Chapter 2776 Confrontation 2

As luck would have it, after the second shell hit the generator, the power supply to the entire rear part of the battleship was cut off. This undoubtedly proved that the fire in the rear of the poor battleship was uncontrollable, and even more so. What made the battleship worse was the third shell. This shell severely damaged the steering gear room of the Kongo, putting the battleship in a semi-uncontrollable state!

Although, because the water is injected instantly. The King Kong is still floating on the sea, but everyone knows that the best outcome for this battleship is to withdraw from the battle, and the worst outcome is to be slowly submerged in the sea! Redel lived up to expectations and was the first to remove his opponent from the battle sequence in today's battle!

"Hiss, it's really terrible! British warships are just unreliable!" Looking at the battlecruiser Kongo, which has been immersed in a sea of ​​fire in the distance and is stumbling out of the battlefield, Shigetaro Yoshimatsu feels so sick. , and even said this despite the fact that British generals such as Betty and Sturdy were right next to him. However, Betty and others also felt the same way about these words, so it was really hard to explain...

With the change of the command flag, the Japanese warships readjusted the order of capture in a short period of time. Starting from the Tosa, the order of engagement of each warship was shifted one position backward. Therefore, the Tosa began to concentrate its firepower against Nagato. No. 1, Nagato dealt with Maryland, in turn, while Raeder engaged Ibuki, the flagship of Japan's Third Battleship Division.

"This can't continue like this. If Ibuki can no longer carry it, then we will have no way to make up for the gap in the battle line." Shimamura Hayao said anxiously.

"The situation is far from that bad. Didn't you notice that the German battleship's artillery fire rate has slowed down?" Betty put down the telescope in her hand and said with a smile.

"You mean, the Mecklenburg has not enough ammunition?" Shimamura Hayao said somewhat unexpectedly.

"Everything you do has a price. Starting from last night, Redel's series of operations were perfect, but this perfection undoubtedly overdrawn Mecklenburg's combat effectiveness. Last night, Mecklenburg killed One of our light cruisers and several destroyers killed several of our destroyers today and severely damaged the Kongo. Well, even though the Mecklenburg's ammunition magazine was full before the attack, each gun was equipped with If 120 rounds of artillery shells were fired, 70% of which were armor-piercing shells, then by now, the Mecklenburg might not even have half of the armor-piercing shells left, right?" Betty said with a smile.

Although Betty couldn't really count how many shells Mecklenburg fired, judging from the number of shells hit by the King Kong class, this poor battlecruiser was hit by at least 10 rounds, and then the main gun shells were hit by 3%. If calculated with a hit rate of about 5%, it is very easy to estimate the ammunition situation of the Mecklenburg. And in the battle between battleships, the Mecklenburg should not use semi-armor-piercing ammunition, right?

"Just wait and wait. In terms of capital ships, we have an advantage. The American fleet only has one scoring point now, but we have many scoring points. We just have to keep fighting slowly. As soon as the land-based bombers arrive, we will It can seal the victory." Betty was not worried about the situation.

However, the actual situation is indeed the case. At least in the middle section of the entire battle line, Japanese battleships began to gradually gain the advantage. In the previous battle, the Colorado suffered heavy casualties under the salvo fire of two battleships, even though there is only one battleship, the Tosa. It also seemed to be able to deal with the Colorado with ease.

After losing one of its guns, the Nagato was evenly matched against the Maryland. The Mutsu behind her was pressing down on the Mississippi! The Fuso and the Ise also had an advantage when facing the American battleships they had captured.

Compared with the Japanese Fuso class, the American standard battleship is still inferior.

Soon, the development of the battlefield situation confirmed Betty's guess. Seven minutes after the Mecklenburg knocked King Kong out of the battle line, the Mutsu finally left a deep scar on the Mississippi's hull. ! It fully proves that caliber is justice and power is truth!

Just like Raeder's Mecklenburg battleship penetrated King Kong's gun mount, the Japanese finally waited for their fatal blow. The Americans' Iron Turtle armor protection was indeed very good. Every previous attack was blocked. Their heavy armor bounced off, but this time, this 1,080-kilogram armor-piercing projectile tore through the Mississippi's side chord main armor belt from 17 kilometers away!

This blow was very sharp, but also a bit reluctant. At such a long distance, it is very difficult for even the most powerful naval gun on the planet to tear through 13.5-inch armor. Excellent performance and a little luck To achieve this blow, first the hardened layer, which accounted for 35% of the entire armor thickness, collapsed, and then the blunt warhead began to cut into the armor behind. The projectile body and armor gradually collapsed in repeated vibrations and collisions. Finally, The violent vibration activated the fuse of the artillery shell, and at the last moment, the projectile penetrated into the interior of the Mississippi and exploded in the secondary battery ammunition delivery channel!

A large amount of ammunition was detonated in a small space. Even more than ten kilometers away, the rangefinder on the Japanese warship could still clearly capture the flash of explosions inside the Mississippi. It was a series of explosions, followed by billowing smoke. and fire, the fire quickly spread along the gun gallery, and a large amount of gunpowder smoke even entered the vent of the battleship's engine room. The backflow of exhaust gas caused some boilers to malfunction, and the thick smoke obscured all vision. The U.S. military trying to save the battleship suffered losses. The management team groped in the dark space filled with toxic gases. The walls that collapsed from time to time and the cracks in the ground were like the tentacles of the devil, devouring people's lives.

The Mississippi is much stronger than the King Kong. Although the blow is very heavy, it is not fatal. But this was just the beginning. When the thick smoke began to obscure the rangefinder at the top of the mast, the Mississippi suffered another heavy blow. A 16-inch shell hit the No. 3 turret mount on the battleship, which was thick enough. The 16-inch turret armor successfully blocked the blow, but the violent impact caused the armor plate to twist and completely jam the turret. If we also count the 1 artillery piece that was disabled due to servo damage during the previous battle. If so, this battleship has completely lost 4 artillery pieces, and due to the sighting problem, the firepower of this battleship is far less than the data on paper!

"The situation is gradually improving. Maybe our previous thoughts were a little misguided. For the dominant side, fighting an upright game is the best choice." Betty said happily.

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