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The battle lines of the Chilean Navy and the Brazilian Navy crossed each other, and although it was only a few minutes, both sides attached great importance to it. The four battleships of the Chilean Navy all targeted the battleship Rio de Janeiro, the flagship of the Brazilian Navy, at the forefront. And the Brazilian Navy, not to be outdone, opened heavy fire on the battleship 'Santiago', the flagship of the Chilean Navy!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "After the ship's five twin 343-mm guns fired, the strong recoil directly caused the battleship 'Santiago' to move two meters out on the sea surface. Dense shells exploded on the left side of the battleship 'Rio de Janeiro', splashing columns of water that made the officers and men of the Brazilian Navy, who were engaged in such a large-scale naval battle for the first time, turn pale with fright!

Compared with the fierce attack of the Chilean Navy, the counterattack of the Brazilian Navy, although also fierce, posed a very small threat to the Chilean Navy. Their level of gunnery, although somewhat stronger than that of the Argentine Navy, is also very limited!

In naval warfare, luck is very important, and luck plays a large role in whether a naval battle can be won or not. Especially when the strength of the two sides is almost the same, which side has good luck will take advantage of it!

In this naval battle, luck no longer seems to be on the side of the Chilean Navy, or that God no longer favors the Chilean Navy because of the civilian casualties caused by the shelling of coastal cities in Argentina and Brazil.

The four battleships of the Chilean Navy fired three salvos at the battleship 'Rio de Janeiro' in the face. A total of 180 343-mm shells were fired, but not a single shell hit the target. On the contrary, the Brazilian Navy fired only two salvos, but one shell hit the battleship Santiago. At 9:19 a.m., a shell fired from the battleship São Paulo, which was in second place in the battle line of the Brazilian Navy, hit the front main gun of the battleship Santiago. However, the turret armor of the battleship 'Santiago' is 305 mm thick, and it is still a new type of armor steel used by the Chinese Navy, which is very strong. So much so that this armor-piercing projectile did not penetrate the armor of the turret. After the explosion of the shell. The foredeck of the battleship 'Santiago' was in shambles, and the sailors on the deck were also heavily wounded, but other than that, there were no greater losses!

"How's it going? What about the injury? Inside the bridge, Rear Admiral Zhao Hongcai and Admiral Georg both asked nervously. The naval battle had just begun. The battleship 'Santiago' was hit by a shell, which made both of them a little nervous.

"Report! No. 1 main gun was fired. However, the shell did not penetrate the armor and exploded outside the turret. All the gunners in the turret are killed, and you can continue firing after changing gunners! The damage management officer reported to the two.

After hearing this, Major General Zhao Hongcai and Admiral Qiao Ge breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, Admiral Georg was even more gratifying. Fortunately, the Chilean Navy bought Chinese battleships. It's okay to take a shot like this, but if you change to a battleship from another country, I'm afraid it will inevitably suffer heavy losses! At the same time, his confidence in this war. It has also increased a lot!

When the battleship Santiago Santiago of the Chilean Navy was hit, the Brazilian Navy cheered. However, when the smoke cleared, it was found that the battleship "Santiago" was undamaged. The officers and men of the Brazilian Navy all widened their eyes. Speechless! I finally hit the enemy ship, but I didn't cause any damage, what a thing!

The two battle lines on the sea, like heavy cavalry in heavy armor charging at high speed, slashed at each other, and then staggered!

"Right full rudder, accelerate to 18 knots, catch up, don't let the Brazilians run!" Major General Zhao Hongcai gave the order. The Chilean fleet made an arc across the sea and then pursued the Brazilian Navy. At this time, the speed of the Brazilian Navy remained at about 12 knots.

At 10 o'clock in the morning, after the Chilean Navy caught up with the Brazilian Navy, an even more fierce naval battle began!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "On the sea, the sound of artillery shook the sky, and the smoke of gunpowder filled the air. Columns of water rise into the sky, and then turn into water and smash on the sea! Whether it is the Chilean Navy or the Brazilian Navy, they are desperately smashing shells at each other, no matter how high the hit rate is, but it is always right to fire as many shells as possible!

"Boom!" At 10:18 a.m., the Brazilian Navy once again achieved a victory, when the battleship 'Victoria', which was in third place, hit the starboard side of the Chilean Navy's battleship 'Concepción'. However, the site of the explosion was above the waterline, and apart from the destruction of a secondary gun, it did not cause further fatal damage to the battleship 'Concepción'.

