Chapter 2772 Vanguard Battle 2

but now? Haha, let alone Raeder, even if it is given the command of little Fletcher, this Japanese destroyer squadron will not have a good result! What? What do you think the Japanese fleet's main ships are doing? Naturally, the Japanese battleships were busy intercepting Sims's main force. The location where the destroyers engaged was actually at the side and rear of the Japanese fleet! How could the Japanese battleships stop and cause trouble for Redel?

"Come forward and kill them!" Redel ordered, looking at the reorganizing Japanese destroyer squadron in the distance.

At this time, Mikawa Junichi was working hard to allocate his fleet. Next, he divided the remaining 10 destroyers into two teams, preparing to take turns interfering with the lightning strikes of the US destroyer squadron. However, all this was destined to come to nothing!

"What is that?" A lookout seemed to see two figures passing quickly in the smoke, even faster than a light cruiser!

"Is it an American destroyer?" asked a person next to him.

"It's impossible, the destroyer doesn't have such a big bridge." The lookout said. However, after a few minutes, there was no need to worry about this issue, because the other party told the Japanese his identity with artillery shells!

Compared with the Bavaria-class battleship, the American armored cruiser is faster, more flexible and has a higher main gun fire rate! However, for destroyers, whether it is a 10-inch gun or a 15-inch gun, it is equally deadly! After the two American armored cruisers broke out of the smoke, they were tilting wildly with bullets less than 7,000 meters away from the Japanese destroyer. Eight 10-inch guns were spitting out at a rate of more than 3 rounds per minute. The two cruisers instantly killed the two Japanese destroyers. The destroyer was enveloped in a sea of ​​fire!

"Evasion of the fleet! Cast torpedoes and smoke!" Caught off guard, the Mikawa Army immediately prepared to evacuate the fleet. However, the artillery shells were still faster than the destroyers. Before hearing the whistling sound, one shell weighing more than 200 kilograms was fired. Already falling into the queue of the Japanese destroyer fleet, a destroyer next to Mikawa Junichi was directly hit. A 10-inch shell plunged into the middle of the destroyer's hull. With a violent explosion, the entire boiler room was destroyed. Exploded to pieces!

The battleship Mecklenburg, which appeared later, also achieved its first result in today's daytime battle. A 15-inch shell hit a turning Japanese destroyer, and a huge fireball rose from the rear of the destroyer. As it rose, the entire two decks were shattered by high-explosive bombs. The propeller and steering gear were also completely destroyed in the explosion. A large amount of seawater poured in from the stern. In just a few minutes, the destroyer collapsed due to the rear entrance. The water was serious and a serious tail tilt occurred! When the other Japanese destroyers fled, the battleship sank into the sea like a saber stuck upside down in the water.

Except for a very few destroyers, most of the Japanese destroyers have fired all their torpedoes in the previous battle. Destroyers of this era are not like in World War II, when they went out with two-digit torpedoes. No matter what the situation is, a destroyer usually only has 6 torpedoes! After the battleship Mecklenburg joined the battlefield, the entire battle instantly became one-sided. The battle lasted very short. A few minutes later, under the pursuit of Redel's fleet, Mikawa Junichi's destroyer squadron was completely destroyed. After leaving behind three seriously injured destroyers again, the remaining seven destroyers were hit by fierce artillery fire. They were scurrying around like squirrels, and it was impossible to refocus in a short period of time!

"The situation is not good!" Mikawa Junichi quickly realized that the battle situation was developing out of control! Our own interception line was broken through by the opponent in a short period of time, and the main fleet had no time to take care of this side. So if nothing unexpected happens, the next step is that under the cover of three battleships, a detachment of up to 18 destroyers will A lightning strike was launched against the main force of the Japanese combined fleet,

Maybe these torpedoes are not fatal, but they will definitely disrupt the formation of the entire fleet! And you have to know that at this time, the main fleets of both sides are about to engage in battle! When fighting, if one side has a tight formation and the other side is in a hurry, half of the battle will be lost before the battle begins!

"Send a telegram to the headquarters saying that the situation is out of control and our intercepting destroyer squadron has been dispersed. The other party is very likely to launch a lightning strike!" Mikawa Junichi said. Even in Mikawa's view, the current situation is very unfriendly to the Japanese fleet! However, he still underestimated Betty's judgment of the situation and her ability to adapt to changes!

"As expected of Redel, none of the German navy's first-line generals who have experienced the war are easy to deal with." Betty said with some emotion.

"Execute Plan No. 2!" Betty said to Motaro Yoshimatsu.

"Would it be too dangerous to execute this maneuver at this time?" Shimamura Hayao asked.

"It must be carried out. We cannot ignore Redel and his destroyers in the side and rear direction. Their destroyers can seriously interfere with our formation, and if Redel's performance is better, the last two King Kong-class battleships will Cruisers can be very dangerous,” Beatty said. "Don't worry, we still have two dreadnoughts. Our capital ships still have an advantage. Even though we can't gain advantage through high speed, as long as we maintain a fighting distance, we still have a great chance of winning even in a head-to-head encounter."

In a very short period of time, Betty has weighed the pros and cons. After the plan to take advantage of high speed cannot be realized, then it is better to keep a good distance and keep the Fuso-class battleships and Nagato-class battleships at the core of the Japanese fleet. Beyond the penetration range of the US military's 14-inch naval guns, at this distance, Japan's 15-inch and 16-inch naval guns have another chance to penetrate the opponent. If the opponent cannot penetrate the Japanese first-line battleships, then Japan still has the advantage and insists on reaching the mainland. After the base bomber is in place, there is still a chance to kill the opponent in one go!

Although Betty admitted that Redl's actions were still useful. He forced the Japanese army to give up their best plan, but it was still impossible to just rely on a small victory in the vanguard battle to seal the victory! The Japanese Navy has many cards to play!

"Let's begin!" Shigetaro Yoshimatsu ended all discussions. A moment later, with a series of signal flag changes, the Japanese fleet began to take action!

The remaining destroyers quickly overtook the battleships, and they began to release smoke between the main fleets of both sides. Soon, a thick wall of smoke almost cut off the sight of both sides, and because the distance between the two sides was still relatively far at this time, Sims The fleet was unable to take offensive action, and under the cover of layers of smoke, the Japanese main fleet launched a maneuver!

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