That completely different flash of explosion made the lookout post, who was looking forward to seeing through it, almost fall over with excitement. The fighter planes in the air, who were busy assisting in overlooking the reconnaissance, ignored the roaring fragments of the explosion next to them and were determined to capture this scene with their cameras.

Keep it as a souvenir.

Unfortunately, for so many days and nights, hundreds of thousands of naval officers could not sleep, dreaming that one day they could sink a Chinese battleship. This has become an unattainable dream for them, and even for the entire world's navies.

dream!

It sounds ridiculous, right? But the Japanese, the Americans and the British probably wouldn't think that way.

Only after actually fighting against the Chinese navy can we understand the unforgettable feeling. We obviously have a powerful navy, hundreds of warships, hundreds of years of experience and various psychology, and the advantage of national strength. But when facing the Chinese, those few

ships, but they always feel like rats are gnawing at the sky and have nowhere to eat.

Often after a fierce battle, one's own family is scarred, but the other's battleship remains tepid and calmly leaves without any harm, leaving only a mess on the ground and all kinds of humiliation. This situation has never been so beautiful.

How many generals were secretly sad?

Today, now, finally, they have used the most advanced and most powerful generation of battleships to achieve unprecedented achievements!

But wait, they didn't seem to sink a Chinese battleship, they only hit one shot, right? Are they so happy?

As for! Very so!

Isn’t there an old saying, if there is a gap in the fence, there is no need to worry about finding a door to get in later! A naval battle is a matter of ebb and flow. Once the situation is opened up, it will be easier to talk about later.

!

Mitchell's excitement came from this. He also felt a little sudden. According to the general rule, it seemed that every time he was a tragic and tragic person, facing the absolute abyss of death without fear, until the end of exhaustion.

It took a little strength to helplessly collapse... Why does the rhythm seem to have changed a bit?

Regardless of that, in short, let’s be happy for a while before talking about such things!

He personally called the two battleships: "Very good! You have achieved a great achievement! But please don't be too excited, a more difficult battle is ahead. Your enemy is still very powerful, continue to maintain this rhythm. Work hard,

Kill them!"

"Kill the Chinese!"

"Kill all the yellow-skinned monkeys!"

"Aha! Fire! Keep firing! Hit all our shells on their warships! Damn Chinamen, go to hell!"

The American soldiers on the two battleships collectively "gaochao", and the Japanese officers and soldiers who served as lookouts and night combat observation assistants were even more excited and shed tears. What a pity. They paid more than 2 million tons of naval ships.

cost

, have never really seriously damaged the Chinese Navy, but today they have verified a scene in history. Sure enough, the old-style imperialism is still more advanced in technology, more developed in weapons, and more prosperous in national destiny! If I had known this, I should have made a good alliance in the first place.

….

They were a little angry there, but the salvo of the main guns made the fight even more lively!

On the other hand, the battleship Hengshan was hit by a bullet, but it was not as panicked as expected. Captain Chen Hongtai was shaken by the explosion and his body swayed with the ship, but he still firmly grasped the console with both hands and his sharp eyes quickly

After scanning the damage status determined by comprehensive analysis of the sensor signals, it was found that the hull was the first to be damaged, and seven internal compartments were damaged. The armor collapsed in the area by about ten square meters, but the keel was not damaged, and it did not have any impact on the main systems.

Well, the trouble is that water is pouring into the torn holes and gaps. Preliminary statistics show that the maximum amount should be about a thousand tons. To cause the tilt, just actively pour water from the other end. Or, it may take a while.

, let the damage control work suddenly. Use special filler to temporarily plug the hole, and pump water to level it.

As for casualties, they were relatively minor.

The Taishan-class battleship adopts the German series of comprehensive protective armor. With extremely advanced high-strength metallurgy, the weight is only half to 60% of conventional armor steel. It is stronger, thicker, and tougher. Because most of the systems

They are all automated or remote-controlled mechanized important structures that require human operation. The outer layer is a dense composite defense structure, and the total thickness is not less than 500mm. It is definitely not something that armor-piercing bullets can penetrate easily.

