Chapter 2733 The Last Drop of Blood

Chapter 2733 The last drop of blood

Before, Veron did not let the V1500 bomber group go into battle. The reason was very simple. There were still many US military fighters in the air. Although these US fighter jets were not specialized interceptors, the load of the V1500 attack was too great. As for the speed and power redundancy reaching a very low limit, this is a very good goal. The Americans would rather pay a high price to destroy it! Therefore, Veron is waiting, waiting for the US military aviation power that has gone through a battle to be exhausted, before these killers will finally appear. Although it is called the Giant Squadron, the number of bombers in this team is not many, only 8 aircraft, 6 of which carried 2 torpedoes, and 2 carried 3 torpedoes. As for why not all carry 3 rounds? Because the quantity is not enough! And this time it was also an experiment done by the Japanese to see how effective this heavy bomber was on the fleet!

The Japanese did not dare to touch the American battleship squadron located in the core area anymore. They chose a newly commissioned armored cruiser USS Louisiana from the United States! This time, the Japanese had plenty of torpedoes to squander. 8 aircraft had a total of 18 torpedoes. With almost no aerial interference, these giants chose to launch lightning strikes from the left and right directions!

The American destroyers bravely rushed forward again. However, except for the 5-inch cannon, both the 28MM machine gun and the large-caliber machine gun were obviously insufficient in range and power. In addition to damaging two V1500 aircraft, they forced the opponent to give up. Apart from the attack, the two escorting destroyers did not achieve other commendable achievements.

Then, at the last moment, the remaining six V1500 bombers fired a total of 14 torpedoes from a distance of 800 to 1,200 meters on both sides of the Louisiana in less than a minute! This is undoubtedly fatal for a battleship!

The Louisiana was trying its best to dodge the attack, and torpedoes passed by the maneuvering warship with white trails. The American officers and soldiers on the ship stared at the remaining torpedoes on the sea, and the output of the power system was hit. At the maximum, the experienced helmsman constantly adjusted the course of the battleship. In the next 2 minutes, the armored cruiser fired 10 torpedoes in a row! But in the end, when the battleship's power was exhausted due to long-term high-speed maneuvers and frequent turns, doom finally came!

Two torpedoes hit the left side of the Louisiana almost simultaneously. The first torpedo hit the stern of the hull. The violent explosion directly destroyed a steering gear and a spiral wire! The rudder compartment at the rear was also severely damaged, and the location where the second torpedo hit was not too far from the stern. The 190 kilograms of high explosives tore a large hole more than 6 meters long in the hull, and caused this A battleship brought in as much as 1,500 tons of water! While the U.S. soldiers on board the Louisiana were nervously repairing the battleship, the third torpedo also hit the right side of the Louisiana. However, this torpedo hit the middle part of the hull, which had the best defense. In this way, this torpedo also added at least 700 tons of water to the battleship!

"How's it going?" Sims asked after the battle.

"The condition of the Colorado is pretty good. The New Mexico suffered moderate damage. Although the hull structure is still intact, if there is to be an artillery battle with the Japanese, the situation will not be optimistic. The flue of the Colorado is seriously damaged. , directly affects the exhaust of the boiler, which in turn affects the speed, and the black smoke will also affect the aiming of the rangefinder. The No. 2 main turret is also temporarily unusable, and it is not known whether it can be repaired. The deck of the New Mexico was bombed into a mess. Some optical equipment was inevitably damaged," Ma Jifen said after thinking for a while.

"What about the Louisiana?" Sims said, looking at the armored cruiser whose stern was almost approaching the sea surface in the distance.

"If this were on New Ireland Island, then I would definitely tow this nearly 20,000-ton warship back. In fact, for a new armored cruiser with tight underwater defense, 3 torpedoes are not unsalvageable, but we It was on the enemy's home ground. The Louisiana's steering gear and power system were severely damaged, and more than 2,000 tons of water entered the battleship, which greatly reduced the speed of the battleship. It was impossible for us to take the battleship back at a speed of 20 knots. So we must abandon this warship and then the entire fleet goes back at high speed. I can guarantee that the Japanese combined fleet will definitely intercept us, and we cannot give the Japanese too much time to prepare." Ma Jifen said.

"Then let's move the personnel on the Louisiana and let the destroyers take care of it." Sims said: "Now, what is the situation on the aircraft carrier group?"

"The USS Langley and USS Independence in the First Aircraft Carrier Division were sunk, the USS Constellation was severely damaged, and the flight deck was severely damaged. Only an extremely limited ability to release aircraft was left. We lost at least 230 aircraft in this battle. Of course, it is impossible for all of these aircraft to be shot down in air battles. Many of them were forced to land due to exhaustion of fuel, or were lost with the sinking of the Langley and Independence. The only aircraft carriers we can use now Once the Zeppelin and Raider are disembarked, the Constellation can accompany the advance, but it is impossible to expect much output from it," said Magiffin.

"Can't the Constellation be repaired? I remember that the flight deck structure of the Constellation is quite simple. Just put a shelf on the open hangar and cover it with steel plates and teak boards." Sims asked.

"It's impossible. The rear half of the flight deck of the Constellation was too severely damaged. There was a large hole dozens of meters long. The support structure below was destroyed. How to repair this? The hangar deck below, which is the hull structure, was also severely damaged. The lethality of a 500KG bomb is really high." Ma Jifen shook his head and said.

"In other words, our remaining aviation power is even far inferior to that of the Japanese Combined Fleet?" Sims said.

"It's like this. Even if we don't encounter the Japanese land-based air force this time, we still can't defeat the Japanese combined fleet. They have at least 5 aircraft carriers, and they can guarantee that 4 will accompany the fleet on the battlefield." Ma Jifen said.

"We are at a disadvantage. Our situation with two battleships is not very good. If the Japanese's two Nagato-class battleships are in service, they will have 11 fast battleships. Once a battle occurs, they will have the initiative on the battlefield. Situation It’s not easy to handle,” Sims said with a sigh.

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