Chapter 2607 Su Xiong’s Entrance 2
Faced with such a battle of comparable strength, Lieutenant General Sturdy is very unfavorable! Don’t be afraid of ten thousand in everything, just be afraid of the unexpected! The German and American fleets don't care about sinking a handful of armored cruisers. As for the iron cans like Bavaria? It's really not easy to sink it. And if the Japanese fleet loses a King Kong, it will be painful for a long time! Therefore, support is necessary, but we cannot bring them all in, and we must continue to hunt!
Mobilizing a Fuso-class battleship for support is stuck on a golden ratio! If a Fuso-class battleship is transferred, then the four Fuso will never lose against the three Bavaria-class battleships that are in poor condition. After all, the German fleet was the loser in the previous battle, and Bavaria's losses and consumption were higher than those of the Fuso. . In the allocation of 1V1, 1V1 and 2V1 battles, the Bavaria that is beaten 2 vs 1 will definitely be suppressed. This will lead to a chain reaction of the battle.
To take a step back, even if we start with 3 Fuso against 3 Bavaria, and then let one Fuso and two Kongang-class battleships deal with the American armored cruiser, the latter can quickly achieve results in a shorter time, thus changing the battle situation. To develop in a direction that is beneficial to the Japanese fleet.
And even now, when a Fuso-class battleship enters the battlefield, Su Xing must detach a Bavaria to keep an eye on Fuso. Otherwise, if the latter is allowed to output wantonly, the German fleet will definitely be uncomfortable. Therefore, from this perspective , the Japanese fleet is at least in a situation with a greater advantage.
Then, the remaining four Japanese fast battleships can continue to hunt the American transport fleet without any pressure. Anyway, before the Benson fleet arrives, both fleets have exhausted their cards, and no other force will intervene in this battle. After the battle, in addition to being careful about some unknown submarines hiding somewhere, the remaining Japanese warships can still be happily hunted! As for 4 Fuso and 3 Bavaria? Spend it slowly.
Moreover, the attentive Sturdy was also wary of the most unlikely scenario, that is, if Su Xiong evacuated again at this time and wanted to repeat his old tricks, even the weakest Japanese fleet would have two Fuso, 1 King Kong and 1 fast battleship. In this case, the German fleet, which had fought two battles in a row, would definitely not be able to get any advantage. Not to mention anything else, after fighting 2 battles, Su Xiong’s fleet How many armor-piercing rounds are left?
You know, the ammunition capacity of a main gun of a Bavaria-class battleship is only 120 rounds. Even if this is a naval battle, the shells are all armor-piercing and semi-armor-piercing projectiles (the latter is better for killing lightly protected battleships.) There are only about 120 rounds. , and in actual combat, the Bavarian-class maximum rate of fire ranged from 2.5 to 3 rounds per minute! In the first round of fighting between the two sides, although it didn't last long, Sturdy estimated that each artillery piece of Su Xiong's fleet had conservatively destroyed at least 40 rounds of armor-piercing shells! In fact, even for the King Kong-class battlecruiser, under the protection of dome armor, 15-inch semi-armor-piercing bullets can hardly kill the opponent instantly.
"Just do what Lieutenant General Sturdy said." Seeing that Betty had no objections, Yoshimatsu Motaro finally adopted Sturdy's suggestion, so he immediately commanded the fleet to prepare to attack the two battlecruisers. Get closer, and Kantaro Suzuki also ordered the fast battleship Takaha which was in good condition to immediately support the team.
And he continued to lead the fleet to hunt American transport ships!
However, what Sturdy didn't expect was that although his plan seemed perfect, it was already too late. Before the Japanese fleet completed its adjustments, Su Xiong's fleet had already achieved results! Under the attack of two Bavaria-class battleships, the Haruna that was hit and attacked died quite simply! this moment! The Haruna is not a ship! He inherited the legacy and tradition of all British pure-blood battlecruisers! Invincible, Indomitable, Queen Mary, Lion, all the British battlecruisers that were lit with firecrackers in previous naval battles are possessed by their souls at this moment! So, not surprisingly, the Haruna was shot into the soul by a 15-inch naval gun fired into the ammunition depot!
This 15-inch shell fired from the Oldenburg successfully penetrated the ammunition depot under the Haruna's No. 3 turret. The mere 8-inch side chord main armor had no effect at all, and the 3-inch armor behind The dome armor with a steel plus 1-inch back plate couldn't block this fatal blow! The 15-inch shell penetrated the Haruna's upper shell bay, followed by a loud noise! More than 100 rounds of 14-inch shells remaining in Haruna's No. 3 turret and dozens of tons of propellant below were detonated!
Looking from the sea, first there was a large amount of black smoke pouring out of the middle and rear part of the Haruna's hull, and then there was a dazzling flash of light. A huge fireball rose into the sky, and with a loud noise like thunder, a column of smoke carrying debris rushed hundreds of meters into the air. Then, after the smoke column cooled, a huge mushroom cloud formed, and the battleship below As if being pushed directly into the water by a huge hand, the rear half of the hull sank directly to the seabed in less than 30 seconds. Under the cover of thick smoke, the slender front hull also sank backward into the sea! In less than 1 minute, this Japanese battlecruiser completed its life!
"This is definitely the most brilliant fireworks I have seen tonight!" Su Xiong said with a hearty smile.
"Hiss..." Looking at the huge fireball that suddenly appeared on the sea in the distance, Shigetaro Yoshimatsu suddenly felt his scalp numb. There was no doubt that the explosion just now was because a battleship was sunk. At the same time, he could confirm , this sunk battleship must be a Japanese battleship, because Bavaria will never be so fragile!
"How many minutes has it been since the battle started?" Shigetaro Yoshimatsu glanced at the clock on the wall. From the time Su Xiong's fleet entered the battle again to the sinking of the Haruna, it was only less than 10 minutes! This is simply too scary! My evaluation of the King Kong class dropped even further, and I thought that even if King Kong still survived after the war, he would have to retire! This thing is a firecracker!
"Damn Germans! It's obviously none of their business here, so why are they insisting on it?" At this time, Yoshimatsu Motaro was really in no mood to continue to entangle with Old Fletcher's armored cruiser detachment. No There is also a Kongo-class battlecruiser in the distance, and Shigetaro Yoshimatsu is not willing to lose another fast battleship!
"Don't worry about those Yankee broken ships anymore! Go to the aid of the Kongo immediately. We can't lose another battleship! Let the Takaha go faster!" Shigetaro Yoshimatsu ordered anxiously.
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