Chapter 926 Friction in the Bismarck Sea 3
At this time, the USS New York, which became more and more courageous in the battle, once again scored a hit. This shell directly hit the 8-inch armor belt in the middle of the hull of the King Kong. This time, the angle was not good, and the shell exploded directly outside the armor plate. , but the violent armor and the impact of the explosion still tore a large piece of armor plate from the hull, and at the same time caused the back plate at the rear of the armor plate to crack! The broken back plate penetrated the watertight compartment inside the hull like shrapnel, and a large amount of seawater poured into the cabin from the torn armor belt. ． Fastest update
"Kongo, temporarily out of battle!" Lieutenant General Kato Sadayoshi signaled. King Kong gave him the feeling of taking jujube pills. He really didn't dare to let this battleship stay on the battle line anymore.
Of course, King Kong is not needed in the current situation. The Nevada has lost most of its combat effectiveness. Even if the Fuso can defeat two with one, it is still possible. What's more, he still has the order from above in his head. If the gun goes off, don't shoot him to death. If Nevada is really left here, Kato Nobuyoshi cannot bear the political consequences.
After a brief hesitation, the Kongo estimated that the Fuso could handle the situation on its own, and temporarily released the smoke to withdraw from the battle. Then, the Fuso's six 15-inch heavy guns began to tilt angry flames at the New York!
Although there are some problems with the British artillery shells, it is impossible to say that they do not penetrate deeply, especially the 15-inch L42 artillery, which is a family heirloom and was used from World War I to the end of World War II! But this time, the Japanese tested the penetration depth of this artillery in actual combat!
In the sixth round of shooting, the Fuso successfully clamped the target. In the ninth round of shooting, the Fuso scored its first hit on the New York! A 15-inch shell hit the armor belt of the upper gun gallery of the New York. After easily tearing apart about 7 inches of armor, it smashed the two 5-inch guns at the back and the gun crew into pieces!
The second hit shell hit the gun seat of the No. 2 turret of the battleship New York. As a non-iron turtle battleship, the New York's defense was much worse than that of Nevada, and its 10-inch gun mount was not so reliable. Although it successfully blocked the projectile, when the explosive inside the shell exploded, there was a violent explosion and The impact still punched a large hole in the gun base, and a large number of fragments and flames flew along the hole inside the gun base, blowing the internal conveying device into pieces, but fortunately it did not cause the ammunition to explode. Streams of smoke and flames poured out from the breach. It even started to spread on the upper deck. A large number of US military damage control team members rushed forward to fight the raging fire demon.
The third hit was also good. This shell hit the New York under the rear chimney. It was different from the normal situation where it hit the vertical armor belt. This shell hit the horizontal armor belt, and the New York shell hit the horizontal armor belt. The horizontal armor of the battleship was only 2 inches. The sharp warhead of the shell easily tore through the thin horizontal steel plate, and then plunged into the ammunition compartment. Fortunately, the overly sensitive fuse detonated the shell in advance, but even so, the shell was still on the main horizontal armor. A large hole of several square meters was torn open!
A huge fireball exploded in the upper part of the power cabin,
Raging flames fell from the sky, and the powerful shock wave swept through half of the boiler warehouse carrying a large amount of debris! The four boilers were destroyed instantly, a large amount of high-risk high-pressure water vapor spread from the cabin, and black and white smoke screens rose from the middle of the hull. The power output of the entire battleship instantly dropped by a notch. And the fire caused is still spreading around.
"Kill the New York! The Fuso will become the first to sink the super fearless Japanese battleship!" Unlike the previous situation where Nevada could not be killed no matter how hard it was hit, facing the New York, Fuso's 15-inch cannon was still quite lethal. , the morale of the Japanese naval officers and soldiers was once again raised to the extreme. They clamored to kill the American fleet in front of them, imagining the grand occasion when they returned to Korea in victory, without considering what if a war really broke out between the United States and Japan. , what a terrifying thing that is!
However, the New York was not without gains. A 14-inch shell hit the No. 4 turret of the Fuso. After bouncing high, it just landed on the barrel on the left side of the turret, directly hitting the thick and long 15-inch L42 barrel. cut off. This can be considered to bring some trouble to this "Japan's No. 1 Battleship". It's not a loss of face.
"Otherwise, let's just forget about it." Looking at the Nevada in the distance, which has been shrouded in thick smoke and flames, and the hull is tilting a little, and the beaten New York, which is disgraced. Lieutenant General Kato Sadayoshi has already made plans to retreat. When the gunnery commander reported that each main gun of the battleship had less than 20 armor-piercing rounds, Kato Sadayoshi finally decided to retreat.
Having calmed down, he also realized that his actions were a bit hasty. For example, if the US fleet was really deliberately attacking the Japanese fleet, then after the submarine sneak attack was successful, why didn't the Nevada and New York strike preemptively? Another problem is that before the Akashi was destroyed, no torpedo trajectory was found. Although it is normal that no torpedo trajectory was found due to the problem of sight or sea surface interference, judging from the location where the American submarine was discovered, the other party The probability of successfully attacking the Akashi is also low. After all, the two sides are a bit far apart, about 3,500 meters. The submarine hit a cruiser at 3,500 meters? The probability is really low.
"What if I make a mistake." A terrible guess suddenly appeared in Kato Nobuyoshi's mind, which made him tremble. This was not a fight between the kids next door. More than half an hour had passed, and the number of casualties on the other side exceeded three digits. If Japan beat the Americans like this for no reason, how would this end?
Although he thought of this possibility, Kato Sadayoshi still could not imagine that the battleship explosion was the Japanese Navy's own fault. Now that we are on a combat voyage, the ammunition depot is a top priority, and the human factor has almost been eliminated. And then you tell me, this battleship just blew up on its own? Did it explode because of the heat dissipation in the ammunition depot? Isn’t this tm too idle? If word spreads, won't the Japanese Navy be laughed out of their wits? Just based on this "record". Why do you call him third in the world?
Kato Nobuyoshi found himself extremely entangled, and his actions seemed to have caused a big disaster. Beyond one's control. So what to do now? The Japanese general is a little unsure, but at least he knows that if it doesn't work, he should stop first!
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