"Long live the liberal democratic United States of America, the words must have been added by some telegraph writer who had worked in the Soviet Navy. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Vice Admiral Horatio, Joint Chief of Staff of the US Pacific-Atlantic Fleet, broke the embarrassment, and in fact half of his guesses were right. It is true that the telegraph operator on the "Soviet Union" added the words "Long live President Roosevelt" himself, but that person was not "Soviet", but was born in the United States.

However, this fact is all the more worrying, because with the intensification of the unfavorable situation in the United States in the war and the rapid rise of the National Fascist Party and the Bolshevik Party in the United States, the US military, which has always claimed to be "non-interference" and "political neutrality," has become politicized.

However, the Republican Party and the Democratic Party, the two traditional big parties in the United States, have no secret organizations in the military because they have been slow to respond and have also adhered to the tradition of "military personnel are not parties."

This situation is really worrying......

Nimitz, who did not want to cause any more controversy in this sensitive period, frowned and said, "Then remove the words behind the liberal democratic United States of America." ”

"Yes." As soon as the communications staff of the fleet answered, another telegram was slipped into his hands.

He looked down, and the expression on his face became very painful.

"Sir, the battleship Washington was sunk by a German missile, which hit its bow ammunition depot......"

The Washington is over! The ammunition depot exploded and sank into the icy Atlantic Ocean in a matter of minutes! Nearly 2,000 officers and soldiers on board, almost all of them are missing!

Nimitz was about to cry when he heard the bad news, although the performance of the Washington was not as good as the Iowa class, but it was the only battleship that the US Pacific Fleet could use for a long time, so the crew was also extremely experienced. It can be said that all of them are the wealth of the US Navy!

"Arrange a plane," Nimitz said to his chief of staff, after a moment of silence, "one of us has to go to Washington." ”

"Sir, go for yourself." Lieutenant General Horatio said, "I'll just stay here in Panama." ”

In fact, the command in Panama has nothing left to do. Six of America's best 9 battleships have sunk, and it is up to God to decide whether or not the remaining 3 will escape.

And even if God helps, the US Navy will be very vulnerable in the coming months to a year due to the lack of battleships and good carrier-based aircraft pilots. There is even a risk of losing the strength to defend the Caribbean......

Nimitz sighed and smiled bitterly, "Okay, I'll go...... Someone must now tell the president and others who can manage the perilous situation facing the United States. ”

What Nimitz means is that the United States must sue for peace, even if it comes up with 500 billion euros!

This was not only because of the fiasco in the Battle of Bermuda, but also because the German missiles were more powerful than they could have imagined!

And now it is conceivable that in the future Caribbean campaign, missiles will become the main means of attack for the Germans, and the United States will ...... There is no way to defend against it.

At the same time, the Americans themselves lagged too far behind in guided weapons, and they took a "detour" -- instead of developing remote-controlled guided weapons, they focused their main efforts on active-guided radar bombs that could be launched and left alone. The ASM-N-2 Bat anti-ship glide guided bomb was developed.

This is a gliding bomb that looks somewhat similar to a small aircraft, but has no power of its own. An active radar of little power was installed in the head part of the bomb, which made it possible to search for targets on its own for attack. But this gliding guided bomb revealed a lot of problems during the tests, its gliding speed was too slow, only 480 km / h, and it was easy to shoot down. The weight is too light, the total weight is only 850 kg, the warhead is only 450 kg, and it is impossible to install an armor-piercing warhead, so the destructive power against large surface ships is insufficient.

In addition, because the radar power is too small and the anti-jamming ability is too poor, it is easy to be jammed by enemy signals.

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"Sir, USS Osborne reports the discovery of at least 4 large surface ships and at least 5 light ships, which may include 3 battleships!"

Just as Nimitz boarded the transport plane bound for Washington, the American captain of the battleship USS Ukraine, Theodore Brown. Edson. Rear Admiral Chandler heard a piece of news that made him feel a little hopeless.

After seven or eight hours of evasion and pursuit, the formation he led was finally overtaken by the battleship formation of the Germans.

However, Rear Admiral Chandler quickly recovered from his despair, because he had already received a report from Task Force 30 - Task Force 30 also sent dozens of F4U and F6F to the air raid - knowing that he was chasing three Veneto-class battleships, which should not be equipped with terrible missiles, otherwise the battleship Ukraine that Rear Admiral Chandler was riding would have been sunk by now!

Since there are no missiles, then the Ukraine, which has 9 406mm caliber cannons, may not be able to fight in the first war.

Thinking of this, Major General Chandler straightened his snow-white military uniform and said in a calm and confident tone: "The time for the decisive battle has arrived!" Turn the ship's bow and we're going to take on three German battleships! ”

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"Sir, the fleet of the Americans is turning to the right."

