Chapter 40: The Second NH Operation—A Pitched Battle That Was Aborted

As soon as the battleship Suhime appeared, it brought great pressure to all the ship girls, especially Yamato, who was shot through the deck by over-the-horizon, and wanted to use this battle to avenge Owari, but he was almost sunk by the first round of shelling. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The deep-sea fleet, which was divided into ten squads, was suppressed by the artillery fire of the Ise-class and Fuso-class, and forcibly cut through the vanguard battleship force of the IJN fleet.

A large number of deep-sea ships sank on the surface of the sea, not only consuming the ammunition of each battleship, but also blocking the route. At the same time, the approaching deep-sea ships engaged in nimble torpedo operations.

Battleships could not maneuver and evade torpedoes like small ships, so they could only do their best to attack approaching deep-sea ships.

Kii was the only battleship that wasn't blocked by deep-sea ships, but she didn't dare to deviate from the fleet either, and the guns kept bombarding the closer deep-sea ships, and that's all she could do.

"The chamber is too hot to use."

Hyuga was the first to announce that the load was overloaded, and the deep-sea ship made multiple dents in her hull with small and medium-sized naval guns, and it looked like it was about to be torpedoed by the deep-sea ship at close range.

The follow-up Furutaka and Kinugasa's two heavy cruisers plus Kawauchi and other light cruisers caught up just in time, and they used their main guns to temporarily repel the deep-sea ships that tried to surround Hinata.

"The power compartment is flooded and it is impossible to maintain speed." Fuso was forced to retreat after being hit by three torpedoes, but her hull was almost unseaworthy. The water ingress into the hull was controlled, but it didn't save her scrapped boiler.

At this time, Kii finally saw the figure of the battleship Suhime, whose 400-long hull, even if it was 39,000 meters apart, could still see the difference from conventional warships.

"My old friend? Is it like this? I don't feel scared when I see it now...... Again, all ships...... Again, all battleships...... I don't want to lose either. ”

Kii didn't recklessly fire at the battleship Suhime, the two ships were too far apart, and even if she was lucky enough to hit the other side, she wouldn't cause much damage to the other side.

The battleship Suhime also turned his attention to the nearest Kii, and now his best friend was on the same battlefield, which made the battleship Suhime even more excited. The barrels were aimed at the newly selected target, and the battleship Suhime again launched an over-the-horizon shelling.

[There's nothing easier to hit than a ship that doesn't move.] 】

The whistling sound of the cannonballs reached Fuso's ears, and in an instant the two main guns in front of her bridge were shattered. Immediately afterward, multiple shells exploded into the water, leaving numerous bullet marks on her hull.

Fuso didn't know how she survived, and when she got up from the console, half of her body was numb, and the flames spread on the foredeck of the ship. She hurriedly stopped the hull from flooding again, and the tip of her hull almost sank into the water before the hull stopped tilting.

The strength of the battleship Suhime exceeded everyone's expectations, and it was hard to believe in terms of range, accuracy, and the power of the ship's guns. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is the pinnacle of the Great Ship Giant Artillery Doctrine, and Yamato has no advantage in any aspect compared to her.

The light screen appeared in front of the battleship Suhime, and it was the Moordi Water Ghost who was talking to her.

"How's the battle going? The reinforcements I led will soon arrive in the Santa Cruz Islands. Go straight to your side for support, or wait in Santa Cruz? ”

"Wait, with my ability, I can only do my best to weaken the IJN Combined Fleet. Moreover, Hua Kaiyuan Long Xing had given an order to abandon Australia before. ”

The battleship Suhime closes the call with the moored water ghost and continues to admire the Fuso, which she hit. According to the images from the submarine, the Fuso was on the verge of sinking, as long as she opened fire again.

"Solve a ...... first"

Armor-piercing shells from Kii landed on the heavy hull of the battleship Suhime, destroying the two heavy cruisers next to her, and adding a few more cracks to her own hull. It was the first time she had her armor shattered, and the slight pain had exacerbated her desire to fight, and she was more fascinated than ever before, wanting to sink the battleship fleet in front of her herself.

"This level of attack, trying to penetrate my armor? Kii, she's still so naïve and ridiculous! Dealing with the enemy with the determination to kill the other is what a samurai should be, and respect the opponent. ”

The distance was slowly closing, and the battleship Suhime took the initiative to sail towards her enemy, and it was such a pure battleship duel that she was looking forward to.

"Sink it all! Sink it......"

Yamato, who had nowhere to hide, was shot again, and many shells grazed the buildings on her ship, and many secondary guns were destroyed by the battleship Suhime. The hull of the ship shook continuously, and Yamato and the others in the command room could only pray that the ship could avoid the powerful shelling of the battleship Suhime.

"No, the firepower of the battleship Suhime is too strong, and I can't fight her alone."

Yamato also saw the figure of the battleship Suhime, the two ships were 37,000 meters apart, and if Yamato didn't care about the hit rate, he could also return fire with the main gun.

"It's too strong, it will be ...... if it goes on like this"

Sosuke Takayanagi reached out and pressed Yamato's shoulder, causing the latter to stop panicking.

