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    "This is a cursed sea."

    Forty-seven nautical miles northwest of the Faroe Islands, the heavy cruiser "Augusta" of the U.S. Navy's Task Force 22 was tossed around by six-meter-high waves like an unwanted rag doll.  Snow had begun to accumulate on the decks and superstructures, and the cold wind penetrated deeply along the collars of the sailors' thick winter coats. The lookouts with cold hands and feet had no choice but to rub their hands and feet vigorously on the observation platform to find a moment of warmth.  Captain Kentney, the captain from Florida, held the railing with one hand and wiped away the white mist on the porthole with his other hand.  For a warship stationed in the tropics year-round, the North Atlantic was hell.

    "Can't we go faster?" Colonel Kentney turned his head and found that the British cruiser "Suffolk" leading the way was already very blurry.

    "No, we are heading against the wind." The navigator pointed at the anemometer helplessly.  The Arctic cold wind of 110 kilometers per hour, even with 100,000 horsepower, still makes the warship hobble.  What's worse is that because the low temperature and ice make the radar extremely unstable, the sailors must brave the low temperature of more than 20 degrees below zero to look outside, otherwise they may miss the enemy ship.

    Even with all his efforts, Colonel Kentney did not know that the fluttering Iron Cross was 25 nautical miles opposite him, coming towards him in the cold wind.

    "Damn it, I should apply to protect merchant ships."

    Since the reconnaissance planes lost traces of the German fleet, the British and American fleets had to disperse their forces and form six search formations scattered along the hundreds of kilometers long interception line from Scotland to the Denmark Strait.  Forming with the "Augusta" are the heavy cruiser "Quincy", the battleships "New Mexico" and the "Mississippi" of the U.S. Navy's Task Force 22, as well as the heavy cruiser "Sarah" from the British Home Fleet.  Fokker", the light cruiser "Sheffield", the battleship "King George V", the "Warrior", and the British aircraft carrier "Glorious". Two fleets. Spread out in a horn shape on the 50-kilometer interception line  .

    "I just pray not to get hit." The captain spread his hands and said helplessly: "If someone falls into the water, the situation will be very bad."

    Colonel Kentney was stunned for a moment, then understood: "Thank you." He walked to the second officer and began to explain the essentials of damage control: "Send someone to watch the lifeboats, and each boat must have enough fuel. Let everyone put on their rubber jackets  On the ship, to prevent frostbite if the cabin is flooded, add blankets and hot drinksCaptain!" Colonel Kentney told the officers.  He didn't want everyone to freeze to death in the end, but the radar sergeant interrupted his work: "Sir, the radar seems to have discovered something, just north of us."

    "North? Damn it!" the navigator cursed, because the compass told him that further ahead was the Arctic Circle.  Perhaps the only good thing is that icebergs are still slowly forming in the Arctic Circle.  Will not follow ocean currents into the North Atlantic.

    "Roy, go up and take a look. Thomas, get everyone ready, I need you to do your best! Tickif you see the enemy, throw all the shells at it!" Colonel Kentney took over the command  , led the "Augusta" to turn north, but the cold wind hit us.  The speed is locked at 22 knots and can no longer be increased.

    Half an hour later, when the snowflakes became denser and denser, the lookout, who was about to freeze to death, suddenly widened his eyes.  A graceful figure painted in striped camouflage slowly emerged from the snow in the north.  "Hipper! It's Hipper! Quick, send a telegram to the British and the battleships behind to prepare for the attack! Run, run! The No. 1 turret is loaded Damn it!  I need stability, stability!" There were shouts all over the heavy cruiser Augusta, and the unsteady sailing attitude made the guns and guns furious.

    appears in view.  It was the German Navy heavy cruiser "L¨¹tzow" that opened the way.

    After several days of searching, the two fleets encountered each other for the first time.

    As an unfinished heavy cruiser that was sold to the Soviet Union, Stalin returned it to Germany in embarrassment early last year.  In view of the special characteristics of this heavy cruiser, in order to demonstrate the "great achievement" of bringing the Soviet Union to its knees, Hitler ordered it to be improved and completed at full speed.  Thanks to the day and night efforts of the German shipyard, it was finally delivered to the German Navy in early September this year.  Compared with the "Augusta"'s body of less than 10,000 tons, the improved "L¨¹tzow" with a full load displacement of 18,970 tons is much more stable in this sea condition. The German sailors are obviously better than the "warm water navy" (Germany vs. the United States)  Navy mockery) is more adapted to such low temperatures.  So shortly after Colonel Kentney sounded the alarm.  The L¨¹tzow in the distance had already taken the lead in attacking.

