Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> chinese fourth empire

Text Chapter 1,241 The flagship sank

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    The USS Pennsylvania, the flagship of the U.S. Navy, has undoubtedly become the target of being attacked by carrier-based aircraft of the U.S. Navy.

    During the first wave of attacks, the battleship Pennsylvania was hit by a torpedo and two bombs, but the damage was not fatal.  If it can sink the opponent's flagship, it will undoubtedly be a huge blow to the enemy.  Therefore, when the second wave of fleets discovered that the US Navy's flagship was still on the sea, this undoubtedly created a huge attraction for them!

    Two teams of C'Ospreys, torpedo attack aircraft, and two teams of H50'Ospreys, and dive bombers were all eyeing the battleship Pennsylvania.  Eight torpedo attack aircraft avoided the U.S. Navy's anti-aircraft firepower, entered from low altitude, and rushed towards the battleship Pennsylvania at high speed.  In order to ensure the hit rate as much as possible, these eight torpedo attack aircraft tried to get close to

    ¡®Pennsylvania, released torpedoes within a distance of 500 meters from the battleship Pennsylvania.  You know, dropping bombs at close range in front of a battleship with considerable anti-aircraft firepower is extremely risky!

    "Left side! Chinese torpedo attack planes, shoot down these planes first!" An officer on the USS Pennsylvania discovered the incoming torpedo attack planes and shouted loudly.  In the last attack, the Americans failed to eliminate these most threatening torpedo attack aircraft in time, and they paid a heavy price.  After the last bloody lesson, Americans have also learned a lot of experience!

    Several boats of 37mm anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns adjusted their direction and fired at the sky on the left.  Dense bullets and artillery shells were fired crazily at the eight incoming torpedo attack aircraft.  An Osprey and torpedo attack aircraft was hit on the spot, and one wing was broken. After losing its balance, the aircraft suddenly fell into the sea, and the pilot did not know whether he was alive or dead.  But several other Osprey torpedo attack aircraft successfully rushed to a distance of less than 500 meters from the battleship Pennsylvania, and then dropped torpedoes!

    The medium-sized torpedoes hit the USS Pennsylvania at high speed, reaching a speed of thirty knots, allowing these torpedoes to cover a distance of 500 meters in up to thirty seconds.  In addition, the torpedoes were fired at the battleship Pennsylvania in a fan shape. With the length of Pennsylvania, which is 195 meters long, it is completely impossible to completely avoid this torpedo!

    "Torpedo on the left! Four hundred meters, avoid!" A US military officer shouted loudly, with a hint of panic and anxiety in his voice!

    The huge battleship Pennsylvania began to turn. The captain personally controlled the stern rudder, hoping to save the battleship at the most critical moment.  At this time, we can only turn left and use the bow of the ship to aim at the incoming torpedo.  However, it is almost impossible to complete the turn in less than thirty seconds for a battleship that is nearly two hundred meters long and has a displacement of more than thirty thousand tons!

    At this time, the eight Fish Eagle dive bombers in the sky also began to attack. They obviously planned to take advantage of his illness to kill him without giving the battleship Pennsylvania a chance!

    "Jie Jie!" Eight 'Fish Eagle' dive bombers entered the dive channel at an altitude of one thousand meters and dived at an angle of 60 degrees.  The sound generator on the wing made a sharp roar when it dived, which almost pierced people's eardrums. Many US Navy officers and soldiers covered their ears and squatted on the ground in pain!  At this moment, the battleship Pennsylvania was turning with all its strength to deal with the incoming torpedo.  For dive bombers in the sky, the United States and Britain have other methods.  If you immediately avoid the bombs that are about to fall in the sky, the battleship will inevitably be hit by a torpedo.  Compared with bombs, torpedoes obviously have greater lethality!  Therefore, the captain of the battleship Pennsylvania chose to deal with the torpedoes first.  As for the falling aerial bombs, they could only use the thick armor of the battleship Pennsylvania to resist them!

    When they were only 400 meters away from the battleship Pennsylvania, eight

    ¡®Fish Eagle, the dive bomber dropped the aerial bomb under the belly of the aircraft.  The aerial bomb weighing 500 kilograms quickly hit the battleship Pennsylvania.  After dropping the bombs, the eight dive bombers became much lighter, and the pilots began to pull up the noses of the planes.  If you move a little slower, you are very likely to hit the battleship, eventually causing the aircraft to crash and kill everyone!  Fortunately, these dive bombers almost missed the mast of the USS Pennsylvania, which was a very dangerous situation.

