Chapter 889: The 'Qin II' sinks
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"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The three battleships of the Chinese Navy and the three battleships of the third battleship formation of the American fleet engaged in a tragic duel. Both sides smashed as many shells as they could at each other and sank each other's battleships!
At 7:49, the battleship 'Qin II' hit the battleship 'Ohio' of the American fleet. A 305-mm shell hit the aft deck of the battleship 'Ohio', blowing out a large hole. At the same time, the four-shot shrapnel almost slaughtered the American sailors on deck!
At 7:51, the USS Texas of the US fleet also hit the battleship HMS Guangwudi. A shell hit the port side of the battleship 'Emperor Guangwu', blowing off a secondary gun, leaving a large hole in the port side.
The battleship "Emperor Guangwu" did not show weakness, and after a minute, it took revenge, and fired a 343-mm shell that blew a large hole in the starboard side of the battleship "Texas". However, it is a pity that the site of the explosion is above the waterline, and if it can be moved down two meters, it will be enough for the 'Texas' to eat and walk around.
At 7:53, the battleship "Qin III" hit the battleship "Montana" of the American fleet, the shell hit the bridge, tore the armor of the bridge, and exploded inside the bridge, killing more than a dozen officers, including the captain. Kill them all. Although the captain of the battleship "Montana" immediately took over the command, after the loss of a large number of officers, the command of the battleship "Montana" was greatly affected!
"All ships, hit the battleship 'Montana'!" General Gao Yihai, commander of the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy, seized this opportunity and issued a new order. Three battleships, all aimed their guns at the battleship 'Montana'. For a time, the battleship 'Montana' was in danger, and the huge battleship was like a small ship on a stormy sea. It could sink at any time!
At 7:56, the battleship "Emperor Guangwu" hit the battleship "Montana". A 343-mm gun hit the boiler compartment of the battleship 'Montana'. The boiler inside was blown up, and the high-temperature steam instantly spread to the entire cabin, causing dozens of US Navy officers and sailors inside to be killed by the high-temperature steam in an instant. At the same time, it also caused a sharp decrease in the speed of the battleship "Montana". Three battleships of the Chinese fleet. Immediately seized this opportunity and launched a deadly attack on the battleship 'Montana'!
At 7:58, the battleship "Qin III" hit the battleship "Montana" again, and in this round of salvo, two 305-mm armor-piercing shells hit the "Montana". An armor-piercing projectile hit the No. 5 turret on the rear deck of the Montana, sending the turret flying away. Another shell hit the stern of the battleship 'Montana', blowing a large hole near the underwater area in the stern. Icy waters poured into the battleship Montana. The stern of the ship slowly sank into the sea. The damage management personnel on the battleship 'Montana' completely gave up on salvaging, and they had no way to do anything about the trauma of such a severe situation. As a last resort, the captain of the battleship 'Montana' had no choice but to give the order to abandon the ship. With the influx of seawater more and more. In the end, the battleship 'Montana' sank into the sea with its stern down and bow facing up, and only a little more than half of the more than 700 US Navy officers and men on board escaped smoothly. The others sank to the cold bottom of the sea with the battleship!
After the sinking of the battleship 'Montana'. Three battleships of the Chinese fleet transferred their fire to the battleship 'Ohio'. Time was running out for the Chinese fleet, they had to end the battle in five minutes, and then accelerate to 20 knots and withdraw from the battlefield. Otherwise, the American fleet, which is coming up from three other directions, will be enough to keep them all here!
In the distance, Admiral William Benson, commander of the US Navy's East Coast Fleet, who was rushing to the battlefield, was even more furious when he saw the battleship Montana sunk again, and he ordered the battleship formations to speed up and intercept the Chinese fleet as soon as they were to do so.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, the battleship "Ohio" of the American fleet suffered heavy damage, and a 305-mm main gun shell fired from the battleship "Qin II" destroyed the main guns on the foredeck of the battleship "Ohio", causing the battleship "Ohio" to lose 40 percent of its firepower. China, at this time the Chinese fleet has run out of time, and the American fleet has already surrounded it. General Gao Yihai had to regretfully give the order to accelerate the retreat. If they had given them another ten minutes, they might have been able to sink the battleship 'Ohio' of the American fleet!
