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[Today's second update]

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In the Atlantic Ocean, the main force of the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy and the main force of the Ocean Fleet of the US Navy are facing each other, at a distance of 33 kilometers. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoBoth fleets are conducting tactical maneuvers, constantly changing formations in response to possible attacks from the other side.

The Imperial Chinese Naval Air Force dispatched 1,000 fighter planes to engage nearly 2,000 US battleships in the nearby airspace.

The U.S. fighter group was worried about the Imperial Chinese Naval Air Force attacking the U.S. surface fleet, and there were always 1,000 planes hovering over the U.S. fleet.

In accordance with Wang Jiancheng's order, the naval aviation of the Chinese Empire conserved ammunition and took advantage of the long time in the air to engage in a cat-and-mouse maneuver with US planes.

At first, the US fighter group did not dare to act rashly, so it only sent a small number of fighters to chase after it. But the problem is that once the U.S. military loses its numerical superiority, it will be completely one-sided in the face of the attack of the Chinese Empire's advanced Thunderbolt and Hellfire fighters, and it will be completely one-sided and powerless.

The two sides held each other for about 20 minutes, and the fighters of the Chinese Emperor ** kept approaching the SAO to disturb them, and there were always US pilots who could not resist the provocation and attacked in violation of the order, or forgot that they had broken away from the cover of the aircraft group, and as a result, they were shot down by the carrier-based aircraft of the Chinese Imperial Navy.

This tactic of adding fuel was a taboo for soldiers, and the US commander had to order additional planes to participate in the expulsion.

At 2:55 p.m., the Chinese Imperial Naval Air Force once again broke out into a battle with the US Air Force, with thousands of planes from both sides engaged in a struggle in the airspace 30 kilometers away from the US fleet.

At the same time, the US military divided the fighter group into two parts, one part was used to expel the fighters of the Chinese Imperial **, and the other was used to protect the US fleet, which soon led to the part of the fighter group responsible for expelling the Chinese Imperial Naval Air Force because of the insufficient number to form a local advantage, and was fiercely attacked by the Chinese Imperial Naval Aviation, and a large number of US fighters were shot down.

The commander of the US Air Force quickly became red-eyed and only thought about sending more planes to participate in the battle, and as a result, the fighters used to protect the US fleet were constantly withdrawn, resulting in fewer and fewer escort fighters for the Eberly fleet.

Eventually, the Imperial Chinese Naval Aviation's tactics of diverting tigers from the mountains were successful, and the U.S. Air Force fighter group continued to move away from the Eberly fleet, and the U.S. fighters responsible for protecting the Eberly fleet were rapidly reduced from the initial 1,000 to 500 aircraft.

While the two air forces were fighting, Eberly knew that the U.S. Air Force could not seize air supremacy, so he took advantage of the fact that the Imperial Chinese Naval Air Force could not attack his fleet, and he resolutely ordered the main fleet of the U.S. Army to attack.

At 2:45 p.m., the US Ocean Fleet and the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy were 25 kilometers apart. The US fleet was lined up in three large columns and two small columns, and dozens of large warships were distributed over the sea surface of more than 200 square kilometers, forming a huge "mahjong six" formation, which was very spectacular.

Similarly, the five battleship battle groups of the Combined Fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy also put on a formation similar to "Mahjong Gojo". The difference is that the Imperial Chinese Navy is waiting for the Air Force to create fighters, while the American fleet is preparing for a head-on decisive battle.

At three o'clock sharp, the two fleets were about 23 kilometers apart, and the commander of the American Ocean Fleet, Admiral Eberly, gave the order to "start the battle."

"Knock knock!"

The four twin 17-inch guns of the battleship North Carolina, the flagship of the US Navy, were the first to fire, and the shells whistled and shot into the air, drawing a long parabola, and after seven or eight seconds, they fell to the sea near the warships of the Imperial Chinese Navy, and in an instant, huge columns of water were raised.

Immediately afterwards, the main guns of dozens of other US warships opened fire one after another, and the shells rained down on the Imperial Chinese Navy, exploding violently, and suddenly huge waves rolled, the sea water splashed, and the sea boiled in an instant.

After the US Navy opened fire, the Imperial Chinese Navy was not to be outdone, and with Li Dingxin's order, 20 super battleships of the Imperial Chinese Navy immediately opened fire and returned fire, and the Sino-US Atlantic naval battle kicked off in an all-round way.

