Chapter 1119: Another Missile Is Coming
"Stand back! Full speed back! The captain of the Iowa-class battleship USS Illinois yelled loudly as he got up from the floor with a bruised nose and swollen face.
In the first round of attacks by the Huaxia missile battleships, because of the troublesome launch of the Shaddock missile, the limited attack was first concentrated on the most certain Vanguard, followed by the Montana class built by the Americans, and finally the Iowa-class, which was already somewhat outdated.
The officers and men of the Illinois, who had not been hit by a missile until the second round, immediately woke up from their shock and hurriedly retreated.
At this time, no one mentioned the matter of rushing forward anymore, even the Montana class was more than fifty kilometers away and was dying of heavy damage, who would expect the more fragile Iowa class to rush forward in the wind and rain.
The closer you get, the more dangerous it becomes. Even now that the Illinois has just sailed out of the camp, it feels too dangerous to be abrupt.
The destroyers of the Allied battleships behind them moved forward one after another, but instead of attacking, they went to rescue the Allied officers and soldiers who had fallen into the water, and even had the consciousness of escorting the battleships to block the eyes.
Their bravery was limited to that, and no one dared to rush forward against the power of the battleship that could be crushed with a single blow. Even the slightly larger Allied warships that surrounded the Huaxia missile battleships between 30 and 50 kilometers were quietly retreating, and the Allied submarines were recovering again, dispelling the idea of taking advantage of the fire to loot, and honestly serving as observation posts.
Only the Allied fighters in the sky began a more frantic counterattack, trying to drag down the three unscathed missile battleships.
At this time, the Allied commanders no longer dared to let the battleships come over and take risks, and the attack from the air became their last hope.
In the large-scale aircraft carrier formation on the other side, fighters are constantly flying, and the bombs they carry no longer pursue accuracy, and those that are far away begin to be ejected, and those bulky torpedo planes also fly into the sky, and many of them are thrown as soon as they enter the torpedo launch distance. These are not expected to be successful, only for harassment and delay, and that ethereal luck.
The Crusaders who flew in from the direction of the Huaxia made the Allied prayers even more unlucky, when the Tirpitz's converted anti-aircraft missile battleship once again fired a long-range air-blown missile salute. The last shred of luck that the Allies hoped for was also almost cut off. Even torpedoes can't be thrown at people's side. How not to make the Allies despair?
The three missile battleships of Nahua were still as stable as a mountain in the columns of water that were surging up one after another, and even scratched a few traces of Shaddock missiles in the ship-to-air missiles flying into the sky, and flew towards the Ohio, which was slowly moving backwards, and the Illinois, which was about to retreat into the ranks of the Allied fleet.
"Boom! Rumble! The Ohio could no longer withstand two critical hits on its hull, and with a steel skeleton groan, it slumped to the surface. The destroyers on the side were busy rescuing the Allied sailors who had fallen overboard, and it was difficult to save the giant ship, whose deck was already soaked in seawater.
"Boom!" A series of explosions also exploded on the USS Illinois, moments before it was about to sail into the Allied warship group. Even 2 destroyers escorted it, and it still ushered in its last moment of death.
Although one of the five missiles heading towards the USS Illinois missed and one exploded in a volley under the anti-aircraft weapons of more than a dozen warships around it, the other three still ran 60 kilometers. Hit the target again and successfully detonated its ammunition depot, finally ending the last chance of life for the Illinois.
Seeing that the last battleship in the battle also fell in front of the Allied array, in such a short period of time, all 3 battleships were finished, the United States and Britain and their little friends were stunned.
However, the missiles on the Huaxia missile battleship did not stop because of their sluggishness, and 12 Shadok missiles streaked across the sky in a row, once again subverting the world's concept of naval operations. Fly 80 kilometers away in the other direction of the Allied aircraft carrier group, which is still busy taking off and landing fighters.
Except for a missile that hit an Allied warplane and exploded in the air. Except for 3 fighters, the other 11 fell into the Allied aircraft carrier formation. In addition to the three that accidentally hit the auxiliary vehicle and destroyed one cruiser and one supply cargo ship, eight Shaddock missiles that fell on the three aircraft carriers all dealt heavy blows to the target.
The aircraft carriers, which were still stacked with ammunition, fuel, and warplanes on their decks, were completely paralyzed by the continuous sound of martyrdom, and the Midway-class Saipan and Eagle, which were the targets of the first round of attacks, were completely paralyzed, and the collapsed Saipan was sinking rapidly. Only the American-class Independence was still moving fast in the face of the fire on the deck after being hit by two missiles, and it was lucky to avoid the second round of replenishment of the Huaxia missile battleship.