    "Boom, boom, boom" The eight L60/203mm SK main guns quickly poured shells at the "Augusta" from 12,000 yards away. The Germans knew their advantages and disadvantages very well and understood them.  This American heavy cruiser must be killed before the enemy's capital ship arrives.

    "Fight back! Fight back!" Thick water columns.  Kentney and the sailors were all nervous, and they felt as uncomfortable as being hit by a poisonous snake.  ?As the gunner commander screamed, the nine L55/203mm main guns began to fire back, but the data from the optical rangefinder made Colonel Kentney increasingly chilled.  The reason is that the sea conditions are too bad, and the warship is in the headwind at this time, and the impact point affected by the wind speed and high sea conditions is actually several kilometers away.  Similarly, even if the "L¨¹tzow" has better artillery and a high rate of fire of five rounds per minute, it will only waste cannonballs.

    When the two captains coincidentally began to close the distance, the radio waves had already brought the news of the exchange of fire between the vanguard fleets to their respective battleships. When the four British and American battleships accelerated, L¨¹tjens hesitated.  According to the "Rhine Exercise" plan, his only mission this time is to carry out attacks on the Atlantic shipping lanes, not to engage in a decisive battle with British and American battleships. Moreover, his opponent's total of 11 aircraft carriers has always made him frightened (Germany does not know that there are actually only three aircraft carriers in the North Atlantic.  (a British aircraft carrier) was worried about being surrounded and beaten after entering the battle circle.

    ¡°I don¡¯t think we need to worry about carrier-based aircraft.¡± Intelligence officer Herris dispelled his doubts: ¡°The wind speed is too high now, it¡¯s still snowing outside, and carrier-based aircraft cannot be dispatched.¡±

    Fleet Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Cote also supported the attack: "We are faster, and Britain still needs to pursue Scharnhorst from France, so there will not be many fast battleships in front of us. We can use this opportunity to break through the defense line. Then enter  North Atlantic meeting with General Otto-Siliachus (commander of 2 Shanes)."

    L¨¹tjens was by no means a simple-minded reckless man, otherwise how could he have led two Scharnhorsts to attack the Atlantic many times and repeatedly escape from the British navy's jaws.  But this time the captain's burden was too great!  You know, in a sense, the "Rhine Exercise" was the last self-salvation of Redel and the Navy, because they knew very well that if the main fleet could not play a role in this war, Hitler would not hesitate to dismantle the next two ships.  The H39 battleship and even the aircraft carrier Peter Strasser may not be spared.  This is not alarmist.  The head of state, who knows nothing about the navy but is often hysterical, only cares about who can sink the enemy. He has never calmly and seriously studied Britain, the United States and China, and made a long-term plan for the current situation and future of the navy.

    This is the greatest tragedy of the German Navy. After the defeat of the Hohenzollern Dynasty, Germany never had a real maritime strategist!

    So L¨¹tjens wanted to achieve brilliant results, but he was worried about the battleship being injured, so after repeatedly confirming that it was impossible for the plane to take off and land, he decided to take advantage of Bismarck's speed to "go ahead and have a look." The officers and staff understood this.  Using the word "go and see" means to retreat immediately if there is danger.

    After receiving the order, the heavy cruiser "Prince Eugen" accompanying the battleship began to accelerate. Going downwind, its speed could exceed the 33 knots during the trial and reached a terrifying 35 knots, so it only took a quarter of an hour to arrive at the battle zone.  At this time, the "L¨¹tzow" encountered trouble. After receiving the warning, the British heavy cruiser "Suffolk" and the light cruiser "Sheffield" rushed over.  Already joined the battle circle from the west to start the encirclement.  Seeing this, the captain, Rear Admiral Brinkmann, ordered the turn without hesitation and used his body to block the flanking attack of the two British cruisers.

    "The second Hipper! Damn it, they must be here! Call the New Mexico, we need support!" The appearance of the Prinz Eugen made Major Kentney and the two British captains both happy and nervous.  The happy thing is that they finally found the enemy's main force, but the nervous thing is that even in a three-on-two situation, the situation is getting more and more unfavorable.

