Chapter 2575 First Battle 3

However, the battleship USS Arkansas, which had the upper hand and a very good position, still caused a lot of trouble to Japan's strongest battleship. After all, the firepower of 12 12-inch cannons should not be underestimated! The second salvo clamped the target again. Before Shimada could give the order, the Arkansas finally obtained the first documented main gun of the U.S. Navy in this evening's engagement in the third salvo. Hit!

A 12-inch shell hit the armor belt on the front of Hinata's No. 4 turret. Although under normal circumstances, the hardened armor with a thickness of more than 380MM is enough to withstand most of the current heavy artillery attacks, however, this time the distance was too close! 6200 yards, but a distance of 6 kilometers! This shell hit the sloping armor on the front of the turret like a knight's lance. With the sound of metal collision and the explosion of the shell, a crater as deep as 10 inches appeared in the originally smooth armor. On the board, the shattered shell accidentally hit one of the 15-inch artillery pieces!

The second shell hit near the main mast of the Hyuga's hull. The vibration caused by the explosion temporarily stuck the rotating rangefinder at a fixed angle. Therefore, judging from the current situation, the Hyuga cannot use the main rangefinder to measure the range of the Arkansas!

"Damn it, we were bitten by mosquitoes!" Shimada said angrily. "Order, all turrets use their own rangefinders to bombard the target!" Just when Shimada gave the order, another artillery shell hit, but unfortunately, the shell that hit the main armored belt this time was directly hit because of the angle. Bounced open. Such continuous strikes at such a close range made the Japanese feel uneasy and fearful of their most advanced warships. After all, no one had ever tried to attack the main armored belt with heavy artillery at a distance of 6 kilometers during the test!

So, out of uneasiness and fear, Shimada once again issued the order to release smoke. Then, in a short period of time, it would be difficult for the battleship Hyuga to launch an effective counterattack.

"The left string found the torpedo track!" At this moment, the lookout's alarm made all the Japanese officers and soldiers on the Hyuga feel bright! Only now did they realize that their opponent was also very difficult, and the U.S. Navy's combination of punches was quite dangerous.

However, Shimada, who had been struck by lightning many times during the exercise, made the right choice at this moment. He does not even know the specific location of the US destroyer now, but judging from the white traces on the sea, it should be shooting from the northwest. It's a matter of pursuit, not encounter. So, dealing with this kind of thing will be much simpler!

"Detach from the fleet, then speed up and get rid of them! Release flares to the rear, hit the destroyers first, and then the battleships!" Shimada made the decision immediately. A large amount of heavy oil was injected into the boiler again, and the steam pressure in the pipes rose sharply. The Hyuga began to accelerate, and then decisively broke away from the queue to avoid incoming torpedoes and artillery shells. At this point, the entire process from the time the battleship Arkansas opened fire to the time the USS Hyuga broke away took only 5 minutes. However, everyone who has a certain understanding of naval battles knows that this time, Colonel Lacey's offensive has actually failed.

boom! Another 12-inch shell landed on the Hyuga,

The shell hit the upper deck, shattering several cabins and the Japanese officers and soldiers inside, and ignited a fire. The battleship seemed to be slightly shaken, but it was still accelerating to evade. Amidst the dense water columns and explosions, the Hyuga stubbornly evaded far away, and began to attack the US Navy destroyer that appeared in the light with all its firepower.

At this moment, the only three American destroyers tried their best to get close to it, and then used deadly daggers to kill the giant beast, just like the dragon challenging the warriors in Western legends. However, fairy tales are fairy tales after all and should not be taken as true. , when the US destroyer squadron that had the advantage of the surprise attack was exposed, after the battleship Hyuga took the correct evasive measures, and when the Japanese fleet turned back, the outcome of the US destroyers participating in the attack was certain!

The battleship Yamashiro and the battlecruiser Kong were the first to react. They gave up their previous turning maneuvers and used dense side string artillery to launch a violent attack on the American destroyer shrouded in searchlights and flares. In less than 2 seconds Within minutes, the first American destroyer was destroyed by a dense barrage of 6-inch shells. The second destroyer only lasted less than 5 minutes before being smashed to pieces by a 14-inch shell! After releasing all the fish, the third destroyer was hit by a 15-inch shell from the Hyuga during the evacuation process. The entire hull was suddenly pushed into the seawater and never came up again!

"Hiss." Colonel Lacey took a breath of cold air and looked at the Hinata scurrying in the distance as the Arkansas was being attacked by as many as 12 12-inch guns. Colonel Lacey was really speechless. Until now, he At least 5 shells hit the opponent, but they did not cause much damage to the Hyuga. Although the opponent was very embarrassed, it was more just to avoid torpedoes, and don't forget that there were 9 Japanese battleships around it. ! The other party was able to react quickly. In fact, Colonel Lacey's plan had failed. The Arkansas's previous performance could only be regarded as a reflection of the U.S. Sixth Battleship Squadron! After the destroyers that were trash fish were cleaned up, it was Arkansas' turn!

"Evacuate quickly, the battleships are ready to rush to the beach!" Colonel Lacey issued his last tactical order in this naval battle. Therefore, this order decisively saved him and most of his men! So, in the dense rain of bullets, the USS Arkansas, which was escaping while releasing smoke, quickly rushed to a beach far away from the battlefield. However, the Japanese did not want to let go of the guy who had just slapped Hinata!

"The No. 3 turret was hit, and the flames have broken through the fire door and spread downwards!"

"Fill the No. 3 ammunition depot with water immediately!"

"The part below the waterline on the right side of the hull was hit, and the warship tilted severely."

"Reverse water injection balance!"

"Cabins No. 4 to No. 7 are flooded and out of control!"

“Put down the watertight doors in all out-of-control areas!”

Under the crazy attacks of the two Japanese battleships, the USS Arkansas could only suppress the possible explosion of the ammunition depot through continuous water injection, and finally completed the beaching, which meant that the Japanese could no longer sink it. ..... However, just when Colonel Lacey was worried that the Japanese fleet would rush over and blow the Arkansas into pieces with a massive amount of artillery shells to vent its anger, the two Japanese battleships chose to evacuate in one fell swoop. So much so that when everyone saw this scene, they all exclaimed God bless you!

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