Chapter 2583 Vanguard Battle 2
"The officers and soldiers of the German destroyer squadron are composed of the most dedicated people in the entire German navy. They are not afraid of death and will not hesitate to launch a doomed attack for the sake of victory and to cover the main fleet. They are a group of The dead soldiers are fierce and tenacious! If we let them leave, it will make us very uncomfortable." Betty had experienced the difficulty and tenacity of the German destroyer squadron back then! Therefore, if possible, he must press the opponent to death before he can rest assured! You know, in the Battle of the Channel, the German destroyer squadron dared to challenge the British light cruiser!
"Let's go to the Third Light Cruiser Division." Motaro Yoshimatsu ordered. "Do you think the German fleet will withdraw to the east, so you asked the fleet to turn one compass point to the right?" Compared with the battleships, destroyers are no more powerful than fish. Shigetaro Yoshimatsu is not too concerned about this. What I am more concerned about is when we can catch the German main fleet!
"Su Xiong will evacuate eastward because he knows that our target is the transport fleet, and his temporary retreat is not to escape. Instead, he wants to get rid of us and join the American fleet staying in the core area. Knowing this, we It's like grabbing his lifeline. It's that simple." Betty obviously understood Su Xiong's thoughts, but what's even more amazing is that Betty also came up with a solution!
"Send another group of seaplanes to search for the German fleet along this line." Betty walked to the chart in a few steps and drew a circle on the map with a pencil. In this way, the Japanese main fleet and the reconnaissance planes sent out were on the map. A wider reconnaissance front was formed, making it almost impossible for the German fleet to get around! The Japanese fleet has enough capital and confidence to face the German fleet! But the cost was also huge, because after Betty made this decision, he no longer had a reserve force in his hands. The remaining destroyers formed a cordon in front of the battleships, and some of the light cruisers were taken away to deal with Germany. Destroyer. that is it!
However, after the Japanese light cruiser detachment joined the battle, the entire battle was still quite tortuous! On the one hand, this is because the combat effectiveness of German destroyers is indeed very high, and on the other hand, it is because the performance of the light cruisers invested by Japan is also very average.
The Japanese Navy's first-generation light cruiser Tianlong was the first to enter the chaotic battlefield, and encountered the V101 destroyer from the German Baltic Squadron. This destroyer had just used maneuverability and firepower to repel the attack of two Japanese destroyers. The German destroyer met the Tianlong without hesitation. The two sides launched a fierce exchange of fire at a distance of less than 2,000 meters!
"Damn, I feel like I'm fighting a light cruiser!" Watching the cannonballs from the opposite side falling like raindrops on the deck, feeling the hull vibrating like chaff in the explosions and flames, my ears were filled with the sound of explosions and metal With the sound of collision and distortion, not long after the battle began, the Japanese naval officers and soldiers on the Tianlong light cruiser felt tremendous pressure.
The German 150MM shells easily penetrated the Tianlong's 2-inch side armor. In the eyes of the Germans, this level of protection is almost the same as no protection. Although the German destroyer opposite has been fighting for a long time, even in dim light , the Japanese could also see the dense bullet marks and flames on the German destroyer, but the German destroyer still used its maneuverability and three 150MM guns and one 105MM gun to resist tenaciously.
And he had a close fight with Tianlong.
However, with the absolute advantage, the Japanese finally gradually took control of the situation. When the other two Japanese destroyers gathered around again and fired a series of 120MM shells from another direction, V101 was suppressed without any suspense, and the dense The shells destroyed three chimneys and two billowing black smoke began to spread on the hull. The deck at the rear of the hull was close to the waterline. This battleship was not far away from sinking!
Suddenly, the V101 destroyer began to turn quickly to the right in an attempt to escape the attack range of the Tianlong. At the same time, the smoke canister on the destroyer once again sprayed out thick black smoke. When it concluded that the opponent was preparing to evacuate, the Tianlong immediately He turned and bravely rushed into the smoke screen. However, the destroyer V101 did not evade blindly. In the smoke, the Germans quickly determined the opponent's direction through the muzzle flames on the Tianlong. Using the last remaining steam in the power system, the destroyer once again reached 28 knots. At high speed, the bow of the ship, like a long knife, was aimed at the light cruiser that entered rashly.
boom! With a violent impact, the V101 light cruiser left a long gash in the tail of the Tianlong's hull! Under irreversible circumstances, the Germans chose the most primitive and bloody way of fighting! The bow of the V101 destroyer cut hard into the Tianlong's stern, and the wound continued to expand as the two ships moved. The sound of metal breaking and twisting can almost drive people crazy! But to the ears of the German naval officers, this was the most melodious music. As the bow moved, a 12-meter long hole appeared on the side string of the Tianlong's hull! At this time, the destroyer V101 was still moving forward with difficulty, driven by the remaining power, and took the light cruiser Tianlong diagonally for a certain distance!
With the explosion and collapse of the rear part of the hull, the turbine on the impact side stopped moving after a burst of vibration and explosion. Flames and steam poured out from the breach, and hundreds of thousands of tons of seawater poured into it. It took just less than 2 minutes. At that time, the heavily damaged light cruiser Tianlong began to sink. Of course, the destroyer V101 as the impactor paid an equally heavy price. The entire bow had become shattered. With the influx of seawater, the stern of the ship was raised high. Then it sank into the rolling waves like a slanted sword.
"A bunch of lunatics!" After hearing the news that the Tianlong sank, Shimamura Hayao cursed in a low voice. However, at this time, he still did not forget to issue an order: "Immediately salvage the drowned personnel of the German Navy, and prohibit all acts of cruelty and killing! Otherwise, military law will be imposed!" As a veteran who had been in the Japanese Navy since the Sino-Japanese War, he knew very well that Germany The Navy's practice of tooth for tooth and blood for blood!
However, the sinking of the Tianlong was just a small bump in the entire battle. The outcome of the vanguard battle could not be changed. With the participation of light cruisers, the Japanese destroyer fleet, which had an absolute advantage in numbers, finally gradually took control of the battlefield situation. , in the end, of the five German destroyers involved in the interception, except for the V99 destroyer, which was superior and slipped away, the remaining four destroyers were all sunk. And for this, the price the Japanese paid was 1 light cruiser and 7 destroyers!
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