Chapter seven hundred and twenty second hard fight
"General, the battleship of the 'Zhuang' called, and they requested to withdraw from the battle!" A communication officer reported to General Edward Semo. The front main gun of the battleship of the 'Zhuang' had been destroyed, and the power was severely affected.
The impact is no longer suitable for continuing the battle. Although the "Zhuangyan" battleship has eight main guns to use, its speed can no longer catch up with the speed of the battle line, and it may be sunk by the destroyer sent by the Chinese Navy.
The British Navy has no new battleships left and can no longer lose.
"Agree! Let the battleship "Santhus" retreat directly to Gibraltar for repair!" said Admiral Edward Semore. Gibraltar, as the main anchorage of the British Navy's Mediterranean Fleet, has a supporting repair shop. The injury of the "Santhus" is not
Seriously, you can get repairs there, and there is no need to travel a long distance to return to the UK.
"Yes, general!" The communication officer quickly sent a phone call to the "Zhuangyan" battleship. The allowed battleship "Zhuangyan" was evacuated from the battlefield under the protection of two destroyers and sailed westward. The Chinese Navy was in the air withdrew from the battlefield and sailed westward.
Intentionally dispatched a destroyer to launch a lightning strike to sink the battleship. However, considering that the firepower of the battleship "Zhuang Yan" was not greatly affected, if the destroyer was sent to launch an attack, the eight main guns of the battleship "Zhuang Yan" flashed.
And more than 20 secondary guns will be a nightmare for all destroyers. Therefore, the Chinese Navy had to give up this good opportunity to withdraw the "Shengyan" battleship.
At this time, the situation of naval battles had become 7 to 8. Only more than two hours after the war started, a battleship of the British and American navy was sunk and one was forced to withdraw from the battle. However, the Chinese navy did not lose any
.This gap has made the British and American naval commander General Edward Seamo almost go crazy. US Admiral Benson also looks very ugly. If this continues, the Chinese Navy will gradually take the main force of the British and American navy.
The ship will be killed. At that time, the US Navy may also face a catastrophe!
"Very good, the enemy has only eight battleships left. Turn left 30 degrees and prepare to go around the front of the enemy and sink another one!" Lieutenant General Li Haitao, commander of the Chinese Navy Indian Ocean Fleet. Such a tactic is time-consuming.
, but it is the safest, and is used in the Indian Ocean Fleet in an extraordinary time.
In addition to the battleships, the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy and the armored cruisers of the British and American Navy were also in a decisive battle. The Chinese Navy invested four "Beijing-class" heavy cruisers, while the British and American Navy invested five "London-class" and
The New York-class armored cruiser, this class armored cruiser, was designed by the British to replace the old armored cruiser new cruiser. It had already started service three years ago and was once sold to Japan. After the United States obtained the drawings,
Named 'New York Class'. This armored cruiser has a displacement of 8350 tons and a maximum speed of 25 knots. The main gun is two dual-mounted 280mm naval guns, 6 155mm caliber single-load guns; 6 105mm single-load guns
Cannon loading; 8 37mm machine guns; 4 450mm water torpedo launch tubes. The combat effectiveness is already very good among cruisers. However, facing the Chinese Navy's "Beijing-class" heavy cruisers, there is still a certain amount of
The gap is that the two dual 305mm main guns of the Beijing-class heavy cruiser are much more powerful than the London-class. At the same time, the maximum speed of up to 28 knots is also greatly ahead of the London-class armored cruiser.
.Although the number of heavy cruisers in the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet is one less than that of the British and American Navy's armored cruisers, it has always been the upper hand in combat.
The battle between light cruisers is much more tragic. It is often the bayonet that is red, and light cruisers are sometimes blasted and caught fire, or even sunk. Both the Chinese Navy and the British and American Navy have light cruisers that are sunk.
As for destroyers, they surround the main battleship and provide protection to the main battleship. At the same time, if there is a chance, they can also launch lightning strikes on the enemy's main battleship. As the Chinese Navy's submarine threat is increasing, the British and American Navy
He was even more afraid to transfer the destroyer. Nearly twenty destroyers were surrounded by the main battleship to avoid sneak attacks from the Chinese Navy's submarines!
The fierce battle at sea continues. However, the main battleships of the Chinese Navy still do not give the British and American navies a chance to face the head-on. Regardless of using high speed, taking advantage of the favorable position, and then launching a siege on the warships in front of the British and American navies. This makes it possible for the
The British and American navies have the advantage of the number of main battleships, but they have been suppressed and beaten.
