Chapter 5003: Decisive Battle at Sea
The two fleets of the Chinese Empire, facing the fragmented Western Pacific Fleet of the US Army, if a hungry wolf pack treats the slaughtered lamb like a lamb to the slaughter, this is a pure battle without suspense. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
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The US Western Pacific Fleet, under the intensive artillery fire of the Bohai Fleet and the Hainan Fleet, was in a mess for a time.
Georgia motioned for Domilek to give the order to surrender, but the stubborn Domilek insisted on resisting to the end.
At the same time that Domilek ordered the American fleet to make a suicidal charge forward, three torpedoes hit the "Srunwick" and five shells hit the ship.
After being hit by shells and torpedoes, the "Silenvik" exploded violently, quickly caught fire, and Lieutenant General Domilek was killed by a shell.
With no hope of breaking through the siege, Georgia decisively ordered the U.S. fleet to surrender to the Chinese Empire's navy.
So far, the US Western Pacific Fleet has sunk five battleships, defeated 18 cruisers, and killed and wounded more than 4,200 soldiers.
Chen Zhong ordered the fleet to quickly return to the harbor to rest and recuperate, and wait for two days before facing the US Pacific Warrior Fleet.
David Quake, commander of the U.S. Pacific Warrior Fleet, received a report that the U.S. Western Pacific Fleet had been completely wiped out and Vice Admiral Domilek had died in the line of duty.
Therefore, he ordered the Fourth Battleship Squadron of the Warrior Fleet to be the vanguard of the fleet, and prepare for a decisive battle with the Chinese Imperial Fleet in the early morning of the next day.
The 4th battleship squadron, under the orders of the fleet commander, Rear Admiral Blue Parker, the main ships of the 4th battleship detachment were ready for battle and advanced at full force at a speed of 22 knots.
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At 20:09 p.m. on November 28, Chen Fangzheng personally led the Bohai Fleet, the East China Sea Fleet, and the Hainan Fleet under his command to march into the Pacific Ocean to meet the U.S. Pacific Warrior Fleet.
At 8:13 a.m. on 29 November, Rear Admiral Blue Parker led the U.S. Fourth Battleship Squadron, consisting of battle cruisers and cruisers, respectively, and the third, fourth, and fifth destroyer squadrons, to appear in the waters 50 nautical miles from the Imperial Chinese Navy.
Marshal Chen Fangzheng ordered the fleet to halt its advance and wait in formation for the Pacific Warrior Fleet to meet the American army.
At 8:32 a.m., the U.S. Third Battleship Squadron led by Rear Admiral Gornbay and the 1st and 2nd Battleship Squadrons led by Rear Admiral Kearns and the 1st Destroyer Squadron performed the covering mission also appeared behind the 4th Squadron of the U.S. Pacific Warrior Fleet.
At 8:57 a.m., Vice Admiral David Quake ordered his battleship squadron to form a decisive array, divided into five columns, and launched a charge against the fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy.
At 9:19, the naval duel between the Chinese Imperial Navy and the U.S. Pacific Warrior Fleet began.
In the face of the strength of the fleet on the battlefield, the two sides were almost evenly matched. However, the battlefield situation is very favorable to the US military.
The U.S. fleet was in a position with their backs to the sun and a layer of mist, and the mixture of soot and muzzle smoke from the wind reduced visibility.
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At 9:28, Chen Fangzheng ordered the decisive battle of the sea battle with the American army to begin.
The 1st Battle Group of the East China Sea Fleet was the first to launch an attack on the 4th Battleship Squadron of the US Army.
The flagship 26,300-ton giant battleship "Supermanship" hit the "Seattle" with two 12-inch shells fired at the flagship of the US Fourth Battleship Squadron "Seattle".
In order to gain time and change the unfavorable situation, Ye Gucheng ordered the 23,000-ton giant battleship "Qiongzhou" and the 20,000-ton "Changhai Ship" to carry out torpedo attacks on the destroyers of the US Fourth Battleship Squadron.
In an instant, the 1st Battle Group of the East China Sea Fleet launched a fierce artillery and torpedo attack with the 4th Battleship Squadron of the US Army.
The flagship of the First Guerrilla Formation of the East China Sea Fleet is the giant battleship "Donghai Ship" of 23,148 tons, and two battleships of more than 15,000 tons, "Chongming" and "Tiger Roar". Four cruisers of more than 7,800 tons attacked from the flanks to the left side of the American Fourth Battleship Squadron.
The First Guerrilla Formation of the East China Sea Fleet penetrated into the formation of the US Fourth Battleship Squadron and split the US fleet into two.
The artillery on both sides of the battleships of the 1st Guerrilla Formation immediately opened fire on the US fleet at the same time, and the US 4th battleship squadron was split into two parts.
The 1st Guerrilla Formation of the East China Sea Fleet completely disrupted the battle formation of the 4th Battleship Squadron of the US Army.
The second battle group of the East China Sea Fleet, the flagship 20,000-ton giant battleship "Shanghai Ship", two 15,000-ton battleships "Jianghu Ship" and "Biwolf Sword", two 10,000-ton and 7,800-ton cruisers. From the right side of the 4th battleship detachment of the US army, torpedo attacks and artillery shelling of the disorganized US warships began.
The flagship battleship of the East China Sea Fleet, the "Supermanship," hit the USS Seattle, causing one of its turrets to fail, and the "Supermanship" was now completely side-firing.
The vanguard of the Far Detachment was completely caught in the siege of the East China Sea Fleet. David Quake then ordered the battleship to move forward at full speed and charge the East China Sea Fleet.
The U.S. Fourth Battleship Squadron, which was the vanguard of the U.S. fleet, was hit by the guns and torpedoes of the East China Sea Fleet, hitting many battleships, so that many battleships in this fleet caught fire, exploded, and sank, and had to withdraw from the battle.
Most of their warships were hit by shells and torpedoes during the evacuation. The flagship "Seattle" was hit four more times near the front turret, there was a large explosion and it began to sink.
Most of the Seattle sailors survived, and Captain Blue Parker was killed in the battle.
The East China Sea Fleet led by Commander Ye Gucheng took less than an hour to change the balance of power between the two sides.
Behind the Fourth Squadron of the US Pacific Warrior Fleet, the US Third Battleship Squadron led by Rear Admiral Gornbe quickly rushed to the East China Sea Fleet.
David Quake, commander of the U.S. Pacific Warrior Fleet, ordered the 1st and 2nd battleship squadrons led by Rear Admiral Kearns and the 1st destroyer squadron to quickly charge the Bohai Fleet in the center.
Vice Admiral David Quake led a fleet of battleships in the Pacific Ocean and launched an attack on the Hainan Fleet.
At this moment, General Ye Gucheng ordered the East China Sea Fleet to maneuver to attack the battle formation group and quickly join the battle sequence of the Bohai Fleet.
The East China Sea Fleet's mobile attack battle group, the 20,000-ton flagship battleship "Nanjing," the three 15,000-ton "Guangzhou," "Plateau," and "Tianshan," and two 7,800-ton cruisers began to attack them from the left side of the US Third Battleship Squadron led by Rear Admiral Gornbay.