Chapter 1017: Heavy Blow (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
"General, I'm afraid we won't be able to escape. The speed of our battleships was much worse than that of the Germans. "Henry? Lieutenant General Wilson said with a pale face.
Powerful and strong battleships, at the moment will not be able to bring them much security. After the sinking of the battleship 'Maryland', Henry? Vice Admiral Wilson knew that the battleship Colorado, as the flagship, would probably not be able to escape the same fate. After all, the battleship "Maryland" and the battleship "Colorado" belonged to the same class of battleships. The USS Colorado is the lead ship, and the USS Maryland is the second.
"There's no other way around us! Let's hope that the armor of our battleships will be able to withstand the bombs and torpedoes dropped by the German fighters! Otherwise, we would all have to be sent to the bottom of the sea by the Germans to feed the fish. "Henry? Admiral Mayo said.
He now regrets it very much, he has long realized that there is fraud in this, and he should not have ordered the fleet to rush to the eastern part of the Azores in the first place. Well, they had fallen into the trap that the Germans had carefully prepared.
"May God bless us!" Henry? Admiral Mayo said.
Indeed, in the present situation, they seem to have no other way but to pray for God's blessing.
On the other side, the Atlantic Fleet of the German Navy was tailing the American fleet, lest the American fleet escape. At the same time, they also witnessed such a big war.
"Oh God! It's spectacular, isn't it? Your Excellency the Commander. Our carrier-based aircraft, which are besieging the Americans, and the American warships, under the siege of our carrier-based aircraft, are constantly hit, and then sunk. Lieutenant General Schmidt said excitedly.
"Yes, my Chief of Staff. The Americans are dead this time, and our carrier-based aircraft are ravaging them fiercely! When the carrier-based aircraft has almost dealt with them, it will be time for us to go on the field and beat the water dogs. After this battle, the US Navy will once again suffer heavy losses, and in less than ten years, they will not be able to develop at all. But ten years from now, we will be even stronger. The Americans want to compete with us for hegemony, it is simply delusional! Lieutenant General Berdick was equally excited.
This battle would completely establish the superiority of the German Navy in the Atlantic. Originally, the rise of the US Navy already posed a great threat to the superiority of the German Navy in the Atlantic. However, this time it was they who were looking for their own death and took the initiative to send it to the door, and the German Navy would certainly not let go of this opportunity and killed the US Navy in one fell swoop.
The carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy are still launching a siege on the American fleet. One after another, carrier-based planes whizzed by, dropping bombs or torpedoes. The capital ships of the U.S. fleet have become the key targets of these carrier-based aircraft. The huge capital ship like a hill was besieged by the carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy, but it was exhausted and looked very embarrassed.
"Boom!"
A huge explosion sounded on the battleship Arizona, and the entire foredeck of the battleship was enveloped in smoke and fire.
"What's going on?" Henry? Admiral Mayo asked anxiously.
"General, there was a violent explosion on the battleship 'Arizona', it is estimated that the ammunition depot was penetrated, and the shells inside were detonated." A staff officer said.
"Damn, the Arizona is finished!" Henry? Lieutenant General Wilson scolded.
True, for any battleship, an explosion in an ammunition depot was fatal. Not a single battleship could have survived such a violent explosion.
It was done by a bomber of the German Navy, and the aviation armor-piercing projectile dropped hit the main turret No. 1 in the bow of the battleship 'Arizona'. The bomb smashed through the deck armor at a tricky angle, and then the armor of the ammunition depot was also pierced, and the explosion occurred. More than a hundred shells stored in ammunition depots were killed. The force was so great that it almost destroyed the entire bow of the battleship 'Arizona'. Sea water poured into the battleship from the breach.
"General, the captain of the USS Arizona has asked to abandon the ship." A staff officer reported.
Henry? Admiral Mayo did not hesitate to allow the battleship "Arizona" to abandon the ship. After all, in such a situation, the battleship "Arizona" was no longer capable of continuing to fight. If they were not allowed to abandon the ship, it is estimated that the sailors on this battleship would soon sink into the sea with the battleship. In that case, it would be a massacre of these sailors.
The carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy, when attacking, were not without losses. After all, these warships of the US Navy are more or less equipped with anti-aircraft fire. Although these anti-aircraft fires did not perform well on the battlefield, they still caused some casualties to the carrier-based aircraft units of the German Navy. It's just that the casualties are not large.
The carrier-based aircraft of the first wave, in the course of the battle, lost 7 fighters, 4 bombers and 5 torpedo planes. Such losses are not very large. Especially when compared to the results they have achieved, they are completely insignificant.
Two battleships of the American fleet were sunk, and several more were heavily damaged. Such a loss is definitely a loss for the American fleet.
The carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy, having dropped bombs and torpedoes, began to return one after another. They need to go back to the aircraft carrier and refill the ammunition and refuel. In this way, we will be able to continue fighting.
"General, the Germans' plane is gone!" Henry? Lieutenant General Wilson exclaimed. His voice was full of surprise.
"Gone? Great, this is the German planes without bombs and torpedoes. Order the fleet, go full speed and prepare for the evacuation! "Henry? Admiral Mayo ordered.
Although, now the losses are somewhat large. But if you can escape back to the United States, you will soon recover.
It's just that they seem to have forgotten that the Atlantic Fleet of the German Navy is still following them. Not to mention, now it is only the first wave of carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy that has left. Immediately after that, there was a second wave of carrier-based aircraft that was about to enter the battlefield.
Sure enough, after the first wave of carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy retreated, in just a few minutes, the carrier-based aircraft of the second wave flew over the American fleet. <