Chapter 505: The Battle of the Pacific Ocean Ends
With fear, unwillingness, grievances, and a faint hope of escape, the US Navy fought desperately, and the remaining 100 US warships frantically launched a breakthrough. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
On the opposite side, the ships of the Imperial Chinese Navy fought horizontally, lined up, like huge steel sea beasts lying on the sea.
"Azimuth 270, correct 1.5 secret positions to the left!"
The turrets of the triple main guns rotated violently under the impetus of the motors, and the sound of metal grinding between the steel was heard as the direction was adjusted.
"Elevation angle 18!"
Then, one by one, the giant main guns were slowly raised under the impetus of the hydraulic press, and the muzzles of the black holes were facing the US warships in the distance.
"Loaded with armor-piercing blasters!"
A large caliber armor-piercing blast shell was selected by the artillery outside the underground well ammunition depot, and the corresponding fuse was installed, and then transported to the upper main gun turret through a conveyor belt, and with the joint efforts of several artillerymen, it was pushed into the chamber of each main gun.
Subsequently, the automatic loader filled the bag of ****** into the chamber, and the artilleryman immediately skillfully locked the bolt.
"Gun No. 1 is ready!"
"Gun No. 2 is ready!"
"Gun No. 3 is ready!"
"The first main gun is ready!"
"Gun No. 4 ready!"
"Gun No. 5 ready!"
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"The second main gun is ready!"
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"The third main gun is ready!"
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"Gun 12 ready!"
"The fourth main gun is ready!"
"The first salvo is ready! Whether to shoot or not, ask the captain to give the order! ”
In just thirty seconds, the battleship Fury's four triple main guns were all ready, and Zhuyuan was loaded.
"The Fury is ready for fire! Whether to attack or not, please give the order of the commander! ”
Lin Taizeng looked at Lin Jiyun for the last time, waiting for the order.
Lin Jiyun took a deep breath and waved his hand: "Destroy the US Navy!" ”
"Yes! Destroy the US Navy! ”
Lin Tai repeated loudly, and at the same time picked up the intercom and gave the attack order to all the officers and men of the ship.
"Start attacking!"
"No. 1 main gun fires!"
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"Fourth main gun fires!"
The flagship battleship Fury was the first to fire, with four triple turrets and 12 16-inch guns firing a salvo.
Knock knock......
A black hole in the muzzle of a door instantly erupted dozens of meters of flames, and a 16-inch giant cannonball accelerated through rifling, roaring and shooting into the sky, drawing a parabola, and smashing it fiercely at the US fleet on the opposite side.
At the same time, dozens of capital ships such as the sister ship Fury and the Pacific also gathered fire and fired salvos.
In an instant, hundreds of shells of various types rained down on the US fleet.
Boom Boom Boom ......
The explosion sounded intensively, and huge waves rose into the sky on the sea, filling the air with gunsmoke, and the entire sea was boiling.
Round after round of shells poured down, and the American battleship was constantly hit by bullets and caught fire, and the freshly repaired deck was blasted open again, and the extinguished fire was rekindled, and puffs of black smoke came out of the battleship.
This time, the US warship that was shot was no longer lucky, because the Imperial Chinese Navy replaced it with the most advanced armor-piercing blasting projectile, as the name suggests, that is, the traditional armor-piercing projectile warhead is equipped with a secondary detonation slag charge, so that the shell explodes after penetrating the armor, and the destructive and lethal power is amazing.
The battlecruisers in the US fleet, which pretended to be battleships, were suddenly wiped out, and every armor-piercing blast that hit them would cause heavy damage to the hull and heavy casualties to the personnel.
The Imperial Chinese Navy fleet blocked the only way for the US Navy fleet to pass, occupying a "T" prefix horizontal position that was extremely favorable to naval warfare, and coupled with the accurate correction of the impact point of the aerial reconnaissance plane, every round of concentrated fire salvo maintained an extremely high hit rate, which invisibly caused more lethal damage to the US fleet.
However, at this moment, Dewey's eyes were glazed, as if he was waiting for the rhythm of death.
Rice actually became the actual order issuer of the US fleet, and he had no superfluous ideas, and in the spirit of being able to rush out one by one, he tried his best to save the US Navy and not be completely annihilated, because it would be too humiliating, and the blow to the entire United States and the US Navy would be devastating.
