The three 'New Orleans-class' cruisers and four 'Sims-class' destroyers guarding the three 'Iowa-class' battleships of the US Navy also began heavy shelling. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The three triple 203-mm guns of the New Orleans-class cruisers, and the four 127-mm guns on the side of the cruisers, also began to rain shells on the twelve 'subclass' destroyers of the Imperial Navy. The five 127-mm guns of the 'Sims-class' destroyers also began to fire wildly. In particular, the four 'Sims-class' destroyers stubbornly rushed to the 'sub-class' destroyers of the Imperial Navy.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The U.S. warships were firing frantically, and a dense barrage of shells was being fired at the 'subclass' destroyers of the Imperial Navy. However, the high-speed 'sub-class' destroyers easily dodged these shells. At the same time, the twin 120-mm guns in the bow were being fired at four US 'Sims-class' destroyers. With a displacement of just over 2,200 tons, these Sims-class destroyers were significantly smaller than the Imperial Navy's 'sub-class' destroyers.

Inside the torpedo tubes in the bow of the 'sub-class' destroyers, 610 mm torpedoes are ready, and as long as the distance is shortened to 10,000 meters, they will be able to attack. Twelve 'sub-class' destroyers attacking three 'Iowa-class' battleships of the U.S. Navy. Four destroyers attacked one. In other words, a single attack was capable of firing forty-eight torpedoes against an 'Iowa-class' battleship. As long as the Americans' luck is not too rebellious, they simply can't escape. In addition, the 610 mm torpedo was enough to easily tear through the underwater armor of the 'Iowa-class' battleship, inflicting heavy damage on it. Even sinking the other side is not impossible. The 850 kg edge of the Imperial Navy's 610 mm torpedoes was quite powerful.

"Boom! Rumble! "The destroyer 'Zi-VII' of the Imperial Navy was hit by two 127-mm shells. However, it didn't make much of a difference. Destroyers, with a displacement of 3200 tons, are not so easy to sink. As long as you are careful not to get hit by the 203-mm guns of the cruisers of the Americans, there will be no big problems.

"Damn, those yellow-skinned monkey destroyers, the speed is definitely 40 knots! Our secondary artillery, it is difficult to target them. The gunner of the battleship Wisconsin said in horror. Everyone knows how serious the consequences will be if they get close to these destroyers and then launch a torpedo.

"Order the main guns to also start firing at the Chinese destroyers, and these damned destroyers must not be allowed to approach us." The captain of the battleship 'Wisconsin' ordered.

The battleship Wisconsin's three triple 406mm guns slowly turned and aimed their guns in the direction of the Imperial Navy's 'sub-class' destroyers. It's just that although the main gun is powerful, the rate of fire is also slow. At the same time, it is not so easy to hit a destroyer sailing at high speed. However, as long as it can get a hit, a single 406mm shell is enough to inflict heavy damage on the 'sub-class' destroyers of the Imperial Navy, or even sink them outright.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! The 406-mm cannon began to roar, and the shells fell to the sea, and after the explosion, they splashed a column of water more than ten meters high. These columns of water all show how powerful these shells are. It is estimated that any 'sub-class' destroyer of the Imperial Navy does not want to be hit by heavy artillery shells of this caliber, it is really going to die.

"Boom! Rumble! "The U.S. Navy's destroyer 'Bucks' had to withdraw from the battle after being hit by the 120-mm main guns of two 'subclass' destroyers of the Imperial Navy.

At the same time, the distance between the Imperial Navy's 'sub-class' destroyers and the U.S. Navy's three 'Iowa-class' destroyers has been reduced to 15,000 kilometers, and it only needs to advance another five kilometers to be able to attack.

"Boom!" A loud explosion sounded in the bow of the Imperial Navy's destroyer Zi IV, and a 203-mm shell fired from the cruiser Tuscaloosa of the US Navy hit the destroyer. The power of the 203-mm naval gun was not bad, and the small half of the bow was directly cut off. In particular, four triple 610-mm torpedo tubes installed in the bow of the ship were also destroyed. Fortunately, the torpedo did not explode, otherwise the destroyer would have been finished.

Under such circumstances, the destroyer 'Zi 4', which had suffered heavy losses, had no choice but to withdraw from the battlefield.

