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Text Chapter 887 The Fierce Pacific Fleet

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    "Counterattack! Counterattack!" On the bridge of the battleship Nevada! Admiral William Benson issued the order to counterattack.  However, the Chinese fleet seized the T prefix. Only the two twin-mounted 343mm main guns on the front deck of the USS Nevada battleship in the US fleet's battle line could fire. The other main guns could not fire at the Chinese fleet!

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" But even so, the battleship Nevada began to launch a counterattack, and set its target on the battleship Guangwu Emperor, the flagship of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet.  However, the U.S. Navy's artillery level still lags far behind that of the Chinese Navy.  Although the U.S. Navy has strengthened its training after being defeated by the Chinese Navy one after another, it will not be possible for the Navy to grow up in a short time.  The Chinese Navy has developed for nearly 20 years now, and has experienced one war after another before it has its current strength!

    ¡°The four 343mm artillery shells fired by the USS Nevada battleship had the nearest impact point 500 meters away. They did not even touch the edge of the battleship USS Guangwu Emperor, let alone pose a threat.  This result made William.  Admiral Benson was very dissatisfied.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The three battleships of the Chinese Navy seized this opportunity and fired fiercely at the battleship Nevada. At the same time, they turned with the battle line of the US Navy. Yes, they could always stay in  An advantageous position for bombardment.

    "Boom!" At 6:13 in the morning, the fifth salvo of the battleship 'Qin II' finally achieved a result.  A 305 mm armor-piercing bomb hit the front deck of the USS Nevada, blowing a large hole in the deck and killing more than a dozen American sailors on the deck.

    "Damn it! Let the second battle line move up from the right and intercept the Chinese!" William.  Admiral Benson ordered with a livid face.  He never thought that such a situation would occur.  In his opinion, the U.S. fleet with 14 powerful battleships should defeat the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet with overwhelming force in this battle against the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet.  But the result now is that the powerful American fleet was suppressed and beaten. This made him feel as if he had been slapped hard!

    When the Chinese fleet violently attacked the battleship USS Nevada, the second battle line of the U.S. fleet finally completed the formation. Four New York-class battleships were in front, and four Wyoming-class battleships were behind. The battleships quickly followed  Fight out from the right, trying to stand in front of the Chinese fleet and intercept the Chinese fleet!

    However, the Chinese fleet knows that the most taboo thing in this battle is to get entangled with the US fleet.  In that case, the three battleships of the Pacific Fleet are definitely no match for the US fleet.  Therefore, after the second battle line of the U.S. fleet came up, the Chinese fleet left and began to turn away from the contact with the U.S. fleet, preparing to find another opportunity.

    Seeing that the Chinese fleet retreated on its own initiative, Admiral William Benson left and ordered the fleet to speed up and catch up.  However, the maximum speed of the U.S. fleet is only 22 knots. In order to protect the boilers, during normal navigation, the maximum speed is generally only 20 knots.  At this speed, it is simply impossible to catch up with the Chinese fleet.  After the Chinese fleet got rid of the pursuit of the US fleet, it then looked for an opportunity to attack the US fleet.  Although the U.S. fleet's strict defense did not cause much damage to the U.S. fleet, it completely dragged the U.S. fleet here.

    On the other side, the six "Jianghe-class" heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet, led by the "Wang Jian" battlecruiser, also engaged in a fierce battle with the 10 "Philadelphia-class" heavy cruisers of the US fleet.

    Although the number of Philadelphia-class heavy cruisers of the U.S. Navy is greater than that of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet, the battlefield situation is very unoptimistic. The heavy cruisers of the U.S. Fleet were almost overwhelmed!

    The Chinese Navy's Jianghe-class heavy cruiser is equipped with three more triple-mounted 210mm main guns than the U.S. Navy's Philadelphia-class heavy cruiser, which has three twin-mounted 210mm main guns. At the same time, it has a full load of 10,000  The displacement of 4,000 tons is 4,000 tons more than that of the Philadelphia-class heavy cruiser. This means that the Jianghe-class heavy cruiser has thicker armor than the Philadelphia-class heavy cruiser.  In terms of speed, the "Jianghe-class" heavy cruiser has a maximum speed of 30 knots, 4 knots more than the "Philadelphia-class" heavy cruiser.  Not to mention that the Chinese fleet also had a battlecruiser named Wang Jian to help. This caused the heavy cruiser fleet of the US fleet to be completely suppressed as soon as the battle began!

