The Rise of the Empire
Chapter 2785： Miserable one
The violent explosion directly cut the warship in half, and the stern behind the No. 4 turret was torn into pieces by the violent energy, and a flame of hundreds of meters rushed into the sky, so that any one on the battlefield Everyone can clearly see, then the flame disappears, and the smoke gradually condenses into a huge mushroom cloud. And under the mushroom cloud, was the battleship Hiei, which was sinking fast. After 2 minutes, the Japanese battlecruiser finally disappeared from the sea!
"What the **** is this?" Shigeru Yoshimatsu was filled with a trace of anxiety and impatient anger, and the excitement of sinking the Colorado just now was diminished a lot. He feels that the war is developing out of control. The Japanese want an overwhelming victory. Losing both sides is not the result they want. After all, the complementary capabilities of both sides are not on the same level!
"It doesn't matter, the US fleet is already badly damaged. Now our situation is like cutting bamboo. After the first few knots are split, the rest will be solved." Betty is still very calm, he believes that he is experienced in combat. The Japanese fleet is still in a huge advantage, and the Americans are just returning to the light, and can only vent their anger with weak warships. However, after a few minutes, it seemed to be to verify what he said, and the Mississippi in the distance was finally unable to hold it!
In the previous battle, the Mississippi was penetrated by a 16-inch shell at a long distance during the battle with the Nagato. Now, although he is facing the Fuso 15-inch naval gun, the engagement distance is close. Much, at this distance, the Mississippi, which has been severely damaged, naturally cannot beat the Fuso, which has almost intact firepower!
Before launching the charge, the Mississippi had lost 4 artillery, and only 8 artillery could continue to be used. In the frantic close combat between the two sides, although the Mississippi hit the opponent many times and successfully destroyed the Fusang double-mounted 15 Inch shells, and damaged a power cabin of the Fuso, but that's the end of what it can do!
In less than 20 minutes, Fusang hit the opponent at least 12 times! Among them, it is believed that the opponent's armor belt was penetrated 10 times, the No. 1 turret was stuck due to vibration, and the No. 2 turret was penetrated. Afterwards, at least three shells hit the engine room of the Mississippi. The two steam turbines in operation were blown to pieces by more than 3 tons of ammunition. The entire warship was completely turned into a wreck that was drifting with the waves, although the latter was still using itself. The remaining main artillery counterattacked in vain, but basically no output.
A large number of American destroyers rushed up, trying to drive away the butcher in the distance, but facing the tightly formed Japanese fleet, this wave of American destroyers can be described as death. At least 5 destroyers were killed by Japanese battleships and destroyers. Torn by fire, the battlefield was full of debris from the destroyer’s explosion and the corpses of personnel. The Mississippi gradually drifted away from the battlefield under the influence of the ocean currents. The outcome of this battleship is doomed. He will eventually be abandoned, but for the above For the crew, this is also relatively lucky, because the Japanese will not waste firepower on this doomed battleship, and the personnel on it can evacuate calmly under the response of the destroyer!
As the battle progressed to the status quo, the advantage of the Japanese fleet became more apparent. The Japanese Navy’s four Fuso-class battleships Yamashiro, Hyuga, Ise and the United States fleet’s Tennessee, Idaho, and California were fighting each other. In these three battles, the Japanese fleet undoubtedly has the advantage.
The battleship Nagato that killed the Colorado attacked the New Mexico with damaged fire control. The former suffered huge losses in previous battles, while the New Mexico had improved its hit level due to close combat, and it was considered a tie in a short time. And the Mutsu also fought half-heartedly in the battle with the Maryland. It was not that Mutsu was inferior, but because in order to preserve the most elite battleship of the U.S. Navy, a large number of U.S. destroyers launched lightning strikes on Mutsu. Let the latter fight and shrink, and the constant maneuvering and evasion made fire control and ranging very difficult.