However, the good fortune of the Brazilian Navy seems to have ended there. The Chilean Navy has been unlucky for so long, and it has finally begun to send back to normal! And this, all of a sudden, plunged the Brazilian Navy into a bitter battle!

At 10:24 a.m., the battleship La Serena, which was at the back of the battle line, hit the battleship Salvador of the Brazilian Navy. A 343-mm armor-piercing shell hit the bridge of the battleship 'Salvador'. With 280 mm of armor, the root could not withstand 343 mm armor-piercing shells that contained enormous kinetic energy. After tearing off the armor on the outside of the bridge, the shells exploded inside the bridge, killing more than a dozen officers, including the captain. In the end, the surviving chief engineer took over the command!

It's just that the doom of the battleship "El Salvador" did not end there! At 10:33, the battleship 'La Serena' hit the battleship 'Salvador' again. An armor-piercing shell hit the front main gun of the 'La Serena', tore through the armor, and then burrowed into the turret and exploded. What is even more unfortunate is that at this moment, there are two 305-mm shells and hundreds of kilograms of propellant in the barrel, all of which have been killed at this moment. The force was so great that it destroyed both main guns on the foredeck, leaving a large hole in the deck.

After suffering heavy losses, the battleship "Salvador" asked to withdraw from the battle, and the commander of the Brazilian Navy, Admiral Kai, agreed to their request, and the battleship "Salvador", under the protection of two light cruisers and a destroyer, retreated to the coast of Brazil!

At 10:41 a.m., the counterattack of the Brazilian Navy had some effect. The battleship "São Paulo" hit the battleship "Talca" of the Chilean Navy. The shell hit the rear main gun of the battleship 'São Paulo', and although it did not destroy the two main guns on the rear deck, a piece of shrenchnel jammed the steering devices of the two main guns, making it impossible for the two main guns to turn and adjust the firing angle, which can be regarded as temporarily unable to play a role. However, even if the two main guns could not be used, the battleship 'Talka' still had three triple 343mm guns that could continue to fire, and the firepower was still very strong!

The good fortune of the Brazilian Navy came to an end after that. The battleship 'Victoria' was in danger when it was besieged by the Chilean Navy's battleships 'Concepción' and 'La Serena'!

At 11:12, the battleship 'Concepción' hit the battleship 'Victoria'. A 343-mm armor-piercing projectile hit the port side of the battleship 'Victoria' and exploded near the waterline. The weak waterline armor of the battleship "Victoria" could not withstand 343 mm armor-piercing shells. The explosion caused a large hole more than two meters long directly near the waterline, and the raging sea water poured into the battleship 'Victoria'. The damage management personnel on the battleship immediately plugged the leak, but the hole caused by the explosion was too large, and they chose to give up after working hard for more than ten minutes.

When hundreds of tons of seawater entered the battleship 'Victoria', the hull slowly poured down. The captain had to give the order to fill the port side with water in order to keep the battleship balanced. At the same time, let the pump drain as much seawater as possible. Although this kept the battleship Victoria still floating on the surface, it caused the ship's speed to drop sharply. If it's in normal times, this will naturally not be a problem. But now, this is a battlefield full of artillery.

When the speed of the battleship 'Victoria' dropped sharply, it immediately made him the target of the Chilean Navy's battleships 'Concepción' and 'La Serena', and the two battleships reduced their speed and narrowed the distance between the two sides to 5,000 meters, and at this distance, the battleship 'Victoria' was killed!

At 11:38 a.m., the battleship "La Serena" hit the battleship "Victoria", and at the stern, once again tore a huge opening, and this time, the battleship "Victoria" could no longer support it. Ten minutes later, the battleship, with a displacement of more than 20,000 tons, slowly sank into the sea.

The situation of the naval battle became very unfavorable for the Brazilian Navy, and the counterattack of the Brazilian Navy did not cause substantial damage to the Chilean Navy, and the two remaining battleships of Brazil were under siege. If no miracle happens, they will end up in the footsteps of the Argentine Navy!

"General, we're about to lose, let's think of a way!" On the battleship 'Rio de Janeiro', the captain said anxiously!

"Send a telegram to the Americans! Let them help us! Order the fleet to fill the rudder and prepare to return! Admiral Kai ordered. At this point, he doesn't have the confidence to fight anymore!

"Yes, General!" The communications officer immediately sent the telegram that had already been prepared. At this time, less than twenty nautical miles away from the sea area of war, a huge fleet with the Stars and Stripes was rapidly heading south!