The tremor of the explosion was still relatively unfamiliar and fresh to all the crew members. The young and inexperienced naval officers and soldiers might have their hearts in their throats for a moment, but they calmed down after a while. They believed that Boss Zhu

The battleships they built are powerful enough. They believe that under their control, even if they are temporarily damaged, in general, they will never lose!

Colonel Chen Hongtai looked calm and ordered in a deep voice: "Continue the artillery attack! Also tell Yandang Mountain that I have no interest in taking a second shot and ask them to be more serious!"

"Understood" the communications officer immediately conveyed the message.

The captain of the Yandangshan, Gao Xianshen, felt quite innocent. Yes, the shells just now were caused by a loophole in their joint defense and got in, causing injuries. But the most important thing was that they were flying around in the chaotic battlefield.

Explosion fragments, scattered missiles, glide bombs, aircraft wreckage falling from the sky at any time, and various small-caliber artillery shells mixed in, shattered ship structures, etc.

In short, it’s too confusing! With the processing power of the intelligent unit, even if the radar system is operating at full power, it cannot guarantee that all of them can be distinguished. And the various changes in direction caused by the collision of these things are almost the amount of data required for chaotic calculations, which requires specialized

Work that only scientific supercomputers can do.

On the battlefield, everything is changing rapidly. The artillery shells are flying at supersonic speeds. It only takes a few seconds to cover several kilometers. It is lucky to be able to react.

However, he will not shirk his responsibility. It is already unforgivable to cause damage to his own warship. The only way to save it is to use more accurate shells to make a hole in the opponent's body!

In fact, the best way to kill the opponent is to use anti-ship missiles at long distances. It is absolutely clean and has no hidden dangers. However, the various maneuvers and cautious defenses adopted by the US military before made it very difficult to lock down. After the battle, other

The battleships are even more mixed in the middle, the signals are complicated, and there are countless aerial obstructions. Now, it is simply an overwhelming joint attack. The missiles may have just taken off and may be knocked down before they reach the highest point. This is not appropriate.

In other words, the Americans found a way to deal with this terrible weapon, using the huge sacrifices of these light ships and aircraft in front of them to gain the opportunity for the battleship to attack! It must be said that it is a very effective and cruel method, but

It’s also a very helpless strategy!

The Yandangshan recalibrated, and the intelligent unit was integrated with the Hengshan. It aimed at the USS New Jersey battleship that fired the hit shell, and fired with a bang!

At a distance of twenty-five kilometers, the battleship's main gun exerts great destructive power and its accuracy reaches a controllable range! Most naval artillery battles in the world start from this distance, resulting in cross-fire or near miss. Then in

Successful hits within a few rounds, more than ten rounds, and the corrections are made again and again, and the number is increased until the opponent is covered with bruises, flees in panic, or is sunk!

The Taishan-class battleship is superior in accuracy, shooting skills, and efficiency. Once the frontal interference is put aside, the hit rate will immediately increase with various advancements! This time, a salvo. A single shell successfully hit the maneuvering USS New Jersey.

The hit!

The heavy armor-piercing projectile hit the midships upper deck area. A twin-mounted 127mm high-level dual-purpose cannon was drilled out of a transparent hole from the root, and exploded violently. It was uprooted by the upward impact, flew up to a height of more than ten meters, and then hit.

On the platform in front of the bridge, two 40mm Bofors guns were crushed into scrap metal!

A ball of orange fire rose angrily. On the illuminated bridge, hundreds of officers and soldiers below the captain had pale faces!

"Haha! Hit!"

Chen Hongtai laughed heartily and punched the main console hard.

This is the right thing! If you have revenge, retaliate, collect debts, and retaliate with tooth, only then can you have clear ideas!

The Americans were not so optimistic! The shock caused by the explosion, countless steel fragments rising upwards, the smashed bullet-proof glass clanking, more than thirty officers and soldiers were injured or killed. This was the first time for those who had just served and participated in the official

This is a very bad sign for the newest battleship in the battle!

Major General Mitchell frowned when he heard the news. What he was worried about was that his morale would be severely damaged. He had just made a good start and he had paid such a heavy price to finally get this chance. But he couldn't

All previous efforts are in vain!