    Major Kentney was very anxious, but he didn't know it.  Rear Admiral Norman Coster and the two British battleships of the 22nd Task Force who were behind encountered great navigation troubles.  Due to the high wind speed and sailing against the wind, the "New Mexico" and "Mississippi" could only reach 16 knots.  Although the two farther away British battleships were slightly faster, they were farther away and their actual arrival time was later than that of the 22nd Task Force.

    "Boom!" While waiting anxiously, the bad news came, and a loud bang sounded from the middle of the ship.  After fifteen minutes of wasting, the "L¨¹tzow" took the lead to break the stalemate with its better seaworthiness and sophisticated Zeiss optical fire control.  Shells flying from 8,000 yards away.  It accurately penetrated the three layers of armor in the middle of the "Augusta" and exploded deep into the hull.  The poor protection of the Treaty heavy patrol was clearly evident at this moment. The main armor belt, which could only protect the destroyer's main gun, disintegrated layer by layer in front of the powerful main gun.

    With the first score, the two German heavy cruisers fought more and more accurately.  After the "Prinz Eugen" stopped the British cruiser, the "L¨¹tzow" fired three shells into the main armor belt on the side of the "Augusta" again.  "Colonel, we are in trouble!" The second officer stumbled into the bridge, and what Colonel Kentney was most worried about happened.  Due to a lack of combat experience in the cold zone, the sailors who did not put on rubber raincoats in time were frozen to the point of being frozen stiff after the icy seawater poured into the warship. They were completely unable to prevent the influx of low-temperature seawater from the wounds.

    Five minutes later, the heavy cruiser "Augusta"It tilted, and Kennett ordered water to be poured into the starboard side to try to maintain balance. The low temperature that poured into the cabin forced the sailors to run to higher ground.  "Leave! Leave!" There was no way to fight. To ensure everyone's safety, Kentney ordered a retreat.  However, after the "Augusta" turned, the British heavy cruiser "Suffolk" was immediately exposed to the muzzle of the "Luzow".  "Boom, boom, boom" Seeing the opportunity, the "L¨¹tzow" immediately sprayed artillery fire on the "Suffolk" 7,900 yards away.  Faced with the pincer attack of two Hipper heavy cruisers, the deck of the "Suffolk" heavy cruiser continued to explode like exploding fireworks. Finally, in a cloud of thick black smoke rushing out from the tail turret, the Kent-class heavy cruiser  The cruiser was quickly swallowed by the wild waves.

    The British light cruiser "Sheffield" next to her immediately turned around when she saw that the situation was not good, giving the two Hippers a chance to pursue the "Augusta".  Because the warship was still taking on water, it was sailing downwind even after turning the rudder.  The speed of the "Augusta" still dropped sharply to 23 knots.  "Sink the Americans!!" The sinking of the "Suffolk" brought high emotions, making Major General Brinkmann's blood boil, as if he had returned to the Skagerrak more than 20 years ago, with eagle-like eyes.  Stare at the stars and stripes flying high.  Under his command, the two Hipper cruisers, like hounds smelling blood, pounced on the "Augusta", which was stumbling in the snow and wind at a high speed of 33 knots.

    "Damn it, left full rudder!" Colonel Kentney's face turned dark when he saw the calculation team's report.  Finally, he decided to turn eastward first and try to break through to the nearest Faroe Islands.

    The "Augusta" quickly turned its rudder, like a wounded lone wolf, and its nine main guns desperately scattered shells at the enemy while fleeing towards the Faroe Islands.  But the speed of the "Prinz Eugen" and the "L¨¹tzow" was too fast. When they were about to be overtaken, the lookout shouted excitedly: "Look! God. It's the New Mexico! We are saved!" The two ships!  A huge figure appeared on the starboard side of the "Augusta".  "Full right rudder, resume the previous course, and pass between them!"

    Colonel Kentney was overjoyed and maneuvered again to try to pass between the two battleships on his side.  But a thick column of water made him stop turning around.  "Boom, boom, boom!" The battleships "Bismarck" and "Tirpitz", which had been hiding behind the heavy patrol, opened fire!

    "Fire, fire!" There was a dense water column in the direction of the Augusta.  Rear Admiral Norman Coster on the "New Mexico" kept forcing himself to calm down, turning his head and punching the gunner.  "Fire at full speed! Even if it only causes damage!"