Then continue to look back along the battle line. Fuso and Iki are fighting Pennsylvania and Arizona. Fuso has the advantage, and Iki is at a disadvantage. The Nevada was at war with the Gaobo and Hanoi after the Bairui. Yes, you read that wrong, now the Nevada is under siege by two Japanese battleships!
At the end of the battle line, Ryder's Mecklenburg is inextricably separated from the Tosa. Both battleships were hit hard, and they were tied for a while. On the other side, Fletcher’s armored cruiser was fighting Settsu. What’s more embarrassing is that even at close range, the two sides can’t fight. How is the other party! The penetration power of the Japanese 12-inch artillery before the replacement of the shell is really unbearable!
Before the US Navy officers and soldiers on the Nevada that had just finished killing had not recovered from their excitement, they suddenly found themselves in a desperate situation! Maybe it was because the performance just now was too dazzling, maybe because the Japanese were eager for revenge, and the two battleships aimed their guns at the first American standard battleship at the same time! Therefore, the Nevada needs to use the remaining 7 artillery (the Nevada is 10 main guns) to deal with the opponent's more than a dozen 15-inch and 12-inch artillery!
But even so, in the last half hour of Nevada's life, the battleship's performance was still very eye-catching. With only 7 artillery, the Nevada hit the opponent at least 8 times~www.novelhall.com~ There was a threat. A total of 4 times, the first shell hit the back of the Gaobo's hull, severely damaging the steering engine room of the Gaobo, and this huge ship could only be controlled by hand in a short time.
The third and fifth rounds hit the Gaobo's No. 3 and gun gallery respectively, and the No. 3 turret was stuck due to violent vibration. The shell that hit the artillery gallery seemed to detonate nearby ammunition, causing a fire on the Kobo, and seriously affecting the sighting of the Ise. After this attack, only 6 artillery pieces could be used by the Gaobo! The ninth shot damaged the engine room of the Ise. So that after the murderer killed the Hiei, the Kobo had to temporarily withdraw from the battlefield to put out the fire.
"The Americans were very accurate. The performance of the USS Nevada in this battle is definitely one of the best warships in the US fleet. It has left deep scars on our warships. We once thought that if there were no Hanoi. I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to crush this opponent. Such an opponent is worthy of respect. He is even better than the new ships of New Mexico and Tennessee!" The Japanese commented after the war.
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"What the **** is this?" Shigeru Yoshimatsu was filled with a trace of anxiety and impatient anger, and the excitement of sinking the Colorado just now was diminished a lot. He feels that the war is developing out of control. The Japanese want an overwhelming victory. Losing both sides is not the result they want. After all, the complementary capabilities of both sides are not on the same level!
"It doesn't matter, the US fleet is already badly damaged. Now our situation is like cutting bamboo. After the first few knots are split, the rest will be solved." Betty is still very calm, he believes that he is experienced in combat. The Japanese fleet is still in a huge advantage, and the Americans are just returning to the light, and can only vent their anger with weak warships. However, after a few minutes, it seemed to be to verify what he said, and the Mississippi in the distance was finally unable to hold it!
In the previous battle, the Mississippi was penetrated by a 16-inch shell at a long distance during the battle with the Nagato. Now, although he is facing the Fuso 15-inch naval gun, the engagement distance is close. Much, at this distance, the Mississippi, which has been severely damaged, naturally cannot beat the Fuso, which has almost intact firepower!
Before launching the charge, the Mississippi had lost 4 artillery, and only 8 artillery could continue to be used. In the frantic close combat between the two sides, although the Mississippi hit the opponent many times and successfully destroyed the Fusang double-mounted 15 Inch shells, and damaged a power cabin of the Fuso, but that's the end of what it can do!
In less than 20 minutes, Fusang hit the opponent at least 12 times! Among them, it is believed that the opponent's armor belt was penetrated 10 times, the No. 1 turret was stuck due to vibration, and the No. 2 turret was penetrated. Afterwards, at least three shells hit the engine room of the Mississippi. The two steam turbines in operation were blown to pieces by more than 3 tons of ammunition. The entire warship was completely turned into a wreck that was drifting with the waves, although the latter was still using itself. The remaining main artillery counterattacked in vain, but basically no output.