The U.S. ships were also counterattacking, but unfortunately the counterattack firepower was too weak, and it was almost overwhelmed by the overwhelming array of fire salvos of the Imperial Chinese Navy.
At 10:03 a.m., the US battleship USS New York armored cruiser was sunk by the battlecruiser Xueyun of the Chinese Empire, which was the third time that the USS New York was sunk by a battleship of the Imperial Chinese Navy since it was named.
The huge flames of the explosion of the New York opened the prelude to the sinking of US ships one after another.
At 10:07 a.m., the U.S. battleship USS Edwards was hit by 13 rounds before being hit by a 14-inch armor-piercing blaster fired from the battleship Shower and then exploded and sank.
The Edho had already been hit hard and was the slowest, so its sinking was already a foregone conclusion.
A minute later, the U.S. battleship Kamchatka battlecruiser was hit eleven times by a 16-inch shell fired from the Imperial Chinese Navy's battlecruiser Pacific that pierced the ammunition depot under the front main gun and sank.
At 10:11 a.m., two US battlecruisers, the USS Louisiana and the USS Vermont, were shot and sank at the same time.
Ten minutes later, the U.S. Navy fleet was torn apart, and the ships no longer broke through in one direction, but scattered in all directions.
In fact, the U.S. Navy lost its fighting spirit, and the desire to survive took over and began to flee in all directions.
So, after Lin Jiyun telegraphed with Li Weijun, he ordered the ships of the Chinese Imperial Navy to start chasing separately.
In the following hour, more than 400 warships of various types of the Chinese Imperial Navy circled in all directions, pursued and intercepted the fleeing US warships, pursued and attacked them fiercely, sinking 43 US warships of various types one after another, and capturing 21 US warships.
However, several U.S. super-dreadnought battleships had no intention of surrendering.
According to the American mentality, they will fight until the last moment, and they will choose to surrender when they really can't run and can't run away.
But alas, they were not facing the European Navy, but the Imperial Chinese Navy. If the Imperial Chinese Navy refused to surrender at the beginning and caused unnecessary casualties to the Imperial Chinese Navy, then the Imperial Chinese Navy would no longer accept the surrender of the US military, but would directly torture the US military to death.
The two battleships, the USS South Carolina and the USS Michigan, are the most powerful super-dreadnought battleships of the U.S. Navy to date, and the only two U.S. warships that are still resisting and refusing to surrender.
Dewey couldn't hear anything, his brain was stupid, and he kept talking to himself, immersed in the dream of a successful sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.
Rice could only take over Dewey's command of the battleship South Carolina, alternating cover with the sister ship USS Michigan and escaping at full speed.
The luck of the commanders of these two American ships does not seem to have run out, in the face of the encirclement and interception of the four Fury-class battleships and the four Bingyang-class battleships of the Imperial Chinese Navy, the hull has been hit countless times, and all kinds of injuries look shocking, but miraculously, not a single shell hit the vital point, and did not cause any fatal penetrating damage.
This gave a glimmer of hope to the remnants of the US military, including Rice, to break out of the encirclement and return to the San Diego Naval Base alive.
This slim hope of survival supported the will of Rice and other American soldiers, making them fight tenaciously and desperately escape.
Lin Jiyun and Li Weijun stood in the command tower, staring at the two scarred American battleships in the distance through the security window, and every time the shell hit the other party, but did not sink the other party, which made the two feel speechless.
When did the American battleships be so durable!
Of course, there is a certain amount of luck in this, but it also represents the continuous progress of the US naval industry, especially in terms of anti-sinking ability, the US Navy has mastered some isolation cabin technology, so that even in the case of heavy damage, the US warships are not easy to sink.
During the battle with the Japanese Navy, many U.S. warships were heavily damaged but did not sink, and they staggered back to the domestic dock, and after a few days they were able to jump out and fight.
This is a kind of culture of the warships of the US Navy, which has not been stifled in today's time and space, and is reflected at this moment.
The anti-sinking performance of the South Carolina-class battleships made these two battleships very resistant to beating, and the other American battleships were either sunk or surrendered, but the two battleships were still resisting and sparing no effort to escape in the direction of San Diego.
However, the speed of the two South Carolina-class battleships was too slow, not as fast as the Imperial Chinese Navy's Fury-class battleships and Bingyang-class battleships.
