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    The Bahamas is one of the three islands in the West Indies. Although it is considered an island group in the Caribbean Sea, it is actually not in the Caribbean Sea, but is located in the North Atlantic Ocean outside the mouth of the Strait of Florida.  This archipelago consists of more than 700 islands and reefs, with a total area of ??13,939 square kilometers.  The people who originally lived in the Bahamas were Indians, but Columbus arrived here in the 15th century. In the 17th century, the British established the first colonial settlement in the Bahamas.  When Britain declined and had to shrink globally in the face of Germany's attack, the Americans took their place and became the new rulers here.

    When the World War broke out, although the U.S. Navy destroyed the Panama Canal, the U.S. Navy had been preparing for a decisive battle with the Chinese Navy.  The U.S. Navy has established several seaplane bases on the Bahamas and deployed more than 50 seaplanes to monitor the waters near the Bahamas and avoid surprise attacks by the Chinese navy.  If the fighter planes used by the U.S. Army Air Force had poor performance and shorter range, and were fighting with the Chinese Air Force in U.S. airspace, the U.S. Navy might even be preparing to deploy Hurricane fighter jets to the Bahamas!

    On the morning of January 9, the U.S-British combined fleet arrived in the waters northeast of the Bahamas, less than 100 kilometers away from Great Abaco Island in the north of the Bahamas.  At the same time, the Chinese Navy¡¯s expeditionary fleet also entered this area from the southern Bahamas.  However, while it is uncertain whether the Americans have deployed Hurricane fighter jets on the Bahamas, the range of activities of the Chinese Navy¡¯s expeditionary fleet is at least two hundred kilometers away from the Bahamas.  Although the Americans' Hurricanes and fighter jets have poor performance, they still have no big problem against dive bombers and torpedo attack aircraft that are relatively weak in air combat.  The Chinese naval aviation only has four aircraft carriers and more than 300 aircraft. It can be said that every aircraft is a treasure and no loss can be tolerated.

    If we are unable to annihilate the main force of the U.S-British combined fleet this time because of being attacked by American hurricanes and fighter jets, the losses will be huge!  This will also be a heavy blow to the Chinese Navy.  It will even have a profound impact on China's situation in this world war.  Therefore, Marshal Li Dingxin, commander of the Chinese Navy's Home Fleet, has to be careful when formulating a combat plan!

    At 8 a.m. on January KO, the entire sea near the Bahamas was sunny and calm.  The scenery of the tropical islands here is very good. If it were not during the World War, this would really be a good place to travel.  However, neither the Chinese, who are busy winning, nor the Americans, who are trying to protect their country, are in the mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery here at this moment!

    On the sea one hundred and eighty kilometers east of Carter Island, a fleet flying the Chinese dragon flag is approaching from the south. This is a formation composed of light cruisers and destroyers.  The entire formation consists of Ningbo-class destroyers and six Fuqing-class destroyers.  They are the vanguard of the Chinese Navy's expeditionary fleet and are responsible for the task of exploring the path.  Once the main force of the US Navy is discovered, it will be immediately reported to the Chinese Navy Expeditionary Fleet.

    "Boss, the scenery here is really good. After we defeat the Yankees, maybe we can apply to be transferred to the Atlantic to serve!" said a major officer.  Although the Chinese Navy currently does not have an Atlantic Fleet, you can guess that after defeating the US-British combined fleet and winning the World War, China will definitely expand to the world.  In order to safeguard China's interests in the Americas and the Atlantic coast, it is certainly imperative to establish an Atlantic fleet.

    "Haha! Of course there is no problem. When the war is over, you can apply for retirement and settle here!" said a lieutenant colonel officer, his name is Deng Wei, the commander of this formation, and he  The major who was having the conversation was named Zhou Rong, and he was the captain of the light cruiser Zhoushan of the Chinese Navy.

    "Retire? I don't want to do it. I'm only 26 years old now. If I work for a few more years, I might be able to be transferred to a battleship to serve!" Major Zhou Rong said with bright eyes. He is a determined giant ship.  Believers in cannons have always wanted to become the captain of a battleship.

    "Haha! Battleship? Maybe by the time you have this qualification, the battleship will have been retired!" Lieutenant Colonel #Úâΰ said with a smile.  He was fortunate enough to have participated in an aircraft carrier exercise and witnessed the scene where carrier-based aircraft taking off from an aircraft carrier besieged a battleship. As a result, he developed a yearning for aircraft carriers and always wanted to serve on them.  It's just that because there is no suitable position, I have never been able to do so!

    "The aircraft carrier may be able to defeat the battleship, but I think that as long as the battleship has enough anti-aircraft weapons, it can ensure its own safety. But once the aircraft carrier is approached by the battleship, it will die without a burial place!" Zhou Rong  retorted the Major.

