Mayo, the commander of the U.S. fleet, is an outstanding soldier, he started almost from the grassroots level, and went through almost all the naval stages of the United States, from the isolationist navy, to the Great White Fleet, from the hegemony of the Americas to the world, and even in World War I, he also led the American warships and entered Europe, and saw the strength of Britain and Germany head-on, rich experience, and excellent overall situation, and should have become a member of the history of the U.S. Navy, leaving his name, but unfortunately, he was in the wrong place, It was blocked by China's most powerful fleet.

From the perspective of professional ability, Mayo knows very well that at this moment, the only ones who can attack his fleet are the four emperor-class, the first wave of 48 large-caliber naval guns, which also happens to meet that number, according to their records, the emperor and 12 large-caliber guns, in such a distance, the distance between them and the island is more than 10 kilometers, if the other party is behind, the distance of 15-20 kilometers is the most powerful distance of the fantasy class, at this point, The Fantasy class really deserves to be the battleship of the strongest accuracy.

For now, Mayo still can't judge what the opponent's attack is precise, it is behind the island, the island blocks the main line of sight, there is no way to observe the opponent's position, the capital ship is just ready to return fire, but the direction of the return fire is uncertain, you can't be sure of the opponent's position, just launch an attack, it's difficult to create a threat if the distance is enough, let alone the distance is not enough, the distance between the fleet and the island is about 12 kilometers.

Battleships of the American Army, The use of 12-inch to 13.5-inch guns, such a battleship's main gun, the maximum range is more than 15 kilometers, but at this distance, there is no accuracy at all, even if Britain has just started shooting at a distance of 8000 meters, more than nearly double, in the limit range of most of the main guns to attack, one or two kilometers away is normal, even the most lame commander, will not choose such a counterattack, let alone Mayo, the level is excellent, that is a waste of energy, a waste of opportunity, especially across an island, it is likely to hit the island.

When Mayo was thinking about the current situation, the opponent's battleship began to fire a salvo again, this is the terrifying speed of the fantasy class, under the powerful attack power of the 15-inch naval gun, the rate of fire has also reached 2 rounds a minute, various automation tools, reducing the consumption of manpower, standardized mode, so that shooting has become a standardized thing, this is what the gunners train the most, regardless of the accuracy, completely rely on the command system for firing, which can increase the speed to the extreme. This kind of attack power, firepower projection ability, is definitely the most among the battleships, the most important thing is his accuracy, whether in the movement war, or in the ground attack, he has shown strong accuracy, the advantage of firepower, to the best extent, and 48 light clusters flew over.

This kind of attack is definitely not simply described by attack power, if most of the warships can't be evaded, the lethality of the second wave is amazing, and the hit rate may even be above the first wave, fortunately, with a reaction time of almost 30 seconds, the speed of the battleship has accelerated, and the capital ship can evade more quickly, 30 seconds, enough to move more than 300 meters horizontally, plus irregularity, it should be enough to leave the area of the shelling, and the previous training level was limited, and the U.S. home fleet was not shown when the shells fell, The explosion of shells and real blood and fire, the sound of explosions and shouts, made them wake up to the fact that this is war, and quickly start the battleship.

All the warships knew that this was a critical moment, and they had to add up their speed, otherwise, they wouldn't even pick up the other side's face, and the attack might sink these ships into the sea. Before the second wave of shells was launched, Cheng Biguang knew that the moving target was always difficult to attack, even if the fleet acted in a relatively dense camp, the distance between each other was more than hundreds of meters, and if it was really all moving, it would not be easy to hit.

It was easy to find an opportunity for a sneak attack, in the sneak attack, do not choose the largest target, the battleship with the greatest results, choose other small ships, so the hit rate is lower, Cheng Biguang still ordered to aim at the capital ship, with the help of the artillery command system, the fantasy-level range attack, absolutely the first in the world, such an attack intensity, it cannot be said that every time a ship is taken away, maintain a regionalized key target, about 7% of the attack power is OK, this is where the confidence of the Chinese Navy lies.

However, under the comprehensive assessment, the second wave even reached 22%, the reason why it is so high, is not that the level of the computer is enough against the sky, when the first wave of the opponent did not completely evade, the hit rate is more than 4 percent is normal, the second wave, the other party has launched evasion, the hit rate should have dropped significantly, so it is so high, because, 2 battleships that have lost their speed are the main targets, and the precise attacks of two ships fell on him, and the hit rate of this part of the attack reached 50%, 16 shots were hit, and the rest, for range attacks, only 4 shots were hit, including even the battleship that was already damaged.