    Twenty-four 356mm main guns erupted with thunderous roars and fired fiercely at Brinkmann's two heavy cruisers.

    Due to low visibility due to wind and snow, and the German Navy did not have radar, the two German heavy cruisers still staring at the "Augusta" were caught off guard.  It was not until a huge water column appeared next to him that Rear Admiral Brinkmann realized that there was a battleship ahead, so he quickly informed L¨¹tjens behind him.

    Standing at the position of the Bismarck, there are also no two New Mexico-class battleships in sight, but the record of sinking one and damaging a heavy cruiser makes people can't help but imagine greater gains.  "Can you tell which warship it is?" Lieutenant General L¨¹tjens said the same thing.  He understood that Hitler would continue the naval shipbuilding program as long as he could sink a British and American battleship.

    "It's 14 inches! It must be 14 inches in caliber, four turrets, at least 10 guns Oops, General! The stern of the Prinz Eugen was shot. It's leaking oil!" L¨¹tjens hadn't figured out yet.  It was not about attacking. The communications officer who was contacting the "Prinz Eugen" to identify the enemy ship suddenly shouted.

    This news immediately made the German officials, including him, nervous.  If the "Prinz Eugen" is lost, the previous record of sinking one ship and damaging one will be completely offset.  "14 inchesis it Britain's George V? Or America's 14-inch battleship group?" L¨¹tjens's clenched fists were already sweating.  This is a very important detail.  Although both have 14-inch main guns, the King George V's speed exceeds 28 knots. Once entangled, its speed advantage is not obvious.  But if it is the group of American "14-inch tractors" (the nickname given by Germany to the American 14-inch battleships), then with two "Bismarck" class battleships in hand, he can quickly move in and out to fight a beautiful naval battle.

    But now, he must make a decision!  "Attack!" L¨¹tjens decided to attack.  But he was smart and did not go on a rampage like Hipper did. Instead, he immediately made the two "Bismarcks" rudder to the right, taking advantage of the tailwind to increase the speed, hoping to kill the enemy's port side with thunderous momentum, and achieve  His long-cherished wish was to sink enemy battleships.  At the same time, he also asked the two lightly damaged heavy cruisers to break through to the enemy's starboard side, pretending to be forcing a high-speed breakthrough southward, and also asked Brinkmann to prepare the high-speed oxygen torpedo he had just equipped.

    The "Admiral Hipper" class heavy cruiser has four triple 533mm torpedoes, two on each side, and is wrapped in thick armor.  In an era when the world's major naval powers have canceled the installation of torpedoes on heavy cruisers,??This German design is not only due to a 20-year gap in naval design that has failed to keep up with the world trend, but also because of its unique concept of sea attack.  This kind of thinking is the tradition of the German Navy, so only Germany in the world will use its main fast battleships to carry out raids.

    The two Hippers had already been equipped with the latest 533mm oxygen torpedoes before setting off. This torpedo without a track is very suitable for sneak attacks in such high sea conditions, so L¨¹tjens was ready to take a gamble.  He first asked Brinkmann to pretend to retreat.  Use high speed to escape into the wind and snow, and then prepare to use two battleships to attract the firepower of the enemy ship. Finally, let Brinkmann quickly rush out and run to the right side of the opponent to launch a torpedo attack.

    Rear Admiral Coster did not know that the danger was approaching. He was worried about the fire control system of his two "New Mexico" class battleships.  As an old battleship from the European War, it has not been modified since it did not participate in the Battle of Wake Island, let alone a radar.  So even though Colonel Kennett had told him that two Bismarck-class battleships were ahead.  But the extremely low visibility prevented him from seeing the other party at all.

    "The Augusta should be allowed to stay. Damn the weather! Send everyone on the deck, I need the enemy's clear coordinates!" Major General Coster regretted letting Colonel Kentney leave. After all, "Augusta"  The No. 1 had radar, and another heavy cruiser was still behind, so he had to order more lookout posts.

    With a low temperature of more than 20 degrees below zero, American sailors had to wrap up their coats tightly and rush to the deck against the howling cold wind.  Search the sea with wide eyes.  Five minutes later, the port side lookout was the first to spot two huge figures.  "Port side! At 11 o'clock, it looks like a battleship!"

