"Haha! Well done, boys, beat the dogs* Chinese for me and beat them all into the sea to feed the fish! "Vice Admiral Benson, deputy commander of the US Navy's West Coast Fleet, shouted excitedly after seeing the Chinese Navy's battleship 'Xikang' being hit by the US Navy's battleship 'Wisconsin'.

Admiral Mahan, commander of the US Navy's West Coast Fleet, also had a happy smile on his old face. Being able to hit a warship of the Chinese Navy at this distance, even with some element of luck. But in general, the soldiers of the US Navy have made considerable progress.

"Boom! Rumble! "At 10:25 a.m., the 'Hawaii', which was at the back of the Chinese Navy's battle line, also achieved results. A 305-mm shell accurately hit the rear deck of the US Navy's battleship "Massachusetts", and the shell penetrated the armor of the rear main gun of the "Massachusetts", overturning the main gun directly, and the barrel of the gun was blown into twisted flowers. Fortunately, when it was hit, the shells in the barrel had already been fired, otherwise the battleship "Massachusetts" would have shed a layer of skin if it had caused a martyrdom.

The Chinese Navy's battleship "Hawaii" is the "Oregon" battleship of the "Indiana-class" battleships of the US Navy captured in a naval battle two years ago. After that, a year-long refit was carried out inside the Jiangnan shipyard in China. The secondary guns were removed, the armor was thickened, and the power was replaced. This made the Hawaii's combat effectiveness much stronger, and the speed was increased to 17 knots. It is already far stronger than the 'Indiana-class' battleships of the US Navy. It's just that the structure of the battleship has already been finalized, and it is impossible to further improve the combat effectiveness. After this naval battle, the old battleships such as the battleship "Hawaii" will probably be gradually decommissioned. In future naval battles, the chances of survival of such an old battleship will not be too high.

"Good, keep it up! Our luck will not be worse than that of the Americans! Admiral Li Dingxin, commander of the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy, said with great satisfaction.

The fierce battle between the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy and the West Coast Fleet of the US Navy is still in full swing. So far, the two sides have won and lost each other. But in general, it is still the Chinese Navy that has the upper hand. However, it is very difficult to say whether the advantage can be maintained and further expanded.

While the battleships of the two sides were exchanging fire fiercely, the battle between the heavy cruisers of the Pacific Fleet of the Chinese Navy and the armored cruisers of the West Coast Fleet of the US Navy had entered a white-hot stage. It had only been more than an hour since the start of the battle, but several battleships had already been hit. And some of the injuries are not light.

At 9:20 a.m., the heavy cruiser 'Chengdu' took the lead and hit the foredeck of the US Navy's armored cruiser 'New York' with one shot. Although the shell failed to cause fatal damage to the USS New York, it almost wiped out the American sailors on the foredeck of the USS New York.

At 9:45 a.m., the heavy cruiser 'Chongqing' achieved great success. A 280 mm main gun shell successfully hit the US Navy's armored cruiser "Brooklyn", and the place of the hit was near the waterline of the "Brooklyn". This shell exploded a large hole of more than a meter near the waterline. The raging sea water poured into the armored cruiser "Brooklyn", and when the damage management personnel of the armored cruiser "Brooklyn" tried hard to block the opening, the armored cruiser "Brooklyn" had already poured at least 100 tons of seawater. This caused the hull of the armored cruiser 'Brooklyn' to tilt, and Yan zhòng affected the shooting of the 'Brooklyn'. Taking advantage of his illness to kill him, the heavy cruiser 'Chongqing' seized this opportunity and went directly to a distance of 5,000 meters from the 'Brooklyn' and opened fire. At 10:15 a.m., the heavy cruiser Chongqing dealt another fatal blow to the armored cruiser Brooklyn. In this salvo, two shells hit the armored cruiser USS Brooklyn. A shell hit the aft deck of the USS Brooklyn and destroyed the steering gear, depriving the armored cruiser of the USS Brooklyn of the ability to turn rudders, and its speed was greatly affected. Another shell killed the armored cruiser USS Brooklyn. This shell pierced the turret armor of the Brooklyn's front main gun. And, from the bottom, it goes directly into the ammunition depot. After the shells exploded, hundreds of shells in the ammunition depot were directly detonated. The huge explosion directly patrolled the armored patrol of the 'Brooklyn'

The bow of the foreign ship was blown to pieces. Then, in less than thirty seconds, the armored cruiser 'Brooklyn' sank into the sea, becoming the first large battleship to be sunk in the naval battle.

