The battleship Yamashiro, which was in the front line, first took the second battleship squadron and turned 135 degrees! At the same time that Yamashiro completed its turn, the three battleships behind began to slow down and then catch up with the fleet's flagships. At the same time, the Nagato flagship of the first battleship squadron also began to turn, and the Japanese fleet began to implement in units of squadrons. After turning at a large angle, a few minutes later, the battle line of the long-range column became three small fleets advancing side by side. As the front of the three fleets, the battleship Yamashiro, the battleship Nagato, and the battleship Ibuki were aligned like a trident. Raidel and his destroyer squadron.

　　 Facing the sharpest long knife of the Japanese combined fleet, what would Raidel do?

"The fleet releases smoke and prepares to evacuate and returns to the main fleet to prepare for the battle line decisive battle. The destroyer detachment releases interference lightning strikes!" Raidel looked at the Sims fleet blocked by Japanese smoke, and roughly estimated the distance between each other. , Decisively issued the retreat order, although the Japanese formation is very bad, but the three battleships at the beginning are not what Rydell's battleship and two armored cruisers can fight! As a result, the Ryder fleet once again pulled out the smoke and began to evacuate.

　　 At the same time, a large number of U.S. Navy destroyers began to release torpedoes to the Japanese fleet at long distances. In a very short period of time, 18 destroyers shot more than 50 torpedoes at a distance of 5000 meters! At this time, considering that the Japanese fleet and the U.S. destroyer squadron are almost moving relative to each other, the speed of the torpedo relative to the Japanese fleet is as high as 50 knots or more!

The Japanese fleet must also respect the torpedoes fired in pieces. They began to dodge. However, after this series of maneuvers, the formation of the Japanese fleet became messier and the speed dropped further. In the previous turning, some Japanese warships tried to slow down. The high-temperature and high-pressure steam in the steam pipe has been released in advance, and if you want to accelerate, you need to burn the boiler for a while, but from the current situation, the Japanese fleet obviously has no time to add speed!

　　 "General Rydell sent a telegram, they will join us." Majifen said.

　　 "How is the Japanese fleet now? The destroyer can't see it, but the seaplane can always see it?" Sims asked.

　　 "The speed of the Japanese fleet has already dropped, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to increase it in a short time. At our current speed, the two sides will soon have a fleet battle." Ma Jifen said.

　　 "Well, keep the course and speed, get ready for a decisive battle!" Sims ordered.

"Ready to fight! Send a signal to the two dreadnought ships of the rear team and ask them to follow up quickly!" Shigeru Taro Yoshimatsu gave the same order. When the smoke on the sea gradually dissipated, when the Japanese combined fleet completed the adjustment of the formation again. , The roar of naval guns was heard in the distance. 23 kilometers away, the American fleet opened fire first, like the shouts of ancient knights inviting battle. A large number of American destroyers also began to advance from the front of the fleet, making a posture ready to intercept lightning strikes at any time. At this time, the Japanese finally understood that they were stuck this time, and unless they were fighting, they would have to pay a price if they wanted to avoid it!

　　 So, in the final stage before the battle, the fleets of both sides unspokenly opened up the posture, 13 battleships on the Japanese side confronted 11 battleships and 5 cruisers of the US Navy!

"Maybe we are not at a disadvantage." Sims looked at the Japanese fleet on the opposite side and then at the battle line that was more than 4 kilometers long after he lined up and said confidently. It is true that the US fleet has Five make up the number, but the two King Kong-class battlecruisers of the Japanese fleet are also scumbags! What's to be afraid of? Sims is full of confidence at this moment!

　　 Before the smoke completely dissipated, the two fleets finally completed the adjustment. The Japanese fleet is still the previous formation. The adjusted order from front to back is the second battleship detachment, (Yamashi, Hyuga, Takaha, and Tosa) the first battleship detachment (Nagato, Mutsu) , Fuso and Ise) Third Battleship Detachment (Ibuki, Kongo, Hiei, and dreadnoughts Hanoi and Settsu.)

The corresponding order of the U.S. fleet from front to back is Tennessee, California, Idaho, New Mexico, Colorado (fleet flagship), Maryland, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Mecklenburg ( Riddle seat) Nevada. The 11 battleships and the Japanese battleships engaged in one-on-one hunting and fighting, and behind the main fleet were two fast-armored cruisers San Francisco and Baltimore. The last are 3 old armored cruisers. In order to ensure absolute superiority, two new armored cruisers deal with Hanoi and three old armored cruisers deal with Settsu.

"Very well, this is almost our perfect combat situation!" Sims said excitedly when the smoke cleared and the battle lines of the two sides were completely in front of each other. After some planning, the US fleet finally realized In accordance with the pre-war plan, use the iron tortoises to block the most elite warships of the Japanese Navy, then use Bavaria to face King Kong, and open the battle as soon as possible~lightnovelpub.net~ At the same time, the armored cruisers face the weakest dreadnoughts of the Japanese Navy!

　　 "This distance is a bit far." Raidel raised his binoculars and looked at the Japanese fleet in the distance. According to the data provided by the rangefinder just now, the fighting distance between the two sides is about 17 kilometers at this time. How do you say this distance? The 15-inch and 16-inch guns belonging to the Japanese fleet are expected to penetrate the 13.5-inch armor of the American battleship. However, the American 14-inch gun was absolutely unable to penetrate the opponent's distance. The most important thing is that at such a long distance, the shooting accuracy of American old-fashioned armored cruisers is worrying. On the one hand, there is equipment problems. On the other hand, American old-fashioned armored cruisers rarely shoot at such a long distance!

　　 "This game can be played!" At this time, on the Japanese flagship, Betty also observed the formation of the US fleet. He knew that the U.S. fleet used the strongest warship to target the weakness of the Japanese fleet, but at the same time, Betty did the same. The Nagato dealt with the Colorado. In the previous battle, the Colorado was injured by a bomber, and the optical equipment must have been damaged. It’s said that one of the main turrets was also scrapped. Nagato has a huge advantage. If the Colorado can be damaged or destroyed first, the battle will be very favorable. As for the 17-kilometer battle distance between the two sides, he deliberately maintained Yes, after all, this combat distance is a bit far for the 10-inch artillery of this era. How much output the last five armored cruisers of the US fleet can achieve is still unknown!

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