Chapter 1320: Reinforcements Arrive
'Oh God!' The battleship Wisconsin' was hit by three torpedoes. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info they're finished. "The sailors of the battleship 'Illinois' exclaimed. Although they dodged the torpedo attack of the destroyers of the Chinese Navy, their comrades-in-arms were not, and the smiles on their faces disappeared in an instant.
"Damn the Chinese!" The voices of cursing Chinese sounded one after another.
Three 610-mm heavy torpedoes inflicted unimaginable damage on the battleship Wisconsin. After the underwater armor was torn apart, a large amount of seawater began to pour into it.
Although the captain of the battleship "Wisconsin" ordered damage control at the first time, he closed the watertight door if it was not possible. However, this is simply in vain. In particular, the stern of the battleship, where it was hit by two torpedoes in a row, had become a fatal wound to the battleship Wisconsin, and it was gradually dying.
While the USS Wisconsin was in turmoil, another battleship, the USS Kentucky, was also in crisis. Thirty-six torpedoes were fired at him frantically, leaving him with nowhere to dodge.
Although, the battleship 'Kentucky' had already completed its turn at this moment, and used its bow to avoid the direction of the torpedo attack. However, their luck doesn't seem to be so good. A torpedo was heading at their bow, and if hit, there was no doubt that a big hole would be torn open in the bow. The other torpedoes that followed, bound to hit them again. When the time comes, they will follow in the footsteps of the battleship Wisconsin.
"Torpedo, a torpedo is rushing towards us at high speed, immediately turn to evade." An American sailor on the foredeck shouted at the top of his voice. However, at this moment the torpedo was not far from the battleship 'Kentucky', less than a kilometer. Now, if it was turned, it would have caused the side of the battleship to be torpedoed.
"Damn, it's so short that we can't avoid it." An officer said loudly.
The captain of the battleship 'Kentucky' had a solemn face, and he only grabbed the handrail, ready to prevent a collision.
At this moment, a figure rushed to the front of the battleship Kentucky. This figure is the cruiser 'Quincy' escorting the battleship 'Kentucky'. Although, the cruiser "Quincy" had a displacement of only 10,000 tons, which was much smaller than the battleship "Kentucky". However, at this moment, he bravely stood in front of the battleship 'Kentucky' and used his body to meet the heavy torpedoes fired by the destroyers of the Chinese Navy.
"Quincy, what do they want?" The U.S. Navy officers and men of the battleship "Kentucky" were stunned, they obviously did not expect that the "Quincy" would abandon itself to rescue them.
Although, Americans are generally greedy for life and afraid of death. However, when national interests are at stake, many people are still able to sacrifice their personal interests for the sake of international interests. In doing so, the cruiser "Quincy" wanted to sacrifice itself to preserve the mighty battleship "Kentucky" so that the US Navy would have a chance to win this naval battle, so that the US Navy would have a greater chance of winning in this war.
"Boom!" The 610-mm heavy torpedo slammed into the amidships of the cruiser 'Quincy', and with only 127 mm of waterline armor, it was impossible to withstand the 850-kilogram warhead of the 610-mm heavy torpedo.
The torpedo exploded at a distance, and the force of the ship almost lifted the hull of the cruiser 'Quincy' out of the water. The entire hull of the 'Quincy' was blown into two pieces in the violent explosion, and even the keel was broken.
The cruiser 'Quincy', which had been broken in two, quickly sank into the water, and the more than 800 officers and men on it, with the exception of a very few, sank into the sea along with the battleship.
The American sailors on the battleship "Kentucky" watched all this in amazement, and they seemed to have no belief that such a thing could happen in front of them. The cruiser Quincy had been killed by heavy torpedoes from the Chinese Navy in order to rescue them.
'Oh God!' The Quincy's is finished. They were sunk to rescue us. Boys, we must sink the Chinese aircraft carriers and avenge our compatriots on the cruiser 'Quincy'. "The captain of the battleship 'Kentucky' ordered.
After the cruiser 'Quincy' blocked the deadliest torpedo for the battleship 'Kentucky', none of the remaining torpedoes were able to hit the 'Kentucky'. After all, it was during the day, and at the same time the range was too long, so that the American battleships had enough time to evade. If at night, the destroyers of the Imperial Navy rushed to a distance of only two or three kilometers from the battleships of the US Navy and released torpedoes, the battleships of the US Navy would not have been able to resist at all.
