Chapter 2613: Assassination
"That's right, that's it! It's the weakest battleship among them, and the armor belt is only 12 inches! The speed is also slow." Betty said.
"But it was the King Kong that caught it right. The artillery power of the latter is a bit weak. And if the order of engagement is adjusted now, it will cause chaos." Yoshimatsu Motaro said.
"So we only have one chance! Remember how Su Xiong escaped?" Betty asked. "In this way, we will first repel the American destroyer in front of us, and then the entire fleet will immediately retreat to the east! At this time, the Americans may try to pursue. When retreating, order two Fuso-class battleships to break away from the formation and attack the USS New York (actually The above is the USS Texas) to carry out a counter charge! The distance between the two sides is only 15 kilometers. If we move faster, we will soon get closer to about 10 kilometers. At this time, all we need is one shot Proper hit shot!"
"If this is the case, our battle line will all be scattered." Yoshimatsu Motaro said.
"After this wave, no matter what, we have to go!" Betty said. So, Betty really came up with the tactic of stealing a wave decisively, and Su Xiong stole a King Kong-class battlecruiser like this before!
"I think it can, but some details can still be improved." Shimamura Hayao said. So ten minutes later, the entire tactic was finalized!
"Damn it! The Japanese aimed their main guns at us!" When the light cruiser Cincinnati slapped the Japanese destroyer happily, the Americans were taken aback by the huge water column that suddenly rose beside the hull! This is obviously the effect that only the main guns of battleships can produce! And soon the fear of the Americans became a reality! With the help of searchlights, the two Japanese battleships Yamashiro and Hyuga locked onto the American light cruiser, which was only 6,000 meters away from them! And gave up the two American battleships that were fighting with them just now! Thus, the fate of the USS Cincinnati was locked within minutes!
Even though the USS Cincinnati has begun to release smoke, the powerful 15-inch half-armour-piercing bullets still hit this warship with a standard displacement of only more than 7,000 tons many times! The violent explosion made huge holes in the sidestring of the USS Cincinnati! Billowing smoke, flames, and steam leaking from the pipes gushed out of the damaged hull, and two 15-inch shells that hit the waterline of the hull brought up to 1,800 tons of water to the battleship! When the power system failed and the flooding could not be contained, the Cincinnati sank into the sea with hatred! At the same time, the destroyer accompanying the light cruiser's charge was also subjected to intensive main gun fire, and the two destroyers were smashed into pieces one after another. The fierce melee firepower of the Japanese forced the American destroyer squadron back abruptly!
At the same time, after driving away the American destroyers, all the Japanese battleships began to turn while releasing smoke, obviously posing as if they were about to run away. All the battleships distanced themselves and then turned almost simultaneously. Become a horizontal team! In order to get out of the strike range of American battleships faster!
"Damn it! The Japanese are going to run!" Benson looked at the Japanese fleet hiding in the smoke and retreating at high speed,
The first reaction is to chase! Although he knew it would be difficult to catch up, he still wanted to try!
"Order the destroyer squadron to pursue again immediately! We must entangle them! All battleships start chasing them!" Benson issued the order again, but unfortunately, the effect of this wave of destroyer squadrons going back and forth will be compromised , the reason is very simple. On the one hand, it is because the destroyer force has thrown away part of the torpedoes in the previous battles, losing the most powerful weapon against battleships. On the other hand, the fighting situation has become a pursuit battle, which makes the next torpedo attack It is also very difficult to hit a battleship!
However, under the cover of the billowing smoke, Benson, who was at the forefront of the American fleet, saw the evacuation of the Japanese fleet, but did not see that the two Fuso-class battleships were secretly turning again in the smoke, aiming their thick and long muzzles at the Japanese fleet. The last weak ship in the US fleet!
You know, even if there are only 9 battleships, the length of the entire queue is nearly 5 kilometers. What's more, Benson, who is in a hurry to pursue, did not pay attention to the situation at the end of his own queue. In addition, other battleships began to accelerate, and Texas Because it is a steam engine, the acceleration is relatively slow, so that this earliest battleship was pulled away by the main fleet! And at this moment, two Fuso-class battleships launched a sneak attack!
"What is that?" Vaguely, the captain of the USS Texas saw something rushing out of the black smoke! And then, at the moment when the searchlights on the USS Texas swept past! Groups of orange flames gushed out! Under the black night and smog, it makes people feel palpitations!
The ear-piercing screeching sound of large-caliber shells piercing the air made Americans uneasy! Huge fireballs flew towards the battleship Texas, and before the Americans could react, the shells collided with the hull! This time, the two Fuso-class battleships, Koba and Tosa, set a record! A record of the closest battle distance between the battleships of the two sides. At this time, they are only 4,500 meters away from the Fuso! And the distance from another American battleship, the USS Nevada, is only 6,500 meters away!
At such a close distance, who would use corrective shots, just shoot directly at the face! As a result, the two Japanese fast battleships poured ammunition crazily at the USS Texas not far away at the highest rate of fire, and fired more than 2 rounds per minute, the highest rate of fire of the main guns of the Japanese battleship in this battle! For a while, shells fell like raindrops, and the densely rising water column covered the entire battleship!
"Release the smoke immediately and evade it! Send a telegram to General Benson and ask for support!" The Texas quickly turned to flee while preventing the counterattack, but the distance was too close! The shells hit one after another have already paid a heavy price for the earliest super dreadnought in the United States!
In less than a minute, the front half of the Texas hull was hit 4 times by the 15-inch main gun! The shell weighing 875KG easily tore through the armor on this poor American battleship! And left shocking scars on the front of the hull!
boom! With another hit, a huge ball of fire rose from the bow of the USS Texas again! The violent explosion tore a large opening of 8 square meters on the side string of the hull, and a large amount of seawater poured into it. Coupled with the previous golden water, the Texas had a serious head-buried phenomenon, and even the hull The propellers at the tail are exposed to the sea from time to time! The sea water has overflowed the bow deck, and is moving steadily towards the first turret!
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