"General, the waterline of the battleship 'New Hampshire' was broken through, there was too much water, the hull was slightly tilted, and the speed was affected. The captain of the pen "Fun" www.biquge.info asked to withdraw from the battle. A communications officer reported to Major General Robert.

"Hell, at this time, how to withdraw from the battle? There are Chinese warships all around, and if the battleship 'New Hampshire' withdraws, it will only become the object of siege by the Chinese. Don't forget, the Chinese had previously relied on torpedo attacks to take out the battleship Wisconsin. Major General Robert said with a dark face.

He originally hoped to give full play to the numerical superiority of his battleships and expand his superiority in one fell swoop to defeat the Chinese navy. But I didn't expect that at the critical moment, the battleship "New Hampshire" fell off the chain.

Of course, the battleship "New Hampshire" naturally did not want such a situation to happen, and they did not want to be severely damaged by the Chinese Navy. Everyone knows what the consequences will be after being hit hard, the Chinese Navy will definitely not let go of them who have suffered heavy losses, and will only be completely sunk in the end, and there will be no bones left.

"General, what should we do now?" The speed of the battleship New Hampshire is declining and is expected to eventually drop to around 22 knots. Said the communications officer. The battleship "New Hampshire" is not allowed to leave, but we must find a solution, and we must not let the "New Hampshire" battleship, which is getting slower and slower, be left behind. When the time comes, it will also fall into the siege of the Chinese Navy.

"Slow down the fleet so that the battleship 'New Hampshire' can catch up with us. Hurry up, and during this time we must hit the Chinese hard. Otherwise, we're doomed. "Major General Robert has already felt the urgency of time. If they don't hurry up, they will really lose.

"Yes, General." The communications officer immediately went to send a telegram.

In order to keep up with the fleet of battleships "New Hampshire", the American fleet voluntarily reduced its speed there, reducing its speed from 25 knots to 22 knots. In this way, the battleship "New Hampshire" can continue to fight. It's just that the decrease in speed has also increased the hit rate of both sides by a level again. In addition, it also gives the Chinese Navy more opportunities to attack.

The U.S. fleet's reduced speed allows the Chinese Navy's aircraft carriers to easily distance themselves from the U.S. fleet and then release fighter jets without interference. When an overwhelming array of fighter jets launched an attack on the battleships of the US Navy, it was the end of the battleship detachments of the US Navy. Even if they were able to withstand the attack of the Imperial Navy's carrier-based aircraft, they would inevitably suffer heavy losses. Once it has been hit hard, is it still an opponent of the battleship detachment of the Imperial Navy? That's obviously impossible.

"The Americans' warships were badly damaged, but they refused to retreat, and still chose to continue the battle. It seems that they are not dead in the heart of the Yellow River. The speed of the landing of the carrier-based aircraft was ordered, and twenty minutes later, the second wave of fighters, still ready, was raised to the deck. Admiral Chen Houfu ordered. Since the battleship detachment of the US Navy is going to carry it to the end. Then the Imperial Navy will only be able to send them all to hell.

"Yes, Commander." The communications officer nodded, and immediately went to issue the order.

In the sky, carrier-based aircraft carrying out the attack on the US Navy are landing, and the fuel carried by these carrier-based aircraft is running out. Therefore, the aircraft carriers of the Imperial Navy were only able to receive these carrier-based aircraft and then release carrier-based aircraft to attack the battleship detachments of the US Navy. But even so, the battleship detachment of the US Navy has almost entered the end of its life.

"Boom! Rumble! "The battleship 'New Hampshire' fought with wounds, but the tilt of the hull required adjustments to the firing angle of its main guns. This also affected its rate of fire. The battleship "Sea of Whales" of the Imperial Navy seized the opportunity to frantically tilt its shells at the battleship "New Hampshire", striving to inflict heavy damage on the battleship in the shortest possible time.

Five minutes later, the battleship "Sea of Whales" of the Imperial Navy made another hit. And, this time, it was two 460-mm shells that hit the battleship 'New Hampshire'. A shell hit the top of the superstructure of the battleship 'New Hampshire', directly blowing up the electronic equipment on it, including the air search radar, the sea search radar, and the artillery sighting radar, all of which were destroyed. The destruction of these important electronic equipment has once again reduced the combat effectiveness of the battleship "New Hampshire." Without the support of these radars, it is almost impossible to hit a target more than a dozen kilometers away based on naked eye observation.