    Amid shouts of panic, the leading "Bismarck" on the opposite side also saw two "New Mexico" class battleships.

    L¨¹tjens breathed a sigh of relief when the Stars and Stripes froze into tattered strips in the cold wind.  "Fire!" The 800-kilogram high-speed flick broke through the sea breeze like a meteor and rushed toward the Mississippi 7,700 yards away with a scream.  Almost at the same time.  The 24 356mm main guns of the "New Mexico" and "Mississippi" also fired the first salvo.

    At the moment when they were about to leave, the harsh weather in the North Atlantic helped the battleships regain their dignity. When the destroyers and cruisers were unable to aim in the icy waves, only these steel behemoths could ride the wind and waves without fear and with the momentum of a tiger, splitting the wind and thunder and conquering the sea.  Bring back the most passionate era.  Dozens of giant cannons roared at a distance of more than 7,000 meters. The cold wind was driven away by fear and trembling. The hot muzzle wind blew away the wind and snow, forming a spectacle of ring-shaped white mist.  Both sides used the most intense firepower.  Aim at the opponent who appears and disappear under the waves, trying to destroy the opponent.

    Rear Admiral Coster knew from the beginning that his battleships were inferior to his opponents, so he voluntarily gave up the idea of ??concentrating firepower on one of them, and instead let the two ships attack with all their strength to hit the other side's side waterline.  His idea is simple, to slow down his opponent.  On the contrary, L¨¹tjens was most afraid of being injured and slowed down, and he didn't want to get entangled.  Therefore, it adopted a concentrated fire tactic, aiming all 16 main guns of the two battleships at the "Mississippi" in front.

    Amidst the louder shelling, the two "Bismarck"-class battleships with observation equipment more suitable for the North Atlantic gradually gained the upper hand. Although the 380mm high-speed light projectiles were easily affected by wind speed.  But compared to its opponent's 356mm main gun, it is still much more accurate.  Moreover, the huge tonnage and wide hulls of the "Bismarck" and "Tirpitz" also ensured that they could maintain good stability, so among the five salvoes, the "Mississippi" was the first to be hit.  The shell penetrated the weak waterline armor, and the scene of the "Augusta" on patrol reappeared. After a huge amount of seawater poured into the ship's hull, dozens of sailors who plugged the leak froze to death.

    At 3:17 p.m., in the 11th round of shelling after the battle began, a shell fired by the "Tirpitz" penetrated into the water seven meters away from the port side of the "Mississippi". The impact of the storm surge and current caused the shell to change  The ballistic trajectory penetrated into the power cabin from a weak point under the waterline and exploded.  The shrapnel not only blew up both boilers instantly, but the influx of cold seawater also caused the high-temperature pipes to rupture.

    "Sir, 3 o'clock! German heavy patrol!" Before Major General Coster could ask about the Mississippi's injuries, the lookout loudly reminded to pay attention to the starboard side.  Coster looked to the right and saw that the heavy cruisers "Prince Eugen" and "L¨¹tzow" that had just retreated and disappeared had emerged from the snow and wind 8,000 yards away, and were sailing south at high speed while firing.

    Although Rear Admiral Coster's two battleships were sailing in crosswind at this time, in order to ensure a higher hit rate, the speed was maintained at 21 knots. After the "Mississippi" was injured, the speed was dragged to 19 knots.  The bows of the two German heavy cruisers pointed south, with a speed of at least 28 knots, while the two "Bismarcks" on the left uncharacteristically did not accelerate and remained at 24 knots.  This gave Rear Admiral Coster the illusion that the German battleships were covering the heavy patrol to break through and move south.  If the United States is at war with Japan for a long time.  You will definitely know that there is a person in the worldThere is a super torpedo that can travel at a speed of more than 50 knots and can travel tens of thousands of meters. People will be careful whether Germany obtains the technology of this torpedo.  But the problem is that, except for the Battle of Wake Island, the U.S. Navy has only used submarines to sink some Japanese merchant ships in the Pacific, and is not aware of the existence of oxygen torpedoes.  Therefore, Coster did not increase his vigilance, but just asked the lookouts to be careful not to let the heavy patrol get closer to 5,000 yards.  Because he has confidence that even if the "Mexico" class battleship is old.  It can also ignore any attack from the 203mm main gun at a distance of 5,000 yards.

    But he was wrong!