Taking advantage of his illness to kill him, a heavy injury is not equal to sinking, and the damage suffered by the other party is far from reaching the point of giving up, since it has been fought, then it is thorough, in terms of the current naval decisive battle, the damage caused by sinking is far greater than the injury, so even if it is wasteful, these battleships are also chosen.

The second wave hit a total of 20 rounds, this number, also in the overall is not high, but the result is amazing enough, 16 shells, for the two wounded battleships to attack, powerful, two battleships, already 3 shells, hit to the point of half-crippled, and hit seven or eight shots one after another, this is a 15-inch main gun, using China's latest armor-piercing shells of naval guns, seven or eight shells, respectively hit in different places, there are critical areas, there are non-critical areas, the fate of both ships is the same, At least 2-3 shots were fired in the vital parts, and the power of the 15-inch armor-piercing bullet was enough to disrupt the balance of the ship, and under the huge explosion and the sound of steel tearing, at the key position, there were large holes with a radius of more than 10 meters, and countless seawater poured into them.

After all, even if a battleship can barely float, it is much better than sinking underwater, but unfortunately the ship can not be saved, they sank at a speed that can be seen by the naked eye, and a large amount of seawater is poured in, and the damage does not play any role, and in the end, the captain of the battleship decided to abandon the ship.

The message was sent to the flagship with the flag, even Mayo was alarmed, a little more than 1 minute, the two battleships had no way to recover, looking at the ship wearing life jackets, is fleeing frantically, wanting to jump from this irretrievable battleship, more than 20,000 tons of battleship, if it really sinks, everything around it cannot be spared, the whirlpool it forms, it will be very terrible, they must escape, at this time, what Mayo has to do is only to let the fleet avoid this area when it evadesto prevent unnecessary casualties, and nothing else can be done.

Mayo had only heard before that the combat effectiveness of the Emperor-class battleships, he had two sources, on the one hand, the United States, the United States mainland had been attacked by the Fantasy class many times, and he had some understanding of the situation of the Fantasy class, and the second source was in the United Kingdom, Britain and Germany's Fantasy class had several exchanges, as their biggest enemy, Britain also sorted out the strength of the Fantasy class, and also had a set of methods.

However, no matter what kind of situation it is, I have not personally experienced such a terrible, in just over a minute, the opponent accurately hit the two capital ships, although there is a sneak attack as a guide, but that is not the main factor, the first wave of attacks, the damage caused to the fleet, is not big, but the two ships have been affected, next, as long as you do a good job of protection, movement, you should be able to protect these two ships, but the opponent's attack accuracy and hit rate are beyond imagination, such an attack speed, such a hit rate, direct second round, Killed the two capital ships, the same battleships, is the gap really that big.

When I was in the UK, the British naval officers were still saying that the Queen Elizabeth class could easily deal with the emperor level, at least at the top of a grade, according to Mayo's personal experience, it was proved that this was impossible, and the strength of the Queen Elizabeth class was good, but compared with the current killing Quartet, it seems that there is no opponent at all compared with the emperor level, it is not a little worse.

Mayo knows that it can't go on any longer, and if it continues, the entire fleet will be passively beaten and annihilated, and it is still about 10 kilometers away from the island, thinking that the other party should be on the other side of the island, bypassing the island, it may take 15 kilometers, and at the speed of the capital ship of about 22 knots, it may take half an hour, although it is said that the opponent's hit rate has been reduced to an acceptable level, but it is only about 5% of the hit rate, or even faster, This ratio can be reduced a little, but it can be calculated that it takes time for the capital ship to bypass the island and reach the vicinity of the other party, and it is not a way to be beaten passively all the time.

Mayo kept calculating in his heart, and soon, he made a decision, all the light cruisers and destroyers, divided into two parts, one part of 32 battleships, the other part of 42 battleships, just near the main fleet, left 18 destroyers, their speed is more than 32 knots, 50% higher than the capital ships, outflanked from both sides, which can not only block the other side, but also reduce the time for reaction. With the promulgation of the order, there was a noticeable change in the formation of the US warships, and the fast fleet and the reconnaissance fleet, leaving the main fleet, began to circle in a large circle, immediately looking for traces of each other. (To be continued.) )