The flagship of the U.S. Navy, the battleship USS Pennsylvania, has undoubtedly become the target of being attacked by carrier-based aircraft of the U.S. Navy.
During the first wave of attacks, the battleship Pennsylvania was hit by a torpedo and two bombs, but the damage was not fatal. If it could sink the opponent's flagship, it would undoubtedly be a huge blow to the enemy.
Strike. Therefore, when the second wave of aircraft found that the US Navy's flagship was still on the sea, this undoubtedly created a huge attraction for them!
Two squadrons of C'Osprey torpedo attack aircraft and two squadrons of H50'Osprey dive bombers were all eyeing the USS Pennsylvania. The eight torpedo attack aircraft avoided the U.S. Navy's anti-aircraft firepower and entered from low altitudes.
They rushed towards the USS Pennsylvania at high speed. In order to ensure the hit rate as much as possible, these eight torpedo attack planes tried to get closer.
‘Pennsylvania’ battleship dropped torpedoes within a distance of 500 meters. You must know that dropping bombs at close range in front of a battleship with considerable anti-aircraft firepower is extremely risky!
"Left side! Chinese torpedo attack planes, shoot down these planes first!" An officer on the battleship USS Pennsylvania discovered the incoming torpedo attack planes and shouted loudly. During the last attack, the United States
People just failed to eliminate these most threatening torpedo attack aircraft in time, so they paid a heavy price. After the last bloody lesson, the Americans also learned a lot of experience!
Several 37mm anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns adjusted their direction and fired at the sky on the left. Dense bullets and shells were fired crazily at the eight incoming torpedo attack aircraft. An Osprey torpedo attack aircraft was hit on the spot.
, one wing was broken
After losing its balance, the aircraft suddenly fell into the sea, and the pilot was not sure whether he was alive or dead. However, several other Osprey and torpedo attack aircraft successfully rushed to a distance of less than 500 meters from the USS Pennsylvania, and then dropped
torpedo!
Millimeter medium-sized torpedoes rushed towards the USS Pennsylvania at high speed, with a speed of up to thirty knots, allowing these torpedoes to cover a distance of 500 meters in up to thirty seconds. In addition, the torpedoes rushed towards the USS Pennsylvania in a fan shape.
Shooting it, with the length of the Pennsylvania, which is 195 meters long, it is completely impossible to completely avoid this torpedo!
"Torpedo on the left! Four hundred meters, avoid!" a US military officer shouted loudly, with a hint of panic and anxiety in his voice!
The huge battleship Pennsylvania began to turn. The captain personally controlled the stern rudder, hoping to save the battleship at the most critical moment. At this time, he could only turn left and use the bow to aim at the incoming torpedo. However,
To complete the turn in less than thirty seconds is almost impossible for a battleship that is nearly two hundred meters long and has a displacement of more than thirty thousand tons!
At this time, the eight Fish Eagles and dive bombers in the sky also began to attack. It was obvious that they planned to take advantage of his illness to kill him without giving the battleship Pennsylvania a chance!
"Jie Jie!" Eight fish eagles and dive bombers entered the dive channel at an altitude of one thousand meters and dived at an angle of 60 degrees. The sound generators on the wings made a sharp whistle during the dive, almost making them
People's eardrums were pierced, and many American naval officers covered their ears and squatted on the ground in pain! At this moment, the battleship Pennsylvania was turning with all its strength to deal with the incoming torpedoes. For the sky
The dive bombers in the sky are other methods used by the United States and Britain. If they immediately avoid the bombs that are about to fall in the sky, the battleship will inevitably be hit by torpedoes. Compared with bombs, torpedoes obviously have greater lethality! Therefore,'
The captain of the battleship Pennsylvania chose to deal with the torpedoes first. As for the falling aerial bombs, he could only use the thick armor of the battleship Pennsylvania to resist them!
At a height of only 400 meters from the battleship Pennsylvania, eight
The Fish Eagle dive bombers dropped the aerial bombs under the belly of the aircraft. The aerial bombs weighing 500 kilograms quickly hit the USS Pennsylvania. After dropping the bombs, the eight dive bombers became much lighter.
The pilots began to
He pulled up the nose of the plane forcefully. If he had moved a little slower, he would have very likely crashed into the battleship, eventually causing the aircraft to crash and killing everyone! Fortunately, these dive bombers almost scraped the mast of the battleship Pennsylvania.
Flying over can be said to be dangerous and dangerous.