    At onceOn the bridge of the light cruiser "Zhoushan," Lieutenant Colonel Deng Wei and Major Zhou Rong once again began to argue about whether the battleship would withdraw from the navy's order after the aircraft carrier was commissioned.  Although they had argued several times before, no one could convince the other.  They don't know at this moment that the formations and warships they command will be the first warships to fight the British and American combined fleets in this decisive sea battle.

    At 8:05 a.m., the lookout hand of the light cruiser "Zhoushan" spotted the U.S. fleet appearing in the northern waters and immediately issued an alarm!

    Lieutenant Colonel #Úâΰ and Major Zhou Rong, who were arguing on the bridge, immediately stopped arguing, picked up their binoculars and looked north.  Soon, ten US Navy destroyers appeared in their eyes.  The Stars and Stripes hanging on the battleship fluttered in the wind under the sunlight, which was very eye-catching!  The US Navy's destroyer formation is only about 20 kilometers away from the Chinese Navy's forward formation!

    The destroyers of the U.S. Navy also discovered the warships of the Chinese Navy. The ten destroyers immediately changed their formation and looked ready to fight!

    "Hmph! The Americans finally showed up and found their destroyers. Their main fleet must not be far away!" # Lieutenant Colonel Wei Wei at this moment.

    "Report to the flagship immediately, we encountered a destroyer formation of the US Navy. It is initially determined that the main fleet of the US Navy is to the north, but it is temporarily impossible to judge their distance!" Lieutenant Colonel Deng Wei ordered.  The vanguard formation is usually dozens or even hundreds of kilometers away from the main fleet.  Therefore, we cannot be sure that the main fleet of the US Navy is nearby based on the destroyer formation of the US Navy!

    "Boss, what should we do now? The Americans only have ten destroyers, and we have four light cruisers and six destroyers. Are we afraid of a fucking shot?" Major Zhou Rong asked eagerly.

    "Do it! Why don't you do it? There is no reason to let go of the fat meat that is brought to your mouth!" Lieutenant Colonel Deng Wei ordered.

    A few minutes later, the four light cruisers and six destroyers in the formation accelerated towards the US fleet 20 kilometers away.  Although the number of both sides is the same, the Chinese Navy has 4 light cruisers, which has firmly surpassed the U.S. Navy!

    Appearing in the waters near Carter Island was the U.S. Navy's Byg destroyer squadron. They were ordered to cooperate with seaplanes taking off from the Bahamas to search for the location of the Chinese navy at a distance of 120 kilometers in front of the main fleet.  When the seaplane found nothing, they searched almost 200 kilometers away from Cat Island.  Unexpectedly, traces of the Chinese fleet were discovered!

    On the U.S. Navy's destroyer USS Irwin, Captain Paul, the commander of the Byg destroyer group of the U.S. Navy, was giving an order with a cold face: "Come here, send a telegram to the flagship. We have discovered 4 Chinese light cruisers and 6  Destroyers, they are approaching us, asking for support!"

    "Sir, what should we do now? The Chinese have four light cruisers! Their destroyers are also much larger than ours!" the captain of the Alvin said in horror.

    The USS Alvin is the first of the US Navy's mass-produced Alvin-class destroyers. As the main destroyer of the US Navy, the US Navy has built hundreds of Alvin-class destroyers in the past few years.  .

    ¡®The Irwin-class destroyer has a displacement of 1,036 tons, a maximum speed of 295 knots, and is equipped with four 762mm naval guns, three twin torpedo tubes and two heavy machine guns.  This kind of firepower is already very fierce for a destroyer with a displacement of only one thousand tons.  However, compared with the Chinese Navy's Fuqing-class destroyers, they are relatively weaker.  Chinese navy

    'Fuqing-class destroyer has a displacement of up to 1,800 tons, a maximum speed of 35 knots, and armaments of two 105mm naval guns, four 88mm rapid-fire cannons, four 37mm rapid-fire cannons, and two 533mm heavy-duty torpedo launchers  Tube.

    Of course, it cannot be compared with the Chinese Navy¡¯s Ningbo-class light cruisers.  'Ningbo class, light cruiser has a displacement of up to 6,500 tons, a maximum speed of 33 knots, and armaments of two twin 155mm naval guns, 10 KC 5mm naval guns, 8 88mm rapid-fire guns, 8 37  mm rapid-fire gun.  Such powerful firepower is enough to easily tear apart any destroyer in the U.S. Navy.

    "Hell! Prepare to fight, our reinforcements are coming soon!" Colonel Paul ordered with a cold face.  William, commander of the combined fleet of the British and American navies.  Admiral Benson has already issued an order for the No. 1 cruiser formation closest to them and the No. 7 destroyer formation of the British fleet to come to reinforce them. However, they need to resist the Chinese navy alone for an hour!
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