Chapter 2775: Against one
"This is a bold and dangerous idea." The officer on the side said.
"But the fastest way to open the deadlock is indeed. Our King Kong class may be eliminated from the battlefield earlier than the American Iron Tortoise." Yamaguchi Takamori took a deep breath, and seemed to be making a determination, one that might make the Japanese navy quick. The decision to gain an advantage may also expose the Japanese Navy to unknown risks!
"Temporarily give up the attack on the New Mexico and concentrate all the firepower on the next battleship! Pay attention to the coordination with the Nagato, and don't let the water columns exploded by the two rounds of shells mix together!" Yamaguchi Ryuomori ordered.
Two minutes later, the 10 15-inch guns of the battleship Tosa sounded again, and this time, they aimed at the flagship of the US fleet, the Colorado. The Colorado, which was suddenly attacked by two battleships, felt great pressure!
"Damn it? What's the situation?" A Colorado officer cursed involuntarily looking at the sudden increase in the water column around the battleship. After a brief period of chaos, the firepower of the two Japanese battleships was coordinated very well. Nagato and The Tosa alternately tilted a huge amount of ammunition toward the target, and a round of shells fell near the Colorado almost every 20 seconds! After the successful formation of a straddle shot, the hit is only a matter of time!
"We were hit!" The dazzling fire from the front of the battleship alluded to Sims' retina, and the bright yellow flame even made people feel a little dazzling. The battleship trembled slightly under the blow, countless fragments splashed from the side of the ship that was hit, and the almost unprotected upper deck was gnawed out of a gap by a heavy artillery shell, and thick smoke and flames began to be in the cabin. spread. A large number of damage management team members ran from all directions with fire extinguishing equipment, and at this moment, another heavy artillery shell landed on almost the same position with an aura of destruction!
Boom! This blow was worse than just now! This shell successfully penetrated two decks and hit the main horizontal armor of the Colorado. The violent impact caused serious distortions in the thick horizontal armor. The rivets originally used to fix the armor plates were collapsed. The armor plate of the block fell off, and the back plate behind the armor plate was also shattered. With the ignition of the shell fuze, a shell weighing more than one ton exploded inside the Colorado, and tons of debris covered an area of nearly 20 meters around it. .
The flaky cabin and its personnel were covered by a metal storm formed by flames and debris. Including the nearby damage management personnel, this blow caused the Colorado to lose at least 50 people! The survivors struggled to escape from this **** of blood and fire. They crawled on the ground, struggling in the toxic smoke and flames, and the blood ran across the deck. Most of them never stood up again. .
However, in the face of the attack of the two battleships, Colorado also showed full resilience. It is worthy of being the most advanced battleship in the U.S. Navy. Although from the most basic data, it is not much different from the previous Tennessee, but the United States People still have a lot of improvements in many details. For example, the layout of large compartments and thick walls is adopted on the ship surface. This thicker wall has successfully limited the scope of damage after being shot. Otherwise, the damage range of the shot from Nagato will be even greater. For example, it has twice as much power as Tennessee, which also makes the internal damage management of the Colorado seem easy.
After being hit by two consecutive punches, the Colorado also returned with color. A 16-inch shell accurately hit the No. 2 turret of the Nagato, blasting one of the 16-inch cannons into two pieces. And a fire was lit on the deck. The blazing flames affected the fire control observation of the Nagato, causing the Nagato's hit rate to plummet in the next few minutes.
"We can’t go on like this. The Colorado won’t last too long. It’s simply the worst decision we made to place the New Mexico ahead of us. He can’t share our pressure. The enemy on the opposite side has realized the bad situation of the New Mexico. All the firepower is focused on us!" Ma Jifen said impatiently at the New Mexico, who had been shooting in front of him, but failed to make a hit.
“There may be some problems with the New Mexico’s fire control system. Send them a signal and let them try to correct the trajectory with aerial correction. Tell me Bailey that if within five minutes he can’t let the opposing warship If you feel threatened, the Colorado is in a tough situation!" In addition to commanding, Sims is also an artillery expert. Although the rangefinder is more rigid than the seaplane, if the former fails, Then the latter is the only reliable aiming method.
In this 1V2 match, the Colorado persisted, Yamaguchi Takamori's fire-focusing tactics did not achieve the expected results, but just a few minutes later, the first twist in this naval battle finally appeared!
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"Very good, clamp the target again, the artillery will switch from a half salvo to a full salvo!"
Following the order of the fire control officer, Mecklenburg once again started a full-speed salvo. The previous efforts of the King Kong to dodge through small-range maneuvers were once again in vain. In the previous battle, the King Kong was beaten. It was miserable, but luck was good. It didn't hurt too many important facilities, but this time, the luck of King Kong came to an end!
One minute after catching the target in the first round! Accompanied by the roar of the 8 main guns, 3 shells fell on the poor King Kong after flying in the air for tens of seconds! This blow directly killed the warship half to death! Two shells hit the turret part of the stern No. 3 turret and the generator compartment next to it. King Kong strengthened the dome armor, but the gun seat armor was still fragile 8 inches!
So, everything is so logical, the 875 kg shell successfully opened a hole close to 1 meter in diameter on the mount of King Kong! Afterwards, this shell hit the ammunition hoist inside the gun mount. With the activation of the bottom fuze, tons of shells and propellant packs were ignited! The violent explosion seemed to turn the entire No. 3 turret into a volcano! The violent explosion even shook hundreds of tons of turrets out of the gun mount, like a volcanic eruption, a fire dragon rushed from the gap between the gun and the gun mount. Violent explosions continued to be heard from the King Kong, and the orange flames even covered one-third of the hull!
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