Admiral Edward Semo, the commander of the British and American naval forces, was almost mad. The Chinese are so shameless. This tactic is to bully slow opponents at high speed, and they don't look like warriors at all. However, he also
I have to admit that if he was the commander of the Chinese Navy, he would probably have adopted such tactics. Tactics and other things are not important. As long as he can defeat his opponent, it is a good tactic!
"General, General Benson called and expressed concern about our current situation. If this continues, we may be defeated by the Chinese!" The staff officer sent a telegram from U.S. Admiral Benson.
"What can I do? Those yellow-skinned monkeys run faster than rabbits. Our battleships are too slow to catch up at all!" Admiral Edward Seamo said angrily. Whether it is the British Navy's
The "Dreadnought" battleship is also the "Connectic" battleship of the US Navy, with a maximum speed of only 21 knots, while the current speed of the Chinese Navy has reached 22 knots, which is because the maximum speed of the "Chinese-class" battleship is only 24 knots.
The reason, otherwise, the Chinese Navy could also increase its speed.
"General, General Benson suggested that the remaining main ships be divided into two teams to intercept the Chinese Navy together." said the staff officer.
"Divide into two teams? In this case, each team has only four battleships. If they are attacked by the Chinese Navy, they will be completely at a disadvantage!" Admiral Edward Seamo shook his head.
"However, without using this method, we will not be able to catch up with the Chinese Navy. If this continues, we will still fail in the end!" The staff officer obviously agreed with General Bansen's method.
Admiral Edward Semore was a little hesitant. If the current style of play was maintained, the British and American navies would not have a chance to win at all. And if the Chinese navy seized the opportunity and lost the warships, they might end up with it.
Will be defeated. If you divide into two teams and encircle the Chinese Navy, you will have a glimmer of chance of victory. After all, the British and American Navy still have eight battleships, while the Chinese Navy only has four battleships and three battlecruisers with weaker armor
.As long as the two fleets are not too far apart, they should be able to rescue them in time.
"Okay, send a telegram to General Benson, I agree with his advice!" In the end, Admiral Edward Seamo agreed to divide the remaining eight battleships into two squadrons to encircle the Chinese Navy so that they can
Create opportunities for a head-on battle.
The battle lines of the British and American navy immediately began to change. The four battleships lined up in front were the British Navy's "Dreadnought", the "Barrier" battleship, the "Louisiana" battleship and the "Vermont" of the United States Navy.
The four battleships behind are the US Navy's "Connecticut", the USS Kansas, the USS Minnesota and the USS New Hampshire. Because the British Navy has only two battleships left,
In order to balance the strength of the two squadrons, the two battleships of the US Navy must obey the British command.
After being divided into two squadrons, the British and American navies immediately turned and began to encircle the Chinese navy.
"Commander, the enemy is divided into two squadrons and want to encircle us!" Major General Wu Zhiyuan, chief of staff of the Indian Ocean Fleet, reminded.
"It seems that they have no other way and are ready to fight us!" Lieutenant General Li Haitao said. Although the Chinese Navy has the advantage of speed, it will still be in danger when it faces the encirclement and interception of the two squadrons. Unless the Chinese Navy is in the air.
Retreat immediately and exit the battlefield, otherwise, they would sooner or later be caught by two squadrons of the British and American Navy.
"Then what should we do now? The British and American navy have eight battleships left, and we only have four battleships and three battlecruisers, which cannot be guaranteed to win!" Major General Wu Zhiyuan said with some concern.
"Their tactics are very good, just to crack our speed advantage. However, this also gives us the opportunity to break each one. No matter what, seven ships are fighting four ships, always taking advantage of it. Order the fleet to turn, since they are
If we want to have a decisive battle, we will help them!" Lieutenant General Li Haitao ordered.
The battle line composed of four battleships and three battlecruisers of the Chinese Navy quickly began to turn, heading towards the first squadron of two British Navy battleships and two US Navy battleships. According to the two sides
The distance, after more than ten minutes, they will pass by each other. The distance between the two sides has remained at about 12 kilometers under the intentional control of the Chinese Navy.
The second squadron, composed of four other US Navy battleships, immediately turned around and tried to go around from the side and attack the flanks of the Chinese fleet. However, the speed of the Chinese Navy has remained at 22 knots, which has allowed the second squadron of the British and American Navy to be relied on.
It's hard to catch up.
"All warships aim at the enemy's flagship "Default" and fire at the maximum speed!" Lieutenant General Li Haitao ordered.
As the two battle lines intersected, seven battleships of the Chinese Navy aimed their main guns at the "Dreadless" battleship, and four battleships of the First Squadron of the British and American Navy also aimed their main guns at the "Defying".
The battleship 'Qin Shihuang'! (To be continued. Please search for astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!)