Chapter 723 The crisis of the battlecruiser Meng Tian
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"Boom! Boom!" The dense shells cut through the air, making a sharp roar, and smashed them hard towards the "Fearless". The four battleships and three battlecruisers of the Chinese Navy began to look at the "Fearless" at this moment.
The battleship, with a speed of one volley per minute, poured out shells crazily. The water columns soared into the sky rose around the "Default" battleship, and the water fell down, pouring all the decks of the "Default" battleship.
The "Default" battleship with a displacement of more than 20,000 tons is like a small boat in a storm, and there is danger of sinking at any time!
"Counterattack! Counterattack! Sink those yellow monkeys' warships!" In the bridge of the "Defensible" battleship, Admiral Edward Seamo roared wildly. At this moment, he finally felt the previous "Disaster"
The battleship and the "Sheng Yan" battleship were in the mood when they were facing the siege of the Chinese Navy. Even though he participated in many naval battles in his life, it was the first time he was facing such a dangerous situation.
"Boom! Boom!" Four battleships of the First Squadron of the British and American Navy also opened fire. A total of 32 305mm main guns were pouring shells at the battleship "Qin Shihuang" of the Chinese Navy. However, it was only ten thousand taels.
At a distance of 1,000 meters, the accuracy of both the British and US Navy is very low. If you want to hit a local warship, you can only pray for God’s blessing!
The two battle lines quickly interlaced. During this process, the Chinese Navy fired four rounds of volleys against the "Default" battleship. However, the "Default" battleship seemed very lucky, and the four rounds were in sync.
The shooting ranged from more than 200 shells, and none of them hit the Battleship "Default". The two rounds of volleys launched by the British and American navies also did not even touch a hair on the Battleship "Qin Shihuang".
"Aim at the battleship 'Vermont' and fire with all your might!" Lieutenant General Li Haitao gave the order expressionlessly. The battleship 'Vermont' is the last one in the battle line of the first squadron of the British and American Navy. In the two battles
After the lines quickly interlaced, seized the last chance and the Chinese Navy placed the target of the attack on the American battleship lined up at the end.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Seven battleships and fifty-six main guns were all aimed at the battleship "Vermont" and seized this last opportunity to pour firepower into the opponent.
The US Navy has suffered defeats in the Chinese Navy twice in a row. Although the US Navy is all about taking revenge, they are still a little scared when they are actually fighting face to face!
"The last battleship aimed at the Chinese to open fire! It was a battle cruiser with weak armor and easier to sink!" On the battleship of the "Default", Admiral Edward Semoy issued an order. The battleship of the "Defaultless"
He was very satisfied with the blast just now. However, they were unable to hit the Chinese Navy's warship, which was a bit disappointing.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The four battleships of the First Squadron of the British and American Navy opened fire violently at the last battleship of the Chinese Navy's battle cruiser, the "Meng Tian", opened fire violently, although it was 12,000 meters apart.
.But the weak armor of the battlecruiser of the "Meng Tian" obviously cannot withstand the bombardment of the 305mm armor-piercing bombardment. Once hit, the battlecruiser of the "Meng Tian" must be severely damaged.
"Boom!" At 1:45 pm, in the third round of volleys of the Chinese Navy against the American battleship "Vermont", a 305mm shell fired by the battleship "Shenzhou" accurately hit the battleship "Vermont" in the third round of volleys of the Chinese Navy against the US battleship "Vermont".
The starboard side of the shell was only at the waterline. Although it destroyed two secondary guns and killed several US Navy soldiers, it failed to cause fatal damage to the "Vermont" battleship.
At this time, the two battle lines had passed. The British and American navies were still unable to hit Chinese warships, and Chinese warships only caused minor injuries to one American battleship. During the high-speed navigation, the hit rate
Further reduced.
"Turn right, go around their left, and do it again!" Lieutenant General Li Haitao ordered.
The battle lines of the Chinese Navy drew a semicircle on the sea surface, and then quickly caught up with the First Squadron of the British and American Navy, attempting to launch an attack on the First Squadron of the British and American Navy.
"Damn it, send a telegram to General Benson and let the Second Squadron approach quickly. Otherwise we would not be able to hold on!" Admiral Edward Seamo ordered. The Chinese put the target of the strike in the first Squadron.
The pressure on the four battleships of the First Squadron was very high. The Second Squadron attempted to encircle the Chinese fleet, but the Chinese fleet was too fast and kept turning, which made the Second Squadron difficult.
Block the Chinese fleet.
At 2:20 pm, the Chinese fleet caught up with the First Squadron of the British and American Navy from behind. The target of the Chinese fleet was once again placed on the USS Vermont, which was ranked last on the battle line!
"Let's fire, seize the opportunity, and sink those Americans!" Lieutenant General Li Haitao ordered.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The dense shells roared towards the battleship "Vermont". The more than 600 American Navy soldiers on the entire battleship were in their throats and kept praying to God.
Pray not to be hit.
At the same time, the First Squadron of the British and American Navy also launched a counterattack. Their counterattack target was the battleship "Qin Shihuang"!
God did not bless the Americans. At 2:23 pm, in the second round of volleys of the battleship "Prince Fusu", two shells hit the battleship "Vermont". One shell hit the battleship "
The bow of the Vermont, a big hole was blown up on the deck of the bow. Another shell hit the stern of the battleship of the Vermont. Although it could not destroy the main gun at the stern,
The shrapnel stuck the steering system of the main gun, making the main gun no longer able to adjust its direction. The maintenance personnel rushed to repair it immediately, but it was obviously not possible to repair it in a short time!
The doom of the battleship Vermont did not end there! In the last round of volleys, a 305mm armor-piercing bomb fired by the battleship Wang Ben broke through the starboard waterline armor of the battleship Vermont
, tore open a hole more than two meters wide. The surging sea water poured into the battleship "Vermont". The damage personnel on the battleship "Vermont" immediately began to rescue them. They took all their money and tried their best to do anything.
After the force, the loophole was finally blocked. But at this moment, the battleship "Vermont" had already infiltrated several hundred tons of water, and the hull had slight tilted. In order to maintain balance, the captain of the battleship "Vermont" ordered water to be poured into the port side.
In this way, although the balance of the battleship was restored, after seven or eight hundred tons of sea water was added, the speed of the battleship "Vermont" dropped directly to 16 knots. After finding that it could not catch up with the battleship line, the battleship "Vermont" directly sent a telegram
Requesting to withdraw from the battle. Although Admiral Edward Seymo suspected that this was the captain of the battleship "Vermont" and was decisively taken, he still agreed to withdraw from the battle. After all, this was an American warship, not a British warship!
After forcing the battleship Vermont to withdraw from the battlefield, the Chinese fleet once again launched an attack on the battleship "Dreadless". The remaining three battleships of the British and American navy also placed the target of the attack on the last battle line of the Chinese fleet.
On the battleship 'Meng Tian'.
The good luck of the Chinese fleet seems to have been used up here.
At 2:29 pm, a shell hit the ship of the battle cruiser "Meng Tian". The weak armor could not withstand the bombardment of the armor-piercing shell. After the shell tore the armor open, it hit it.
A steam turbine was damaged in the power compartment of the battleship "Meng Tian" which suddenly dropped to 12 knots.
There was no way, Lieutenant General Lieutenant General Lie Haitao, commander of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet, had to order the battleship "Meng Tian" to withdraw from the battle.
However, the British and American navy seized this opportunity. They finally injured a battleship of the Chinese Navy, and of course they would not let him escape like this. Not only did the first squadron of the British and American navy start to turn, but they set their targets.
On the injured battlecruiser, even the Second Squadron of the British and American Navy arrived. For a moment, the situation of the battlecruiser of the "Meng Tian" became very dangerous.
"***, these foreign devils are really good at taking advantage of the situation!" Major General Wu Zhiyuan cursed angrily.
Lieutenant General Lie Haitao's face was as gloomy as if water was about to drip out. The battle cruiser "Meng Tian" whose speed dropped by half was obviously unable to escape the siege of the British and American navies. The British and American navies, who finally got the chance, would not
The warship "Meng Tian" will not stop if it sinks!
"General, the battleship 'Meng Tian' is called, they will fight to the end!" A communication officer reported to Lieutenant General Li Haitao and Major General Wu Zhiyuan.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Although he was in a desperate situation, the four dual-mounted 305mm main guns on the battle cruiser of the "Meng Tian" were still firing fiercely.
"Come on! You foreigners, if you want to kill my warship, I will also make you pay a heavy price!" The captain of the battle cruiser of the "Meng Tian" said fiercely.
"Turn, bombard the battleship "Default" with all your might, sink the battleship "Default" and avenge the battleship "Meng Tian"!" Lieutenant General Li Haitao ordered.
Since the ending of the battlecruiser "Meng Tian" is already destined, it is useless to say anything more. It is better to take this opportunity to sink the battleships of the British and American navies, which can be regarded as avenging the battlecruiser "Meng Tian"