Chapter 2785 Tragic 1
The violent explosion directly cut the battleship into two pieces, and the stern at the rear of the No. 4 turret was torn into pieces by the violent energy. A flame hundreds of meters long shot straight into the sky, so that any one on the battlefield could Everyone could clearly see that the flames disappeared and the smoke gradually condensed into a huge mushroom cloud. Under the mushroom cloud was the rapidly sinking battleship Hiei. Two minutes later, the Japanese battlecruiser finally disappeared from the sea!
"What on earth is going on?" Motaro Yoshimatsu was angry with a hint of uneasiness and impatience. The excitement of sinking the Colorado just now was diluted a lot in an instant. He feels that the war is developing out of control. What the Japanese want is an overwhelming victory. Losing both sides is not the result they want. After all, the supplementary capabilities of both sides are not at the same level!
"It doesn't matter, the U.S. fleet has been severely weakened. Our current situation is like chopping bamboo. After the first few sections are split, the rest will be solved easily." Betty is still calm, and he believes that he has rich combat experience. The Japanese fleet still has a huge advantage, and the Americans are just reflecting on their past mistakes and can only take out their anger on the weak warships. However, a few minutes later, as if to verify what he said, the Mississippi in the distance finally couldn't hold on any longer!
In the previous battle, the Mississippi was penetrated by a 16-inch gun shell at a long distance during the battle with the Nagato. Now, although it is facing the 15-inch naval gun of the Fuso, the battle distance is also close. Much more. At this distance, the Mississippi, which had been severely damaged, would naturally be unable to defeat the Fuso, which had almost intact firepower!
Before launching the charge, the Mississippi had lost 4 artillery pieces, and only 8 cannons could continue to be used. In the crazy close battle between the two sides, the Mississippi hit the opponent many times and successfully destroyed a twin-mounted 15-gun unit of the Fuso. inch shells and damaged one of the Fuso's power cabins, but that was all it could do!
In less than 20 minutes, Fuso hit the opponent at least 12 times! Among them, it is believed that 10 of them penetrated the opponent's armored belt. The No. 1 turret was jammed due to vibration, and the No. 2 turret mount was penetrated. Subsequently, at least three artillery shells hit the engine room of the Mississippi. The two running steam turbines were blown to pieces by more than 3 tons of ammunition. The entire battleship was completely turned into a drifting wreckage, although the latter was still using its own The remaining main guns fought back in vain, but they were basically unable to produce output.
A large number of American destroyers rushed forward, trying to drive out the butcher in the distance. However, facing the well-organized Japanese fleet, this wave of American destroyers could be described as dying. At least 5 destroyers were killed by Japanese battleships and destroyers. Torn apart by firepower, the battlefield was filled with debris and human corpses after the destroyer exploded. The Mississippi gradually drifted away from the battlefield under the influence of the current. The fate of this battleship was doomed. It would eventually be abandoned, but for the above For the crew, this is relatively lucky, because the Japanese will not waste any more firepower on this doomed battleship, and the personnel on it can evacuate calmly with the support of the destroyer!
As the battle progresses, the advantage of the Japanese fleet becomes even more obvious.
The four Fuso-class battleships of the Japanese Navy, Yamashiro, Hyuga, and Ise, and the USS Tennessee, Idaho, and California of the U.S. Fleet fought against each other. Among these three pairs of battles, the Japanese fleet undoubtedly has the advantage.
The Nagato battleship that killed the Colorado attacked the New Mexico whose fire control was damaged. The former suffered huge losses in the previous battle, while the New Mexico's hit level improved because of the close combat, and it was considered a tie in a short time. The Mutsu was also defeated in the fight with the Maryland. It was not because the Mutsu was not strong enough, but because in order to save the most elite battleship in the U.S. Navy, a large number of American destroyers launched lightning strikes on the Mutsu. The latter was forced to be timid during the fight, and its constant maneuvering and evasion made fire control and range finding very difficult.
Then continuing to look back along the battle line, Fuso and Ibuki were fighting against Pennsylvania and Arizona. Fuso had the advantage, while Ibuki was at a disadvantage. After destroying the Hiei, the Nevada was fighting with the Takaha and Kawachi. Yes, you read that wrong, the Nevada is now being besieged by two Japanese battleships!
At the very rear of the battle line, Redl's Mecklenburg was inextricably fighting with the Tosa. Both battleships suffered heavy damage, and it was considered a tie for the moment. On the other side, Fletcher Jr.'s armored cruiser was fighting with the Settsu. What was embarrassing was that even at close range, both sides were unable to control the battleship. How is the other party doing? The penetration power of the Japanese 12-inch artillery before changing the shells is really unbearable!
Before the U.S. Navy officers and soldiers on the USS Nevada, who had just completed the kill, could calm down from their excitement, they suddenly found themselves in a desperate situation! Perhaps because the performance just now was too dazzling, or perhaps because the Japanese were eager for revenge, the two battleships aimed their guns at the first-generation American standard battleship at the same time! Therefore, the Nevada needed to use its remaining 7 artillery pieces (the Nevada had 10 main guns) to deal with the opponent's more than a dozen 15-inch and 12-inch artillery pieces!
But even so, in the last half hour of Nevada's life, the battleship's performance was still eye-catching. With only 7 cannons, Nevada hit the opponent at least 8 times, of which 4 were threatening. The first shell hit the rear of the Gaobo's hull, seriously damaging the Gaobo's steering gear room, and the giant ship could only be controlled by hand steering for a short period of time.
The third and fifth shells hit the No. 3 and gun gallery of the Gaobo respectively. The No. 3 turret became stuck due to violent vibrations. The shell that hit the gun gallery seemed to detonate nearby ammunition, causing a fire on the Takaha and seriously affecting the sighting of the Ise. After this attack, there are only 6 artillery pieces left that the Gaobo can use! The ninth hit bomb damaged the Ise's engine room. So much so that after killing the murderer of the Hiei, the Takaha had to temporarily withdraw from the battlefield to put out the fire.
"The Americans fought very accurately. The performance of the USS Nevada in this battle was definitely one of the best battleships in the US fleet. It left deep scars on our battleships. We once thought that without the USS Hanoi With help, we may have a hard time overpowering this opponent. Such an opponent is worthy of respect. He even performs better than new ships such as New Mexico and Tennessee!" The Japanese commented after the war.
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