Chapter 2613： Assassinate (1/2)
”Yes, that's it! It is the weakest warship among them, and the armor belt is only 12 inches! The speed is slow,” Betty said.
”But it was the King Kong who caught it right. The latter's artillery power was a bit poor. Now, if the order of engagement is adjusted, it will cause confusion.” Shigeru Taro Yoshimatsu said.
”So we only have one chance! Remember how Su Xiong escaped?” Betty asked. ”We did this by repulsing the American destroyer in front of us, and then the entire fleet immediately retreated eastward! At this time, the Americans may try to chase, and when retreating, order the two Fuso-class battleships to leave the queue and face the USS New York (actually The above is the Texas) to carry out a counterattack! The distance between the two sides is only 15 kilometers, if we move faster, we will soon get closer to about 10 kilometers. At this time, all we need is one shot. The right shot!”
”If this is the case, our battle line will be all over,” said Shigeru Taro Yoshimatsu.
”After this wave, we must go anyway!” Betty said. So, Betty really took out a tactic of stealing a wave of decisively and decisively, and Su Xiong also stole a King Kong-class battlecruiser like this before!
”I think it can, but some details can still be improved.” Shimamura Hayao said. So ten minutes later, the whole tactic was finalized!
”Damn it! The Japanese aimed their main guns at us!” When the Cincinnati light cruiser happily hoisted the Japanese destroyer, the huge water column suddenly rising next to the hull made the Americans startled! This is obviously the effect that the battleship's main gun can produce! And soon the American fear became a reality! With the help of searchlights, the two Japanese battleships Yamashiro and Hyuga locked the American light cruiser that was only 6000 meters away! And gave up the two American battleships that had just been fighting with! Thus, the fate of the Cincinnati was locked within a few minutes!
Even though the Cincinnati has begun to release smoke, the powerful 15-inch semi-armor-piercing projectile has repeatedly hit this warship with a standard displacement of only more than 7,000 tons! The violent explosion made huge holes in the side strings of the Cincinnati! Thick smoke, flames, and steam leaking from the pipes gushed out of the damaged hull, and two 15-inch shells that hit the waterline of the hull brought up to 1,800 tons of water to the warship! When the power system failed and the water ingress could not be contained, the Cincinnati overturned and sank into the sea with hatred! At the same time, the destroyer that accompanies the light cruiser's charge was also fired by intensive main guns, and the two destroyers were broken into pieces one after another. The fierce melee firepower of the Japanese forced the American destroyer squadron back!
At the same time, after driving away the American destroyers, all the Japanese battleships began to turn while releasing smoke. It was obvious that they were going to run. All the battleships moved apart and then turned almost at the same time, starting from a single line of battle. Become a horizontal team! In order to get out of the strike range of American battleships faster!
”Damn it! The Japanese want to run!” Benson looked at the Japanese fleet hidden in the smoke and evacuated at high speed, and the first reaction was to pursue! Although he knows it is difficult to catch up, he still wants to try!
”Order the destroyer squadron to chase again immediately! We must entangle them! All battleships start the pursuit!” Benson gave the order again, but unfortunately, the effect of this wave of returning destroyer forces will be reduced. , The reason is very simple. On the one hand, the destroyer unit in the previous battle has thrown away a part of the torpedoes and lost the most powerful weapon for the battleship, and on the other part, the engagement situation has become a pursuit war, which makes the next torpedo Battleship, it is very difficult to hit!