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Text Chapter 1,238 The Sinking Battleship

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    "Your Excellency, Commander, the damage to the Pennsylvania is not serious! The No. 2 gun was destroyed, the bow part of the ship was slightly flooded, and the watertight compartment has been closed!" Fleet Chief of Staff Edward.  Lieutenant General Ai Boer reported to William.  Admiral Benson reported.  Such damage is not fatal to the battleship Pennsylvania with a displacement of up to 33,000 tons, and it does not even cause much damage to its combat power.  Although one main gun was lost, the firepower was reduced by a quarter.  But the remaining three twin-mounted 381mm main guns are still very powerful!

    William.  Admiral Benson nodded. Although the damage to the battleship Pennsylvania was not serious, the attack by the Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft gave him a great shock.  This was the first time he had witnessed an aircraft attack on a battleship. That small, toy-like thing could actually be so lethal to a battleship.  If the battleship "Pennsylvania" hadn't been lucky enough to avoid three of the four torpedoes just now, the "Pennsylvania" might have been severely damaged or even sunk now!  In addition, when the No. 2 main turret was destroyed, fortunately there were no shells and propellants in the barrel. Otherwise, there would have been an explosion just now.  If that were the case, the 'Pennsylvania' would have been severely damaged!

    Although the Chinese Navy¡¯s carrier-based aircraft did not continue to attack the USS Pennsylvania, William.  Admiral Benson's heart still sank a little bit.  The battleship Pennsylvania was lucky, but the other battleships were not as lucky as the battleship Pennsylvania.  After being besieged by Chinese Navy carrier-based aircraft, these warships were severely damaged and even sunk!

    At 2:28 p.m., four Chinese Navy Osprey torpedo attack aircraft and a Fish Eagle dive bomber attacked the USS Missouri battleship.  Four Osprey torpedo attack aircraft dropped torpedoes only 600 meters away from the battleship Missouri.  Four 450mm medium-sized torpedoes rushed towards the battleship Missouri at high speed.  The distance of 600 meters only takes thirty seconds for a torpedo with a speed of thirty knots.  Although the 'Missouri' made evasive maneuvers, it was unable to escape.  Only one of the four torpedoes missed, and the other three torpedoes all hit the battleship Missouri.  A torpedo hit the stern of the battleship Missouri, not only blowing off the stern rudder, but also tearing the armor directly under the waterline of the stern, causing a hole more than two meters long.  Damage control crews on board the USS Missouri immediately closed the watertight compartment.

    But the amount of seawater pouring into the battleship has reached hundreds of tons!  The second torpedo hit the Missouri's rear side, also blasting a large hole more than three meters below the waterline.  Cold water poured into the battleship, and the huge hole left the damage control personnel helpless.  The third torpedo hit the battleship Missouri amidships.  However, the thick waterline armor protected the battleship Missouri, and this torpedo did not penetrate the armor.  However, after eating two torpedoes, the battleship "Missouri" has been severely damaged. Because too much water has entered, the hull has tilted slightly, and the speed has also been greatly affected!

    However, the misfortune of the battleship Missouri did not end there. When the battleship Missouri avoided torpedoes, the four Fish Eagle overhead dive bombers began to attack.  The four planes entered the dive channel from an altitude of one thousand meters, began to dive at an angle of 60 degrees, and then dropped bombs when they were only 400 meters away from the battleship Missouri, and then pulled up the nose of the aircraft.  As a result, these four planes almost flew past the mast of the battleship Missouri, and almost hit the battleship.  However, their adventure also achieved great results!  Of the four 560-kilogram heavy aerial bombs, except for one that missed the target, the other two hit the target, and one was a near-miss!  One of the bombs hit the bridge of the Missouri. The 280 mm thick bridge armor could not withstand the bombs dropped from high altitude and was directly penetrated.  Dozens of U.S. naval officers, including the captain, were all killed and no one survived.  Another bomb hit the chimney behind the middle of the battleship and blew it off. It fell down and damaged the superstructure of the battleship.  At the same time, the poisonous gas could not be discharged, causing the sailors in the boiler room to be poisoned alive, and the speed of the battleship also began to decrease further.  Like the Missouri, it was the near-missed bomb that fatally injured the USS on the battlefield.  The bomb exploded just ten meters underwater from the Missouri.  The huge pressure formed tore a huge hole more than three meters long in the underwater armor of the Missouri.  Sea water poured into the warship crazily, and the damage control personnel had no way to plug the loopholes.  At this moment, the battleship No. !¡¤Li suffered multiple injuries, and the injuries were very serious!  All the officers, including the captain, were killed, and the command became chaotic.  Under such circumstances, they simply cannot organize a powerful self-rescue!

