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    In a battle between battleships, it is very dangerous for the main gun to be hit.  Because there may be shells and propellant in the barrel that have not yet been fired.  If the shells and propellant in the gun bore explode, the losses will be heavy. At least the main gun will be destroyed. If it is more serious, the battleship will be severely damaged!  In addition, the ammunition depot is also connected to the turret.  If the shells in the ammunition depot explode, not even gods can save the battleship.  Dozens or hundreds of shells in the ammunition depot exploded, enough to tear the huge battleship into pieces.  The USS Washington battlecruiser was destroyed for this reason1

    "God bless, we must kill the Chinese battleships!" Admiral Henry held up his telescope to observe the Chinese Navy's hit battleship "Weiqing" and prayed to God.  This one shell can exert great power, and finally can directly penetrate the ammunition depot, and then send the battleship "Wei Qing" to the bottom of the sea.  In this case, maybe they still have a chance to escape!

    On the battleship 'Han Xin', Brigadier General Ge Chunlin, the captain of the 'Han Xin' and the commander of this formation of six 'Han Xin' fast battleships, learned that the battleship 'Weiqing' had been shot.  It suddenly rose to his throat.  Although in naval battles, it is inevitable that warships will be sunk.  But he didn't want the battleship he led to be sunk.  You must know that the 'Han Xin class' fast battleships are second only to the 'Tang class' battleships among the Chinese navy's active battleships. Even in an era when aircraft carriers are about to replace battleships, these 'Han Xin class' fast battleships are also owned by the Chinese navy.  Very high status!

    "Send a telegram to the 'Weiqing' to find out their situation!" Brigadier General Ge Chunlin immediately ordered.

    "Yes. Captain!" the communications officer replied immediately.  Start contacting the battleship "Weiqing".

    On the battleship ¡®Weiqing¡¯, the smoke from the main turret on the front deck has dissipated, although it was directly hit by a 305mm armor-piercing projectile.  But from the outside, it seems that there was not much damage to the main turret.  The turret armor of the 'Han Xin-class' fast battleship is 356 mm thick, let alone 305 mm armor-piercing projectiles.  Even a 343mm armor-piercing bullet can still withstand it as long as your luck is not too bad!  Therefore, although the front main gun turret of the battleship "Weiqing" was hit, it did not cause fatal damage.  Of course, the huge impact caused by the explosion of the shell had killed all the gunners in the turret.  at the same time.  The violent shaking when being hit also caused some sailors on the battleship to be injured.  Apart from this, no other losses were caused!

    After the battleship "Weiqing" took this shot, there was almost no damage.  Those gunners who died in battle only need to be replaced by a group of reserve gunners, and the main gun can continue to fire!  The captain of the battleship "Weiqing" quickly sent a telegram to Brigadier General Ge Chunlin, and at the same time arranged for people to carry out the body of the gunner who died in the turret.  Reserve gunners enter the turret, ready to continue the fight!

    ¡°Captain, the ¡®Weiqing¡¯ was not damaged, only a few gunners died!¡± The communications officer of the battleship ¡®Han Xin¡¯ reported to Commodore Ge Chunlin!  The battleship "Weiqing" was hit, but it did not cause major damage or even lose any combat power. This was for the officers and soldiers of the Chinese Navy.  It¡¯s all a good thing!

    "Huh! That's good!" After hearing the news, Brigadier General Ge Chunlin took a long breath and felt relieved!

    Two or three minutes later, the front main gun of the battleship "Weiqing" regained its combat effectiveness. Such a result directly made the officers and soldiers of the 2nd Battlecruiser Division of the US Navy almost stare out of their eyes!

    "Hell! How is this possible? We have obviously hit them, how can it be possible that nothing happens?" Major General Henry roared even more.  The armor of a battlecruiser cannot be compared with that of a battleship. Logically speaking, if a battlecruiser is hit, it will be hit by an armor-piercing projectile from the 305mm main gun.  It will also cause huge damage.  But the Chinese Navy's battlecruiser in front of him did nothing at all, which made Major General Henry very strange, or unbelievable.

    "Boom!" At 12:51, the battleship 'Li Guang' hit the battlecruiser 'North Carolina'.  During this salvo, a 343mm armor-piercing projectile hit the battlecruiser USS North Carolina amidships.  The shell penetrated the armor of the deck, and the explosion caused great damage to the battleship's engine room, greatly affecting the speed of the battlecruiser USS North Carolina.

