The battleship Nagato was the first powerful capital ship built by the island navy after the last world war with a caliber of up to 410 mm main guns. When it was built, it had a displacement of more than 33,000 tons. However, three years ago, the battleship underwent a large-scale refit, not only with a large number of anti-aircraft weapons, but also with further thickened armor, so that the displacement soared to more than 43,000 tons.

The combination of strong defense and powerful main guns made the battleship Nagato a world-class capital ship.

However, now the captain of the battleship "Nagato", Tokunaga Daisa, is about to go crazy.

Shells were falling around the battleship Nagato, and the jets of water that were splashing from the sea almost drenched the entire battleship. Although they have been modified and their defenses have been increased a lot, if they are hit by these large-caliber main gun shells, they will still be hit hard or even sunk. What's worse is that the enemy has attacked, but they don't even know where the enemy is, this feeling is about to drive him crazy.

"Yaga! Where did the Germans hide? Where the hell are they? Tokunaga scolded.

This also blames the bad luck of Tokunaga Daisa, who placed their position at the front of the entire fleet, which made them the first target of the battleship formation of the German Navy's Pacific Fleet. Five 'King-class' battleships and three 'D-Fringer-class' battlecruisers, were firing at them. In each salvo, as many as 72 armor-piercing shells weighing a ton were dropped. This kind of firepower is undoubtedly very fierce.

"Tokunaga Daisa, calm down. The lead ships of the Germans were very far from them, and it was not so easy for them to want to hit us! "Vice Admiral Koga Taga, commander of the 3rd Capital Fleet of the Combined Fleet, learned of Vice Admiral Tokunaga's status and specially reminded him by radio. As one of the four capital ships of the 3rd Main Fleet, Vice Admiral Koga Mineichi did not want the battleship Nagato to be damaged so quickly.

"Hey, General!" Tokunaga replied hurriedly. At the same time, he gradually calmed down.

"Sir, the flagship orders us to form a battle line and prepare for battle!" said the staff officer.

"Follow the flagship's orders!" Tokunaga ordered. At the same time, he was relieved. After forming a battle line, the battleship 'Nagato' should not be at the forefront. In this way, they may not be besieged by the Germans again. After all, among the main fleet, there were several battleships that were stronger than the battleship Nagato.

"Hey, sir!"

Under the surprise attack of the German Navy, the main fleet of the Navy of the island nation was shocked. But then the main fleet of the Combined Fleet, which calmed down, immediately began to prepare for the battle actively.

Under the orders of Vice Admiral Yoshida Zengo, 12 capital ships were to form a battle line. The four battleships of the 3rd Capital Fleet were located in front of the battle line, the four battleships of the 1st Capital Fleet were located in the middle, and the four battleships of the 4th Capital Fleet were in the rear.

Although Vice Admiral Koga Mineichi, commander of the 3rd Capital Ship Squadron, complained about this, he did not show it on the battlefield. After all, in the midst of an urgent battle, if he dared to disobey the order, Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo would definitely not let him go. It is even possible to take him out as a scapegoat. Therefore, even if you are dissatisfied, you can only endure it temporarily.

The battleship 'Nagato' began to turn around, trying to join up with the other capital ships and participate in the battle line. Their position should be the 3rd place in the battle line.

Unfortunately, however, the battleship Nagato seemed to have had bad luck and became the first target of the battleship formation of the German Navy's Pacific Fleet, but also the first to be hit.

A 380-mm shell smashed hard into the side of the battleship Nagato. The 305 mm side armor, which was easily torn apart, blew out a large hole. A 140-mm secondary gun was also destroyed, which also caused a raging fire.

When the battleship "Nagato" was refitted, although the defense was strengthened. However, the waterline armor and the side armor, however, were not thickened and remained at 305 mm. The deck armor and turret armor were thickened to be able to withstand attacks from enemy aircraft.

"Extinguish the fire!" Tokunaga shouted loudly.

If the fire can't be extinguished, this will make them the best target under the night sky. However, at this moment, the capital ship of the German Navy was still 28 kilometers away, almost out of sight, and the sky-high fire could not be seen.

The radar waves emitted by the gunsight radar continuously scanned the battleship Nagato, and then transmitted the data to each main turret, so that these main turrets could be readjusted after each shot, ensuring that the projectile impact point was getting closer and closer to the battleship Nagato, and finally hit the target.

Vice Admiral Yoshida Zengo couldn't help but feel a sense of tension when he saw the battleship Nagato being hit.

"Damn, how can those old battleships of the Germans be so powerful? Even the Kii-class battleships would never have been able to hit their targets at such a distance. It is incredible that those old battleships that have been in service for more than 20 years have such capabilities! "Lieutenant General Yoshida Zengo has been completely shocked. Such a result was completely unexpected by him. Originally, he thought that even if it was against the main fleet of the German Navy, they would be able to win easily. However, the facts now gave him a slap in the face.

"Boom!"

A violent explosion erupted on the battleship Nagato, and the flames enveloped almost the entire bow. A 380-mm shell pierced the bow armor of the battleship Nagato, exploding inside the battleship and causing a massive fire at the same time.

In the following, shells hit the battleship 'Nagato' almost every minute.

Although these attacks were not fatal, they made the battleship Nagato very embarrassed, and the entire superstructure was even burning, as if it were a huge torch under the night sky. Many of the sailors on board had already been killed in the battle, and almost everyone believed that if this continued, the battleship Nagato would be sunk in a short time.

The old warships of the German Navy's Pacific Fleet showed unbelievable strength at the beginning of this duel.