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    At 2:25, the Chinese Navy's six Hanxin-class fast battleships caught up with the Navy's 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron and launched an attack on the U.S. Navy's 2nd Battlecruiser Squadron at a distance of 10,000 meters!

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" The battleship Han Xin opened fire first. The muzzles of the three triple-mounted 343mm main guns shone with orange-red flames. Nine armor-piercing bombs weighing more than 600 kilograms roared toward the U.S. Navy's  The battlecruiser USS South Dakota was smashed.

    ¡°More than ten seconds later, the shell exploded after falling into the sea, splashing a column of water into the sky.  In the first salvo, the nearest impact point was less than 200 meters away from the target. If you make some appropriate adjustments, you might be able to hit the target!

    After the battleship ¡®Han Xin¡¯ opened fire, the following five battleships also selected their respective targets and began shelling one after another!

    "Damn it! Fight back!" Major General Henry's face turned green.  The shooting accuracy of the Chinese navy's naval guns completely exceeded his expectations. The first salvo was able to achieve such results. If it continued like this, they would probably be hit before long.

    "Boom! Boom! Boom!" Six battlecruisers of the U.S. Navy immediately launched a counterattack.  However, the fire control equipment on the US Navy's battlecruisers is still relatively crude and cannot be compared with the Chinese Navy. At a distance of 10,000 meters, their nearest bomb impact point is three to four hundred meters away.  The shells they fired had no other effect except exploding clouds of water on the sea!

    The battle situation on the sea at this time is 'Han Xin', 'South Dakota', 'Wei Qing', 'Indiana', 'Huo Qubing', 'Montana', 'Li Guang', 'North Carolina'.  No., 'Li Ling, no. to 'Maine, no., 'Banchao, no. to 'Washington, no.!

    The Chinese Navy¡¯s heavy cruiser formation and forward formation began to attack the US Navy¡¯s No. 1 cruiser formation and the British Fleet¡¯s QYG destroyer formation.  When the U.S. Navy's 2nd Battlecruiser Formation was unable to take care of them, they could only be massacred by the Chinese Navy's heavy cruiser formation and forward formation!

    "Boom!" At 12:31 noon, the battleship 'Wei Qing' achieved the first result in this naval battle. During the third salvo, a 343mm armor-piercing projectile hit the battleship 'Indiana'.  cruiser.  The armor-piercing projectile weighing more than 600 kilograms hit the starboard side of the Indiana, blowing away a millimeter secondary gun and leaving a large hole on the starboard side.  If the explosion had been a few meters lower, the battlecruiser Indiana would have been in disaster.

    The battle was very fierce. Six Hanxin-class fast battleships of the Chinese Navy poured shells at the six battlecruisers of the 2nd Battlecruiser Division of the U.S. Navy at a salvo speed of 1.5 minutes.  The shells continued to explode around the battlecruisers of the US Navy. After the splashed water columns fell, the decks of these battleships were wet. At the same time, the officers and soldiers of the US Navy became increasingly cold and worried!

    "Boom! Boom!" At 12:38 noon, the battleship Huo Qubing hit the battlecruiser Montana during this salvo, and two of the nine shells hit this time.  Target.  A shell hit the No. 4 main battery turret on the aft deck of the battlecruiser Montana.  The turret armor, which was only 178 mm thick, could not withstand the bombardment of 343 mm armor-piercing projectiles and was easily torn apart.  After the shell exploded, the entire No. 4 turret was overturned.  Fortunately, there were no shells or propellants in the turret at this moment. Otherwise, the battlecruiser Montana would have suffered even greater losses.  Another shell hit the bridge of the battlecruiser Montana.

    The bridge armor with only 254 mm of rear armor could not withstand the 343 mm armor-piercing projectiles. The shells easily tore through the bridge armor under the action of huge kinetic energy and exploded inside the bridge.  After the shell exploded, dozens of officers, including the captain, were all killed.  For a time, the severely injured

    ¡®The battlecruiser Montana lost its command. Although the remaining three twin-mounted 305mm main guns can continue to fire, they cannot exert their due combat effectiveness!

    "General, the 'Montana' was severely damaged! The No. 4 turret was destroyed and the bridge was hit. A large number of officers including the captain were killed in the battle. Now the chief engineer is commanding the battle!" A staff officer asked Major General Henry  Report!

    "Send a telegram to the Montana, asking them to continue fighting! No retreat without orders! In addition, send a telegram to the Commander, the Chinese Han Xin-class battlecruiser is too powerful, and it is difficult for us to resist it.  , we need reinforcements!" Major General Henry said anxiously.  Only ten minutes after the battle began, a battleship of the US Navy's No. 2 Cruiser Squadron was severely damaged. If this continues, they may not be able to resist it for a long time!  !

