"Torpedo fired!"

The shouts of the Maya's gunners rang out again.

"The bow guns fire!" Seiichiro Nobutomo Otani immediately gave the order for the bow guns to open fire.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom......"

Before Otani's words fell, four dazzling fireballs had already lit up from the side of the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania, which had just completed the turn. Four 8-inch shells had already flown out of the chamber and whizzed towards the armored destroyer Aoba, which had just exposed its target.

"Fire!" Nobuyo Oya yelled again.

"Boom, boom!"

The Maya's two 210 mm 35 times diameter guns also made two loud noises, and then the 210 mm guns of the other five Kokugong-class armored destroyers on the sea also began to hiss.

The 210-millimeter cannon of this country looks like a very large caliber, which is actually larger than the caliber of the 13,000-ton Pennsylvania-level 8-inch gun on the opposite side! But the latter has a larger double diameter, a more complete artillery servo system, a naturally greater rate of fire, and ...... protection Needless to say, I also know that the protection is much stronger than the protection of the country's public-level main gun.

However, the 210-mm gun of the national public level is outdated, it is also a 210-mm caliber cannon, and it is also a rapid-fire gun. Although the rate of fire cannot be compared with the new rapid-fire gun, it is quite sufficient compared to the displacement of more than 3,000 tons at the national level.

Although Nobuyo Oya had ordered free fire, all 12 210mm guns on all six Kokuko-class ships were aimed at the Pennsylvania without exception. And David, who was standing on the bridge of the USS Pennsylvania. Lieutenant General Porter was taken aback when he saw a flickering fire more than 4,000 meters in front of him...... That's 12 200mm first-class cannons firing at their side!

But before he could figure out what to do, 12 210-mm shells were already whizzing over the Pennsylvania. Although the main gun of the Guogong class is very strong, the common problem of small boat-carrying cannons is that they are not accurate, and the 210-mm gun of the Guogong is of course no exception.

In fact, when the Guogong class was designed, the recognized engagement distance between ironclad ships was still two or three thousand meters - this is the distance of daytime engagement, not the distance of night artillery battle.

If you change to a 240 mm gun of the Hao Han class or a 155 mm gun of the Zhuangshi class, at a distance of 4,000 meters, even a night battle can hit a 10% hit rate, and the first round of hits is very likely.

"Straddle shot!"

The bridge of the Pennsylvania suddenly erupted in cheers.

It turned out to be in David. By the time Potter was glad that the enemy's cannon had missed, he had already fired a straddle from his side...... However, it was not shot with an 8-inch main gun, but with a 6-inch secondary gun - because the naval guns of this era mainly looked at the position of the water column to judge the landing point of the shells. So when the main and secondary guns are fired together, it is often difficult for observers to distinguish who the water columns belong to. Hence the tactic of taking turns firing the main and auxiliary guns.

But David. Potter and his men didn't rejoice for long, and things took a turn for the worse.

"Boom ......"

Inside the Pennsylvania, all the sailors felt the ship's hull shake violently, and then a splash exploded between the second and third chimneys, and the speed dropped suddenly.

"Are you alright?" David. Potter didn't pay attention, and he was shaken and slipped, but someone rushed to help him up.

Before he could say thank you, he felt a shake under his feet and another "boom" in his ears.

Immediately afterwards, the bow of the Pennsylvania exploded into another balloon of water, and the bow of this armored cruiser immediately sank a lot!

This time David. Potter was already prepared, so he didn't fall, but he already realized that something bad was wrong - his Pennsylvania had just hit two torpedoes!

This is the enemy attacking his own armored cruiser with torpedoes of long range!

"Torpedo...... There are torpedoes, turn on the searchlights! ”

Now he couldn't make up his mind, because when the Pennsylvania-class design was finalized, torpedoes were not a particularly dangerous weapon, and the corresponding armored cruisers of this class did not give much thought to mine protection. So these two torpedoes......

"Boom ......"

Then there was another explosion, and the unfortunate hull of the Pennsylvania trembled violently again, as if it had been hurt by a continuous torpedo attack.

"Damn ......it," Lieutenant General Potter cursed, just about to order the helmsman to take the evasive course

The phone on the bridge rang suddenly, bringing two pieces of bad news to Lieutenant Admiral Porter.

One of the outer walls of the boiler compartment in the middle of the hull was hit by a torpedo, blowing out a large hole, seawater was pouring in, and none of the boilers in this boiler compartment could be used anymore. This made the Pennsylvania's speed drop to 16 knots all at once, and it continues to decline!

In addition, there was a large influx of seawater into the bow, which caused the bow to sink badly, and it was necessary to fill it with water as soon as possible to maintain balance.

Before the report of the damage was finished, the Pennsylvania's already scarred hull shook again.

"Boom ......"

The fourth torpedo hit the 13,000-ton guy!

This time it hit its fragile stern, and the explosion of a 450 mm caliber torpedo directly blew off the rudder of the Pennsylvania and opened a big hole in its ass. Waters poured into the pierced cabin at the stern.

This saves the need to fill the stern with water.

However, the Pennsylvania, having lost its rudder, had no way to turn.

In other words, this armored foreign ship has not really exerted its power, and it can no longer continue to fight.

As a last resort, David. Vice Admiral Potter had no choice but to raise the flag and order the ships to move freely. And he himself rushed to the coastline of the United States with the flagship Pennsylvania......

However, the Pennsylvania was not the only U.S. warship hit by six "sea of torpedoes" launched by the National Princess.

The Maryland, who was behind the Pennsylvania, also became a victim of the "sea of torpedoes", and one was hit by three 450-mm steam gas torpedoes without paying attention!

All three torpedoes hit the middle of the Maryland, blasting out three terrible holes, and the icy sea water rushed into the boiler room and steam engine room. The armored cruiser lost most of its power in an instant, its speed dropped to only 5 knots, and the hull quickly tilted to the left.

This armored cruiser, which was almost out of power and its hull was still heavily tilted, immediately became a live target for several 210-mm guns of the national class on the sea.

At least ten 210-mm cannons were aimed at it with a burst of bang, and dozens of shells were fired in an instant, and eight shots were hit! Beat this hapless armored cruiser into a fireship!

Still, the Maryland is quite tenacious. Even after being hit by three torpedoes and eight 210-mm shells, it remained strong and struggling.

However, the fire and the severe tilt of the hull had already made the armored cruiser lose all its combat effectiveness.

Now the suspense, it's just that it will sink?

In the blink of an eye, the night battle seemed to have been decided.

On the American side, the Pennsylvania withdrew from the battle with heavy losses, and the Maryland was even more severely damaged and lost its combat effectiveness......

The loss of the Texas Sea was only a few 6-inch shells from the Maya and Aoba ships, but because they were all duds, it was not a big deal.

And the armored cruiser detachment of the US Atlantic Fleet, which theoretically had absolute superiority, actually suffered incredible losses in about 10 minutes from the beginning of the engagement. The loss of nearly one-third of its combat effectiveness also cast an H-colored shadow over the hearts of every US Navy officer and soldier who participated in the war.

Everyone can't help but wonder, has God abandoned America? North America...... Do you really want to be drowned by the Yellow Peril?