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A SHELL PIERCED THE UPPER DECK FROM THE AREA BETWEEN THE UNITE'S TURRET NO. 3 AND THE FORWARD BRIDGE, AND AFTER EASILY TEARING OPEN THE TOP DECK, IT SLAMMED INTO THE MAIN HORIZONTAL ARMOR ABOVE THE ENGINE ROOM, AND THE 90MM HORIZONTAL ARMOR WAS REALLY POWERFUL ENOUGH TO BLOCK THE BLOW. But the huge impact force still made a large piece www.biquge.info of steel plate bend and crack, and the steel storm formed by the direct shattering of the back plate at the rear swept across the steam pipes below, and several steam pipes were directly blown into pieces, and the high temperature and high pressure water vapor of more than 200 degrees was instantly diffused, and a burst of screams came from the cabin in an instant. As a result of this cannon, more than 30 crew members of the Prinz Eugen were scalded to death, and a steam turbine was shut down due to lack of steam.

Another shell hit the side chord of the United Forces, and this time, although it still couldn't penetrate the side chords of the Combined Forces battleship with the quilt structure off, the violent impact had clearly exceeded the limits of the United Forces' sidestring support structure! This time, it was not only the back plate that was broken, but also the hull measurement and structure behind the back plate were also destroyed, several transverse steel structures were directly twisted into twists by the huge impact, and the armor plates outside the hull were also pushed horizontally by more than 40 centimeters! A longitudinal crack more than 2 meters long appeared on the side chord of the United Force.

When the shell exploded, countless debris and raging sea water squeezed through the cracks, shattering the bulkheads and pouring into the hull, shattering the condenser pipes on the side of the hull, and without condensate, part of the United Forces' boiler water supply was problematic.

One turbine stopped, the other one-third of the boilers faced the problem of insufficient water supply, and the speed of the United Force went down all at once! And after a new opening was opened, more than 400 tons of seawater poured in, and with the previous influx of seawater, the bow and hull of the United Forces have been loaded with nearly 1,300 tons of seawater! The battleship had a left tilt of about 7 degrees and a first tilt of about 5 degrees!

If the United Forces brought serious foreign businessmen to the Fuso, then under the knocking of the 15-inch L42 sledgehammer, the United Forces received a certain degree of internal injuries!

"We can't seem to beat our opponents!" Negovan suddenly realized that the situation was getting a little out of control. By now, according to his own observations, the United Forces has hit its opponent at least 17 times. And his own side also suffered more than double-digit shells. But now it seems that the power and firepower of the Fuso on the opposite side are not bad, and it is much worse on his side, there are still 6 guns left to use, and the power output has dropped to less than half of the peak, and the maximum speed is estimated to be about 18 knots! There's something wrong with this rhythm!

And on the Fuso, Kato Dingyoshi was also stunned! He's never fought such a tragic battle, and seriously, he's been through a hundred battles, right? He participated in the final siege of Mainz in the First Sino-Japanese Naval War, fought the Americans off the coast of the Philippines, and fought against the Russian Navy in the Russo-Japanese War. There was no shortage of tragic engagements. But this time, the opponent's combat power and strong willpower still shocked Kato Dingyoshi, and even had some fear! After all, the dozen and a half shells on his battleship were not a joke, and the battleship on the opposite side was still strong after at least 12 rounds of 15-inch shells were hit, which made him feel a little incredible......

The Fusang was also uncomfortable, even if there were more than a dozen solid Iron King Eight on the opposite side, it would weigh more than 10 tons! Smashing it at a terminal speed of more than 600 meters, can it be comfortable? Turret 3 was hit again, and the two barrels were cut off. There were also 3 cracks on the side of the hull, the bow was pierced 3 times, and more than 700 tons of water entered. The propeller shaft in the stern is damaged, and there seems to be something wrong with the steering gear as well?

The shells that hit the rear seaplane area eventually detonated the fuel compartments below, and the fire was now not fully under control and was spreading along the deck and lower compartments towards the forward No. 5 turret. The destroyed smoke exhaust equipment also led to the power compartment of the smoke back-up, and there were some fire spots inside the hull, which seemed to be a temporary problem, but after a long time, it is difficult to say what will .......

Therefore, when the United Forces once again chose to pull out the smoke screen and prepare to stay away, Kato Dingji hesitated, did not choose to keep up and continue to chase and fight, but also temporarily distanced himself with a tacit understanding. And at this time, if someone takes a look at the warships of both sides from the perspective of God, they can find that the size of the Fuso is really not for nothing, and 3 million pounds is worth it!

The fire systems of both sides are well preserved, and if you take into account the amount of projection, the Japanese still have a slight advantage, the rate of fire of the wheels, the combined force is an average of 2 rounds per minute, and 635KG per shell. THE JAPANESE HAD A SLOWER RATE OF FIRE, BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO AVERAGE 1.2 TO 1.4 ROUNDS A MINUTE, AND THE SHELL WEIGHT WAS 871KG. And they still have 10 artillery pieces ....... IN TERMS OF DESTRUCTIVE POWER, WHEN IT IS ALSO IMPOSSIBLE TO PENETRATE EACH OTHER'S CORE CABINS, THE 871KG1 15-INCH SHELL IS OBVIOUSLY A GRADE HIGHER THAN THE 350MM SHELL. In terms of damage, the Fuso is at least no lower than the Combined Forces. Then considering the size of the two sides, put it in the boxing match, how can the Fuso's tonnage of 6,000 tons be considered a heavyweight higher than the latter, right?

The actual damage of the two sides is about the same, and when the RP explosion is not considered, the Fuso naturally has a certain advantage, in fact, even if the core area of the battleship can theoretically be immune to the penetration of the opposite shell, it will not work if it suffers too much. If this time Kato Dingyoshi doesn't leave, continues to fight, and doesn't give the United Forces time to breathe, the latter will be really dangerous. The power was cut off, the power supply was also a bit troubled due to the damage to the line, power was needed for damage and extinguishing the fire, and the speed of the ship dropped again due to the inability to effectively control the spread of the fire in the heat of battle, and the battleship was already very dangerous.

And what about the Fuso? The firepower remained intact, although the power was also damaged, but the main body remained fairly intact, but the speed exceeded that of the Combined Forces, and the water intake was not much. The fire was not too much of a problem compared to the huge hull, and after two rounds of fighting, the Fuso actually had some advantages. However, for the sake of safety, Kato did not expand it. After the other party chose to avoid it temporarily, the Fuso also pulled out the smoke screen and stepped back a bit. After the war, the Japanese lieutenant general admitted that it was the hardest and bloodiest of all previous engagements!