    A few minutes later, the staff officer replied to Major General Henry and told him that the 1stThe cruiser detachment is rushing towards the battlefield.  However, because the distance is too far, it will take more than half an hour to reach the battlefield!  William.  Admiral Benson hopes that the 2nd Battlecruiser Division can hold on until reinforcements arrive!  As for William.  The main force of the US-British naval combined fleet led by Admiral Benson personally will take longer to reach the battlefield!  After all, battleships are much slower than battlecruisers.  What's more, the U.S. Navy still has many relatively old battleships with low speeds, which seriously delays the speed of the U.S. Navy.

    "What the hell! Half an hour? The Chinese artillery fire is so fierce, can we withstand half an hour?" Major General Henry roared.  Although half an hour is very short, the Chinese Navy's bombardment is now becoming more and more accurate, and it is difficult to say whether it can last half an hour.  Maybe by the time the 1st Battlecruiser Division arrives, the 6 battlecruisers of the 2nd Battlecruiser Division will have already been severely damaged or sunk by the Chinese Navy!  In addition, Rear Admiral Henry did not think that the four Colorado-class battlecruisers of the 1st Battleship Division could play a big role.  Maybe it is also not an opponent of the Chinese Navy!

    "Boom!" At 12:43, a salvo fired by the battleship USS Banchao hit the target. A 343mm armor-piercing shell hit the front deck of the battlecruiser USS Washington.

    ¡°The deck armor of the battlecruiser USS Washington is only 64 mm, which is like paper in the face of armor-piercing projectiles weighing more than 600 kilograms.  The armor-piercing projectile easily penetrated the deck armor of the battlecruiser USS Washington and exploded inside the battleship.  Huge power, directly in

    ¡®¡®A large crater several meters in diameter was left on the front deck of the battlecruiser USS Washington.  And, it doesn't seem like it's over yet.  Ten seconds later, the battlecruiser USS Washington erupted with an earth-shattering explosion.  The entire ship was blown to pieces in the explosion.  At the same time, cold water poured into the battlecruiser USS Washington from the bow, causing the bow to sink into the sea.  People on other battleships soon saw that the bow of the battlecruiser USS Washington sank into the sea and continued to sink, while the stern of the battlecruiser was raised out of the water.  In just two minutes, this battlecruiser with a displacement of up to 20,000 tons sank into the sea!

    "Damn it, what the hell is going on?" Major General Henry's eyes widened and he looked at the huge whirlpool left on the sea after the battlecruiser USS Washington sank with disbelief!

    "General, it should be the shell that penetrated the front deck of the battlecruiser USS Washington and also penetrated the ammunition magazine below the main gun. The artillery battle with hundreds of shells inside completely destroyed the USS Washington.  !" An officer analyzed.  The battlecruiser "Washington" was undoubtedly unlucky. It was sunk under such circumstances. Even the battlecruiser "Banchao" that sank it was very surprised.  This was the first time the battleship 'Ban Chao' hit the target among several salvos, and unexpectedly the target was sunk!

    ¡°No one of the eight hundred American naval officers and soldiers on board the battlecruiser USS Washington managed to escape, and all of them slept on the cold seabed with the battlecruiser USS Washington!

    "Haha! Well done! We sank a Yankee battlecruiser!" This was the first battleship sunk by the Chinese Navy in this naval battle!  The battlecruiser USS Washington was sunk, which boosted the morale of the Chinese Navy.  ¡®Banchao, the battleship was sunk

    After the battlecruiser USS Washington, he immediately turned his guns and began to attack the battlecruiser USS Maine together with the battleship USS Li Ling!

    A battlecruiser was sunk, making the situation of the U.S. Navy's 2nd Battlecruiser Division even more dangerous.  However, they continued to fight back.  If you don't fight back and sit back and wait for death, they will all be killed in the end!

    12:46.  A huge orange-red fireball rose from the main turret on the front deck of the battleship Wei Qing.  The Chinese Navy's 'Hanxin-class' fast battleship uses a piggy-back design with two twin-mounted main guns in the front and one in the back.  'The armor-piercing shell fired by the battlecruiser Indiana directly hit the No. 2 turret.

    "Haha! Hit! Finally hit those yellow-skinned monkeys!" Major General Henry saw the battleship "Weiqing" being hit through the telescope, and shouted excitedly.  Although only one shell hit the target, if you are lucky, it can also severely damage or even sink the target!
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