Chapter two hundred and ninetieth overwhelming advantage
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The side armor of the Iowa is between 177 mm and 355 mm. The shell of the Qinghai is hit by the armor at the part where the armor is 320 mm. However, the armor currently used by the American warships is
The armor of the rigid surface is also used to use Harvey Gang, which is even less than the nickel steel armor used in Europe and the Krupp armor that uses nickel-chromium alloy.
After the shell exploded, a large hole with a diameter of more than two meters was blown up on the side of the Iowa. Fortunately, it was above the waterline, and only destroyed a 203mm secondary cannon and killed several sailors.
.If it explodes near the waterline, the Iowa must be severely damaged.
As the battle distance between the two sides became closer, the shells fired by the "Iowa" gradually became closer and closer to the Chinese naval battleship. But he had to bear much greater firepower himself.
"The dogs are raised! Those yellow-skinned monkeys chose to fight against the "Iowa" to get rid of us. If this continues, the "Iowa" will not be able to hold on!" The deputy of the US Navy's West Coast Fleet.
Commander Lieutenant General Benson cursed.
"Order the fleet to turn thirty degrees to the right, and we will speed up and lean up!" Ma Han ordered. Now, there are three battleships with strong firepower above his hand, but because they are too far apart, they can't use their strength at all.
I could only watch the "Iowa" withstood the fierce firepower of the Chinese Navy. The three warships, Indiana, Massachusetts and Oregon, had already achieved the highest speed, but with China
Compared to the Navy, they are still a little bit short of it.
"Master Commander, let the destroyer team attack! Use destroyers to launch a torpedo attack on Chinese warships. Even if they cannot hit the opponent, they must slow down their speed and give us a chance to catch up!" Benson suggested.
"There are destroyers around the Chinese battleships, and we cannot succeed!" Ma Han shook his head.
"You have to try it! If it doesn't work, just let the Iowa retreat." Benson suggested. In this case, four Indiana-class battleships will form a powerful firepower together, and there is no need to let the
The 'Iowa' fight alone.
Ma Han was a little hesitant. The US Navy's battleships were two knots slower than the Chinese Navy, which allowed the Chinese Navy to keep the distance of battle within a favorable range of the Chinese Navy. Even if four battleships were concentrated, they could not hit it.
The target is of no use. So at the beginning, Mahan planned to use the Iowa and Texas to delay the Chinese battleship. But now it seems that this plan has failed.
It's right.
"Order the destroyer team to launch a lightning strike!" Ma Han finally made the decision.
"Yes, Commander!" Benson immediately took the order.
The twenty-one destroyers of the US Navy were organized into three destroyer teams, each with seven destroyers. After leaving one team to protect the main battleship, the remaining two teams immediately rushed towards the Chinese Navy's battleship.
Although the destroyer is small in size and has a displacement of less than 1,000 tons, it is very fast, generally above 25 knots. More than a dozen destroyers rushed towards the Chinese Navy's battleships, trying to act as a maritime killer and use torpedoes to severely inflict heavily.
Even sunk Chinese battleships.
"Commander, the Americans used destroyers to launch an attack!" The captain on the Plateau reported.
"Order our destroyers to attack and stop them. At the same time, prepare for torpedo protection. The main gun continues to fire at the Iowa!" Li Dingxin ordered without changing his expression.
The twelve destroyers guarding the Plateau and Qinghai immediately turned the bow and went up to the US Navy's destroyer. The rapid-fire cannons on the deck had already begun to bombard the ping-pong artillery.
The battle between destroyers is often more cruel than the direct battle of the main battleship. The main battleship is rough and thick in flesh. As long as it is not a key part, it will not be a problem to get one or two large-caliber shells. But destroyers are different.
Even the 75mm rapid-fire gun can cause fatal damage to them. The U.S. Navy's destroyer team wanted to break through the Chinese Navy's interception and launched a lightning strike on the Chinese Navy's battleships. The Chinese Navy's destroyer team was desperately trying to stop the U.S. Navy's
destroyer squad.
The battle was very fierce, with more than 20 search warships chasing on the sea. The destroyers of the Chinese Navy were equipped with more powerful weapons than the destroyers of the US Navy. Most of the destroyers of the US Navy adopted the British navy design, and the military equipment was 75mm.
Rapid-fire guns and two 37mm rapid-fire guns. The Chinese Navy's destroyers have a 105mm naval gun, two 75mm rapid-fire guns and two 37mm rapid-fire guns. However, the Chinese Navy's destroyers have been in service for several years.
It has a maximum speed of only 25 knots, which is a little slower than the US Navy destroyers.
