The entrance to the Panama Canal is just a management office. Although it has formed a city and has certain protection, it cannot be used as a port. Most of the warships guarding Panama are in the core part of the Batong Lake. In this era, the United States has occupied the hegemony of the Americas, and no one dared to challenge the United States in the Americas. So to a certain extent, he made a mistake. As a defensive excitement ship, although it has come out one after another, facing the lock of the attack, no ship dared to come out. ≤,

This is also the sorrow of the canal. Unless a heavily guarded military port is built at the entrance of the canal, it will be difficult to figure it out once it is blocked by someone. It is like the Kiel Canal. It was originally built to speed up the dispatch of troops, but under the blocking of the British, even though Germany's water power has gradually overwhelmed Britain, the direction of the high seas fleet is still in the Baltic Sea.

A large number of American warships had to huddle inside the canal. They dared not go out, and some warships had to retreat back to Batong Lake. The other party attacked the locks and dams. If they remained inside, once the locks were broken, they would be washed into the sea under the turbulent water flow. Even if there were no enemy warships, there would be danger of loss, let alone under the state of war.

This is a great thing for Cheng Biguang's troops. When in New York, you have to worry about the other party's torpedo boats coming out at any time. In Panama, according to the previous investigation, the warships are huge, with at least 70 warships of all sizes, including a large number of torpedo boats and destroyers.

If the opponent's high-speed warships were outside the canal when they arrived in Panama, they would be very troublesome. With the help of radar and naval guns, the fantasy class could kill these small boats, but it would waste a lot of time. One day, two days, or even three days. Now, the American warships dare not come out. Now Cheng Biguang's troops are safer. After destroying all the land-based artillery fire, they began to attack and use closer positions to increase their hits.

On the periphery of the Panama Canal, defense against waves is not the focus. No shells fell on them, mainly the dam, which is the focus of the attack. Only by completely destroying the dam can it be considered to destroy the entire Panama Canal. At least for a certain period of time, the Panama Canal cannot be used.

The four main battleships lined up in diamond shapes and divided into four directions to attack the dam. The huge dam between the Atlantic Ocean and the canal seemed to be a towering giant, but it still suffered damage when facing the attack of modern weapons. With the highest accuracy, the attack intensity may not be as good as the previous volley, but the hit rate increased greatly. After each total of the total, the calculation will be made, and then the attack in other positions is all tungsten-core armor-piercing bombs. For reinforced concrete targets, the armor-piercing ability is quite excellent, although the thickness of the dam may exceed 100 meters, especially the foundation at the bottom.

If the upper dam is attacked, it is easy to obtain results, but it is not the best solution. If the foundation is still there, it will only supplement the foundation, which will greatly reduce the time. Only by attacking the bottom is the way to destroy the dam. Once the dam is destroyed, the dam will not be restored for a long time. As long as the time lasts more than 6 months, it will be a victory for China.

China is already preparing to attack Australia. Attacking the Australian fleet has little effect. However, if the Panama Canal is destroyed, it will be worth 6 months for China to directly attack Hawaii and the Pacific islands of the United States. When these are controlled by the Chinese and build airports on some islands where airports can be built, it is a great strategic advantage for China. When the power of aircraft and aircraft carriers cannot reach a certain level, this will be a defensive fulcrum, and no force can break through this defense.

However, any dam has a weak upper layer, a wide bottom, and may even be as long as a hundred meters in the underground part. This is a huge reinforced concrete structure, so that it can withstand the water pressure of 30 meters or even higher. The eight weaknesses of the Chinese fleet's attack are basically less than one-third below the dam. These dams were originally solid, but under the repeated attacks of armor-piercing bombs, there were still obvious large holes on it.

Armor-piercing bombs, especially Chinese armor-piercing bombs, have already developed a unique style. Although it is for hard materials, the armor-piercing ability is quite high for unprotected reinforced concrete. Generally speaking, it can penetrate more than 2 meters. Unfortunately, compared with the dam with a bottom of at least 100 meters and a width of more than 200 meters, this gap is too small, just like a little spot on the wide range. The battleship is already strong enough, but facing the largest dam on landing, the seventh miracle in the world, it is still somewhat ineffective. This is not an order of magnitude.

