Chapter 888: Opportunity or Trap?

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The 'New York-class' battleships were modeled after the British Navy's 'King George V-class' battleships of the United States Navy, with a full load displacement of 25,700 tons, a length of 182 meters, a width of 27 meters, and a draft of 88 meters. It was equipped with five twin 343mm guns, two on the fore and two on the fore deck, and one behind the ship's amidships. It's just that the armor of the 'New York-class' battleships is relatively weak, with the thickest armor on the side of the city being only 305 mm, and the turret and bridge being only 280 mm.

This time, the battleship "New York" was hit by the battleship "Guangwu Emperor" of the Chinese Navy, so the 343-mm armor-piercing projectile tore through the armor of the turret lightly under the action of kinetic energy. Fortunately, the captain of the 'New York' ordered the ammunition depot to be filled with water in time, which prevented the explosion of hundreds of shells stored in the ammunition depot under the turret. But even then, the battleship 'New York' suffered heavy damage. The two main guns in front were destroyed, and at the same time, hundreds of tons of seawater were added to the ammunition depot, which caused the bow of the battleship to sink slightly, and the speed of the battleship was also reduced somewhat.

"Haha! It's finally rewarding! Seize this opportunity and send the battleship 'New York' to the bottom of the sea completely! "On the battleship 'Guangwu Emperor', General Gao Yihai, commander of the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy, said excitedly. The heavy cruisers and battlecruisers had achieved good results, but the battleships had not sunk a single capital ship of the US Navy until now, which made him somewhat disappointed. However, the good thing is that it is finally open now!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Three battleships of the Chinese Navy, seized this opportunity. The frenzied fire on the 'New York', and the dense shells kept falling around the 'New York' battleship, making the 'New York' battleship very dangerous!

"The 'Texas' in the back bypassed the 'New York', leaned up, and cut off the Chinese' attack on the 'New York'!" On the battleship 'Nevada', Admiral William Benson was also anxious. If the New York is sunk, he doesn't know how to report it back home. Until now, not a single capital ship of the Chinese Navy has been sunk, while they have lost one. This is still in the case of having a three-fold advantage in the number of capital ships, which makes Admiral William Benson have no place to put his face down!

At 6:52, the captain of the battleship 'New York' gave the order to turn and prepare to withdraw from the battlefield and give up the leading position of the battle line to the battleship 'Texas' behind. But. This turn exposed the starboard side of the battleship 'New York' to the Chinese fleet. And the Chinese fleet, of course, will not let go of this good opportunity, and immediately began a fierce shelling!

At 6:54, the battleship 'Qin III' hit the battleship 'New York', and a 305-mm main gun hit the starboard side of the 'New York'. However, the shell hit the starboard deck and blew up only one secondary gun.

"Damn. ' What the hell is the captain of the New York' doing? At this time, the order to turn is not looking for death? "Admiral William Benson was also furious when he saw the move of the battleship 'New York'. The first battle line he was on had just crossed the Chinese fleet and was in the process of turning. It's still far from the battlefield. But it also made him anxious!

Immediately afterwards, at 6:55, the battleship 'New York' was hit again, this time by a 305-mm shell fired by the battleship 'Qin II'. Hit the bridge of the USS New York. Although, because of the angle. The shell did not penetrate the bridge of the 'New York', but the impact caused by the explosion of the shell still injured all the US Navy officers on the bridge, and the captain fainted. For a time, the battleship 'New York' was leaderless and fell into chaos.

At 6:58, the battleship "Emperor Guangwu" dealt a fatal blow to the battleship "New York". A 343-mm shell hit turret No. 3 in the middle of the 'New York'. The shell pierced the turret under the turret and directly detonated the ammunition depot below. Hundreds of 343-mm main gun shells inside were detonated. In the fierce explosion, the battleship 'New York' was directly blown into two knots, and sank to the bottom of the sea in less than two minutes. And the more than 700 US Navy officers and sailors on the battleship did not survive, and all of them accompanied the battleship 'New York' to die at the bottom of the sea!

"Bastard! Those bitche-raised pornography kids, I won't let him go once I do! The first battle line was divided into two formations, with three battleships in one formation, which outflanked from the left and intercepted the Chinese fleet. The second battle line was also divided into two formations, with the remaining three 'New York-class' battleships in one formation and the other four 'Wyoming-class' battleships in one formation. Once you want to intercept the Chinese! Admiral William Benson ordered. The American fleet has absolute numerical superiority, which allows them to intercept the Chinese fleet from several directions. Unless the Chinese fleet turns around and leaves and evacuates immediately, it is almost impossible to escape the interception of the American fleet!

