Chapter 1020: Heavy Injury

"General, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for us to escape. The speed of our warships is much lower than that of the German fighter planes." Lieutenant General Henry Wilson said with a pale face.

A powerful and solid battleship cannot bring them much safety at this moment. After the battleship 'Maryland' was sunk, Lieutenant General Henry Wilson knew that the flagship battleship 'Colorado' might also be doomed. After all, the battleship 'Maryland' and the battleship 'Colorado' belong to the same class of battleships. The 'Colorado' is the lead ship, and the 'Maryland' is the second ship.

"We have no other way at all! I hope that the armor of our battleship can withstand the bombs and torpedoes dropped by the German fighter planes! Otherwise, we will all have to be sent to the bottom of the sea by the Germans to feed the fish." Admiral Henry Mayo said.

He also regrets it very much now. He has long been aware of the fraud, and he should not have ordered the fleet to come to the east of the Azores. This time, they just fell into the trap carefully prepared by the Germans.

"May God bless us!" General Henry Mayo said.

Indeed, in this case, they seem to have no other choice but to pray to God for protection.

On the other side, the German Navy's Atlantic Fleet is following the U.S. fleet to prevent the U.S. fleet from escaping. At the same time, they also witnessed such a big battle.

"God! This is really spectacular, isn't it? Your Excellency, Commander. Our carrier-based aircraft is besieging the Americans. American warships are constantly being hit under the siege of our carrier-based aircraft, and then It was sunk." Lieutenant General Schmidt said excitedly.

"Yes, my chief of staff. The Americans are doomed this time. Our carrier-based planes are ravaging them! When the carrier-based planes have almost dealt with them, it's time for us to go on the field and beat the dogs in the water. Yes. After this battle, the U.S. Navy will suffer heavy losses again. Without ten years, they will not be able to develop at all. However, after ten years, we will be even stronger. The Americans want to compete with us for supremacy , It's just a delusion!" Lieutenant General Burdick was also very excited.

This battle will completely establish the German Navy's superiority in the Atlantic Ocean. Originally, the rise of the U.S. Navy had already posed a great threat to the German Navy's superiority in the Atlantic Ocean. However, this time they courted their own death and sent it to their door. Of course, the German Navy would not let go of this opportunity and killed the US Navy in one fell swoop.

The carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy are still besieging the US fleet. A carrier-based aircraft roared past, dropping bombs or torpedoes. The capital ships of the US fleet have become the key targets of these carrier-based aircraft. The huge battleship like a hill, under the siege of the German Navy's carrier-based aircraft, was exhausted and looked very embarrassed.

"boom!"

A huge explosion sounded on the battleship 'Arizona', and the entire front deck of the battleship was shrouded in smoke and flames.

"What's going on?" Admiral Henry Mayo asked anxiously.

"General, there was a violent explosion on the battleship 'Arizona'. It is estimated that the ammunition depot was penetrated, and the shells inside exploded." A staff officer said.

"Damn it, the 'Arizona' is finished!" Lieutenant General Henry Wilson cursed.

Indeed, for any battleship, an explosion in an ammunition depot is a fatal injury. No battleship survived such a violent explosion.

This was done by a bomber of the German Navy, and the aviation armor-piercing bomb dropped just hit the side of the No. 1 main turret on the bow of the battleship "Arizona". The bomb smashed through the deck armor at a tricky angle, and then penetrated the armor of the ammunition depot, and only then did the explosion occur. More than one hundred shells stored in the ammunition depot exploded. The huge power almost destroyed the entire bow of the battleship 'Arizona'. Seawater poured into the battleship from the fracture.

"General, the captain of USS Arizona requests to abandon the ship." A staff officer reported.

Without any hesitation, Admiral Henry Mayo allowed the battleship 'Arizona' to abandon the ship. After all, under such circumstances, the battleship 'Arizona' has no ability to continue fighting. If they are not allowed to abandon the ship, it is estimated that the sailors on this battleship will soon sink into the sea together with the battleship. In that case, it would be the massacre of these sailors.

The carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy did not fail to pay losses when they attacked. After all, these warships of the US Navy are more or less equipped with anti-aircraft firepower. Although these anti-aircraft firepower did not perform very well on the battlefield, they still caused certain casualties to the carrier-based aircraft units of the German Navy. However, the casualties were not large.

The first wave of carrier-based aircraft lost 7 fighters, 4 bombers and 5 torpedo aircraft during the battle. Such a loss is not that great. Especially compared to the results they have achieved, it is completely insignificant.

Two battleships of the U.S. fleet were sunk, and many others were severely damaged. Such a loss is definitely traumatic for the US fleet.

After dropping bombs and torpedoes, the carrier-based planes of the German Navy began to return one after another. They need to go back to the aircraft carrier to reload and refuel. Only in this way can we continue to fight.

"General, the German plane is gone!" Lieutenant General Henry Wilson exclaimed. His voice was full of surprise.

"Let's go? Great, this is the German plane without bombs and torpedoes. Command the fleet, move forward at full speed, and prepare to evacuate!" Admiral Henry Mayo ordered.

Although, the loss is a bit big now. But if you can escape back to the United States, you can recover soon.

It's just that they seem to have forgotten that the German Navy's Atlantic Fleet is still following them. Not to mention, what is leaving now is only the first wave of German Navy carrier-based aircraft. Immediately afterwards, there is a second wave of carrier-based aircraft that will soon enter the battlefield.

Sure enough, after the German Navy's first wave of carrier-based aircraft withdrew, only a few minutes later, the second wave of carrier-based aircraft flew over the US fleet.