On the vast sea, the two most powerful navies in the world fought a decisive battle on an unprecedented scale, far exceeding the Battle of Jutland. This fateful battle between the Chinese and US navies has been in a state of white-hot from the very beginning.

Eberly believed that the US Air Force would not be able to hold out for a few days, and that once it lost air supremacy, his fleet would be violently attacked by the naval aviation of the Chinese Empire. He saw that the main fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy was only 20 battleships, and he had 25 super bow type battleships, 10 god bow type battleships, and 10 battle cruisers, and was in an overwhelming advantage. Therefore, he was very confident and decided to take the opportunity to eliminate the other party in one fell swoop.

The fleets of both sides moved opposite each other, getting closer and closer to the middle.

At 3:05, the fleets of the two sides were 20 kilometers apart. After three rounds of fire salvos, a 16-inch shell fired from the battleship Song Zhenzong of the Imperial Chinese Navy hit the foredeck of the USS Nevada for the first time. The shell instantly pierced through the horizontal armor belt, which was protected only by 180 mm, and exploded after continuously penetrating three layers of steel plates. The violent explosion caused a twisted gap more than two meters wide in the horizontal deck of the battleship Nevada, and flames and smoke poured out.

Two minutes later, a fire salvo from the Emperor Ming Xuande, the No. 3 ship of the First Squadron of the Imperial Chinese Navy, hit two of the 12 shots, and the first hit the port side waterline of the battleship USS Michigan. The shell instantly pierced through the armor protection of only 280 mm and exploded after continuously penetrating four decks. In an instant, I saw flames more than 100 meters away from the port side of the battleship Michigan, and the explosion was wrapped in black smoke billowing out, and then the sea water poured violently into it. Due to the extremely destructive power of the 18-inch shells, the port side watertight compartment of the battleship Michigan was completely destroyed, and the American sailors could not close the horizontal watertight door, resulting in the rapid inflow of seawater, and more than 3,000 tons of seawater entered in less than two minutes, and the entire battleship was seriously tilted to the left and sank.

Another shell hit the escort light cruiser USS Minneda next to the battleship Michigan, the shell penetrated through the horizontal deck on the port side, penetrated three horizontal decks in succession, and pierced from the starboard side near the bottom. Due to the fact that the shells of the Imperial Chinese Navy were equipped with time-delay fuses, the shell shot the cruiser Minneda in half before exploding. Although the shell exploded outside the hull, the explosive yield was staggering, and the entire battleship was overturned in an instant, and the bottom was upside down on the sea, leaving only the huge oars spinning.

Within minutes of the decisive battle, the Americans lost one battleship and one light cruiser, but not a single shell hit the ships of the Imperial Chinese Navy, much to Eberly's annoyance.

Due to the interference of the radio communications of the US military, the US fleet could not use radio to convey orders, and could only rely on the most primitive flag and light signals. However, the capital ships of the two sides fought a decisive battle, and the caliber of the artillery was huge and the explosive power was amazing. During the battle, countless shells on both sides fell into the sea, hundreds of meters high water columns and huge waves, often blocking flags and light signals, so that an order often had to be repeated many times before it could be transmitted from one battleship to another, and the US fleet spread over the sea surface of more than 200 square kilometers, and it had been more than ten minutes for the order to finally reach the farthest battleship.

After several changes in formation, this made Eberly dare not easily change the formation, for fear that frequent changes in formation would cause chaos in the fleet and give the Chinese Imperial Navy an opportunity.

This did not happen in the Imperial Chinese Navy, and through the fleet channel, the flagship's orders could be transmitted to the captains of the ships at any time, and at the same time, the captains of the ships would also report the combat situation and damage of the ships to the flagships in a timely manner.

Li Dingxin saw that the US fleet had not changed its formation for a long time, so he asked: "What kind of reputation is Wang Jiancheng doing, why hasn't he attacked yet?" ”

Liu Guanxiong put down the binoculars and said, "It should be soon!" You can see that the number of vigilant fighters over the enemy fleet is getting smaller and smaller, which shows that Wang Jiancheng's plan to divert the tiger from the mountain has worked. ”

Li Dingxin glanced at it, and then said: "I just received a report from the outer submarine fleet that five aircraft carriers of the US Navy are on their way. Once they arrive, several hundred fighters will join the fight. These five aircraft carriers pose a greater threat to our fleet than US aircraft taking off from land airfields. ”