"Boom boom boom!" The Chinese Navy's Beihai No. 3 destroyer was hit one after another, and the upper construction was already burning. However, the Chinese Navy soldiers on the warship, on the one hand, stopped the loss tube, and on the other hand, were still moving towards the other hand.
The US Navy launched shelling. Their opponent, the destroyer Barry, had also been hit one after another, especially a 105mm shell was guaranteed on the bridge, which directly caused the captain's death.
The fierce battle continued, and the entire sea seemed to be boiling, and warships were constantly being shot, caught fire, and then silent. Although the Chinese Navy's destroyer team was violently intercepted, the US Navy's destroyer still broke through the blockade and quickly
He rushed towards the battleships of the Chinese Navy and attempted to launch a torpedo within one thousand meters.
In addition to the two dual-mounted 305mm main guns, the plateau-class battleships also have 10 105mm caliber single-load guns; 10 88mm single-load guns; and 12 37mm machine guns. These are all against destroyers.
A sharp weapon. After the US Navy's destroyers approached, these artillery fired immediately. The shells were shrouded in the US Navy's destroyers like a storm.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The destroyer of the US Navy, which was charging at high speed, was completely shrouded in bullets. After being hit by several shells one after another, the destroyer was sunk.
At this time, two US Navy destroyers broke through the blockade and rushed into a range less than one thousand meters from the Plateau, and launched torpedoes at almost the same time. Six torpedoes were fan-shaped towards the Plateau at a speed of 25 knots.
The 'number galloped away.
"Left torpedo, 6! Emergency evasion and prepare for torpedo combat!"
The 37mm machine gun on the Plateau immediately launched a bombardment at the torpedoes that were approaching rapidly on the sea surface. However, the torpedo speed was too fast and it was difficult to hit. At the same time, the Plateau also began to avoid the high-speed.'
The Plateau is like a wild horse that has broken away from reins, turning rapidly on the sea to avoid the attack of torpedoes. Even if it is a battleship, those who have been hit by one will suffer severe damage.
The 'Plateau' was lucky, and successfully avoided four torpedoes. The other two, one of which broke down and sank into the seabed after running for hundreds of meters, and the other one passed by the head of the ship.
.This made the officers and soldiers on the 'Plateau' breath a sigh of relief.
The U.S. Navy's destroyers only had this chance. After the torpedo occurred, both destroyers were sunk. Two destroyers, 14 destroyers, were sunk 8, and the remaining 6,
The four ships were injured, and only two returned unscathed. The Chinese Navy's destroyer team was also sunk four ships. Both sides suffered heavy losses.
When the U.S. Navy's destroyer team launched a lightning strike, three "Indiana-class" battleships of the U.S. Navy were catching up at high speed. However, the Chinese Navy's battleships were still in the 17th quarter of the voyage, even if they were evading torpedoes.
At that time, it also maintained a speed of 15 knots, which made the US Navy's "Indiana-class" battleships unable to catch up with the Chinese Navy's battleships.
However, the battleship "Iowa" successfully shortened the combat distance to about 5,000 meters. At this distance, the 330mm naval gun of the "Iowa" has extremely powerful attack power. At the same time, "Iowa"
The secondary gun of the Wa's also began to bombard, and the powerful firepower caused the Plateau to suffer a considerable loss.
The bridge of the 'Plateau' was hit by a 203mm shell. However, the bridge's armor of more than 300 mm effectively resisted the shell, but the impact of the shell explosion still allowed Li Dingxin to
More than a dozen people inside were injured. The superstructure of the Plateau was hit one after another, and a fire broke out on the rear deck, forcing the main gun behind to stop the shelling. The soldiers on the Plateau
, and also caused dozens of casualties.
However, that's all the result of the Iowa war. When the Iowa bombarded the Plateau, it also suffered strong firepower from the Plateau and Qinghai.
Strike. The main gun and the rapid-fire gun fired together, making the Iowa completely surrounded by a rain of bullets. The superstructure was more like a dog chewed, igniting a raging fire.
At 14:50 pm, a 305mm naval gun hit the head of the ship of the "Qinghai" accurately, knocking down the entire capital, causing Iowa to
The speed of the number was severely affected.
At 14:55, in another volley of the Qinghai, two 305mm naval guns hit the Iowa. Among them, one shell exploded near the waterline of the Iowa.
, created a large hole more than three meters long. The surging sea water poured into the Iowa, causing the hull to tilt. Another shell hit the Iowa ship at a 45-degree angle
The main gun, the shells in the first place, pierced the armor of the main turret and hit the ammunition depot. The explosion of dozens of 330mm naval shells caused the Iowa to break directly into two pieces. In less than two minutes
Sinking to the bottom of the sea.
Now, the number of battleships on both sides has changed to two to three!
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