Another shell hit the boiler compartment of the New Hampshire, and the shrapnel penetrated several boilers, causing the hot steam inside to leak out, killing the American sailors inside in an instant. At the same time, because of the leakage of steam, the power of the battleship also began to decrease, and the speed of the ship inevitably began to decrease.

Originally, in order to prepare for the battleship "New Hampshire", other battleships of the US Navy had reduced their speed. Now, the speed of the battleship 'New Hampshire' has dropped further, and the other battleships of the US Navy must not be able to settle for him again. In this case, the battleships of the other US Navy do not have to fight, and they just wait to be sunk by the Chinese Navy.

After some choices, Rear Admiral Robert finally decided to abandon the battleship New Hampshire. He knew very well that this battleship, which had been heavily damaged, would no longer play a role in this naval battle. What's more, it is highly likely to become a burden and drag down other battleships. In order to keep the other battleships, the battleship "New Hampshire" could only be abandoned.

Therefore, Rear Admiral Robert ordered the battleship 'New Hampshire' to break through on its own. Except for the surrender to the Chinese, everything else was supervised by the captain of the battleship "New Hampshire".

There can be no doubt that Rear Admiral Robert knew that the loss of the battleship 'New Hampshire' was doomed. However, they were unwilling to let this battleship fall into the hands of the Chinese Navy, lest the strength of the Chinese Navy be further strengthened. What's more, once the battleships of the US Navy surrender, it will become a shame for the US Navy.

It's just that the development of the war situation is no longer up to these Americans. After discovering the predicament of the battleship "New Hampshire", the Imperial Navy immediately dispatched a destroyer formation to organize a lightning strike, preparing to take out this cutting-edge battleship of the US Navy in one fell swoop.

The Imperial Navy's twelve 'Chou-class' destroyers launched an attack on the battleship 'New Hampshire', and the 'Chou-class' destroyers were roughly equivalent in performance to the 'sub-class' destroyers, and were also equipped with 610 mm super-heavy oxygen torpedoes, which had extremely strong sea attack capabilities. When the speed of the battleships of the US Navy was affected and became slower and slower, they undoubtedly became a live target on the sea. These destroyers only had to get 10,000 meters or more close to the battleship 'New Hampshire' and release their torpedoes. A powerful 610-mm torpedo that would definitely have sent this battleship to the bottom of the sea.

The 12 'Chou-class' destroyers slaughtered the US Navy's battleship 'New Hampshire' at high speed, which made the American sailors on the battleship very nervous. They all knew that they had been abandoned by Major General Robert and were now left to rely on themselves.

However, they are still enough to deal with 12 powerful destroyers of the Chinese Navy. The battleship New Hampshire's four triple 406-mm main guns and 10 127-mm secondary guns on the side of the battleship rained shells on the Imperial Navy's 'Ugly-class' destroyers. However, it was undoubtedly very difficult to resist the attack of the Imperial Navy in this way.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

The shells continued to explode on the surface of the sea, splashing columns of water into the sky. The Imperial Navy's 'ugly-class' destroyers, which travel between bullets and water columns, appear to be very flexible. They were also getting closer and closer to the battleship 'New Hampshire'.

After entering the distance of 10,000 meters, the Imperial Navy's 'Chou-class' destroyers continued to approach. Even so, the hit is already guaranteed at this distance. However, the destroyers of the Imperial Navy were trapped intending to approach a little more in order to be able to increase the hit rate.

When they entered the position of 8,000 meters away from the battleship "New Hampshire", the 12 destroyers of the "Chou-class" of the Imperial Navy fired torpedoes one after another. A total of 144 torpedoes fanned out towards the battleship USS New Hampshire. These torpedoes reached speeds of up to 50 knots, making it impossible for the battleship 'New Hampshire' to dodge.

"Damn, get out of the way!" The captain of the battleship 'New Hampshire' ordered.

However, this is simply in vain.

"Boom!" A 610-mm heavy torpedo hit the battleship 'New Hampshire', and then under its waterline, a large hole was blown out.

Immediately after that, continuous explosions sounded, and at least ten or more 610-millimeter heavy torpedoes hit the battleship "New Hampshire", directly tearing the underwater armor of the "New Hampshire" battleship to pieces, and the huge power of these super-heavy torpedoes even completely destroyed the underwater part of the "New Hampshire" battleship. So much so that before the captain of the battleship 'New Hampshire' could give the order to abandon the ship, the battleship capsized on the surface of the sea and soon sank into the sea. (To be continued.) )