A large number of American destroyers rushed up, trying to drive away the butcher in the distance, but facing the tightly formed Japanese fleet, this wave of American destroyers can be described as death. At least 5 destroyers were killed by Japanese battleships and destroyers. Torn by fire, the battlefield was full of debris from the destroyer’s explosion and the corpses of personnel. The Mississippi gradually drifted away from the battlefield under the influence of the ocean currents. The outcome of this battleship is doomed. He will eventually be abandoned, but for the above For the crew, this is also relatively lucky, because the Japanese will not waste firepower on this doomed battleship, and the personnel on it can evacuate calmly under the response of the destroyer!
As the battle progressed to the status quo, the advantage of the Japanese fleet became more apparent. The Japanese Navy’s four Fuso-class battleships Yamashiro, Hyuga, Ise and the United States fleet’s Tennessee, Idaho, and California were fighting each other. In these three battles, the Japanese fleet undoubtedly has the advantage.
The battleship Nagato that killed the Colorado attacked the New Mexico with damaged fire control. The former suffered huge losses in previous battles, while the New Mexico had improved its hit level due to close combat, and it was considered a tie in a short time. And the Mutsu also fought half-heartedly in the battle with the Maryland. It was not that Mutsu was inferior, but because in order to preserve the most elite battleship of the U.S. Navy, a large number of U.S. destroyers launched lightning strikes on Mutsu. Let the latter fight and shrink, and the constant maneuvering and evasion made fire control and ranging very difficult.
Then continue to look back along the battle line. Fuso and Iki are fighting Pennsylvania and Arizona. Fuso has the advantage, and Iki is at a disadvantage. The Nevada was at war with the Gaobo and Hanoi after the Bairui. Yes, you read that wrong, now the Nevada is under siege by two Japanese battleships!
At the end of the battle line, Ryder's Mecklenburg is inextricably separated from the Tosa. Both battleships were hit hard, and they were tied for a while. On the other side, Fletcher’s armored cruiser was fighting Settsu. What’s more embarrassing is that even at close range, the two sides can’t fight. How is the other party! The penetration power of the Japanese 12-inch artillery before the replacement of the shell is really unbearable!
Before the US Navy officers and soldiers on the Nevada that had just finished killing had not recovered from their excitement, they suddenly found themselves in a desperate situation! Maybe it was because the performance just now was too dazzling, maybe because the Japanese were eager for revenge, and the two battleships aimed their guns at the first American standard battleship at the same time! Therefore, the Nevada needs to use the remaining 7 artillery (the Nevada is 10 main guns) to deal with the opponent's more than a dozen 15-inch and 12-inch artillery!
But even so, in the last half hour of Nevada's life, the battleship's performance was still very eye-catching. With only 7 artillery, the Nevada hit the opponent at least 8 times~www.novelhall.com~ There was a threat. A total of 4 times, the first shell hit the back of the Gaobo's hull, severely damaging the steering engine room of the Gaobo, and this huge ship could only be controlled by hand in a short time.
The third and fifth rounds hit the Gaobo's No. 3 and gun gallery respectively, and the No. 3 turret was stuck due to violent vibration. The shell that hit the artillery gallery seemed to detonate nearby ammunition, causing a fire on the Kobo, and seriously affecting the sighting of the Ise. After this attack, only 6 artillery pieces could be used by the Gaobo! The ninth shot damaged the engine room of the Ise. So that after the murderer killed the Hiei, the Kobo had to temporarily withdraw from the battlefield to put out the fire.
"The Americans were very accurate. The performance of the USS Nevada in this battle is definitely one of the best warships in the US fleet. It has left deep scars on our warships. We once thought that if there were no Hanoi. I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to crush this opponent. Such an opponent is worthy of respect. He is even better than the new ships of New Mexico and Tennessee!" The Japanese commented after the war.
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