The distance of less than 400 meters was enough for the Maxine machine gun to sweep at the side of the opposing ship. This close distance was enough for the San Diego to deliver a fierce blow to the opponent who was plotting against him before dying, and although the ship's side was already obviously tilted, the main gun was high enough to allow most of the ship's guns to be used, and while the sailors on the Detroit were still cheering, the kitten had been targeted by the dying hounds!

Although the hound is dying, it is still extremely lethal against the kitten that approaches! At such a close distance, the San Diego burst out with the strongest combat power in an instant, only to see a wall of fire-like barrage completely cover the Detroit a few hundred meters away, like a fire storm formed by a rain of bullets, the sound of shells colliding with the hull of the ship came and went, and the strong explosion continued to shake the entire battleship, thick yellow-green smoke and bright yellow flames covered the entire battleship side, making people feel that this was a fireship sailing hard at sea.

With a displacement of 2,000 tons, a battleship of this class can only be regarded as cannon fodder consumables during the Sino-Japanese War, and on the stage of the Spanish-American War, which is a higher level, it may be able to gain temporary glory by tricks, but after the glory, waiting for their checkmate death! An 8-inch shell easily pierced the hull, and then exploded above the tail propeller shaft of the Detroit, and the huge explosion directly blew off the two propeller shafts, and in this way, the 2,000-ton battleship was destroyed by the salvo of the San Diego at close range in just two minutes, although it was still struggling to float on the sea, but it was only a matter of time before it sank. The Santiago, on the other hand, was filled with water. Trying to save the battleship.

With the Santiago mine as a signal, the whole naval battle entered the bloodiest stage, just when the San Diego and the Detroit were both fighting, the King aimed at the Cincinnati-class ship No. 2, the protective cruiser numbered C8 had no chance under the attack of two battleships with a tonnage more than 3 times higher than it, and in just ten minutes, the poor protective cruiser was beaten into a burning torch by a dense 6-inch shell. The King didn't even bother to use an 11-inch main gun, and at a roughly equal speed, the 6-inch and 105mm guns on the opposite side were enough to destroy the cruiser.

And what is even more tragic is this. The Manila, which had caught up after a full turn, also stared at the battleship that was about to sink, and the 8-inch and 6-inch guns were pouring shells to one side, seeing this. The King and the Cologne also abandoned the ship, which was bound to sink, and began shooting at the flagship of General Shelly, the Cincinnati, who was fleeing ahead!

What is the most tragic thing in the world? It's not that I can't see the hope of survival, but after seeing hope, I still have to die. [point e] and this is the case of the Cincinnati at this time, the 3 cruisers led by Majifen are not far away, if he can meet them, then if the 4 battleships are together, it is not easy for the two 10,000-ton armored cruisers to eat themselves, but this distance is so that the Cincinnati can never cross. A 10-inch shell hit the aft deck of the Cincinnati. The 3,000-ton battleship shook violently with a huge explosion, and the stern of the Cincinnati was cut off with the sound of the hull breaking. A large amount of seawater poured in from the breach, and the speed of the entire battleship began to decrease. And the two killing gods in the distance are already getting closer and closer!

"Hey," Shelly let out a long sigh as he looked at the Majifen fleet that was trying to rescue not far away. Looking at the King and Cologne, which were pouring fire in the rear, Shelly knew that he was dead, and that it was pointless for him to survive even if he had reached this point, and that the number of warships lost in his hands had reached 7, although he could not be blamed for everything. But he knew that both the Admiralty and the U.S. government had to find a scapegoat, and Simpson naturally wouldn't be, and neither would Magifin, so only he would be abandoned. Rather than this, it is better to die on the battlefield, at least your family will live better. …,

There wasn't much time left for Shelly, and the Cincinnati and its siblings were sunk at about the same time. The C8 died from over-flooding that caused it to capsize, while the Cincinnati was torn to pieces by 11-inch and 10-inch guns, and the Third Fleet flagship was reduced to flying debris with bursts of explosions. Eventually sank.

At the same time, the Santiago also came to the last moment of its life, even the reverse water injection could not save the 5,000-ton displacement, redundant warship, with the rolling sea water, the final fate of the battleship has been determined, with the signal flag representing the distress raised, the rest of the crew began to evacuate under the arrangement of the officer. And Jericho's Santiago, after destroying the cruiser C8, also sailed to the sinking battleship and evacuated the remaining crew to his ship.

The fight has begun, but it is not yet there. Although Yang Yonglin and Jericho cleanly solved almost the entire Shelly fleet at the cost of losing one battleship, the two Spanish warships had also fought to the point of running out of fuel on the two separate battlefields.

The protective cruiser of the Fury was definitely the pinnacle of the cruisers of the time in 1890, but after a lapse of 8 years, this battleship has already appeared to be backward, especially in the face of 5 auxiliary cruisers of the B series, once surrounded, this battleship with only dome armor, it is certain to slow down under the fire of rapid-fire guns like rain, even if the watertight compartment of the Fury is strong enough, even if the gun emplacements of the Fury are protected, but in the face of this kind of 5 ships of 6000 tons to 7000 tons, With a fleet of 30 6-inch rapid-fire guns on the sidestrings, it was only a matter of time before the Fury was defeated!

After being dragged by 3 battleships with a speed of barely reaching 16 knots, the Fury had already shown its decline, and the maximum sidechord firepower was only 4 6-inch guns and 2 8-inch turret guns, and the Fury could not withstand the fire of the opponent's 3 ships with a total of 15 6-inch guns, although it could remain unsinkable for a short time, but as more and more bitter acid shells swept the deck, the entire protective cruiser held out for 20 minutes, and with the influx of boiling water, the limit of this battleship had finally arrived! The entire side chord is covered with holes after the shells have penetrated, although the dome armor protects the core cabin, but the part of the dome armor has been flooded in large quantities, and the secondary gun emplacements of the side chord are unable to function due to direct hits or smoke, and when the two B series protective cruisers behind them come up to support, it is already a matter of time before the battleship sinks.

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