As a result, every hour, the four Fury-class battleships and four Bingyang-class battleships of the Imperial Chinese Navy would take advantage of their speed advantage to grab the front of the two American battleships, occupy a favorable "D" firing horizontal position, and then concentrate fire on a salvo.
Boom Boom Boom ......
Another round of concentrated fire salvos, ninety-six 16-inch giant shells weighing 1.2 tons exploded, and the entire sea surface instantly set off a monstrous wave.
The two US South Carolina-class battleships were forced to turn, and the USS South Carolina was hit again with two 16-inch armor-piercing blast shells, raising two fiery mushroom clouds and black smoke soaring into the sky.
The battleship Michigan became unfortunate this time, directly hit five 16-inch giant shells, the explosion of the first four shells did not cause fatal damage, but the last shell directly penetrated the horizontal armor protection above the power compartment of the ship, and exploded directly in the power compartment, destroying two groups of steam turbines, so that the speed of the battleship Michigan instantly from 21 knots to zero, scarred floating on the sea.
When the Michigan was finished, Rice closed her eyes directly.
Today, only the battleship USS South Carolina is left alone.
Unfortunately, the battleship South Carolina also lost its ability to resist, and the main guns were extinguished, because the shells were gone, and the entire superstructure had been razed to the ground, like a burning island of flames, with only the command tower and the main gun turret left.
However, the power of the South Carolina is still there, although the left and right port waterline belts have been penetrated, and the sea water has poured in, causing six cabins on the left and right sides to be forced to close due to water ingress, and the speed of the ship has been seriously dragged down, leaving less than 16 knots, but after all, it can still run, as long as it does not stop, it is hope.
Well, this is almost the last hope of Rice and the one hundred and five remaining American officers and men on the ship.
But the dream is beautiful, but the reality is cruel.
Just as Rice was able to see the U.S. coastline, the twenty-first 16-inch armor-piercing blaster hit the fuel compartment of the stern of the USS South Carolina, causing a massive explosion.
With a loud bang, thousands of tons of oil were blown out, like a volcanic eruption.
The San Diego Naval Base, 100 kilometers away, quickly sounded the alarm, and tens of thousands of American troops clearly saw through the binoculars that the South Carolina was surrounded by eight battleships of the Imperial Chinese Navy, and finally sank.
The battleship South Carolina sank completely within five minutes, and Lin Jiyun suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, finally annihilating the main force of the US Navy.
Especially since it is less than 100 kilometers away from San Diego, the huge roar of naval guns and the black smoke more than 10,000 meters high from the explosion of the USS South Carolina have definitely attracted the attention of the US military in San Diego.
This is better, Lin Jiyun wants the Americans to know that the main fleet of the navy they are proud of has been wiped out.
In front of the Americans, the battleship South Carolina was sunk, and the officers and men of the Imperial Chinese Navy, including Lin Jiyun, were in a very happy mood.
Of course, to say that the US Navy has been completely annihilated is only in a broad sense, and it means that the US Navy surface warships that came to attack Pearl Harbor have been completely annihilated, while more than 70 US submarines have escaped, and it is estimated that in another day, these submarines will appear in various seaports on the west coast of the United States to inform the Americans of the news that the US Navy has been completely annihilated.
These were no longer important, Lin Jiyun and Li Weijun gathered the main force of the Pacific Fleet, opened fire on the sea less than 30 kilometers away from the San Diego Naval Base, and poured hundreds of artillery shells into the San Diego Military Port, which frightened the US military.
Lin Jiyun has no interest in attacking San Diego, at least for now, he has to give up attacking San Diego. The main fleet of the US Navy was annihilated, and the capital ships of the Imperial Chinese Navy were seriously damaged and needed to be immediately returned to the home port dock for repairs, and the main gun barrels of each ship, which had only a life of 150 shells, had to be replaced.
For the next war, the time of the Chinese Imperial Navy was very short, so Lin Jiyun did not delay, and after half a day of showing off the coast of San Diego, he led the fleet back to Pearl Harbor, and at the same time, the telegram of the great victory was quickly sent to Wuhan and Kyoto.
When Li Weiguo learned the news of the total annihilation of the American Navy, he danced with joy and issued an edict to the world, and the Chinese Empire immediately celebrated with joy throughout the country for three days.
At the same time, Roosevelt, who was in a meeting at the White House, was also stunned when he learned the news of the total annihilation of the US Navy.
The total annihilation of the navy immediately plunged the entire United States into a state of extreme panic. (To be continued.) )