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"Fight back! Fight back for me! "On the bridge of the battleship 'Nevada', Admiral William Benson gave the order to counterattack. However, the Chinese fleet seized the T-shape, and the battle line of the American fleet was only capable of firing with the two twin 343-mm guns on the foredeck of the battleship 'Nevada', and none of the other main guns could aim at the Chinese fleet!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "But even so, the battleship Nevada began to launch a counterattack and set its sights on the battleship Guangwudi, the flagship of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet. However, there is still a lot of gap between the level of artillery bombardment of the US Navy and that of the Chinese Navy. Although the U.S. Navy has stepped up its training after successive defeats by the Chinese Navy, it is not something that the Navy can grow up in a short period of time. The Chinese Navy has also developed for nearly 20 years, and has experienced one major war after another to have its current strength!

The four 343-mm shells fired by the battleship 'Nevada' were all 500 meters away from the nearest point of impact, and they did not even touch the side of the battleship 'Guangwudi', let alone pose a threat. This result made Admiral William Benson very dissatisfied.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The three battleships of the Chinese Navy seized this opportunity to fire fiercely at the battleship Nevada, and at the same time, they turned with the battle line of the US Navy, and yes they were able to stay in a favorable position for shelling.

"Boom!" At 6:13 a.m., the fifth salvo of the battleship 'Qin II' finally achieved a result. A 305-mm armor-piercing projectile hit the foredeck of the battleship 'Nevada'. A large hole was blown into the deck, killing more than a dozen American sailors on deck.

"Damn! Let the second battle line come up from the right and intercept the Chinese! Admiral William Benson ordered with a grim face. He never imagined that such a situation would occur. In his view, the US fleet, which has 14 formidable battleships, should have defeated the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet in this battle against the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet. But now the result is that the powerful American fleet is pressed and beaten, which makes him feel as if he has been slapped in the face!

When the Chinese fleet fiercely attacked the battleship 'Nevada'. The second battle line of the American fleet finally completed the formation, with four 'New York-class' battleships in front and four 'Wyoming-class' battleships behind, and eight battleships quickly fought out from the right, trying to block the front of the Chinese fleet. Intercept the Chinese fleet!

It's just that the Chinese fleet knows that in this war, the most taboo thing is to get entangled with the American fleet. In that case, the three battleships of the Pacific Fleet are definitely no match for the American fleet. So, after the second line of battle of the American fleet caught up. The Chinese fleet left and began to turn, disengaged from the American fleet, ready to find another opportunity.

Seeing that the Chinese fleet had taken the initiative to retreat, Admiral William Benson left and ordered the fleet to speed up and catch up. Merely. The maximum speed of the American fleet is only 22 knots, and in order to protect the boilers, the maximum speed is generally only 20 knots in normal sailing. At this rate. To catch up with the Chinese fleet, that root is impossible. And the Chinese fleet after getting rid of the pursuit of the American fleet. Look for another opportunity to launch an attack on the American fleet. Although, under the strict precautions of the American fleet, it did not cause much damage to the American fleet, but this completely dragged the American fleet here.

On the other hand, six 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy's Pacific Fleet, led by the battlecruiser 'Wang Qian', also engaged in fierce battles with 10 'Philadelphia-class' heavy cruisers of the US fleet. Although the number of 'Philadelphia-class' heavy cruisers of the US Navy is 3 more than that of the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy, the form of the battlefield is very unoptimistic, and the heavy cruisers of the US fleet are almost pressed and beaten!

The Chinese Navy's 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruisers are equipped with three triple 210-mm guns, which are three more than the three twin 210-mm guns of the U.S. Navy's 'Philadelphia-class' heavy cruisers, and at the same time, the full load displacement of 14,000 tons is also 4,000 tons more than the 'Philadelphia-class' heavy cruisers, which means that the 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruisers are thicker than the 'Philadelphia-class' heavy cruisers. In terms of speed, the 'River-class' heavy cruisers, which reached a maximum speed of 30 knots, had 4 knots more than the 'Philadelphia-class' heavy cruisers. Not to mention, there was also a 'Wang Qian' battlecruiser on the Chinese fleet's side to help, which made the heavy cruiser fleet of the American fleet completely suppressed at the beginning of the battle!