There was no one on the dam. Facing the attack of the battleship fleet, how could there be someone on the dam? But behind the dam, the commander in charge of Panama's protection, looked like earth. The opponent's purpose was extremely obvious, just for this dam, to completely disintegrate the Panama Canal. The dam can resist magnitude 8 earthquakes and has extremely strong protection against the attacks of warships. But what if, if the dam is defeated, he will be the commander. Although there is no connection here in the United States and the dam will be destroyed, after this time, his resume will definitely be dark and he will not have any chance.

But at this moment, he had no choice but to hide in the distance except holding the cross and shouting God's blessing. His position was to see everything on the dam. Every shell fell on the dam, as if it was ringing in his heart. That feeling was definitely like a year.

It can be said without hesitation that the opponent's attacks were mainly concentrated in some parts of the dam. Although he was not a structural engineer, he did not choose an indiscriminate attack, but a relatively accurate attack, especially the deadly dam. After layers of dense penetration layers, the holes gradually appeared, which made him a little worried. What if the dam was broken? There was no way, at this moment, he had no choice but to use telegrams to ask for help and send the message of help to the United States.

In fact, since the first wave of attacks in the Chinese fleet, the US Navy has been in a state of emergency. In addition to sending people to contact the return fleet in Europe, the other side is also considering the possibility of the Chinese destroying the dam.

A group of structural engineers have concentrated in the Navy to study the focus of battleship attacks. Although, in the eyes of most people, the dam is safe, if it is attacked by the armor-piercing bombs of the battleship, there will still be some problems. At least the dam's firmness and even the safety of the future will have a huge threat. These require advance preparation and even maintenance. However, as long as the dam on the Panama Canal is not destroyed on the spot, it is within an acceptable range.

The Panama Canal almost treats wired telegrams as a dedicated line. After the Panama direction was brought out the focus of the attack, especially for the damage to the dam at present, the chief structural expert was stunned for a moment. He was the main designer of the dam. He knew very well that if the dam was in danger, the danger must come from these aspects. In his opinion, giant reinforced concrete structures with a thickness of more than 100 meters should not be broken by warships. These places are mechanical balance points and are carefully designed and arranged, so that there will be no problems when facing stress, water pressure, or even some basic disasters.

However, if these points are attacked, there will be some problems. If the other party can defeat the dam, the first choice is these points. It seems that China has no casual choices, and their attack is very purposeful.

The chief expert did not directly ask the questions. At this moment, all we need to do is to choose and ask some other experts. These scholars gathered their heads together and seemed to be very focused on research. The representatives of the US military next to him were a little nervous. Could it be that something really happened to the Panama Canal?

Even if it is just a possibility, the U.S. Navy's strategy will undergo large-scale changes in the future, and this change must be prepared in advance. If there is a problem with Panama, in 1916, the Pacific strategy will have problems throughout the year.

Sure enough, after calculation, the experts found the military and asked about the power of the opponent's attack power. According to the loss assessment of New York, they basically calculated that the power of the armor-piercing bombs. After some calculations, the experts breathed a sigh of relief, because these armor-piercing bombs were unlikely to pose a threat to the overall dam, and it would be good if they could even destroy half of them.

It’s not that these armor-piercing bombs are not powerful. This armor-piercing bomb is probably the most powerful armor-piercing bomb that American experts have encountered. However, the dam is a super system project. Perhaps concentrating firepower will create one or even two gaps on the dam. However, the overall dam should not change much. This has been truly displayed through the data of the experts.

Experts' professional comments made everyone breathe a sigh of relief. If the Panama Canal is lost, it is related to the overall strategic security. Once the East and West of the United States are cut off, it will be at an absolute disadvantage on the Pacific battlefield. This disadvantage is even irreparable. Not only the military knows this, but these experts also know that this may no longer exist. (To be continued.)
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