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    "Adjust the bombardment parameters, get ready!" After the first salvo, the gunnery officer of the USS Santiago immediately began to adjust the bombardment parameters based on the impact point.

    At the same time, three other battleships also joined in.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" At 12:36 noon, the four battleships of the Chilean fleet aimed at their opponents and began bombarding them.  The Argentine Navy did not show any weakness and launched a tit-for-tat counterattack.

    For a time, the sound of cannons rumbled on the sea, and large-caliber shells continued to hit the opponent's battleships. Soaring water columns rose from the sea. The battle was very fierce.  Both the Chilean navy officers and the Argentine navy officers and soldiers were highly nervous.

    However, the Chinese naval officers on board the Chilean Navy warships were very speechless about the level of shelling of the Chilean Navy.  It's really too bad that you can't even hit the opponent at this distance.  If it were the Chinese navy, I'm afraid it would have already sent its opponent to the bottom of the sea!  Of course, fortunately their opponents were even worse, otherwise they really wouldn't know how to win.

    At 1:05 noon, the Chilean Navy finally achieved its first result.  The first salvo fired by the battleship "Talca" hit the main mast of the Argentine Navy's "San Luis" battleship.  However, this shell directly broke the upper half of the main mast, but did not explode.  The shell did not explode until it fell into the sea from the other side.  This did not cause much damage to the battleship "St. Louis."  However, Wangshou and several naval soldiers who could not dodge were killed.  In addition, the range-finding instrument on the mast door was destroyed, which once again reduced the accuracy of the 'St. Louis' shelling!

    "How's the 'St. Louis, how's it going?" Carlos = Admiral Colo felt nervous when he saw the 'St. Louis,' was hit!  During this battle, he was under great pressure.  The battleships of the Argentine Navy cannot match the Chilean Navy in terms of quantity and performance.  Moreover, the quality of naval officers and soldiers is also somewhat inferior.  At least the Argentine Navy would not dare to attack the Chilean Navy over a long distance without complete preparations.  This makes General Carlos Colo very worried about defeat!

    "General, the USS St. Louis is only slightly damaged and can continue to fight!" the staff officer reported.

    Carlos = Admiral Colo breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this!

    At 1:34 noon, the Chilean Navy once again hit the Argentine Navy.  This time, it was the flagship 'Santiago' that achieved victory.  In the first salvo, a shell fired from the No. 2 turret on the rear deck accurately hit the rear main gun of the battleship Buenos Aires!  The armor-piercing projectile weighing more than 800 kilograms easily tore through the 280mm main gun armor.  After the shell exploded, the rear main gun was directly destroyed.  Fortunately, the shells in the barrel had been fired and the ammunition depot was closed in time after being hit.  Otherwise,

    ¡®Buenos Aires¡¯s losses were far more than that!

    Admiral Carlos Colo, who was directing the battle in the bridge of Buenos Aires, felt the ship shake violently and fell to the ground.  However, after getting up, he ignored the scratch on his forehead and shouted loudly: "Report the damage!"

    Two minutes later, the damage control personnel gave the answer. Only the rear main gun was destroyed. In addition, the battleship Buenos Aires did not suffer much damage.  This made General Carlos Colo breathe a sigh of relief.

    ¡®In the Buenos Aires class, the NO main guns of the battleship were able to fire to one side and one of the main guns was destroyed, but there are still 4 that can fire, so the loss is not very big!

    But then the Argentine Navy seemed to be completely out of luck. Warships were constantly being hit, but they achieved very few results.  This makes the Argentinians think that God has abandoned them and has completely gone to the side of the Chileans!

    At 1:46, the battleship Talca hit the battleship San Luis again.  During this salvo, a shell hit the foredeck of the battleship St. Louis.  Not only were the two main guns on the front deck destroyed, but a large hole with a diameter of more than five meters was left on the deck.  Fortunately, the shell hit the turret and exploded. If it hit the deck, an armor-piercing projectile weighing more than 800 kilograms could easily shred the thin armor on the deck.  If the ammunition depot was hit, the USS St. Louis would be doomed!  Even so, this also made the Argentinian naval officers and soldiers on the battleship San Luis sweat in their hearts!

    Just when the battleship San Luis was hit, another battleship of the Argentine Navy, the Mendoza at the end of the battle line, was also hit.  Moreover, it also caused fatal injuries!