"Commander, sinking two battleships of the Yankees and severely damaging one is already a big victory for us with only three battleships!" Lieutenant General Zhao Hongcai said excitedly. He never expected that with the three battleships in his hands, the Pacific Fleet would be able to achieve such a result!
"Haha! Now, these Yankees should know that we are awesome! Order the ships to speed up their withdrawal, we will not continue to play with the Americans! General Gao Yihai said with a smile.
"Boom!" At this time, an orange-red fireball suddenly erupted from the battleship 'Qin II'.
"Commander, the 'Qin II' has been hit!" A staff officer reported.
"What's going on? Let the 'Qin II' report the loss! General Gao Yihai asked anxiously, and the smile on his face disappeared cleanly!
A few minutes later, the battleship 'Qin II' sent a telegram back. However, the content of the telegram made the faces of General Gao Yihai and Lieutenant General Zhao Hongcai very ugly. The cannon fired by the American fleet hit the engine room of the 'Qin II'. The Qin-class battleships had two steam turbines and used two-shaft propulsion. A steam turbine was destroyed in the explosion, leaving the Qin II without half of its power. The speed suddenly began to drop from 20 knots. In the case of the encirclement of the American fleet, if you lose your speed, it is equivalent to looking for death!
"Holy shit, how could this happen!" General Gao Yihai scolded secretly. It looked like they were about to evacuate, but something like this happened, and suddenly their previous results became imperfect. Soon, the U.S. fleet was about to catch up, and the battleship 'Qin II' slowed down at this time, and the end can be imagined, it will definitely fall into the siege of the U.S. fleet!
"Commander, what should we do now?" Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Zhao Hongcai, asked.
At this time, the battleship 'Qin II' sent a second telegram!
"Commander, the battleship 'Qin II' tells us to evacuate, leave them alone!" Lieutenant General Zhao Hongcai said after reading the telegram!
"Now, that's all there is to it! Send them a telegram and let them take care of themselves! General Gao Yihai said helplessly. In the case of a strong enemy and a weak enemy, it is impossible for the battleships 'Emperor Guangwu' and the battleships 'Qin III' to stop. Once you are surrounded by the American fleet, then everyone will have to die here! This made Admiral Gao Yihai wonder whether it was worth sinking the battleship Qin II in exchange for sinking an American battleship 'Montana' and severely damaging the battleship 'Ohio'. If he had known in advance that this would happen, he wouldn't have taken the risk!
"Haha! That's great! The 2nd and 4th battleship formations pursued the fleeing Chinese battleship, and the 1st battleship formation sank the Chinese battleship that slowed down! Admiral William Benson ordered excitedly. The American fleet had already sunk two battleships and one was heavily damaged, and if the Chinese fleet was allowed to run away unharmed, he would not be able to account for it. Fortunately, God helped them at the most critical moment and left one of the Chinese battleships!
Soon, the three 'Nevada-class' battleships of the 1st Battleship Formation of the US Fleet caught up with the battleship 'Qin II', and the 343-millimeter main guns on the battleship were all aimed at the battleship 'Qin II'.
"Send a telegram to those yellow-skinned monkeys, let them avatar immediately, and we can guarantee their lives!" Admiral William Benson said. Capturing a battleship of the Chinese Navy is more important than sinking a battleship of the Chinese Navy. The advanced sighting equipment of the Chinese Navy has always been coveted by the British and American navies. In particular, the U.S. Navy, which has a poor navy, is even more eager to obtain relevant technology. It's just that China has a very strict blockade of this, and the US Navy has tried hard for a long time but has found nothing, and the only way is to capture the battleships of the Chinese Navy on the battlefield!
The flag-bearers of the battleship Nevada contacted the battleship Qin II in the language of the flag, but they were answered by the heavy shelling of the battleship Qin II. In the eyes of the Chinese, it is a shameful thing to be defeated and captured. The Chinese are more willing to die on the battlefield!
"These damn yellow-skinned monkeys, they gathered our kindness! Fire, sink them! Admiral William Benson ordered angrily.
"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The three 'Nevada-class' battleships began a fierce shelling, with a full thirty 343-mm main guns, which were far stronger than the 'Qin II' battleship in terms of power and number of main guns. Although the battleship Qin II put up fierce resistance and hit the flagship of the American fleet, the Nevada, it still sank.
At half past eight in the morning, after being hit several times, the battleship 'Qin II' sank into the sea, and none of the hundreds of officers and men on the battleship survived!