Just a minute later, the Imperial Navy's destroyer Zi VI was hit again. A 406-millimeter shell fired from the battleship 'Illinois' hit the bow of the destroyer 'Zi 6', and the entire bow was blown to pieces in a violent explosion. What's worse is that the sea water is rapidly pouring into the breach in the bow, and it is impossible to plug the leak.

After the frenzied influx of seawater, the front half of the destroyer 'Zi 6' sank into the sea, while the stern was raised high, and finally sank into the sea.

'Bastard!' The destroyer Zi VI' was sunk directly. Fire a torpedo at me and take out the American battleship 'Illinois'. The captain of the destroyer Zi 5 ordered.

Four triple 610 mm torpedoes in the bow of the ship, fired from the torpedo tubes. The tail engine ignited, and under the action of huge thrust, the torpedo was quickly fired towards the US battleship "Illinois". And, the speed got faster and faster, and soon it was raised to 50 knots.

Twelve torpedoes, which had fanned out at the battleship 'Illinois'.

After the destroyer 'Zi 5' fired a torpedo, the remaining nine 'sub-class' destroyers also fired torpedoes.

Of these, four 'sub-class' destroyers fired torpedoes at the USS Wisconsin, three at the USS Illinois, and the remaining three at the USS Kentucky. A full 120 torpedoes were fired at the three 'Iowa-class' battleships of the U.S. Navy, leaving a long trail of water in the sea.

For a torpedo with a speed of up to 50 knots, a distance of 10,000 meters takes only six minutes. Of course, the 'Iowa-class' battleship, which reached a speed of 33 knots, could also run a distance of six kilometers in six minutes.

Therefore, in order to ensure that the target is hit, these destroyers of the Imperial Navy adopt the method of staggered launch, ensuring that at a distance of six kilometers, they will be hit by torpedoes of the Imperial Navy. Therefore, although the evasion time is relatively long, it is not so easy for a battleship with a length of two hundred and seventy meters to successfully evade these dense torpedoes.

After firing the torpedoes, the remaining ten 'sub-class' destroyers of the Imperial Navy immediately turned, drew a long arc on the surface of the sea, and then accelerated away. After firing the torpedo, they need to reload the torpedo before they can attack. It's just that it is not so easy to reload 12 heavy 610-mm torpedoes, and it often takes nearly ten minutes.

So, they were ordered to withdraw from the battle after firing this round of torpedoes. Avoid further losses.

"Urgent evasion! Everyone, grab the handrails! "On the three 'Iowa-class' battleships of the U.S. Navy, the navigator shouted loudly.

In order to avoid these torpedoes, it was necessary to turn immediately and aim the bow in the direction of the torpedo. In this way, it is also easier to dodge these torpedoes. It's just that if the huge hull wants to complete the turn, it won't take a little time. The turnaround of a battleship weighing more than 50,000 tons and a length of 270 meters was not a simple matter. However, the officers of the American army believed that it should be no problem to complete the turn before the Torpedoes of the Imperial Navy came.

A few minutes is not a long time, but for the officers and men of the American battleship, it is like a year. Everyone knows that if you are hit by a torpedo from the Chinese Navy, the consequences will be very serious.

"God forbid!" Many US officers and soldiers began to pray to God.

Looking at these torpedoes, one after another passing by the battleship, the hearts of many American drama officers and soldiers couldn't help but raise their throats.

"Dodge, great, we finally dodged." The US officers and men aboard the battleship "Illinois" were the first to cheer.

However, before their cheers could end, a loud explosion was heard. Not far from them, the side of the US Navy's battleship 'Wisconsin' made a violent explosion. A 610-mm torpedo hit the underwater armor of the battleship 'Wisconsin'.

Despite the fact that the waterline armor of the 'Iowa-class' battleships was more than 400 millimeters thick. However, it still could not withstand the 610-mm torpedo. After the explosion of the warhead weighing 850 kg, the huge force directly tore through the waterline armor and blew a large hole under the water. The sea rushed into the battleship in a frenzy.

Perhaps it was a misfortune that when the battleship Wisconsin had just been hit, two torpedoes hit the stern of the battleship Wisconsin. A 610-mm torpedo blew up the steering gear of the battleship Wisconsin, and at the same time blew up the propeller, causing the battleship Wisconsin to lose power and unable to move forward.

Another 610-mm torpedo once again blew a large hole in the stern of the battleship Wisconsin.

"Damn! We were hit in a row. "The captain of the battleship Wisconsin turned pale when the battleship shook violently. (To be continued.) )