Li Dingxin was worried about the five US aircraft carriers that had set off from Florida to the north, and these five aircraft carriers were originally bound for the Gulf of Mexico, preparing to take off fighter jets from the Gulf of Mexico to attack the Sino-Mexican coalition forces and relieve the pressure on the US forces on the Western Front. However, the U.S. military soon discovered that the fighters carried by the five aircraft carriers could not reach the Mexican hinterland, and the Gulf of Mexico was full of submarines of the Chinese Empire, so that the U.S. aircraft carriers did not dare to approach the Mexican coastline, and the results did not achieve any results. Therefore, at Eberly's request, the U.S. High Command assigned these five U.S. aircraft-only aircraft carriers to Eberly's command.

Liu Guanxiong said: "Didn't you already send Luo Qidong to lead a fleet to intercept it? American aircraft carriers could not take off bombers, and a fleet of light cruisers with two Aegis air defense cruisers and several submarines was enough to wipe them out. Even if they can't be eliminated, at least they won't be allowed to participate in this decisive battle. ”

Li Dingxin said: "Having said that, I am always worried about accidents. ”

Lin Fan smiled: "You are too worried! We will not lose! ”

At this moment, the whistling sound of several shells was approaching, and the moment Li Dingxin and the others raised their heads, three 16-inch shells hit the flagship Zhu Yuanzhang battleship at the same time.

"Boom!"

Three violent explosions sounded, and Li Dingxin and the others in the command tower suddenly shook their bodies and fell to the ground without standing firmly. Although the three 16-inch shells failed to penetrate the 450 mm perverted armor protection of the Ming-class battleship, the impact of the explosion was very violent, like an earthquake, causing the entire battleship to tremble violently for five or six seconds before stopping.

"Report the situation?"

"Report! Two shots were fired on the port side, leaving two craters, and the armor protection was normal. The amidship deck was pierced by two floors, five people were killed, and the deckmen were extinguishing the fire. ”

Although the loss was slight, Li Dingxin and the others were nervous. Other warships have not yet been reported, but the flagship received three shells at the same time, indicating that the opposing side is concentrating fire on the flagship of the Combined Fleet.

"Feelings come to us."

That's right, it's for the flagship. After thinking about it for a long time, Eberly finally ordered to hit the fire of the eight super battleships of the two warbands, and concentrated on attacking Li Dingxin's flagship battleship Zhu Yuanzhang.

Three shells hit the battleship Zhu Yuanzhang, but failed to cause serious damage, which made Eberly very unhappy, and he also understood that this super battleship was not so easy to damage.

At 3:15, the fleets of the two sides were about 18 kilometers apart. Despite the large number of American warships, the hit rate was very low, with only five shells hitting the Imperial Chinese Navy warships. Among them, the Tang-class battleship Li Shimin was the most seriously wounded, receiving a 17-inch shell, and a large hole was torn open in the stern deck, almost penetrating the armor of the ammunition depot under the No. 3 turret. The Li Shimin survived, but the destructive power of the 17-inch shells was huge, and a fire broke out in the stern, so the captain of the Li Shimin had to mobilize a large number of men to extinguish the fire first, so that the three 381 mm main guns of the No. 3 turret were temporarily extinguished, and only the six main guns of the two turrets No. 1 and No. 2 continued to fight, but the firepower dropped significantly.

The other four shells, all under 14 inches, hit two Yuan-class battleships and one Song-class battleship to inflict fatal damage.

In turn, the Imperial Chinese Navy had superb gunnery and advanced fire control systems, with a total of 13 shells hitting American warships. Eleven of them hit the capital ship, inflicting heavy damage on six American battleships, and the hull caught fire in several places. The other two shells hit a U.S. light cruiser and a destroyer, which sank within three minutes, and the destroyer was sunk by a 17-inch shell from the battleship Haishan.

At 3:25 a.m., the fleets of the two sides were about 15 kilometers apart. At this time, Li Dingxin was hesitating whether to continue to get closer, because he knew that the closer he got, the more accurate the firepower of the US naval guns would be. The accuracy of the Imperial Chinese Navy in the range of 15 to 20 kilometers is much higher than that of the US military with its advanced fire control command and radar technology.

Just when Li Dingxin was hesitating, Wang Jiancheng's report came from the telecommunications room.

"Report, Wang Jiancheng called, the 13th Air Wing, which was responsible for the raid, will launch an attack on the enemy fleet in 5 minutes."

"Great! It's finally here! ”！。