The Allies have realized that they will be beaten passively if they stay where they are, so the aircraft carriers, which were already flying at high speed, have adjusted their direction and rushed around. As a result, the second round of missile attacks in Huaxia, in addition to completely stepping the Saipan and the Eagle into the sea, only sank one escort aircraft carrier and damaged one Essex-class aircraft carrier.
Without waiting for the Allied officers and men to rejoice, the Huaxia missiles flew in again.
"God, how many missiles do they have?" The Allied commanders almost collapsed, and if they continued like this, no amount of capital ships of the Allies would be enough to lose.
In this operation to encircle and suppress the Huaxia, the United States, Britain, and other allied countries only dispatched a total of 16 main aircraft carriers and 17 escort or light aircraft carriers, and only 22 battleships. Among them, 4 battleships and 2 main and 2 escort aircraft carriers are also deterring and intercepting in the waters near Germany, and 6 escort or light aircraft carriers are reconnoitring around the periphery.
But up to now, the Allied battleships destroyed by the Huaxia naval guns and Huaxia missiles have been killed and 4 wounded, and the aircraft carrier has also been killed and 3 wounded. A few more rounds of such attacks, and the entire Allied fleet, which could only be beaten passively, was probably about to collapse. At least the 7 battleships and 3 aircraft carriers sent by the French, the Russians, the Netherlands, Brazil and other Allied forces will definitely be evacuated first, and even the Canadian and New Zealand warships, which have complained a lot in the British Commonwealth, may also abscond halfway.
"They've already fired a lot, so there shouldn't be that many missiles, right?" Admiral Stark, who had escaped the catastrophe by staying on the battleship Washington and commanding from a distance, trembled a little.
According to the deck area, the arrangement of the space and personnel of the weapons reserve in the cabin, as well as the interval between missile launches, the methods of handling and placing missiles in the Allied forces will be united. Some people in the Allies quickly calculated the estimated value of the total number of missiles on the Huaxia warships, and then deducted the missiles launched by the Huaxia to come to the conclusion that the number of missiles in the Huaxia was already small.
The battleship Tirpitz, which appeared as a full-time anti-aircraft arsenal ship, did not fire again during the third round of attacks on Allied aircraft carriers, which became a piece of evidence for this conclusion.
But when the Allied commanders saw it, they looked at each other, and no one dared to be sure of this conclusion.
After all, this is just a guess, and even what is the structure of the three missile battleships in Huaxia, and there is no specific information on how many bombs are prepared, so who would dare to accept the conclusions obtained out of thin air? Moreover, even the Tirbitz is constantly spraying ship-to-air missiles, and it cannot be said that there is a shortage of missiles.
But whether it is an attack or a retreat, it is necessary to have a judgment on the number of missiles in China, especially the Shadok missiles that pose a great threat to battleships and aircraft carriers.
Everyone hesitated for a moment.
"Another missile is coming! It's Huaxia, it's Huaxia! The screams of the sound rang in the ears of many people, and were immediately drowned out by the sound of large and small anti-aircraft guns on the ships.
With the precedent of shooting down a missile, anti-aircraft artillery became the last straw on the ships.
It's just that there is not much accuracy against propeller aircraft, it is difficult to block these anti-aircraft guns of suicide aircraft, and to stop missiles that are about as fast as the sound, one can only hope that their God will help.
It's a pity that their gods can add bad luck to one or two missiles, but they can't create the miracle of invincible defense.
"Boom, boom!" The huge explosion of the Shaddock missile and all kinds of martyrdom were once again in a row.
The Huaxia suddenly showed the other side of its horror as an invincible warship, and in the first round of missile attacks, it threw out 18 Shaddocks in one go, directly hitting the Allied fleet chasing behind, and even the Washington that Admiral King was riding was hit by one, cutting off half of the chimney. If it were not for the need for the sub-base satellites to readjust the target parameters of the Shadaoke missile after lift-off, although the 30 km exceeded the minimum range, the accuracy was still insufficient, so that the battleship formation escaped the catastrophe.
However, the aircraft carrier group behind it withstood most of the anger of the Huaxia's roaring bombs. After the aircraft carrier Independence was hit by 3 missiles again, half of its body had already fallen into the sea and could no longer climb.
The British aircraft carrier Malta was hit by four missiles at once, and the pillar of fire that exploded together at the oil depot and ammunition depot set off a mushroom cloud that soared into the sky.
The America was lucky enough to get one, but it was enough to make Admiral King change his mind.
With the outbreak of the Huaxia, no one in the Allies doubted the lack of missiles in the Huaxia anymore. No one wants to be beaten so passively, helplessly waiting for death to come.
"Withdraw!" Kim's superiors simply gave the order, and Tovey immediately agreed. After Cunningham on the aircraft carrier Malta was silent again, the British had lost their fighting spirit.
The Allied fleet began to retreat back quickly, but with the range of the Shaddock missiles of at least 300 km, could they escape? (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )