The warships were advancing at high speed, and the speed of the fleets of both sides was approaching at high speed. The cannons of the naval guns had already faded away, and the hideous huge muzzle pointed obliquely towards the sky, adjusting the angle due to the constant changes in distance.
"Boom!" A loud bang rang out on the sea, and a huge splash of water burst out on the calm sea. The cruiser detachment of the Chinese Navy Pacific Fleet, which was advancing at high speed, had the cruiser of the US fleet begun to exchange fire.
The main guns of the four heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet are all twin-mounted 280mm naval guns, which are extremely powerful. Most of the cruisers of the US Navy are small warships of two or three thousand tons. If they are hit by shells of this caliber
There is absolutely no chance of surviving. However, the distance between them is too far, and it is difficult to accurately hit the target.
While the battleships of both sides are still approaching, the cruiser detachment has begun to fight fiercely. Although the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet has only eight cruisers, they have to face 18 US Navy cruisers.
The disadvantage of the number of large numbers has enabled the cruiser team of the Chinese Navy to keep the combat distance above 6,000 meters. No matter how the US Navy turns, it will maintain this combat distance that is beneficial to the Chinese Navy and obtain the largest amount with minimal losses.
Results of the battle.
At 12:40 noon, the distance between the battleship detachments of both sides was shortened to 12,000 meters. The current course has become directly north and it has begun to deflect westward. The Chinese fleet must maintain a distance of war, but the US fleet must
Shorten the distance so as to give full play to their numerical advantages. The speed of the two "Plateau-class" battleships of the Chinese Navy remained at 17 knots, and the US Navy only had the "Iowa" battleships and the "Texas" two.
When the battleships can keep up with this speed, the other three "Indiana-class" battleships will be two knots slower, and they will be slowly thrown away. This is very beneficial for the Chinese Navy. They can use this section.
Time, first sink or severely damage these two warships from the US Navy.
At 13 o'clock, the distance between the two sides was shortened to 10,000 meters. At this time, the gun officer on the battleship of the "Plateau" issued an order to bombard the two double-units on the "Plateau" were 305 mm. At this time,
They have all been targeted at the US Navy's second-class battleship "Texas".
"Boom!" The orange-red flames shone in the muzzle, and the shells weighing more than 300 kilograms were smashed at the Texas with huge kinetic energy.
"There were fires so far apart? Do they think they could hit it?" Lieutenant General Benson said disdainfully on the 'Indiana'. Obviously, he thought it was the Chinese Navy was wasting ammunition.
"They actually put the target of the first shelling on the Texas. It seems that the Texas is in danger!" Mahan's face looked a little ugly. The Texas was just
It is just a second-class battleship. Although it has two 305mm naval guns, it has a low firing rate and is far inferior to the Chinese Navy. At the same time, although the armor is thick, it is all old-fashioned armor and has a long defense.
Not as good as Chinese warships.
"Boom!" Four shells fell into the sea more than 500 meters away from the Texas, splashing a lot of water.
"Haha! I knew they were wasting ammunition!" Lieutenant General Benson laughed. However, Ma Han's face was very serious. There is no doubt that the Chinese Navy is preparing to use precise artillery bombardment to defeat the US Navy in order to make up for it.
The disadvantage of quantity.
"Road 500 meters left, and the angle is raised twice!" After obtaining the data on the shelling, the gun officer on the battleship of the Plateau issued an order. At 13:05, the Plateau began the second shelling.
This time, the four shells were much closer, and the closest shell was less than two hundred meters away from the Texas.
Subsequently, the Plateau and Qinghai began to bombard the Texas. During this period, the combat distance between the two sides had been reduced from 10,000 meters to 8,000 meters. Chinese warships began
Continue to turn and maintain this combat distance.
The officers and soldiers of the US Navy had no smiles on their faces. At the beginning, they were still mocking the Chinese Navy for wasting shells. However, as the bullet points got closer, even at 13:30
, The Plateau has already formed a cross-fire, which is tantamount to the Texas. The Texas was hit, but a matter of time.
.
"Order the Iowa and Texas to start counterattacking! If you drag on it, your morale will collapse!" Ma Han said helplessly. Compared with the Chinese Navy, the US Navy is nothing more than a rookie.