"Commander, what should I do? The Americans divided into 4 battleship formations and intercepted us from all sides. Lieutenant General Zhao Hongcai said with some concern.

"Humph! It seems that the sinking of the 'New York' has completely angered William Benson! General Gao Yihai snorted coldly, very dissatisfied with the absolute numerical superiority of the American fleet bullying the Pacific Fleet, but more helplessly.

"Commander, why don't we retreat! Now that the American fleet has sunk one battleship and one heavy cruiser, and two heavy cruisers have been severely damaged, and a good result has been achieved! Lieutenant General Zhao Hongcai said.

"No, although the situation is more dangerous now, we may not have a chance to expand the victory! Order the ships, accelerate to 20 knots, throw off the interception of the Americans, and look for another opportunity! "Gao Yihai will not want to give up like this, and wants to sink more capital ships of the American fleet.

At half past seven in the morning, the sun has come out and the golden sunlight is shining on the sea, sparkling, and the scenery is very beautiful. However, the rumbling sound of cannons and the pungent smell of gunpowder smoke on the sea completely destroyed this beautiful scenery.

At 7:45, the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy seized an opportunity to take advantage of a mistake by the American fleet, threw off the other three deployer formations, went around to the left side of the third battleship formation of the American fleet, and launched a fierce attack. The third battleship formation of the U.S. fleet consisted of three 'New York-class' battleships, namely the 'Texas', 'Ohio' and 'Montana'.

"The ships opened fire at maximum rate of fire, and we had only fifteen minutes. After fifteen minutes, the evacuation must be accelerated, otherwise it will be surrounded by the American fleet! Vice Admiral Gao Yihai ordered excitedly. After taking advantage of the high speed to shake off the other three battleship formations of the American fleet, a three-on-three duel was temporarily won. If this opportunity can be grasped well, it will give the Pacific Fleet the opportunity to further expand its achievements.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "Three battleships of the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy opened heavy fire on three battleships of the third battleship formation of the American fleet. In order to improve the hit rate, their speed has been reduced to 15 knots, and the distance between them and the American warship has been reduced to 10,000 meters!

The dense column of water rises around the three battleships of the third battleship formation of the US fleet, and in a one-on-one situation, even if the battleships of the US Navy are all battleships equipped with 343 mm guns, they cannot compete with the Chinese fleet!

"Fight back! The 3rd Battleship Detachment was ordered to drag the Chinese, and the 4th Battleship Formation outflanked from the left. The 1st and 2nd battleship formations were inserted from the left rear, and the Chinese must not be allowed to escape! "On the battleship 'Nevada', Admiral William Benson commanded loudly. The other three battleship formations of the American fleet began to turn around, wanting to encircle the Chinese fleet. Although, the third battleship formation of the American fleet is temporarily in danger, as long as it can drag the Chinese fleet, then the American fleet will win. This time, the mistake of the third battleship formation, in fact, even if Admiral William Benson deliberately put an opportunity on the reluctance of the Chinese fleet, so that the Chinese fleet took the initiative to jump into this trap and give the American fleet a chance to completely annihilate the Chinese fleet!

"Commander, the other three battleship formations of the Americans are surrounding!" Vice Admiral Zhao Hongcai, chief of staff of the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy, said with some concern!

"I know, this is a deliberate trap laid by that guy William Benson. However, this is not necessarily an opportunity for us. We have a short time to be able to crush this battleship formation of the American fleet. After defeating them, we immediately withdrew from the battlefield and sailed north directly at high speed, so that the Americans lost their wives and soldiers! General Gao Yihai said with a smile. Although he had already sensed that this was a trap for the American fleet, the bait was too tempting for him to give up. Therefore, knowing that it was a trap, he still stepped in without hesitation. It's a trap, but it's also an opportunity. It's just that it's very risky.

Naval warfare is an adventure, and luck is an important factor in naval warfare. As an admiral, caution is essential, but when it's time to take risks, you can't look ahead either!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The three battleships of the Chinese fleet and the three battleships of the third battleship formation of the American fleet engaged in a fierce artillery battle, and the shells streaked through the air at high speed, making a sharp whistle, and then fell on the surface of the sea, splashing columns of water!