    After the naval battle began, the USS Augusta and the USS Montpelier of the US Navy's heavy cruiser group besieged the battlecruiser "Wang Jian".  The two sides fought at a distance of 10,000 meters.  However, just twenty minutes later, a salvo from the battlecruiser "Wang Jian" hit the heavy cruiser "Montpellier" with a 5mm armor-piercing projectile.??, the bow of the ship, the entire front part of the bow was cut off.  Fortunately it was above the waterline, otherwise 'Montpellier would have been doomed!'  After being hit, the American naval officers and soldiers on the heavy cruiser 'Montpellier' were almost frightened to death. They immediately reported to Fleet Commander William.  Admiral Benson made a request to withdraw from the battlefield.  It¡¯s just that William.  Admiral Benson rejected their request and asked them to continue fighting.  And this also led to the earliest

    ¡®Montpellier, the tragic end of the heavy cruiser.

    At 6:34 in the morning, the battlecruiser "Wang Jian" hit the heavy cruiser "Montpellier" again!

    This shell was fired from the No. 4 turret on the rear deck of the battlecruiser Wang Jian, hit the starboard side of the heavy cruiser Montpellier, and exploded just near the waterline.

    ¡®The Philadelphia class, the weak underwater armor of the heavy cruiser cannot withstand 5mm armor-piercing bullets at all.  After the explosion, a huge three-meter-long hole was torn directly on the starboard side of the heavy cruiser Montpellier.

    Although the damage control personnel on the heavy cruiser 'Montpellier' immediately carried out damage control, they were unable to plug the huge hole.  Raging seawater surged in, causing the heavy cruiser 'Montpellier' to tilt in just two minutes.  'Montpellier, the captain of the heavy cruiser immediately ordered water to be poured into the port side to restore the balance of the ship.  However, this did not help at all, but instead accelerated the sinking of the battleship.  Finally, at 6:45 in the morning,

    ¡®Montpellier, the captain of the heavy cruiser issued an order to abandon the ship.  Five minutes later,

    ¡®The heavy cruiser Montpellier sank into the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first large battleship to be sunk in this naval battle!

    ¡°When the heavy cruiser ¡®Augusta¡¯ saw the heavy cruiser ¡®Montpellier¡¯ being sunk, it immediately turned and fled, not daring to exchange fire with the battlecruiser ¡®Wang Jian¡¯ again.  The battlecruiser "Wang Jian" did not pursue it, but joined other battle groups to attack the heavy cruisers of the American fleet.

    The main reason why battlecruisers are designed is that even if they are used to deal with enemy armored cruisers or heavy cruisers, the U.S. Navy's Philadelphia-class heavy cruisers are simply no match for the Chinese Navy's Baiqi-class battlecruisers!

    The Chinese Navy¡¯s Jianghe-class heavy cruisers are basically in a favorable position against the U.S. Navy¡¯s Philadelphia-class heavy cruisers.  The three extra main guns, as well as the Chinese Navy's already higher rate of fire and artillery accuracy than the U.S. Navy, put the U.S. Navy in an almost completely passive position.

    An hour after the naval battle broke out, the US Navy's heavy cruiser battle, in addition to the 'Montpellier', which was sunk by the 'Wang Jian' battlecruiser, two other heavy cruisers were severely damaged and had to withdraw from the battlefield.

    "The Chinese Navy only paid the price of slightly damaging one heavy cruiser.  Moreover, the situation on the battlefield is very beneficial to the Chinese navy.

    William. is commanding a battleship formation to encircle and suppress three battleships of the Chinese Navy.  Admiral Benson also discovered the danger faced by the heavy cruiser formation.  Obviously, if the heavy cruiser fleet of the US fleet continues to fight fiercely with the heavy cruiser fleet of the Chinese Navy, they may all be killed.  This makes William.  Admiral Benson was very aggrieved and quickly ordered the heavy cruiser fleet to move closer to the battleship and move together with the battleship to avoid being killed by the Chinese navy's heavy cruiser!

    "Boom!" At this moment, a loud noise came from the sea.  I saw a huge orange-red fireball erupting on the front deck of the battleship USS New York, which was at the forefront of the U.S. Navy's second battle line.

    "What's going on? What's going on with New York?" William.  Admiral Benson said in shock.

    A few minutes later, the battleship New York sent back the message.

    "General, 'New York,' the No. 2 turret of the front main gun was hit, the turret was penetrated, and the shell exploded inside the turret. What's more terrible is that there were two unfired shells in the turret that also caused a fatal explosion.  "The entire No. 2 turret has been destroyed. The fire is spreading to the ammunition depot under the turret. The captain of the New York has issued an order to fill the ammunition depot with water!" A communications officer told William.  Admiral Benson reported.

    "Damn it, how could this happen!" William.  Admiral Benson said angrily.  After such a violent explosion, the battleship New York must have been severely damaged. Even if it was not sunk, it would definitely have to withdraw from the battlefield.  The naval battle had just begun, and the American fleet was about to lose a battleship, which made William.  Admiral Benson was very angry!
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