Aerial bombs weighing 500 kilograms arrived first. Four of the bombs fell into the sea, splashing water columns into the sky. The other bombs fell on the battleship Pennsylvania. An aerial bomb once again fell into the sea.
It fell on the front deck, destroying another main battery turret on the front deck. Two aerial bombs landed amidships, blowing up the superstructure of the USS Pennsylvania.
Rotten, both of them were thrown down, thick smoke filled the air, and the entire superstructure was on fire.! An aerial bomb fell on the stern of the ship, directly smashed through the armor on the rear deck, and exploded inside the battleship. This one
The bomb broke two drive shafts, causing the Pennsylvania's power to drop by half. Along with the damage to the amidships, the battleship's speed would drop to less than half of its previous speed!
Four aerial bombs directly hit the battleship Pennsylvania, causing fatal damage. But this is not the most important thing. Such damage was suffered during the turning process, and the consequences can be imagined!
Immediately afterwards, the torpedoes ran a distance of 500 meters and hit the battleship Pennsylvania. Except for two torpedoes that missed, the rest hit the left waterline of the unlucky battleship!
The warhead of each torpedo is equipped with
One hundred and twenty kilograms of high explosives, the huge power of the explosion destroyed the Pennsylvania's waterline armor, causing several large holes below the waterline. The cold water poured into the battleship, causing the battleship to quickly
The tilt occurred!
"Asshole! How is the battleship? The damage control personnel will do their best to rescue the battleship!" William finally got up from the bridge.
Admiral Benson shouted loudly! 'The USS Pennsylvania suffered a series of heavy losses and suffered four heavy aerial bombs and torpedoes. Even a behemoth with a displacement of more than 30,000 tons cannot withstand it!
However, after a minute, the damage control personnel called William.
Admiral Benson brought a desperate answer.
"General, the battleship was severely damaged and the left side was severely flooded. We were unable to plug the leak. Although the watertight compartment was closed, the battleship began to tilt due to too much water! In addition, the power compartment was damaged and the power supply was also affected.
It has a huge impact and we are unable to dispatch the water entering the battleship in time!" the commander of the damage control personnel reported with a look of despair on his face!
"Asshole! Why are you talking so much about useless things? You just need to tell me if you can save the battleship!" William.
Admiral Benson roared crazily, like an angry lion!
"General, there is nothing we can do! Now the battleship has begun to tilt, and the battleship will sink soon!"
"Damn it!" William.
Admiral Benson was furious, but there was nothing he could do.
"General, the Pennsylvania is finished, we need to move immediately!" Edward.
Lieutenant General Aiboer said anxiously. He already knew the conclusions obtained from the damage control personnel.
The USS Pennsylvania is doomed! During the first wave of attacks by Chinese aircraft, the USS Pennsylvania suffered one torpedo and two bombs. Now it was hit by four aerial bombs and five torpedoes.
These damages were enough to kill the USS Pennsylvania!
"No, I won't leave!" William.
Admiral Benson said stubbornly. The flagship is finished, and the entire U.S. fleet is about to be finished. This is undoubtedly a huge blow to him who wants to defeat the Chinese navy and defend the United States, and even makes him unable to accept it!
"General, the battle is not over yet! You still need to continue to command the battle!" Edward.
Lieutenant General Abor said loudly!
But at this moment William.
Admiral Benson seemed to have completely lost his fighting spirit. He seemed to have experienced falling from heaven back to hell. This sharp contrast was difficult for him to accept!
At this time, due to excessive water ingress, the battleship Pennsylvania had tilted 15 degrees to the left, and as more and more people moved in, the tilt rate was still accelerating. It is foreseeable that the battleship will capsize soon.
On the sea!
Edward.
Lieutenant General Aiboer had no choice but to have someone set up William.
Admiral Benson took a transport boat to escape from the tilting battleship Pennsylvania, and then boarded the battleship Ohio. Because at this time other Pennsylvania-class battleships were also targets of Chinese aircraft attacks, they were transferred to those
There is no insurance on the battleship either. It is better to transfer it directly to
The New York-class battleship is safer! After all, after the Pennsylvania-class battleship is sunk, the huge Nevada-class battleship will definitely become the next target!
The USS Pennsylvania, the flagship of the US Navy, was once again hit by four heavy aerial bombs and torpedoes after being attacked by sixteen Chinese Navy carrier-based aircraft. Although the USS Pennsylvania has a displacement of more than 30,000
tons, but suffered such a heavy blow, it was still unable to withstand it! In William.
After Admiral Benson left, in less than ten minutes, the battleship Pennsylvania capsized on the sea and finally sank slowly into the sea!