The turn of the USS Ukraine and one escorting Brooklyn-class light cruiser, as well as four destroyers, was quickly detected by the radar on board the Veneto.

"Sir, the radar has spotted 2 planes, just near the enemy battleship."

Captain of the Veneto and commander of the 222nd Battleship Group, Friedrich Brown. Rear Admiral Huffmel heard that the radar had spotted an enemy aircraft (presumably a seaplane), so he smiled and said: "Are you going to fight hard?" Report distances. ”

"38,000 meters!" The navigator then reported, "Sir, the enemy ship formation has turned again and is facing us at high speed at a speed of about 28 knots. ”

"Release the seaplane, put up a horizontal line!" Rear Admiral Huffmel had already made up his mind, "to meet the enemy with the bow, from left to right: Hanover, Veneto, Z43, Vittorio, Z44, Imperial, Z45, Admiral Hipper, and Z46." The speed of the horizontal team was maintained at 28 knots. ”

"Yes."

Facing the enemy with horizontal formations and bows was not a common decisive formation for surface fleets in the 40s. However, for the formation of Major General Hufmeier, it was the best plan to reduce losses and achieve a quick victory.

Because the 9 406mm guns owned by the Ukraine are powerful enough to penetrate the 360mm midside armor of the Veneto class and the frontal armor of the 340mm main gun at a long distance. Therefore, it is feasible to use the bow to meet the enemy and reduce the bomb area of the hull.

At the same time, according to the Ukrainian's data on paper, the Veneto class had to close the distance to within 25,000 meters in order to ensure the penetration of its main armor belt. And with the bow to meet the enemy, coupled with the high speed of the Veneto class, you can quickly close the distance.

In addition, Rear Admiral Hufmet had a 3:1 advantage in the number of battleships, and even if the bow could not use all the firepower of the enemy's main guns, there were 18 381mm Ansal 1934 cannons available, which was enough to overwhelm the 9 406mm SKC/34 cannons owned by the Ukraine.

"Sir, the Germans have formed a horizontal formation, a total of 9 ships."

Inside the commander of the Ukraine, Rear Admiral Chandler quickly learned of the change in the formation of the Hufmeier formation.

"Horizontal team to meet the enemy?" Major General Chandler took a breath, "Okay, 9 to 18, we have a chance!" Now turn 20 degrees to the left. He paused, "Can you determine the location of the enemy battleship in the queue?" ”

"It can be determined that 2 ships, from left to right, No. 2 and No. 4 are battleships."

"Hit the number 2 who hit them with firepower!" Major General Chandler gritted his teeth, "The firing distance is 30,000 yards, it must be sunk!" ”

One must be sunk!

Rear Admiral Chandler was well aware of the destructive power of the Veneto-class battleships - some Roman fascist with democracy and freedom in his heart had already sent the drawings and various technical data of the Veneto-class battleships to the Americans.

So Rear Admiral Chandler knew that his Ukraine could not withstand the fierce bombardment of 3 Veneto-class 18-door 381mm Anshardo within 28,000 yards (about 25.6 kilometers).

The maximum speed of the Ukraine is only 28 knots, which is 6 knots slower than the 34 knots of the Veneto class, so it is impossible to escape.

The only hope now is to concentrate firepower to sink first, at least to inflict heavy damage on one Veneto-class first. It should also sink or crush within 28,000 yards of both sides. Because at 28,000 yards away, the high-strength carburized steel armor of the Ukraine with a thickness of 380mm can block the 381mm Anshardo cannon.

"33,000 yards!"

"32,000 yards!"

As the navigation staff reported again and again, the distance between the two sides became closer and closer, and the three main gun turrets of the battleship Ukraine all completed the turn, and the nine 406mm SKC/34 cannons made in Germany and exported to the Soviet Union were all aimed at Rear Admiral Hufformel's flagship Veneto.

The tension in the air inside the Commander Tower of the Ukraine almost froze, and everyone's eyes were fixed on a dark sea in the distance.

"30,000 yards!"

When the navigator announced the number "30,000 yards" (about 27.5 kilometers), the huge hull with a standard displacement of nearly 60,000 tons suddenly shook violently, and then there was a deafening loud noise.

Outside the porthole, the blazing muzzle flames reflected a large area of darkness, the shells tore through the air, and the thick smell of gunpowder smoke poured into the command tower.

Nine 406mm caliber armor-piercing shells produced by American factories according to the drawings provided by the Soviet Union, under the huge thrust generated by gunpowder, swept through the sea like lightning, and then fell fiercely into the sea 200 meters in front of the battleship Veneto, instantly stirring up nine huge water columns.