Chapter 2608: Just Keep Going
Ever since, old Fletcher escaped another disaster. In just over twenty minutes, another armored cruiser was sunk. There was also an armored cruiser that rushed to avoid sinking in the battle. Until now, only the San Francisco and the Baltimore still had a certain degree of combat effectiveness during Old Fletcher's life, and just when Old Fletcher was struggling to survive for one more minute, three terrifying ships The Fuso-class battleship actually let them go and immediately drove northeast at high speed!
"We obviously regained some face tonight, although the Germans helped us regain it." After understanding everything, old Fletcher sighed and felt a little more relaxed. He was not afraid of sacrifice, but He was afraid that his sacrifice would not prevent the tragedy from happening. He worried that he couldn't change anything despite his best efforts. But now, things seem to be getting better?
"We are in big trouble." Looking at the four Fuso-class battleships that were attacking him angrily, Redel said helplessly to Su Xiong. To be honest, just using a sneak attack to kill a Japanese battlecruiser was enough. Su Xiong's fleet reached its limit. The German fleet used 2V1, sneak attacks, and the precious time when the Japanese did not release smoke. With some luck, they successfully defeated the opponent in seconds. But then, when the King Kong hid behind the smoke it released, In the smoke, when the four Fuso-class battleships entered the battlefield, all the German fleet could do was to delay!
Really, until now, the Japanese fleet is in great shape. In the previous brief 10V4 battle, the Fuso and Yamashiro suffered some damage. Although the four Fuso-class battleships behind were hit, they were not. Big impact. Even if they gained an advantage through maneuver and tactics, the three Bavarian-class battleships in front of Su Xiong's fleet were very uncomfortable when they were fired upon by the five Fuso-class battleships. Water intrusion into the cabin, damaged artillery and damage to some secondary protective areas greatly reduced the Bavarians' combat effectiveness.
And next, if four Fuso-class battleships are targeted, the battle situation will be really bad! Although it is difficult for the Japanese to sink themselves with artillery shells, it is impossible for the Su Xiong fleet to make any other moves unless they escape! Because even if you want tactics, you still need the cooperation of destroyers, but now, Su Xiong's remaining destroyers are having a hard time even defending against the opponent's lightning strikes!
"Just hold on, bear with it." Looking at the Japanese fleet in the distance, Su Xiong also felt very troubled. Now there seems to be no other option but to fight to the death. But at this time, Su Xiong was heartbroken by an even worse news!
"General, we don't have much armor-piercing ammunition left," an officer said. As Sturdy expected, after successive battles, the Su Xiong fleet's artillery reserves were definitely insufficient. Although the Japanese fleet fought longer than the German fleet, don't forget that the German fleet's highest rate of fire was 2.5 per minute. Sent to 3 rounds! The rate of fire of the Japanese fleet is around 1.5 rounds! How much difference is this? Without such a high rate of fire, how could Su Xiong's fleet successfully escape from previous encounters? Moreover, the Japanese army later used high-explosive bombs when dealing with transport ships. So until now, the Japanese army has more armor-piercing ammunition reserves than Su Xiong!
"Use semi-armor-piercing bullets." Su Xiong hesitated and said. Neither side will get too close,
The Japanese were worried that the German 15-inch guns could penetrate their armor, and the Germans were worried about the Japanese destroyers. Everyone will definitely keep a long distance, and in this case, each other's armor-piercing bullets will not be able to penetrate each other's core area. If this is the case, then use semi-armor-piercing bullets to hit the secondary areas. Fortunately, the semi-armor-piercing bullets have a large charge. Bigger!
"Use semi-armor-piercing bombs. Our armor-piercing bombs need to be reserved for the American fleet that may appear!" What Su Xiong didn't expect was that in another battle between the two sides, the Japanese fleet also chose to use semi-armor-piercing bombs instead of armor-piercing bombs. Therefore, the two sides had a tacit understanding to keep a certain distance and then attack each other with semi-armor-piercing bullets. As for the King Kong battlecruiser? Naturally, he immediately left the battlefield and sailed towards the fleet commanded by Kantaro Suzuki. This battlefield no longer needs this little weakling, so let's continue to fight transport ships with Kantaro Suzuki!
"Send a report to Benson and say, the whole world wants to know, where are you now?" Su Xiong was really tired. He thought about the time when he was running a solo gang in the Indian Ocean, or when he participated in the naval battle in the Norwegian Sea. That’s so tiring! Even when he faced Thomas' siege, Su Xiong was not so tired. After all, he could run at that time, but now, he can't run. He can only wait until Benson arrives, or until he runs out of ammunition. When not to retreat!
"Honestly, we need larger-caliber artillery. 15-inch guns are no longer enough." Su Xiong looked at An An and sat steadily on the chair, feeling the vibration of the hull with every salvo. Now, the three ships The Bavaria-class battleships intentionally reduce their rate of fire, and the fleet also maneuvers more frequently. If this is a football match, then for the Germans, they are trying hard to defend and delay until the end of the game! They will not escape, but at the same time they will not let the Japanese fleet escape the battlefield.
"I think, should we give Benson a suggestion and let's end today's battle like this?" Reidel said suddenly.
"From a military point of view, today's battle is an outcome that everyone can accept, but from a political point of view, we cannot persuade the Americans to give up revenge." Su Xiong thought for a while and said.
In fact, although Benson's fleet has not suffered any losses under the current situation, some battleships have been separated from the battle order due to long-term navigation problems, such as those dreadnoughts. In fact, Su Xiong estimated that only about 10 American battleships could reach the battlefield. Theoretically, with the addition of the Su Xiong fleet, the German and American fleets regain their numerical advantage. However, don't forget that the Su Xiong fleet's ammunition is already seriously insufficient. It is now counting on the rice to eat. A conservative estimate is that the U.S. fleet still needs 1 more. It would take an hour to arrive. Even if one volley was fired one minute, it would be estimated that by the time the U.S. fleet was in place, Su Xiong's fleet would have fired all the high-explosive bombs. After the main guns are used up, the Japanese fleet will ignore you!
By that time, it actually no longer matters whether Su Xiong's fleet is present. And if there is no restraint by Su Xiong's fleet, then the Japanese can leave if they want, and even if they fight hard, the US fleet will not be in vain!
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