      A gun fired from the battleship "La Serena" exploded less than 20 meters away from the battleship "Mendoza" amidships, resulting in a near-missed bomb.  In naval battles, a near miss is often more terrifying than a direct hit.  After the cannonball exploded in the water, it created huge pressure, forcing the seawater to squeeze around.

    ¡®The Mendoza, the battleship¡¯s underwater armor is only over a hundred millimeters, and it simply cannot withstand such terrifying pressure.  Under the influence of this near-missile bomb, a large hole more than one meter long was torn open on the left side of the battleship Mendoza, more than three meters underwater.  Raging seawater poured into the battleship.

    ¡®The damage control personnel on board the battleship Mendoza immediately carried out emergency repairs.  However, under the huge water pressure, it was difficult for them to seal the hole.  At this time, the battleship La Serena hit the Mendoza for the second time. This made the rescue work on the Mendoza battleship completely ended in failure!

    During this salvo fired by the battleship La Serena, two shells hit the battleship Mendoza.  One hit the bridge of the battleship Mendoza. The 280 mm thick armor of the bridge could not withstand a 343 mm caliber armor-piercing projectile.  After penetrating the armor, the armor-piercing projectile exploded in the bridge, killing more than a dozen officers inside, including the captain. The battleship Mendoza lost command and fell into chaos.  The second shell hit the left side amidships of the battleship Mendoza.  Although the shell hit the deck amidships, destroying a secondary battery and killing more than a dozen Argentine naval officers and soldiers.  However, the vibration caused by the explosion of the shell caused the underwater opening to expand a lot, from more than one meter to more than three meters!  This caused the damage control personnel, who had already found it difficult to plug the leaks, to completely give up on the rescue.

    Raging seawater poured into the battleship Mendoza, and within a few minutes, the battleship began to tilt.  The Argentine navy officers and soldiers who came to the door were panicked.

    They have stopped shelling and calling for help from warships, and have crowded towards the lifeboats in an attempt to escape.  Ten minutes later, the battleship Mendoza rolled sideways on the sea because it took in too much water, and slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.

    "General, the battleship Mendoza has been sunk!" the staff officer reported.

    Carlos=Admiral Colo, closed his eyes in pain!

    "General, what should we do now? The Chilean Navy now has an absolute advantage!" the officers asked in horror.  ¡®The fate of the battleship Mendoza makes them very worried!

    ¡°Accelerate to 20 knots and continue fighting!¡± General Carlos Colo ordered.  The top speed of the Buenos Aires-class battleship is only 20,075 knots, and there is no way to escape the pursuit of the Santiago-class battleship.  Carlos = Admiral Colo also knows it very well.  The reason why he gave this order was just to reduce the probability of being hit.  When the battleship is sailing at high speed, it will shake, which seriously affects the accuracy of the bombardment.  Although this will prevent the Argentine Navy's warships from hitting the opponent, Carlos = Admiral Colo has no other way!

    The sudden acceleration of the Argentine Navy caused a lot of trouble for the Chilean Navy.  because

    ¡®Santiago class, the battleship carries too many main guns, causing the center of gravity to be too high, and the ship will shake even more during high-speed navigation.  This caused the Chilean Navy's artillery hit rate to drop a lot.  But even so, with four ships against three ships, the Chilean Navy still has an absolute advantage!

    At 2:18 pm, the battleship Cordoba, which was besieged by two battleships of the Chilean Navy, could no longer hold on.  A 343mm armor-piercing projectile fired by the battleship 'Concepcion' destroyed the stern of the battleship 'Cordoba', cutting off half of the stern.  This caused the battleship 'C¨®rdoba' to lose the ability to turn the rudder, and its speed also began to drop sharply.  Although the main gun can still fire, once the speed slows down, the possibility of being hit greatly increases!

    At this time, the captain of the battleship Cordoba directly hoisted the white flag and surrendered to the Chilean Navy.  The surrender of the Cordoba surprised the Chilean navy, but it was exactly what they needed.  The two destroyers quickly approached, disarmed the Argentine navy above, and captured the battleship.

    Argentine Navy Commander Carlos Colo was furious at the surrender of the battleship Cordoba and claimed that he would definitely send them to a military court after returning to the country.  However, he has no chance to return to his country.  The remaining two battleships of the Argentine Navy were helpless against the four battleships of the Chilean Navy!
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