Chapter 925 Friction in the Bismarck Sea 2

how to say? Generally speaking, it was all kinds of chaos and panic, but no matter what, the battle continued. When the Americans discovered that the Japanese artillery shells did not seem to be able to effectively penetrate Nevada's thick armor, the Americans regained confidence!

boom! As the heavy artillery roared again, the five 15-inch L42 cannons jumped back violently, and five long fire dragons spurted out from the muzzles and flew toward the American warship 14 kilometers away. Ten seconds later, a huge flame burst out from the side of the Nevada again. Rolling thick smoke spurted out from the breach, covering most of the battleship in an instant. This shot should have hit a certain flue of the Nevada. While the shell successfully destroyed the flue, it also caused the thick smoke inside to be destroyed. Smoke and exhaust fumes vented from it.

This is already the fourth artillery shell hit by the Fuso. The Japanese naval officers and soldiers are used to this. Except for some more excited people who are shouting, the Japanese naval officers headed by Lieutenant General Kondo are just silently Keep an eye on the American warships that are constantly being hit in the distance.

"Our shells seem to have no effect on the American battleships." It has been 20 minutes since the war started. Battleships in the distance have been hit, but they have not received any fatal damage. The Japanese fleet has successfully attacked the opponent's bridge Several fires were set on the upper deck, on the deck, and in the gun gallery, but despite the efforts of the American damage control team members, they did not have much effect.

"The Japanese warships are very powerful and successfully suppressed the Nevada during the battle. However, their shells lacked penetration. Our 13.5-inch armor belt and the armor on the front of the turret can be perfectly immune to the opponent's attack." Soon, Sims also discovered this situation. Although he was hit again and again, the Nevada battleship kept firing at the opponent, and then, none of the shots hit...

The Japanese's first artillery shell damaged the front mast of Nevada, causing the main rangefinder on it to become unusable. All artillery could only rely on the rangefinder on the turret to fire, coupled with the dense smoke screen generated after being hit. The interference with the flames made the Nevada's bombardment accuracy simply terrible. The alternating firing of the American battleship's 10 cannons was more of a manifestation of attitude in Japan's eyes. And the actual threats are very limited. American artillery shells are always farther away and closer, but they just miss! Well, at least that's the case with Nevada, but as for the other one, it's a different story.

The New York was commissioned in 1909. Although the No. 3 turret was basically useless due to the temperature problem of the ammunition compartment, after all, it still has 8 14-inch guns, and there are American officers and soldiers who have been working on this ship for two years. We have become accustomed to excluding the middle turret as an additional factor. Although there is still a certain gap between the gunnery and the Japanese, the New York has an advantage over King Kong!

When the King Kong fired its fourth shell into the 14-inch-thick armor on the front of the New York's No. 2 turret, it was useless. The No. 2 turret of the New York said it didn't matter. I'll give you one shot back. Then the U.S. Navy won the victory in this naval battle. The first shot hit!

This shell directly hit the face of King Kong's No. 3 turret.

Unlike the Americans' 14-inch thick armor, the King Kong's armor is only 9 inches! From 13 kilometers away, a 14-inch artillery shell hit directly. Even if it were replaced by a British or Japanese artillery shell, it would be possible to penetrate it! However, the effect of this shot is really good!

The armor-piercing projectile weighing more than 600 kilograms landed very well, almost flying towards the front of King Kong's turret. Unlike the picric acid charge used by the British, the Americans used a more stable D explosive. Although the fuze is still not very good, the luck of this shell is obviously good. After the cap and the hardened layer on the armor surface turned into countless fragments, the sharp warhead hit hard on the non-hardened layer inside the armor. !

This blow was so powerful that it directly created a 7-inch deep hole. At this moment, the shell fuse was activated. Under the action of more than ten kilograms of explosives, a huge bullet hole appeared in the forehead of the King Kong 3 turret.

"From the command tower, I could clearly see a huge fireball erupting from the turret, and the thick smoke quickly covered the rear half of the bridge. After that, there was a series of explosions near the turret, and the entire The warships seemed to be shaking. One of the 14-inch guns was blown off, and the other one was knocked down." A Japanese officer on the King Kong said with lingering fear.

"The British battlecruisers are indeed not strong, so I'm relieved." Lieutenant Colonel Kimmel, the captain of the New York, looked at the King Kong with a pillar of fire rising from the middle of the hull in the distance, and nodded with great satisfaction. Kimmel had also heard the rumor that British battlecruisers were relatively fragile from the German military attaché in the United States. But this time, he finally verified it himself. This was so refreshing!

"Zhou Cao, I knew it would be like this! I knew it would be like this before I bought the Kongo from the British!" Lieutenant General Kato Sadayoshi said sadly as he looked at the Kongo that was shot in the distance. When the Japanese Navy was purchasing battlecruisers, most generals in the navy, even Togo Heihachiro, believed that ordering German battleships was better than buying British battlecruisers. Some people in the Navy even planned to follow the example of the Asama again. . Purchasing through a third country, but in the end, the uncertainty of this purchase, the inappropriateness of the equipment system, and the politics overcame everything. The King Kong-class battleship of the British Armstrong Shipyard still entered the Japanese Navy, and was directly destroyed during its first participation in the war...

After the New York hit the King Kong for the first time, some subtle changes occurred in the war situation. Although generally speaking, the Fuso-class battleship still had a certain advantage. Now the front mast of the Nevada has been broken, and the rear mast has been broken. Half of the mast was cut off. A barrel of the No. 2 turret was blown off, and the No. 3 turret was hit on the gun mount. The huge impact temporarily blocked the rotating mechanism of the No. 3 turret. Two large holes were opened in the bow of the ship. About 1,000 tons of water entered the battleship. The hull tilted about 3 degrees forward and 7 degrees left. The swells while the battleship was sailing had affected the firing of the bow turret. Overall, the Nevada was already dangerous.

"Separate 6 artillery pieces to attack the New York. I'm afraid the King Kong will not be able to defeat it." At this time, Kato Nobuyoshi did not forget the order from the Navy Department - do not damage the ship! If something goes wrong with King Kong and he sinks here, Kato Sadaikichi may have no choice but to kill himself...

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