Chapter 2733 the last drop of blood

Before, Veron did not put the V1500 bomber group into combat. The reason is simple. There are still many US fighters in the air. Although these US fighters are not specialized interceptors, the load of the V1500 attack is really too large. As for speed and power redundancy, it has reached a very low limit. This is a very good goal. The Americans would rather pay a high price and have to destroy it! Therefore, Veron is waiting, waiting for the U.S. military aviation force that has experienced a battle to be exhausted before these killers will finally appear. Although known as the giants, the number of bombers in this team is not large, only 8. 6 of them are carrying 2 torpedoes and 2 are carrying 3 torpedoes. As for why not all of them have 3 rounds? Because the quantity is not enough! And this time is also an experiment done by the Japanese to see how effective this heavy bomber is against the fleet!

The Japanese did not dare to touch the American battleship squadron located in the core area. They chose a new American armored cruiser, the Louis Anna! This time, the Japanese have plenty of torpedoes to squander. There are a total of 18 torpedoes in 8 planes. With almost no air interference, these giants chose to strike from the left and right directions!

The American destroyers bravely rushed up again, but apart from the 5-inch gun, both the 28MM machine gun and the large-caliber machine gun were obviously insufficient in range and power, except for the damage to two V1500 aircraft and forced the opponent to give up. Apart from the attack, the two destroyers escorted did not achieve other commendable achievements.

Then, at the last moment, the remaining 6 V1500 bombers shot a total of 14 torpedoes from 800 to 1200 meters on both sides of the Louisiana in less than a minute! This is undoubtedly deadly for a battleship!

The Louisiana was trying to dodge the attack. A torpedo with a white trail passed by the mobile warship. The American soldiers on the ship stared at the remaining torpedoes on the sea, and the output of the power system was beaten. At the maximum, the experienced helmsman constantly adjusted the course of the battleship. In the next 2 minutes, the armored cruiser threw off 10 torpedoes in a row! But in the end, when the power of this warship was exhausted due to long-term high-speed maneuvers and frequent turns, bad luck finally came!

The two torpedoes hit the left side of the Louisiana at almost the same time. The first torpedo hit the stern of the hull. The violent explosion directly destroyed a steering gear and a helix! The rudder compartment at the stern was also severely damaged, and the position where the second torpedo hit was also not far away from the stern. The 190 kg high explosive tore a large opening over 6 meters long on the hull. A battleship brought up to 1,500 tons of water! And while the American soldiers on the Louisiana were intensively repairing the warship, the third torpedo also hit the right side of the Louisiana, but this torpedo hit the best defensive center of the hull, even though In this way, this torpedo also added at least 700 tons of water intake to this warship!

"How is the situation?" Sims asked after the battle.

"The situation of the Colorado is not bad. The New Mexico has suffered a moderate degree of trauma. Although the hull structure is still intact, if there is an artillery battle with the Japanese, then the situation is not optimistic. The Colorado's flue is seriously damaged. , Which directly affects the exhaust of the boiler, which in turn affects the speed, and the black smoke also affects the aiming of the rangefinder. The No. 2 main turret is temporarily unavailable, and I don’t know if it can be repaired. The deck of the New Mexico was in a mess. Some optical equipment was inevitably damaged." Ma Jifen thought for a while and said.

"So Louisiana?" Sims said, looking at the armored cruiser, whose stern was already close to the sea.

"If this is the island of New Ireland, then I will definitely tow back this warship of nearly 20,000 tons. In fact, for the new armored cruiser with tight underwater defense, 3 torpedoes are not irreparable, but we It was in the enemy’s home court. The steering gear and power system of the Louisiana were seriously damaged, and the water ingress of more than 2,000 tons made the speed of this warship drop greatly. It is impossible for us to take this warship back at a speed of 20 knots. So we must abandon this warship, and then the entire fleet will go back at high speed. I can guarantee that the Japanese combined fleet will definitely intercept us, and we cannot give the Japanese too much time to prepare.” Ma Jifen said.

"So be it, transfer the personnel on the Louisiana, and let the destroyer dispose of it." Sims said, "What's the situation on the aircraft carrier detachment now?"

"The Langley and Independence of the First Aircraft Carrier Squadron were sunk, the Constellation was severely damaged, and the flight deck was seriously damaged. Only extremely limited ability to release aircraft was left. We lost at least 230 aircraft in this battle. Of course, it is impossible for all of these aircraft to be shot down in air combat. Many of them were forced to land because of exhaustion of fuel, or were lost due to the sinking of the Langley and Independence. The only aircraft carriers we can use now are left. The Zeppelin and Assault are off, and the Constellation can accompany it forward, but it’s impossible to count on how much output it has.” Majifen said.

"Can't the Constellation be repaired? I remember that the structure of the Constellation's flight deck is quite simple~lightnovelpub.net~ The open hangar is covered with a shelf and covered with steel plates and teak boards." Sims asked. Tao.

"Impossible, the second half of the flight deck of the Constellation was seriously damaged. The large hole tens of meters long and the supporting structure below are all finished. How can this be repaired? The hangar deck below as the hull structure is also seriously damaged. The lethality of the 500KG bomb is really great." Ma Jifen shook his head and said.

"In other words, our remaining aviation power is far inferior to the Japanese combined fleet?" Sims said.

"That's the case. Even if we didn't encounter the Japanese land-based air force this time, we still couldn't beat the Japanese joint fleet. They have at least 5 aircraft carriers, and 4 can be guaranteed to accompany the fleet on the battlefield." Ma Jifen said.

"We are at a disadvantage. We have two battleships that are not so good. If the Japanese two Nagato-class battleships are in service, they will have 11 fast battleships. Once they engage, they will take the initiative in the battlefield. It's not easy." Sims said with a sigh.

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