He grabbed the phone and informed the two battleships: "Concentrate your firepower and attack an enemy ship!"

Then, he ordered four heavy cruisers, regardless of whether they were injured or not, to immediately move forward from both wings, use their intensive 203mm main guns to aim at the target, and engage in crazy fire interference!

Generally speaking, 203mm shells can already threaten the structure of a battleship. Although they cannot destroy the main turret, the secondary turret with a thick mantlet, etc., the radar, optical rangefinder, antenna, close-in defense cannon, etc.

They are delicate structures that can be damaged even with machine guns, and can be destroyed by explosive fragments, let alone a direct hit.

Each of the American heavy cruisers has at least 9 main guns. The four of them combined can fire at a rate of more than 6 rounds per minute, which will inevitably lead to great chaos.

More than 20 kilometers, it happens to be within their range. Even if the accuracy is not enough, just make up the quantity. As long as it can interfere with the opponent's aiming and win precious opportunities for the battleship to strike, it is enough!

Separated from the front and rear, the four Baltimore-class heavy cruisers that had just withdrawn immediately outflanked them from both wings. There were also several Cleveland-class light cruisers, which also had four triple-mounted 152mm main guns, and worked hard to get closer to the maximum range, while constantly

Fire, increase density interference.

In front and behind the two Taishan-class battleships that stood out from the crowd, the air left and right was filled with artillery shells of various calibers in an instant! In the keen radar detection signal, various high-speed targets appeared in an endless stream, densely packed, looking like a dragnet, seemingly nowhere.

Can be hidden!

"These annoying flies!"

Chen Hongtai cursed very unhappily and continued to explode. Although it could not cause much damage to the battleship, interference was inevitable. Failure to maintain the stable operation of the electronic system would greatly affect the shooting accuracy of the main gun.

Chen Ce also frowned. If he had known this, he should have brought the "Xuanzhou" class guided missile cruiser with him. With that guy, just one can clean up the entire battlefield perimeter, and even use counterattacks easily.

The ship's missiles can destroy the opponent without being so passive. After all, that guy is a professional long-range attacker. Even if a battleship is equipped with missiles, its close-combat pedigree cannot be changed.

"Forget it, let's clear them out first!"

The radar systems of the two warships were all focused on calculating the trajectories of the 406mm shells that threatened the most. As long as it was judged that they would not hit, it was up to them to turn their respective triple turrets and aim at the seven or eight cruisers that were rapidly approaching and firing continuously.

, open fire brazenly!

What is overkill, this is it! The terrifying 1-ton multi-armor-piercing projectile adopts an extremely low and straight trajectory against a target that is about 20 kilometers away. It whizzes through the air, fires a salvo, and swarms of warheads, even if it just scratches

The light cruiser was shaken as it passed by, and the warhead exploded at close range. The waves set off caused the ship to shake greatly. In just a few rounds, it began to hit accurately!

"Boom!" The heavy cruiser "Qiuhe" numbered CA131 was hit by one shot. The shell crushed the horizontal armor from the side of the front turret and penetrated deep into the middle. It exploded violently and tore the keel horizontally. The steel that impacted forward

The storm penetrated all the consecutive layers of compartments until a large hole opened up in the bottom compartment on the other side. Water began to fill with a rumble, and half of it was paralyzed!

In less than a minute, another CL59 light cruiser, the Amsterdam, was also hit. That shell almost pierced the bridge! The explosion ripped apart thousands of tons of fragments horizontally. The chimney was smashed and the mainmast collapsed.

, the ship island tilted, there were heavy casualties, and the command center was declared dead!

In another two minutes, CL60 Santa Fe and CA132 Macon were shot one after another. These two were relatively unlucky. Each of them was penetrated through the waterline armor from the side. One was directly hit and penetrated, both ends were filled with water, and the other was blown to pieces.

At the stern, the power system was severely damaged and paralyzed. Immediately afterwards, it was hit by a torpedo released by an unknown person in the chaos. It exploded in half with a loud bang!
To be continued...