Turret No. 4 was destroyed. The bridge was hit. A large number of officers, including the captain, died in battle. Now the commander of the pilot is commanding the battle!" A staff officer told Major General Henry.
Report!
"Send a telegram to Montana, let them continue to fight! No orders are allowed to retreat without permission! In addition, send a telegram to the commander, the Chinese Han Xin-class battle cruiser is too strong, and it is difficult for us to resist
, We need reinforcements!" Major General Henry said anxiously. Just ten minutes into the battle, a warship in the US Navy's cruiser squad was severely damaged. If this continues, they may not be able to resist at all! It has been a long time!!
A few minutes later, the staff officer replied to Major General Henry and told him that the 1st Battlecruiser Detachment was coming to the battlefield. However, because the distance was too far, it was still more than half an hour before he could reach the battlefield! William.
Admiral Benson hopes that the 2nd Battlecruiser Team can hold on until reinforcements arrive! As for William.
The main force of the US-British Navy combined fleet led by Admiral Benson himself will take longer to reach the battlefield! After all, the speed of the battleship is much slower than that of the battleship cruisers. What's more, there are many relatively old battleships in the US Navy.
The speed is low, which seriously delays the speed of the US Navy.
"Damn it! Half an hour? The Chinese artillery fire is so fierce. Can we withstand half an hour?" Major General Henry roared. Although half an hour is very short, the Chinese Navy's artillery is now on the verge of the accurate shooting.
It is getting more and more accurate, and it is difficult to say whether you can last for half an hour. Maybe after the 1st Battlecruiser Team arrives, the 6 battlecruisers of the 2nd Battlecruiser Team have already been severely damaged by the Chinese Navy or
Sinked! In addition, Major General Henry did not think that the 4 Colorado-class battlecruisers of the 1st Battleship Detachment could play a great role. Maybe they are not opponents of the Chinese Navy!
"Boom!" At 12:43, Ban Chao, the battleship, hit the target in a round of shooting, and a 343mm armor-piercing shell hit the front deck of the battleship, Washington, the battleship.
'Washington, the deck armor of the USS Battlecruiser is only 64 mm, and in front of the armor-piercing bullet weighing more than 600 kilograms, it is completely like paper. The armor-piercing bullet easily penetrates the deck armor of the USS Battlecruiser,
Explosion inside the battleship. The huge power is directly
'Washington, a large pit of several meters in diameter was left on the fore deck of the USS Battlecruiser. And, this seems to be not over yet. A dozen seconds later, 'Washington, a shocking explosion broke out.
.The entire capital was blown to pieces in the explosion. At the same time, the cold sea water poured into the Washington battlecruiser, causing the bow to sink into the sea. The people on the other warships soon saw it.
In Washington, the battlecruiser's head sank into the sea and continued to sink, but the stern lifted out of the water. In just two minutes, the battlecruiser with a displacement of up to 20,000 tons
It sank into the sea!
"Damn, what's going on?" Major General Henry widened his eyes and looked at the huge vortex left on the sea after the USS Battlecruiser sank!
"General, it should be the one that broke through the foreground of the USS Battlecruiser. The shells on the foreground of the main gun also penetrated the ammunition depot under the main gun. The hundreds of shells and artillery battles inside completely destroyed the Washington,
!” An officer analyzed. 'Washington, the USS Battlecruiser's luck has undoubtedly declined. It was actually sunk under such circumstances. Even Ban Chao, the USS Battlecruiser, was very surprised.
'Ban Chao, the battleship hit the target for the first time in several rounds of volleys, but unexpectedly sank the target!
‘Washington, none of the 800 American Navy officers and soldiers on the USS Battlecruiser successfully escaped, and all of them were with the USS Battlecruiser, sleeping on the cold seabed!
"Haha! Well done! A battlecruising of an American battlecruiser!" This is the first main battleship that the Chinese Navy sank in this naval battle!'Washington, the battlecruiser was hit
Sinking, this greatly boosted the morale of the Chinese Navy. Ban Chao, the battleship of the USS is sinking
After the USS Battlecruiser, the USS Battlecruiser immediately turned the gun and began to siege the USS Battlecruiser with the USS Battlecruiser!
A battlecruiser was sunk, which made the situation of the US Navy's 2nd Battlecruiser Detachment even more dangerous. However, they are still continuing to launch a counterattack. If they don't fight back and sit back and wait for death, they will definitely be all in the end.
Killed!
At 12:46, a huge orange-red fireball rose on the main turret on the fore deck of the USS Battleship. The three dual-mounted main guns of the Chinese Navy, the fast battleship, used the first two.
The latter one's back-loaded design.'The armor-piercing projectile shot fired by the Indiana battlecruiser hit the No. 2 turret.
"Haha! I hit it! I finally hit those yellow monkeys!" Major General Henry happened to see Wei Qing through the telescope, and screamed excitedly. Although it was just a shell hit.
Target, but if you are lucky, you can also severely damage or even sink the target!