After the start of the naval battle, the USS Augusta and USS Montpellier of the US Navy's heavy cruiser fleet besieged the battlecruiser USS Wang Qian. The two sides fought at a distance of 10,000 meters. However, only twenty minutes later, a salvo from the battlecruiser 'Wang Qian' hit the heavy cruiser 'Montpellier', and a 305-mm armor-piercing projectile concentrated the bow of the 'Montpellier', cutting off a small part of the front part of the bow. Fortunately it was above the waterline, otherwise the Montpellier would have been finished! After being hit, the officers and men of the U.S. Navy on the heavy cruiser "Montpellier" were almost frightened, and immediately made a request to the commander of the fleet, Admiral William Bamson, to withdraw from the battlefield on the grounds that they had suffered heavy losses. However, Admiral William Benson refused their request and asked them to continue fighting. And this was the first to lead to the tragic end of the heavy cruiser 'Montpellier'.

At 6:34 a.m., the battlecruiser 'Wang Qian' hit the heavy cruiser 'Montpellier' again!

This shell, fired by the No. 4 turret on the aft deck of the battlecruiser 'Wang Qian', hit the starboard side of the heavy cruiser 'Montpellier' and exploded just near the waterline. The weak underwater armor of the 'Philadelphia-class' heavy cruisers could not withstand 305 mm armor-piercing shells. After the explosion, a huge three-meter-long hole was torn directly on the starboard side of the heavy cruiser 'Montpellier'.

Although the damage management personnel on the heavy cruiser 'Montpellier' immediately carried out damage control, they could not close the huge opening. The raging waters rushed in, and in just two minutes, the heavy cruiser 'Montpellier' tilted. The captain of the heavy cruiser 'Montpellier' immediately ordered water to be filled to the port side in order to restore the balance of the hull. However, this did not help, but hastened the sinking of the battleship. Finally, at 6:45 a.m., the captain of the heavy cruiser 'Montpellier' gave the order to abandon ship. Five minutes later, the heavy cruiser Montpellier sank into the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first large battleship to be sunk in the naval battle!

When the heavy cruiser 'Augusta' saw that the heavy cruiser 'Montpellier' had been sunk, it immediately turned and fled, not daring to exchange fire with the battlecruiser 'Wang Qian' again. And the battlecruiser 'Wang Qian' did not catch up, but joined other battle groups to attack the heavy cruisers of the American fleet.

The main importance of the design of the battle cruiser is that even if it is used against the enemy's armored cruisers or heavy cruisers, the US Navy's 'Philadelphia-class' heavy cruisers are no match for the 'Baiqi-class' battle cruisers of the Chinese Navy!

The Chinese Navy's 'Jianghe-class' heavy cruisers are also in an advantageous position to deal with the US Navy's 'Philadelphia-class' heavy cruisers. The three extra main guns, as well as the higher rate of fire and artillery accuracy of the Chinese Navy than the US Navy, made the US Navy almost completely passive under attack.

An hour after the outbreak of the naval battle, the US Navy's heavy cruisers fought, and in addition to the "Montpellier", which was sunk by the battlecruiser "Wang Qian", two other heavy cruisers were heavily damaged and had to withdraw from the battlefield. And the Chinese Navy only paid the price of minor injuries to a heavy cruiser. Moreover, the situation on the battlefield is very favorable to the Chinese Navy.

Admiral William Benson, who was commanding the battleship formation to encircle and suppress the three battleships of the Chinese Navy, also saw the danger facing the heavy cruiser formation. Obviously, if the heavy cruiser fleet of the American fleet continues to fight fiercely with the heavy cruiser fleet of the Chinese navy, it will probably be wiped out. This made Admiral William Benson very aggrieved, and hurriedly ordered the heavy cruiser squadron to move closer to the capital ship and act with the capital ship to avoid being killed by the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy!

"Boom!" At this time, a loud noise was heard on the sea. I saw a huge orange-red fireball erupt from the foredeck of the battleship 'New York', which was at the forefront of the US Navy's second battle line.

'What's going on?' What happened to the New York'? Admiral William Benson was shocked.

It was a few minutes before the battleship 'New York' sent a message.

"General, the No. 2 turret of the front main gun of the 'New York' was hit, the turret was penetrated, and the shells exploded inside the turret. To make matters worse, there were two more shells in the turret that did not fire, which also caused a martyrdom, and the entire No. 2 turret was destroyed. The fire is spreading to the ammunition depot under the turret, and the captain of the 'New York' has already given the order to fill the ammunition depot with water! A communications officer reported to Admiral William Benson.

"Damn, how could this be!" Admiral William Benson said furiously. With such a violent explosion, the battleship 'New York' must have been severely damaged, and even if it was not sunk, it would have to withdraw from the battlefield. The naval battle had just begun, and the American fleet was about to lose a battleship, which made Admiral William Benson very angry!