On the shore, among the refusal to send troops to the navy, there was some vacillation, no one would rush to continue to go out, and if they continued to go out, they would not be able to reap the results of the battle, and there were many accidents in the attack of torpedo boats on battleships, and many times, it was just a matter of chance, and those who used their own sacrifices to achieve results in battle, and when faced with the attack of warships, the mortality rate was very high.

They have already missed the best opportunity, it is impossible to have such an opportunity, if they really set off, it is also to help the front distract the other party's attention, thankless work, no one to go back to do. Among all of them, in fact, the most regretful is still the naval officer, he even expects that if the 36 ships come out of the effect, but I just thought about it in my head, and I YY it in my heart, and soon the naval officer will not think like this, this is impossible, in the face of more than 9 percent of the attacks that are sent to death, not many US troops are willing to go, maybe New York is a special case, the number is a little more, reaching eighty percent, but the entire US military, including the most determined troops, can have 4 percent is considered good, That is, no more than half. As for the remorseful sailors, they will see an unforgettable scene, and afterwards, they will feel extremely happy about their choice

8 kilometers, getting closer and closer, all the torpedo boats involved in the attack had some expectations, what they didn't know was that while they were advancing frantically, the battleships that looked defenseless and were still attacking New York quietly adjusted their direction, one side was aimed in their direction, a ship 4 spare anti-aircraft guns, all turned to aim at them, as early as when they appeared, they had already been reloaded with armor-piercing shells, 35 mm anti-aircraft guns, on the premise of replacing armor-piercing shells, at a distance of about 7 kilometers, At least 120 mm of homogeneous armor can be penetrated.

Although these torpedo boats are warships, it is impossible to be equipped with more than 120 mm of armor, and it is good to be able to have 30 mm of homogeneous armor, after all, the torpedo boat is a ship with extremely high speed requirements, and when the destroyer can run 35 knots, the torpedo boat has exceeded 40 knots, anyway, no matter how you get the armor, it is not enough, it is better to make it fast, but this has become its biggest weakness.

The torpedo boat kept speeding up, like an elf flying on the water, and the speed of 43 knots had reached the extreme for a torpedo boat, and in less than a minute, it was possible to complete a 1 kilometer of advance, and to the location where the torpedo was launched, it would take 5 minutes at most.

It's a pity that the Chinese side didn't give him the slightest amount of time for these 5 minutes, as early as when it was more than 10 kilometers, all the anti-aircraft guns were fully prepared, and they were not fired at 7 kilometers, until they were put down about 6 kilometers, accompanied by Cheng Biguang's order, the anti-aircraft guns were fired.

Anti-aircraft guns, aimed at high-altitude targets, China's highest-level anti-aircraft guns, can even hit up to 9000 meters in the air, such a high altitude can hit, slightly adjust the position of some muzzles, at least 150% of the distance, such anti-aircraft guns, can also reach more than 13,000 meters, of course, the current fantasy above the position, it is impossible to equip such a powerful anti-aircraft gun, but the range of 7 kilometers is enough, put it to 6 kilometers, in order to shoot directly, under the impetus of strong energy, Anti-aircraft guns could aim at the opponent with near-direct fire, and at a rate of at least 80 rounds per minute, it was impossible for torpedo boats to escape.

In itself, anti-aircraft guns are prepared for the aircraft, and the minimum speed of the aircraft will be more than 350 kilometers, which is converted into knots, close to 200 knots, which is at least 4 times higher than the torpedo boats, and in such a multiplier case, it is impossible for the torpedo boat to escape.

The opponent's battleship suddenly moved, which surprised Ross, of course he would not think that the other party did not find these torpedo boats, 9 torpedo boats such an obvious target, at the beginning, it may be missed, when it is close to 15 kilometers, it will be found that 15 kilometers away, the opponent's battleship has shown that the accuracy of fixed targets, but the battleship is a battleship, a battleship running at high speed, it is not so easy to be attacked, which is also the biggest confidence for Ross to waste the opponent's shells.

But the other side has not attacked all this time, there must be a conspiracy, in order to be more accurate, put it closer, isn't the other party afraid of large-range torpedoes? 6 km is really bold, as long as the driver of the torpedo boat is more decisive and safer, it should be no problem to launch a torpedo.

Like Ross, there were many people who were paying attention to torpedo boats, especially those who were familiar with the navy, and at the same time as the guns sounded, they knew that they were not using the main guns, but the secondary guns, small secondary guns specially designed to deal with torpedoes. How much range and accuracy can such a secondary artillery have, perhaps, the opponent is too big, it is their chance, taking advantage of the sparse, insufficient attack power of small artillery fire, they can take the opportunity to approach, this is the biggest opportunity.

