Chapter 2605 Counterattack 2
As a result, this poor light cruiser died very simply! Tons of explosives threw the wreckage of the light cruiser directly into the air hundreds of meters, and the entire battleship was completely shattered in the violent explosion! So much so that there were almost no survivors on this light cruiser! And little Fletcher was promoted after the war because of this clean kill of a light cruiser! And he received a medal with special commemorative significance-the Navy Destroyer Close Combat Medal! Only destroyer commanders who engage the enemy at a distance of less than 1,000 yards and obtain a kill record will have such a medal!
The remaining American torpedo strike team also made gains. The light cruiser Tama was the third one to be sunk. Under siege by at least 2 destroyers and 2 torpedo boats, the light cruiser also took away an American destroyer before dying. , but was subsequently hit by at least 4 torpedoes! The Tama, like the Oai, died very simply. The Americans had no intention of leaving anyone alive. Even when the battleship had been broken into two pieces, the Americans' naval guns and torpedoes still did not stop!
Old Fletcher's plan has been very successful so far. It is almost progressing bit by bit according to the content in the script. If nothing unexpected happens, the five light cruisers of the Japanese light cruiser squadron will eventually be deployed in less than half an hour. completely annihilated! However, at this moment, the thundering sound of cannons from the distance broke everything on the battlefield! The terrifying roar of the British 15-inch naval gun told everyone that the Fuso-class was coming!
"I'm afraid this is the biggest failure today!" Shigetaro Yoshimatsu said with a gloomy face as he looked at the American armored cruiser in the distance. In fact, the Japanese fleet's losses in the previous battle with the Su Xiong fleet were even greater than now, but in the eyes of the Japanese In the past, it was worth paying some price to fight the most powerful battleships in the elite German High Seas Fleet, but now, with the Japanese fleet having an overwhelming advantage on the entire battlefield, it was beaten by five obsolete American armored cruisers. A sneak attack would be unacceptable! So, after hesitating for a moment, Shigetaro Yoshimatsu decided to come to the rescue with three Fuso-class battleships, rescue the remaining Japanese fleet, and remove the last nail in this sea area!
Shigetaro Yoshimatsu did not bring the other two Kongo-class battlecruisers. On the one hand, he thought that they were not needed. After all, 3 Fuso-class battleships were enough to defeat 5 old-fashioned armored cruisers. The other two Kongo-class battlecruisers You can also continue to hunt down the transport ship. On the other hand, Yoshimatsu Motaro is still worried about the protection of Kongo. After all, it only has 8-inch side string armor. In close-range night battles, it is still somewhat stressful to face the American 10-inch L50 heavy artillery. So in the end, the two battlecruisers did not participate in the battle.
"Three Fuso-class battleships!" Colonel Nagel said, putting down the telescope in his hand. "The Japanese seemed to understand everything and they did everything they could to avoid the loss of their fragile capital ships."
"Yes, the Japanese are a bit too sophisticated. I even doubt whether the Japanese are commanding the other side." Old Fletcher let out a sigh of relief. He now knows his future fate. The five American armored cruisers will fight until the last moment. They cannot run away and they will never run back! They must use their own sacrifice to hold back the Japanese fleet, even if it is only part of it!
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Like a brave man facing a dragon, old Fletcher gathered his fleet and prepared to go up! However, before his 10-inch cannon could find his opponent, tons of 15-inch cannon shells roared over and beat the entire US armored cruiser squad to a flying halt!
The USS Portland was the first armored cruiser to suffer. It was targeted by the USS Fuso. Although one turret had been destroyed in the previous battle, the remaining eight 15-inch naval guns were still quite deadly! At a distance of less than 12 kilometers, with the help of flares and searchlights, the Fuso battleship frantically vented its anger towards the American armored cruiser with a projection rate of more than 12 rounds per minute!
In this battle, Old Fletcher was finally able to experience the power of large-caliber naval guns at close range! The first 15-inch shell hit the Portland's twin 10-inch naval guns. This level was as clean as a heavy hammer smashing an egg! The entire turret was blown apart by one shot! Flames tens of meters high rose into the sky, and scattered debris even fell on the rear deck of old Fletcher's flagship!
However, before the Americans could react, the second round of hits followed! This time, it was two 15-inch shells! One round easily knocked open the armor belt in the middle of the Portland's hull, and the shell plunged into the power compartment, blowing the ordinary boiler on the poor armored cruiser into a pile of fragments, a lot of flames and cover, and High-temperature and high-pressure water vapor gushes out from the breach, and the Portland slows down due to severe power damage. Another shell hits the motor compartment behind the No. 2 turret. This blow is also fatal. After a burst of After the explosion, the USS Portland armored cruiser lost more than half of its power!
However, what old Fletcher will never forget the most is what happened to the Atlanta! Only 5 minutes into the battle with the Fuso-class battleship, a 15-inch shell fired from the Ise successfully penetrated the armor of Atlanta's No. 2 ammunition depot! However, the mere 10-inch Harvey hardened armor was like paper under the attack of the powerful 15-inch capped armor-piercing bullet! The projectile completely penetrated the outermost 10-inch armor, and then tore open the last armor partition outside the ammunition depot. As the fuse at the bottom of the projectile was activated, the explosive in the warhead was detonated, and a dazzling yellow ball appeared. Light shone in the ammunition depot, and a moment later, dozens of tons of propellant and shells were detonated.
Almost in the blink of an eye, the armored cruiser Atlanta, which was fighting hard just a moment ago, was torn into two pieces! The front half of the battleship was directly torn to pieces by the violent explosion! The second half continued to move forward under the influence of inertia. However, the massive amount of water immediately caused the slender hull like a long sword to quickly cut into the sea water. Due to gravity problems, the stern of the ship just tilted up. Lao Fu Letcher could even see the idling propeller at the rear of the hull!
"The Atlanta is finished!" Old Fletcher felt his eyes were a little sour. At this moment, he finally realized the power of the capital ship. This was not an attack on the target ship during training, but a real killing on the battlefield!
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