Chapter 223: collapse
After the previous round of melee, the formations of the two sides were a little disorganized. The Japanese wisely moved a distance temporarily to re-adjust the order of engagement, and waited for the two protective cruisers to return. After some adjustments, the order of engagement proposed by the Japanese changed to Fuji and Yashima to deal with Iowa at the same time, Asama to deal with Bayan, Yakumo to deal with Parada, and Nissin to deal with New York. The Cloud cooperated with the other two protective cruisers to deal with the remaining five US protective cruisers.
The current situation can be understood even with the knees! Fighting down the US fleet is the end of being crushed! The only question worth considering is that from which section of the battle line will the front collapse, whether from the New York or from the protective cruiser behind it? The British who watched the game even opened a bet! 40% of people think that it is New York that is dead, 30% think it is Olympia, and another 30% think it is the American flagship Iowa!
And at this moment, Dewey, as the commander of the fleet, suddenly issued an order that was difficult for outsiders to understand! "Let's pass on the order, disband the fleet, let's all escape!" Just after Dewey said this, a fishy liquid poured up, his throat was sweet, and Dewey almost fainted with a black eye. He understood very well that when he gave this order, he and the Iowa would be in a situation where he and the Iowa would be in a desperate situation, and any other warship could run away, but he and the flagship alone had no chance! The speed is too slow. And he is the commander of the fleet, the Japanese want to capture themselves, right? He has only one way to choose, sinking with the ship. And regardless of whether he fell into the hands of the Japanese, because of the failure of this vital battle, he will always be a disgrace to the US Navy, at least he thought so at the time.
"Live and avenge all the warriors who died in battle!" After the Iowa issued the last semaphore, the American warship suddenly turned its rudder and rushed towards the two Japanese second-class battleships in the distance, and then When this order was sent to other warships, the battle line of the US-Russian fleet began to disintegrate. I have to say that the Russians are still very interesting. They did not run away immediately after receiving the order, but chose to convey the order and then evacuate.
After receiving this order, most of the US military officers and soldiers finally took a sigh of relief. The more than an hour-long battle has brought their physical and mental strength to the limit. The fundamental reason for supporting it is that glory and courage are not as good as it is. Said it is fear, the Japanese army's behavior has been very clear in the Qing-Japanese War, not to mention the blood of thousands of people in the hands of this fleet. Americans don't think that the barbaric Japanese monkeys will follow any international conventions. So they cannot be captured, even if they die in battle, it is better than being captured.
After this order was issued, except for the battleship Iowa, which used his life to buy time for the fleet, the battleships below Bayan began to evacuate everywhere. Escape is also a science. Everyone has no chance to run together. Yes, it must be spread out. Although the self-protection ability is poor after spreading out, it is definitely not enough to get together! There are two key to running, one is to run fast enough, and the other is to run faster than teammates...
"I wipe it! Is this running?" Looking at the American and Russian fleets that were scattered about, the Japanese was taken aback for a moment, and then he wanted to understand. Seeing that this was the proper rhythm of group annihilation, now it has directly changed from an annihilation war to a rout war. Except for Iowa, the remaining warships in the US-Russian fleet are cruisers, and they are not slow at all. Unlike the settlement in the Yellow Sea battle, they can’t even run, they can only smash. In the end!
The two Russian cruisers took the lead to turn, or how to fight brothers, let everyone run together! Heihachiro Togo, who discovered that something was wrong, immediately followed him with the Asama and Yakumo. The remaining 4 Japanese warships suddenly found themselves chasing six targets! Suddenly a little dizzy.
"Catch up with the big one first?" Shimura Hayao looked at the New York and Olympia, which had already started to run. It stands to reason that these two battleships are the strongest, and the other party must not be able to beat themselves, so it is better to chase them, but in fact it is not the case.
Even if the firepower gap between the two sides is large, the output during the pursuit battle is definitely not comparable to the battle line. Both sides are fast, the rate of speed change is also large, and the shooting range will be reduced. It's a long process, and you can't kill your opponent without enough firepower and time.
Some people may say that the two warships should go together, so the problem is even greater. Nissin and Yakumo are gone together, what about the remaining 2 second-class cruisers? Planning to pick 4 out of 2? These two second-class protection cruisers don't talk about catching opponents, even self-protection is a problem! No way, there are fewer ships on your side than the other side!
Judging from the current situation, it is impossible to wipe out the opponent. Based on the principle of catching the big and letting go of the small, Nisshin took Takasago to chase New York and Olympia, while Izumo took another protective cruiser to catch four other protective cruisers.
When the two fleets disbanded to pursue their respective targets, the battleship Iowa also ushered in his final moments, Iowa is indeed very strong! Although he was only the first American warship on the far coast ~www.wuxiaspot.com~, his fierce firepower and heavy armor allowed him to fight the opposite Fuji, but at this time, he faced two Japanese second-class ships. With battleships and a group of torpedo boats that resemble piranhas, the Iowa, even with great abilities, can't make any waves. The 6-inch 4-inch secondary gun was destroyed long ago, and the 8-inch second-class main gun was also mostly destroyed.
Under the cover of Fuji and Yashima’s firepower, eight Japanese torpedo boats launched their final attacks on the most powerful warship in the United States. The remaining 6-pounder guns were tilted frantically, trying to destroy these deadly assassins with sharp blades. Driven away from the side, and the remaining two 12-inch heavy artillery are also constantly spraying shells at the Japanese fleet in the distance. But soon, the Japanese proved all this in vain with practical actions.
When the Americans cheered that they had just destroyed two torpedo boats, the other three torpedo boats entered the attacking position and shot 5 18-inch torpedoes from a distance of 1000 meters to 700 meters! Two minutes later, two violent explosions came from the middle and stern of the Iowa hull at the same time! Countless fragments were thrown into the air by the water column and air waves generated by the explosion, and this was just the beginning. The torpedo that hit the tail of the hull even penetrated the underwater defense system of the main turret at the tail, and the fire snakes rushed into the ammunition at the tail. Library, and ignite the remaining propellant packs and ammunition!
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