However, officers who are familiar with artillery soon heard the difference in the sound of these cannons, ordinary guns, even if it is a French Miss 75, the speed of ten rounds a minute is already shocking, the battleship's naval guns, it cannot be Miss 75, most of the naval guns are the average rate of fire is eight or nine times, but as it is now, as soon as it sounds, it is like fried beans and ringing non-stop, what is this running, the rate of fire is so domineering.

After a few seconds, even the most optimistic people lost hope for them, the range of this secondary gun was too long, and the most important thing was that the speed was too fast, especially in the interval between many shells, flashing shells appeared, obviously with a positioning effect, watching the barrage go firmly towards the torpedo boats, they could only pin on the fact that these shells looked good, and they could not threaten the torpedo boats.

Since the other side dares to send out these shells at this time, then there must be a certain degree of certainty, as for the torpedo boats, let's just say that there is protection, the insufficient 10 mm shell may have a certain defense against small-caliber bullets, and against artillery, it is completely defenseless.

Whether it is a serpentine maneuver or an X-shaped maneuver, under the shells with a frequency of more than one shell per second, there is no ability to resist at all, this barrage, for the aircraft, may be too sparse, but for the torpedo boats that rush straight over, it is almost impossible to avoid, when a machine gun hits the torpedo boats, all those who observe on the shore know that these torpedo boats have no chance of surviving.

A series of armor-piercing shells hit the torpedo boat, the torpedo boat shook up and down, it was running at high speed, it was almost stopped, the strong armor-piercing projectile, ran into the torpedo boat with thin skin and big stuffing, the result is probably doomed, not to mention that the attack is not all armor-piercing shells, there are also high-explosive shells and the like, along the big hole made by the armor-piercing shell, or simply high-explosive shells directly attacked, a torpedo was soon riddled with holes, under the intensity of pouring 80 shells in a minute, at most a minute, a torpedo boat sank.

9 torpedo boats, one after another were sunk, the two worst of them were even unlucky enough to have an explosion, and the entire torpedo boat was blown to pieces, such a result is impossible for everyone to look at, even if it is Ross, the initiator, he knows that the attack of the torpedo boat will be dead or alive, but even if it is lifeless, looking at the torpedo boat that was beaten and smashed, could there be anyone?

This was a failed attempt, and those who refused to go to war were full of rejoicing, yes, they had chosen the right path, but what was the use of this, New York was still going to be destroyed, as for Ross, his goal was achieved, a torpedo boat wasted at least more than 500 rounds, but it was a 35-mm shell, a shell that might not even be even one ten-thousandth of a 15-inch gun, what was the use of wasting more, anyway, it would not be able to threaten New York.

Cheng Biguang stood on top of the fantasy class, looked at the sunken torpedo boats one by one with a telescope, and used anti-aircraft machine guns or machine guns to flatten the tactics of attacking torpedo boats, which was made by a young staff officer of the naval staff office, with this, the secondary guns of about 120 mm have no need to exist at all, and after strengthening the shell power of anti-aircraft guns, they have a threatening effect on most destroyers and light cruisers, and even the strongest anti-aircraft guns have a range of more than 13 kilometers, which is almost the range of the main guns, If the sighting system can help, it can almost complete the close defense work, whether it is a torpedo or the ship that fires the torpedo, it is within the range of the strike.

The failure of 9 torpedo boats announced that Ross's final efforts were shattered, not to mention whether they could be mobilized again, with the lesson of this time, even if they still had courage, they did not dare to come out, let alone have no courage, the ship was sunk, and people may not be fine, but in the case of the ship being crushed, a few people survived.

In fact, this sortie became the biggest evidence of Ross's future crimes, 9 torpedo boats, more than 180 navies went on the expedition, and only 3 people returned in the end, and two were crippled, almost a total annihilation of the loss, which made Ross no matter how he explained, he could not escape the blame, and in the end he could only be sentenced to a military court and life imprisonment.

In terms of responsibility, if you really want to break the casserole and ask in the end, the entire U.S. military is responsible for this responsibility, after all, as the most important port of a country, it has a lot of wealth, and it is necessary to lay mines, but the United States does not, otherwise, even if the attack fleet is strong, both the United States and the military need a scapegoat, which is also the end of Ross.

In the future, Ross is almost prepared, but now the problem still exists, Wall Street is about to be attacked, a place full of American wealth and financial core, will be devastated, but as the commander of the New York garrison, as the commander of many officers and soldiers in New York, he has no choice but to watch the shells, keep hitting Wall Street. (To be continued.) )