The Rise of the Empire

Chapter 2784: Melee II

The Colorado's heavy hammer hit the middle and rear of the Nagato's hull. This gun tore the opponent's defenses at the seam of the two steel plates and destroyed a drive shaft all the way down. This caused the Nagato's speed to drop significantly, and because the explosion also damaged the steering gear, the maneuverability was also compromised. The heavy blows made the Japanese also realize that their opponents are by no means idlers.

In the next few minutes, the two sides attacked fiercely, and there were frightening explosions from time to time on the shattered hull. Huge bullet holes appeared in the thick armor, flames and gunpowder smoke gushing from the collapsed cabin, and soldiers' wreckage and blood covered the entire deck.

Both sides are like two berserkers covered in blood who have already fought. Even though they have been seriously injured, they are still attacking each other frantically. None of the two flagships retreats. They both insist. They believe that as long as they can resist Live, then the victory in the battle will ultimately belong to you!

The Americans are very tenacious, and even the most picky officers can't blame anything. However, in this fierce and short-lived battle, the NAGATO, which originally had superior performance, gradually occupied the upper peak, and the Colorado was already exhausted due to previous battle injuries and its own performance.

He has now been penetrated by the opponent's main gear at least 5 times. Key equipment such as artillery, power cabin, motor room, condenser, etc. have all been severely damaged, and the damaged hull has brought at least 3,500 tons to the flagship of the US Navy. Of water! But at this moment, the **** of death from the sky nailed the last coffin nail to the strongest warship of the US Navy!

"We have finally waited for a target worth attacking! We will become the crew that slaughtered the world's largest warship! And it may also be the flagship of the US fleet!" Shimada said excitedly, looking at the giant ship hobbled on the sea. Shimada is one of those who endure to the end. When most of the bombers were wasting their ammunition on two armored cruisers, he and his teammates held back, and now, all the waiting and effort have been obtained. In return, although all of their planes had completed their attack, they could only choose a nearby sea to make an emergency landing. But Shimada believes that all this is worth it!

The entire battlefield was in chaos. All capital ships on both sides of the war were damaged, the decks were in a mess, and the destroyers were smashed into a ball, unable to organize an effective air defense at all, so these patient vultures finally won the normal battle. The best opportunity to attack! 10 torpedo planes whizzed down and launched lightning strikes on the Colorado from two directions!

10 criss-crossing torpedo tracks waved on the sea like death's sickles. The Colorado, which had been severely damaged, was unable to escape the disaster. After avoiding 7 torpedoes, the remaining 3 torpedoes hit one after another. This flagship of the U.S. Navy, the first group of two torpedoes hit the dilapidated left-hand hull. With a violent explosion, two 15-meter-long rifts together appeared on the Colorado waterline. The staggering giant quickly leaned toward the sea on the left as if he was suddenly interrupted by a leg. A large number of compartments were destroyed, and the shock wave produced by the torpedo explosion had severely damaged the interior of the battleship. The Colorado is on the verge of collapse from the inside to the outside.

One of the other two torpedoes hit the side of the ship on the opposite side. The torpedo’s attack caused the Colorado’s last motor room to be shut down. All electrical appliances on the ship lost power. The interior of the ship was dark. The water pump was not pumping, but various motors. And the servo also lost its function. At this moment, the fate of the Colorado has been locked!

However, it turns out that for the most elite battleship of the U.S. Navy with a displacement of 35,000 tons, the aviation torpedo’s charge is still a bit worse. Although the battleship is destined to sink, there is still time before it sinks. To transfer people. Under the desperate cover of the destroyer detachment, a destroyer finally approached the sinking Colorado.

"The Colorado is over, I suggest that the fleet command team immediately transfer to a new battleship to continue to command the battle!" The captain of the Colorado pleaded.

"I, I feel like I am a failure..." Sims said angrily at the damaged hull while looking at the devastated deck.

"Sims, if you fall down here, that would be the biggest failure." After Majifen waved his hand, a group of people rushed up and lifted Sims out of the control tower. "You are also ready to evacuate, maybe we will be defeated today, but more people will play a role in the counterattack tomorrow." Ma Jifen also left the bridge after speaking. They will be transferred to a new flagship to continue commanding the battle.

"This will be the beginning of our victory!" Looking at the battleship Colorado, which has gradually sunk into the sea, Shigeru Taro Yoshimatsu said excitedly, this is his most valuable prey since he joined the army! none of them! However, perhaps in the dark, a certain existence particularly dislikes the so-called, maybe the **** of war does not want the Japanese to win so easily, just as the Colorado sank to the bottom of the sea, the explosion came from the Japanese fleet in the distance. The sound shocked the Japanese! In the distance ~lightnovelpub.net~ a huge mushroom cloud rose into the sky, indicating that a battleship here has completed its mission and returned to the embrace of the sea.

"Nice job! We killed a Japanese battleship!" The US Navy on the Nevada boiled! In the distance, a slender figure is quickly sinking into the sea, and this unfortunate person is the Hiei battlecruiser, which has been beaten up for a long time before and is known as one of the battleships destined to sink in the Japanese Navy! As the worst-defense warship in this battle, Hiei was not as lucky as King Kong. After losing combat effectiveness, Hiei turned in. After more than an hour of naval battle, Hiei finally came to send him to hell. One cannonball!

At a distance of 10,500 meters, a shell that went straight to the Hiei ammunition depot finally ended everything! Although the American 14-inch gun is not particularly outstanding in armor penetration, it can still penetrate the 8-inch armor and the rear dome at this distance. The 8-inch side-string armor of the Hirui is as easy as paper. Ripped apart, the back dome was also extremely fragile under the impact of a 600-kilogram projectile. In the end, the projectile passed through the layers of obstacles and penetrated into the ammunition depot. It was accompanied by an earth-shattering explosion, which weighed hundreds of tons. Cannonballs and propellants released their light and heat in a fraction of a second!

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