    Five minutesLater, the battleship "Missouri" took in too much water, and the hull had tilted severely.  Fleet Commander William.  After seeing this situation, Admiral Benson issued an order

    ¡®Order to the U.S. Navy officers and men on board the battleship USS Missouri to abandon ship.  After a few minutes,

    ¡°The battleship USS Missouri fell on the sea and slowly sank into the sea.

    Of the more than 900 crew members on the battleship, except for more than 200 who escaped, the rest all sank to the bottom of the sea with the battleship.  And the USS Missouri became the first battleship to be sunk in this naval battle!

    The U.S. Navy's battleship Pennsylvania has a huge displacement and is the largest among all battleships.  Of course, it will be attacked first by the Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft.  The battleship 'New Jersey' of the Chinese Navy was also attacked by several 'Osprey' battleships and several torpedo attack aircraft.

    "Fish Eagle, the siege of dive bombers, but the battleship 'New Jersey' had better luck and escaped several torpedoes safely. At the same time, the anti-aircraft firepower on the battleship also shot down two torpedo attack aircraft.  One of them was hit by anti-aircraft artillery and exploded in the air. The other one was damaged and had to make an emergency landing in nearby waters. The pilot who fell into the water was rescued by an arriving Chinese ship.  The bombs dropped by several Fish Eagle dive bombers were also dodged by the battleship New Jersey. Only one aerial bomb hit the front deck, but it did not cause fatal damage to it!

    "The battleship Iowa had the worst luck. In the middle of the queue, it was besieged by 12 torpedo attack aircraft and 8 "Fish Eagle" dive bombers of the Chinese Navy.  During the attack, at least 4 torpedoes and 4 bombs hit him!  Even though the battleship Iowa had a displacement of more than 30,000 tons, it was still unable to withstand such a violent attack.  After the Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft dropped bombs, the battleship Iowa had ignited a raging fire and began to gradually sink.  During the siege, the battleship Iowa's hull had been damaged in many places and flooded.  Even closing the watertight compartment is of no avail.  At 2:42 in the afternoon, the battleship Iowa sank to the bottom of the sea, becoming the second battleship lost by the U.S. Navy in this naval battle!

    ¡°The battleship USS Alabama was also besieged by more than a dozen Chinese Navy carrier-based aircraft, eating two torpedoes and a bomb.  Although the loophole was successfully blocked, the hull had tilted 15 degrees and suffered heavy damage. The speed dropped to only 5 knots. The combat power was greatly affected and it was no longer suitable to continue fighting!

    ¡®The battleship Massachusetts had better luck. Being at the end of the queue, it was only attacked by a few aircraft.  Moreover, the anti-aircraft firepower on the battleship was so powerful that the Chinese navy's carrier-based aircraft that besieged the battleship had to drop bombs in advance. In the end, the battleship USS Massachusetts escaped the attack with little risk.  It is the only undamaged battleship among the six Pennsylvania-class battleships in the U.S. Navy!

    In addition to these six battleships, the US Navy's Nevada-class battleships are also the targets of key attacks.  The Nevada-class battleships were modeled after the U.S. Navy's Iron Duke-class battleships. A total of six ships were built.  This kind of battleship has a full load displacement of up to 30,000 tons and is equipped with 5 twin-mounted 343mm main guns. It is very powerful and is inferior to the Chinese Navy's Han-class battleships.  But faced with the siege of the Chinese Navy's carrier-based aircraft, the losses were still huge!

    ¡®The battleship USS Nevada ate a torpedo during the battle and was slightly injured, and its combat effectiveness was slightly affected.  The battleship Oklahoma ate three torpedoes and two heavy aerial bombs, and sank into the sea after struggling on the sea for more than 20 minutes.  'The USS Arizona was hit by two aerial bombs and a torpedo. The two main guns on the front deck were destroyed, and a large hole was blown near the waterline, with hundreds of tons of water entering it.

    In addition to these U.S. Navy battleships, the British fleet¡¯s battleships have also not been spared.  In particular, the largest battleship, the Queen Elizabeth, became the target of more than ten carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Navy.  Although the battleship 'Queen Elizabeth' was fighting left and right on the sea, it was still hit by two torpedoes and an aerial bomb during the battle. Although it was not sunk, it was also severely damaged and lost a large part of its combat effectiveness!
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