.It is difficult to compare with the Chinese Navy in all aspects.
"But, at this distance, only God knows our hit rate!" Benson said hesitantly.
"Let the Iowa and the Texas face each other with the Chinese battleship, and we go around from the side. Now the Chinese warships have begun to turn northwest in order to maintain the combat distance. Our Indiana
', 'Massachusetts' and 'Oregon', immediately turn and go around from the west!" Mahan said. In this case, even if it cannot form a junction against the two battleships of the Chinese Navy, it will make China
The Navy's stop turning will help the US Navy shorten the combat distance.
"Okay, Commander!" Benson nodded. This is creating opportunities that will force the Chinese Navy's battleships to shorten the combat distance with the US battleships. However, this is not an opportunity for the US Navy.
.The combat distance is shorter and the Chinese Navy will hit higher.
"Boom!" At 13:45, a shell that occurred from the main gun in front of the "Qinghai" exploded less than fifty meters away from the "Texas". The huge pressure caused by the explosion of the shell was,
The left hull of Texas caused a strong squeeze. However, the side armor of Texas reached 305 mm, and despite the heavy pressure, it still held on.
Subsequently, the US Navy's Iowa and Texas also began to counterattack. The two twin 330mm guns on the Iowa and the Texas on the
The two 305mm naval guns also launched violent shellings. However, at the combat distance of 8 kilometers, their shelling level was really not satisfactory. After two consecutive rounds of artillery bombardment, no shell fell on China.
Within 500 range near the battleship.
At 14:00 pm, the good luck of the Texas ended. A shell fired from the Plateau accurately hit the stern of the Texas ship. The shell weighing more than 300 kilograms
It easily penetrated the armor less than 50 mm on the rear deck of the Texas. The shell exploded and directly cut off a small piece of the stern of the Texas ship, and accompanied it
The servo was knocked out, which made the Texas not only slow down its speed, but it couldn't even turn any more.
"Okay! Beautiful job! Seize the opportunity, design the Texas three times, and then make the shelling targets above the Iowa!" Inside the bridge of the Plateau, Lee
Dingxin's excited command.
"Damn it! The Texas is in danger!" Ma Han cursed with a pale face.
Soon, with the help of the Texas being unable to turn and at the same time the speed was decreasing, the Chinese Navy's Plateau and Qinghai launched three consecutive rounds of artillery shelling on the Texas.
Among the three rounds of artillery bombardment, two shells hit the Texas, one of which hit the middle of the battleship and blew up a chimney, causing the Texas to lose its power rapidly.
Another shot hit the front main gun of the Texas and overturned the front main gun into the sea. Such damage caused the Texas to lose the ability to continue fighting and had to stop.
At the same time, two U.S. Navy destroyers were protected around the Texas so as not to be fished by the Chinese Navy destroyers and attacked the Texas with torpedoes.
Only an hour after the war started, the Chinese Navy had severely damaged the Texas. Next, the Plateau and Qinghai set their main targets on the Iowa.
The most powerful battleship in the US Navy launched a fierce attack.
"Commander, the Americans attempt to surround us from the flank!" The staff officer on the 'Plateau' reported to Li Dingxin.
"Order the fleet to stop steering and sail north at full speed." Li Dingxin ordered.
"Yes, commander!" The staff officer immediately took the order.
"Hmph! Is it that easy for you Americans to encircle me? Let you see what your "Iowa" ends!" Li Dingxin said. Although stopping the turn will cause Chinese battleships to be
The combat distance with the Iowa has been severely reduced. However, because the Texas has been severely damaged, the Chinese Navy can briefly form a two-to-one advantage, if it can be severely damaged or even severely within this period of time.
If the Iowa is sunk, the strength comparison between the two sides will undergo a fundamental change again.
"Boom! Boom!" The shells flew across the board, and the "Plateau" and the "Qinghai" launched a fierce attack on the US Navy's "Iowa", while the "Iowa" launched a fierce counterattack.
However, the Chinese Navy has a huge advantage. Moreover, as the combat distance is drastically shortened, the accuracy of artillery bombardment is also increasing rapidly.
At 14:20 pm, the combat distance between the two sides had been shortened to 6 kilometers. In a volley of the Qinghai, a shell hit the port side of the Iowa.
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