"Rest assured, our luck hasn't run out yet. Besides, I'm not really the one to start a naval artillery duel with the deep sea perch. ”

As if in response to Sousuke Takayanagi's comfort, a carrier-based plane flew from the rear in the sky. Dropped aerial torpedoes and bombs cleared the remaining deep-sea ships that had broken into the fleet.

"This is the Fifth Air Force, Shozuru. Air support arrived. Xianghe's voice was like a shot in the arm, causing the low morale to rise again. Nothing boosts morale more than when the battlefield is stalemate and the reinforcements arrive.

Yamato's nervous expression was also slightly soothed, she was just hit in an inconsequential part, as long as the main gun was fine, it didn't affect her fight.

In order to win the decisive battle against the battleship Suhime, the Fifth Air War also took out the remaining carrier-based aircraft, and attacked again despite physical and mental exhaustion.

The advent of the Fifth Naval War greatly relieved the battleship fleet that was mired in the melee, and the Fuso was able to slowly move to the rear of the fleet with its last breath, out of the range of the battleship Suhime's naval guns.

"Sure enough, Sousuke Takayanagi doesn't bet on uncertain bets." Sato Gonjun couldn't help but shrug his shoulders and laugh when he saw the five-air battle carrier-based aircraft flying in the sky, and the only thing left was the battleship Suhime to deal with.

The sunken ships of the Deep Sea Fleet are clogged up in the sea, making explosions from time to time, and many of them are still alive, but the broken hulls have no chance of being saved.

Kii used her secondary cannon to repel the deep-sea destroyers that were passing by, and there were no intact deep-sea ships in sight in sight, and the only enemy was the battleship Suhime in the distance.

"Aim for that giant battleship, full gun, fire!"

This time, Kii personally controls the main guns, and all the barrels are aimed at the battleship Suhime, and she is ready to fight her old friend.

The battleship Suhime was shot again, and her ship's buildings were swept by multiple armor-piercing shells, and although the damage was small, her hull tilted backwards sharply, and the sheer force made her almost lose her balance on the deck.

When she turned around, she saw that one main gun and several anti-aircraft guns had been damaged, and she waved her hand to simply turn off these damaged naval guns, so that she had a lot less pain on her body.

"This level is still insufficient, and it is still far from it!"

The battleships Suhime and Yamato opened fire on each other again, and the distance had been reduced to 33,000 meters. It was enough for the battleship Suhime, she only needed to press the elevation angle to 30 degrees to attack the Yamato.

After a tragic round of shooting. The Yamato's No. 2 main gun was damaged, three large holes were added to the hull deck, and the flagpole in the stern of the ship was hit. And the battleship Suhime tasted the taste of the 46CM main gun this time, black blood dripped from her face, a large hole was punched in the side of her hull, and Yamato's 46CM main gun pierced through her heavy armor plate.

"This level of artillery bombardment can be considered a battleship-level battle! I'd like to see how long you can hold out! ”

Wiping the blood from his face with his hand, the battleship Qi Ji who had already hit his head forgot about the 20 battleship-class ships that had arranged the flank attack earlier. She aimed at the bridge of the Yamato, intending to kill the ship's mother with the command department.

"Ahem, ahem. You're the battleship Suhime, aren't you? Can you turn your attention to me first? ”

In front of the battleship Suhime, a light screen was forcibly opened, and the face of Kaga's copy appeared inside, and if there was a color on the pale cheeks, it would be exactly the same as Kaga himself.

"Your subordinates are now surrounded by my Rank Regular Air Mother, if you don't want it to sink, withdraw from the waters of the New Hebrides immediately!"

The screen switches, and under the spherical carrier-based aircraft in the sky, a tall base-type perch is dragging a broken body and moving forward slowly. The dressed Qi Ji stared angrily at the spherical carrier-based aircraft, wanting to fight back, but could only roar at the sky.

"Our deep-sea fleet has no prisoners. You sink it, the loser doesn't need to get a chance to survive. ”

The battleship Suhime resolutely refused Kaga's threat, and she fired another cannonball, setting both Yamato and Yamashiro on fire. The shells from Kii and Yamato added multiple cracks to her hull, and the heavy armor plates seemed to be reaching their limits.

"That's what I thought, too. But what I get is this boring command. As Kaga's words fell, the spherical carrier-based planes in the video began to drop bombs on their counterparts, and many of them lowered their altitude and tilted their ammunition with their machine guns in their mouths.

The wails of the outlying island were clearer than the sound of the bomb exploding, and soon large chunks of the broken hull on her body fell off. It tried to resist with the only remaining naval guns, but it only shot down a few carrier-based aircraft, and Kaga was not distressed anyway.

"Daughter of the Deep, are you tempting me to make a mistake with the same way you deal with humans? This may not match who you are. ”

"As I said, I hate to carry out such orders. Give you ten seconds, and if you insist, I won't waste any more time. ”

Battleship Suhime shook his hand, "No need to waste time. I'm going to join up with reinforcements, and I don't have time to talk to you. ”

The forced ejection screen disappeared, and the battleship Qi Ji was so angry that she clenched her teeth and smashed her fist on the guardrail. "That's why I hate aircraft carriers!"

Quickly diving underwater, the battleship Suhime retreated to the east of the New Hebrides with the remnants of the force.