    Brinkmann used L¨¹tjens¡¯ cover to quietly close to 6,300 yards, and taking into account the command probability, fired all 16 533 mm oxygen torpedoes at the "New Mexico".  Section 52!  The traceless torpedo cannot be found even in the calm Mediterranean, let alone in such high sea conditions.  When the "Mississippi" behind gradually regained its balance and the "New Mexico" hit the superstructure of the "Tirpitz" for the first time, Major General Coster and the officers suddenly felt a shock under their feet.  Then the bow of the ship was raised fiercely.  Everyone in the bridge was shaken, all the portholes shattered instantly, and the howling cold wind instantly filled the cabin.  Before anyone could figure out what was going on, another violent explosion occurred in the middle of the ship, and the remains of a secondary gun were ejected dozens of meters away in the explosion.

    "Torpedo!" Captain Hai climbed to the steering wheel and tried his best to stabilize the ship.  But the ruthless shells from the "Bismarck" rushed into the command tower and crushed all dozens of officers, including him and Coster.  Before the sailors even got the order to abandon the ship, the battleship "New Mexico" began to list.  If it was the warm Caribbean Sea, they might still have hope of escape, but the North Atlantic waves several meters high ruined it.  The manic tide poured in crazily along the two more than ten meters wide gaps torn by the torpedoes. The deck hatches opened by the sailors to evacuate accelerated the inflow of seawater. Many sailors froze to death on the warship under the bitingly cold temperature.  In the corridor.  In less than five minutes, the "New Mexico" suddenly flipped upside down on the sea amid bursts of creaking and groaning.  finally.  The 32,000-ton sea monster sank an hour later, and only 75 of the 1,397 officers and men on board were rescued.

    The sudden explosion of the flagship shocked the injured "Mississippi", and the captain immediately ordered a retreat.  But the red-eyed L¨¹tjens did not want to let him go. The two Bismarck-class battleships quickly accelerated to 28 knots, and then aimed all 16 main guns at the superstructure and waterline main armor belt of the "Mississippi".

    Explosions, explosions everywhere!  The bridge is exploding!  The deck is exploding!  The cabin is exploding!  The boiler is exploding!  The main turret is exploding!  At such a close distance, the "Mississippi" was completely unable to block the armor-piercing projectiles fired by the skc34 main gun.  Just a few minutes.  The battleship's superstructure was wiped out by gunfire, and all four main guns were silenced.  The German sailors stared with bloodthirsty eyes and vented their joy of killing until the heavy cruiser "Quincy" and the British battleships "King George V" and "Warrior" arrived at the scene.  What he faced was a piece of rotten iron that was almost riddled with holes!  What can be seen is the scene of countless American sailors being swallowed by low temperatures and waves.

    L¨¹tjens was not eager to fight. When the battleship "King George V" appeared on the waterline, he immediately accelerated to 30 knots and took the other three warships into the deep cold Arctic Circle again.

    At this time, another bad news came. The heavy cruiser "Augusta", which had just escaped pursuit, was ambushed by a German submarine when it arrived at the Faroe Islands.  It was the two newly equipped 533mm oxygen torpedoes that sent all 617 US naval officers and soldiers, including Colonel Kennett, into the seabed at a depth of 600 meters.

    "New Mexico" was sunk in battle (after being abandoned and sunk by our own destroyer), "Mississippi" was sunk in battle, "Augusta" was sunk in battle, and "Suffolk" was sunk in battle, and 3,622 naval officers and soldiers died in battle!  The bad news of the Battle of the Faroe Islands quickly spread throughout Europe.  The result of sinking two battleships and two heavy cruisers in one voyage made Germany rejoice.  Hitler even personally called L¨¹tjens and all the naval officers to praise their fighting spirit and asked the fleet to continue southward to give the British and American fleets the most violent German-style blow.

    Facing Hitler¡¯s provocation, Roosevelt and Churchill, who suffered another major naval casualty after Wake Island and the USS Enterprise, launched a counterattack with a voice colder than that of the North Atlantic.

    "Find them and sink them! No matter the cost!"

    In the fury of revenge, the two most powerful "North Carolina-class" battleships in the United States that had just arrived off the coast of Newfoundland, regardless of engine damage, rushed towards the Denmark Strait at a high speed of 27 knots under the leadership of Lieutenant General Kincaid.  At the same time, three British battleships including the "Rodney" were also racing towards there
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