The U.S. Navy sailors aboard the battleship "Kentucky" were congratulating themselves on the fact that they had escaped, but the sailors on the battleship "Wisconsin" were not so lucky. They were battling the waters that poured into the warships. However, even if the watertight door was closed, the influx of seawater was too much for the battleship Wisconsin to bear. In particular, the injury to the stern was the most important cause of the sinking of the battleship Wisconsin.
When the damage management reported to the captain of the battleship Wisconsin that they could no longer control the damage and could not save the ship, the captain closed his eyes in pain.
Subsequently, the captain of the battleship "Wisconsin" gave the order to abandon the ship. Have the sailors on board the battleship and escape from the sinking battleship. However, the captain himself locked himself in the cabin and refused to leave.
In the end, of the more than 1,900 officers and men aboard the battleship Wisconsin, less than 200 managed to escape. The rest of the people sank into the sea with the battleship, including the captain.
The lightning strike launched by the Chinese Navy's 'sub-class' destroyers sank one of its own destroyers and one of its destroyers was heavily damaged, sinking an 'Iowa-class' battleship and a 'New Orleans-class' cruiser of the US Navy. Such a result is undoubtedly already very brilliant.
On the battleship "Montana", the flagship of the US Navy, when Admiral Robert received the news of the sinking of the battleship "Wisconsin", his face was very ugly. The Chinese rushed to one of their battleships with only a lightning strike, and another battleship was almost sunk. This undoubtedly brought a trace of incalculable surprise to their victory.
"Damn, order the remaining two 'Iowa-class' battleships to immediately catch up and shell the Chinese aircraft carriers." Major General Robert ordered. He already had a hunch, and it didn't seem to be good. The Chinese navy does not seem to have lost its resistance, as they expected.
The destroyers of the 'sub-class' of the Chinese Navy sank a 'Iowa-class' battleship and a 'New Orleans-class' cruiser of the US Navy. That's not the most important thing, though. Most importantly, they bought time for the evacuation of aircraft carriers from the Imperial Navy. When the two remaining 'Iowa-class' battleships of the U.S. Navy evaded torpedoes fired by the Imperial Navy. Once again, the distance between them and the aircraft carriers of the Imperial Navy was widened. If you want to catch up, it will take a lot of time. And the 1st and 2nd battleship detachments of the Imperial Navy are on their way!
Under the orders of Rear Admiral Robert, the battleships "Illinois" and "Kentucky" of the US Navy began to ventilate the boilers under strong pressure, so that the speed of the battleships increased to a terrifying thirty-five knots. For a huge warship with a displacement of more than 50,000 tons, the speed of 35 knots is undoubtedly very impressive.
It's just that the actions of the U.S. Navy are still like the last futile struggle. They were not much closer to the aircraft carriers of the Imperial Navy.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The two 406-mm guns on the foredeck of the battleship 'Illinois' opened fire, and shells weighing more than a ton whizzed towards the aircraft carriers of the Imperial Navy. It's just that, because of the distance, their shells simply could not hit the target.
"Bastard! Damn the Chinese, they are like rabbits, they run away too fast. "The captain of the battleship 'Illinois' couldn't help but curse.
However, then he couldn't scold. Because, on the display screen of their sea search radar, a few big guys appeared.
"Report, radar found Chinese large battleships, presumed to be their 'East China Sea-class' battleships and 'Three Emperors-class' battleships." The officer in charge of the radar reported to the captain of the battleship 'Illinois'.
"What? Chinese 'East China Sea-class' battleships and 'Three Emperors-class' battleships? How did they end up here? "The captain of the battleship 'Illinois' changed his face drastically.
If these two classes of battleships of the Chinese Navy appear, then it will be a joke that they want to use battleships against the aircraft carriers of the Chinese Navy. These two classes of battleships of the Chinese Navy will protect the safety of their aircraft carrier formations. The US Navy's 'Montana-class' and 'Iowa-class' battleships may not be able to beat the Chinese Navy's 'Donghai-class' and 'Three Emperor-class' battleships. As soon as the aircraft carriers of the Chinese Navy free up their hands and start unleashing carrier-based aircraft to attack them, the consequences will be quite serious.
It didn't take long for the Americans to see the towering bridges of the Imperial Navy's 'East Sea-class' and 'Three Emperor-class' battleships. (To be continued.) )