    Two minutes later, the battlecruiser USS North Carolina was hit again. This time, a 343mm armor-piercing projectile hit the starboard side of the USS North Carolina near the waterline, causing severe damage.The explosion directly tore through the North Carolina's waterline armor, tearing a huge hole more than three meters long about two meters below the waterline.  Raging seawater poured into the hull of the North Carolina. Although the damage control personnel of the North Carolina made great efforts, they were unable to plug the leak.  Soon, the hull of the North Carolina tilted, and finally capsized directly to the sea, and sank to the bottom of the sea at 1:04 pm!

    The battlecruiser USS North Carolina became the second battleship sunk by the US military. Following the USS North Carolina was the battlecruiser USS Maine which was besieged by the battleship USS Li Ling and the battleship USS Banchao.  .  After the USS Washington was sunk, the USS Maine was besieged by two battleships and was in a very difficult situation.  Even if he narrowly escaped Doron's salvo, good luck will eventually run out!

    At 12:58, the battleship "Li Ling" hit the battlecruiser "Maine", and a 343mm shell directly destroyed the No. 4 main gun located on the aft deck.  Three minutes later, the battleship Banchao hit the battlecruiser Maine. A 343mm missile destroyed the boiler room of Maine. The high-temperature steam leaking from the boiler instantly killed everyone in the boiler room.  Dozens of U.S. military officers and soldiers.  At the same time, the speed of the "Maine" began to decrease sharply.  At 1:06 p.m., the battleship USS Li Ling gave the battlecruiser USS Maine a fatal blow. A 343mm armor-piercing projectile hit the stern of the USS Maine, not only destroying the USS Maine  The stern rudder of the ship was blown off, and a huge gash was opened in the stern of the ship.  After the seawater poured in, the stern of the Maine sank to the bottom of the sea, and the bow lifted out of the water.  Finally, the ship sank into the sea with its stern down and its bow up.  Of the more than 800 American naval officers and soldiers on the battleship, only a handful survived, and the rest were killed in battle!

    Only half an hour into the battle, the U.S. Navy's 2nd Battlecruiser Division lost half of its battleships.  The remaining three battlecruisers are being besieged by six 'Hanxin-class' fast battleships of the Chinese Navy, and may be destroyed at any time!

    "Damn, why haven't the reinforcements come yet? If they don't come, we will all be dead!" Major General Henry yelled from the bridge of the battlecruiser USS South Dakota!

    "General, here we come! Our reinforcements are here! The four battlecruisers of the 1st Battlecruiser Division are still fifteen kilometers away from us. We can go and join them immediately!" the communications officer said with a joyful face.  Major General Henry reported!

    "Phew! That guy Paulson is finally here!" Major General Henry also breathed a sigh of relief.  Although the 1st Battlecruiser Group only had 4 battlecruisers, those four battlecruisers were all advanced 'Colorado-class' battlecruisers, which were older than the 'South Dakota-class' battlecruisers of the 2nd Battlecruiser Group.  The North Carolina-class battlecruiser is much more powerful. Not only does it have a much larger displacement, but the main guns it carries are also 343mm main guns!

    "Captain, American reinforcements are coming. Four battleships have appeared in the north, and they are analyzed to be American 'Colorado-class' battlecruisers!" A staff officer reported to Commodore Ge Chunlin.

    "Is the 'Colorado-class' also here? It seems that the main force of the Americans is not far from us! Send a telegram to the flagship. We judge that the main force of the American fleet is not far to our north and request them to send out aircraft for reconnaissance!" Ge Chunlin  The Brigadier ordered.  Although the Chinese navy still has the upper hand so far, this is without the main fleet of the US-UK combined fleet appearing.  Once more than 30 battleships of the US-British naval combined fleet arrive, it will be very difficult for the Chinese naval expeditionary fleet to win by relying on the main fleet alone!

    "Yes, Captain!" The communications officer nodded. As long as there is a trace of the main fleet of the British and American navies, the carrier-based aircraft of the aircraft carrier formation will launch an attack.  When the time comes, they will be waiting to beat up the drowned dog!

    "Every ship is ready for battle! Speed ??up the pursuit and don't let the Americans escape! All warships, aim at the last American ship, the USS Montana, and send him to the bottom of the sea!" Brigadier General Ge Chunlin ordered.

    Six Chinese Navy "Hanxin-class" fast battleships turned their guns and aimed at the US Navy's "Montana" battlecruiser and opened fire.  For a moment, dense shells fell around the battlecruiser USS Montana, splashing water columns into the sky!

    The American officers and soldiers on board the battlecruiser USS Montana kept praying to God, praying that the shells would not fall on their heads.  However, God did not appear.  A few minutes later, the battlecruiser USS Montana was sunk due to multiple hits!  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. to read.)
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