Chapter 2780 Bait 2
When the sound of bomber engines fell from the sky like the screams of raptors, several destroyers rushed out of the smoke. These destroyers opened fire frantically with all the anti-aircraft weapons on board, trying to drive away these gods of death in the air, and this was even more Let the Japanese determine the value of their attack targets! Maybe some people have discovered that this battleship is not the main battleship of the US Navy, but most people still choose to assault and then drop precious bombs or torpedoes!
Boom boom boom, accompanied by the roar of various small and medium-caliber rapid-fire cannons, a series of tracer bullets flew in the air. Four destroyers spread out next to the Juno, forming a dense fire net over the armored cruiser. The first aircraft was After cutting off half of its wings, it spun and fell into the sea. A hole as big as a washbasin was opened in the fuselage of the second bomber. Like a frightened bird, the plane quickly threw the bomb into the sea and then turned around and fled. But more planes still passed through the fire net and launched fatal attacks on the target!
The first round of 5 500kg bombs was thrown at the poor battleship within 2 minutes. After using maneuverability to avoid 3 of them, the other two hit the Juno's hull solidly. In the front and middle parts, the Japanese used semi-armor-piercing bombs this time, specifically targeting the key protection of American battleships. The heavy bomb that hit the bow exploded after penetrating the second deck. The violent vibration caused the armored cruiser to The front part of the bow was blown into a mess. The bomb that hit the middle of the hull successfully destroyed one-third of the Juno's flue and penetrated the main horizontal armor!
More than 100 kilograms of picric acid explosives exploded on the top of Juno's boiler compartment. Tons of debris fell from the sky, carrying out an indiscriminate attack on one-third of the boiler compartment. The boiler weighed more than ten tons. A large number of pipes and the officers and soldiers busy in the boiler room were blown to pieces. They were mixed together and could no longer be distinguished from each other. High-temperature, high-pressure water vapor and flames rage inside the cabin, igniting everything that can burn. Against the background of thick smoke, you can clearly see the fire in central Juneau.
After the first round of attacks, there were two more rounds of torpedo attacks. More and more Japanese land-based attack aircraft joined the attack queue. They rushed towards the target like bloodthirsty sharks, and the ammunition they used had already been Enough to kill the target more than 2 times! More than 10 torpedoes were fired. Under the oversaturation attack, this poor old cruiser did not last long. With two violent explosions, the Juno was blown into three pieces and eventually sank. In the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean.
"Okay, the Juno has completed its mission, now it's our turn. Order the warship to turn left by one compass point, keep the speed above 19 knots, and be careful to avoid bombs and torpedoes!" Just when the Juno was bombarded When it exploded, another old armored cruiser, the Brooklyn, also sailed out of the smoke. Captain Alden stood on the bridge and ordered without fear. Just like the countless orders he issued in his previous military career, they were calm, clear and definite!
"We are the second battleship named after the USS Brooklyn in the history of U.S. cruisers. Our ancestor, the first 10,000-ton armored cruiser in the history of the U.S. Navy, united with Japan in the distant Philippines 20 years ago for the benefit of the United States. The fleet fought to the end. They were warriors, the toughest and most respectable members of the United States Navy.
Today, it is our turn, and we will inherit the spirit and will of our predecessors. We are fearless, just for that moment of victory! "Before the war started, Colonel Alden already knew his mission and acted as a decoy when the situation deteriorated. This deterioration not only refers to the current face of Japanese bombers, but also includes leading the fleet when it is on the verge of collapse. The destroyer squadron launched a desperate counterattack. For this rather tragic mission, Colonel Alden happily accepted it and wrote these words in his diary!
"We found another large battleship! It broke out of the smoke!" A sharp-eyed pilot spotted the Brooklyn, and then he and his fleet roared towards the sea. A second wave of attacks began, this time with as many as 18 bombers and torpedo planes rushing towards the target.
Facing the god of death falling from the sky, the Brooklyn began to fight back. Dozens of anti-aircraft guns and machine guns of various calibers on the ship began to shoot into the air. With the explosion of the shells, black explosions were densely scattered in the air. Originally, It can do better, but in the previous battle, two 12-inch shells that hit the hull completely chewed up a piece of the originally thick anti-aircraft artillery array. The performance of the Brooklyn was better than that of the previous Juno. It's even worse.
The Japanese attack was more coordinated than the previous attack on the Juno. First, fighters and bombers dropped their loads. They used a large number of machine guns and cannons to sweep the Brooklyn's deck and anti-aircraft emplacements. Hundreds of Thousands of warheads bounced between the decks and superstructures. They were the spirits of death, the unlucky ones caught off guard by the Reapers. The power of the 20mm artillery shell is so great that it can even break half of a human body. The bullets from the large-caliber machine gun fall like raindrops, leaving bloody traces in the gun emplacement area!
Soon, under the attack of Japanese aviation power, Brooklyn also ushered in its end! Four 500kg bombs and at least three torpedoes hit the armored cruiser built 15 years ago. The violent explosion tore off pieces of steel plates from the warship. On the hull, flames spread like flowing magma. Spreading across the decks, below the waterline, the Japanese attack left three deep scars on the hull. Every minute, hundreds of tons of seawater poured into the hull. They broke through the bulkheads and flooded the hull. The boiler warehouse overflowed one cabin after another, leaving the struggling American naval officers and soldiers forever in the sea.
With a violent explosion that resounded across the battlefield, the Brooklyn also sank. It also died from excessive damage output. However, when the Brooklyn sank to the bottom of the sea, the attack by the Japanese bomber force came to an end. Although there are still some aircraft hovering in the sky, the combat effectiveness of the Japanese bomber force has been greatly weakened.
"We use two armored cruisers to prevent the two battleships from being seriously damaged or sunk. This seems to be a good deal." Sims said pretending to be relaxed, but in fact, his trembling hands betrayed him At this time, the U.S. Navy had already paid too much blood and sacrifices in the breakthrough battle on Taragon Island.
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