    Aerial bombs weighing 500 kilograms arrived first and four of them fell into the sea, splashing water columns into the sky.  Additional bombs fell on the battleship Pennsylvania.  An aerial bomb once again fell on the front deck, destroying another main turret on the front deck.  Two aerial bombs landed amidships, blowing the superstructure of the battleship Pennsylvania to pieces.?Both were poured out, thick smoke filled the air, and the entire superstructure was ablaze.  !An aerial bomb landed on the stern of the ship, directly smashed through the armor on the rear deck, and exploded inside the battleship.  This bomb broke two drive shafts, causing the Pennsylvania's power to drop by half. With the damage to the midships, the battleship's speed would drop to less than half of its previous speed!

    Four aerial bombs directly hit the battleship Pennsylvania, causing fatal damage.  But this is not the main thing.  If such damage is suffered during the steering process, one can imagine the consequences!

    Immediately afterwards, the torpedo ran a distance of 500 meters and hit the battleship Pennsylvania.  Among the torpedoes, except for two that missed, the rest hit the left waterline of this unlucky battleship!  The warhead of each torpedo was equipped with 120 kilograms of high explosives. The huge power of the explosion destroyed the Pennsylvania's waterline armor and caused several large holes below the waterline.  The cold water poured into the battleship, causing the battleship to tilt quickly!

    "Asshole! How is the battleship? The damage control personnel will do their best to rescue the battleship!" William finally got up from the bridge.  Admiral Benson shouted loudly!  'The battleship Pennsylvania suffered a series of heavy losses and suffered four heavy aerial bombs and torpedoes. Even a behemoth with a displacement of more than 30,000 tons cannot withstand it!

    "However, after a minute, the damage control personnel called William.  Admiral Benson came with a desperate answer.

    "General, the battleship was severely damaged and the left side was severely flooded. We were unable to plug the leak. Although the watertight compartment was closed, the battleship had begun to tilt because of too much water! In addition, the power compartment was damaged and the power supply was also damaged.  It¡¯s a big impact, we can¡¯t dispatch the water entering the battleship in time!¡± the commander of the damage control personnel reported with a look of despair on his face!

    "Asshole! Why are you talking so much about useless things? You just need to tell me if you can save the battleship!" William.  Admiral Benson roared crazily, like an angry lion!

    "General, there is nothing we can do! Now the battleship has begun to tilt, and the battleship will sink soon!"

    "Damn it!" William.  Admiral Benson was furious, but there was nothing he could do.

    "General, 'Pennsylvania,' the ship is over, we need to move immediately!" Edward.  Lieutenant General Abor said anxiously.  Conclusion from the damage control personnel, he already knew

    ¡®The battleship Pennsylvania is finished!  In the first wave of attacks by Chinese aircraft, the battleship Pennsylvania ate one torpedo and two bombs.  Now it was hit by four more aerial bombs and five more torpedoes.

    These damages were enough to kill the battleship Pennsylvania!

    "No, I won't leave!" William.  Admiral Benson said stubbornly.  The flagship is finished and the entire U.S. fleet is about to be finished. This is undoubtedly a huge blow to him who wants to defeat the Chinese navy and defend the United States, and even makes him unable to accept it!

    "General, the battle is not over yet! You still need to continue to command the battle!" Edward.  Lieutenant General Abor said loudly!

    But at this moment William.  Admiral Benson seemed to have completely lost his fighting spirit.  The whole person seemed to have experienced falling from heaven back to hell. This strong contrast was difficult for him to accept!

    At this time, due to too much water, the battleship Pennsylvania had tilted 15 degrees to the left, and as the number of ships increased, the tilt rate was still accelerating.  It is foreseeable that this battleship will capsize on the sea soon!

    Edward.  Lieutenant General Aiboer had no choice but to have someone set up William.  Admiral Benson escaped from the listing battleship Pennsylvania in a transport boat, and then boarded the battleship Ohio.  Because at this moment, other Pennsylvania-class battleships are also targets of attack by Chinese aircraft, and it is not safe to transfer to those battleships.  Or transfer directly to

    ¡®New York class, it¡¯s safer on the battleship!  After all, after the Pennsylvania class battleship was sunk, the huge Nevada class battleship will definitely become the next target!

    The USS Pennsylvania, the flagship of the US Navy, was once again hit by four heavy aerial bombs and torpedoes after being attacked by sixteen Chinese Navy carrier-based aircraft.  Although the battleship Pennsylvania had a displacement of more than 30,000 tons, it was still unable to withstand such heavy damage!  In William.  After Admiral Benson left, in less than ten minutes, the battleship Pennsylvania capsized on the sea and finally sank slowly into the sea!
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report