At 10:08 a.m., the heavy cruiser "Kangding" of the Chinese Navy also successfully hit the armored cruiser "Pennsylvania" of the US Navy. The shell hit the amidships of the USS Pennsylvania, and the shell blew up one of the chimneys of the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania. The collapsed chimney caused great damage to the superstructure of the Pennsylvania. At the same time, the power was greatly affected, and the speed dropped from 25 knots to 12 knots. As a last resort, the Pennsylvania withdrew from the battle after consulting Admiral Mahan. However, this caused the armored cruiser "Pennsylvania" to be besieged by destroyers of the Chinese Navy. At 11:50 a.m., the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania was hit by two torpedoes and sank into the sea.

In addition, among the armored cruisers of the U.S. Navy, the armored cruisers USS Colorado and the armored cruisers USS Maryland also suffered heavy damage. In the latter, a large hole was blown open in the side side, and the water entered the water strictly, and finally it also staggered out of the battle and headed for the continental United States. However, in the end, he still failed to make it to his homeland, and sank into the sea 800 kilometers from the San Diego Naval Base.

In the battle between the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy and the armored cruisers of the US Navy, the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy had an overwhelming advantage. By 11:30 a.m., only four of the eight armored cruisers of the U.S. Navy were left in battle, and all four of them were still somewhat wounded. Of the remaining four, two were sunk, one sank into the sea on the way back, and only one escaped back home.

Of course, the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy also paid a certain price. The bridge of the heavy cruiser 'Lanzhou' was hit, the captain was killed, and in the ensuing battle, both main guns were destroyed and incapacitated. Finally, under the protection of the destroyer, left the battlefield. In addition, the most unlucky is the heavy cruiser 'Xi'an'. During a battle with the U.S. Navy's armored cruiser USS California, he was hit by a near-miss bullet. The shell exploded less than ten meters from the heavy cruiser 'Xi'an'. The huge water pressure directly tore through the underwater armor of the heavy cruiser 'Xi'an', causing a hole more than three meters in size. Such a trauma cannot be rescued at all. After their efforts, the damage management personnel of the 'Xi'an' were unable to block the opening. In the end, the captain gave the order to abandon the ship. At 11:04 a.m., the heavy cruiser 'Xi'an' sank into the sea, becoming the first large warship lost by the Chinese Navy in this naval battle. Fortunately, however, the sailors on the battleship were successfully evacuated. The Chinese Navy does not advocate sinking with ships. Although this will seem very heroic, in Wang Yuze's view, people are more precious than warships. If the battleship is gone, it can be rebuilt, and if the people are gone, it is the real loss.

The overall situation of the remaining six heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy is also much better than that of the armored cruisers of the US Navy. The next battle will not be any suspense. The victory of the heavy cruisers of the Chinese Navy is a certainty. However, in the end, it depends on the specific situation at what small cost you can win.

The battle between the light cruiser and the destroyer was even more tragic. By 11:30 a.m., two light cruisers of the Chinese Navy had been sunk, the Neijiang and the Yibin. Three ships were heavily damaged, namely 'Zunyi', 'Zigong' and 'Guangyuan'. Most of the remaining 9 ships were also injured. The losses of the destroyers were even greater, 5 were sunk, 4 were heavily damaged, and 11 remained.

Of course, they inflicted even greater losses on the West Coast Fleet of the US Navy. The light cruisers of the West Coast Fleet of the US Navy, 9 were sunk by you, 4 were heavily damaged, and 8 remained. 13 destroyers were sunk, 8 were heavily damaged, and 14 remained. The numerical superiority of the US Navy's West Coast Fleet over light cruisers and destroyers also no longer exists.

Overall, the Chinese Navy still has an absolute advantage. Before the start of the battle, although the US Navy had a numerical advantage, the gap between the performance of the battleship and the plain quality of the soldiers was difficult to make up for by quantity. As time goes on, the gap between the two sides will only widen. And the situation of the US Navy's West Coast Fleet in this naval battle will also get worse and worse. It seems that the balance of victory in the naval battle has begun to tilt in favor of the Chinese Navy, and the US Navy is almost on the verge of repeating the mistakes of two years ago!