"Boom boom boom..."

The "Sanmalinda" ship fleet opened fire in unison. The first round of artillery fired. Each double-mounted 44 times the caliber 305mm turret fired a shell. The entire formation of three battleships, two heavy patrols, fired a total of 30 shells, spanning a distance of 17.5 kilometers, and landed densely around the USS Connecticut, which ranked first in the US, splashed a high column of water, and the nearest distance was only 120 yards.

"Oh, sell it... Is there a loss of bullets?"

"Every time I send it...how is this possible?"

"It's incredible!"

The British battlecruiser "Lion" who was watching the battle made a low scream. After the first round of artillery attacks, Major General Sherman looked serious and picked up his telescope to observe the battle carefully, without missing any details.

It is not surprising that the Royal Navy of the Ocean Empire has a unique skill. The 44-caliber 305mm dual-mounted main naval gun developed by the Blue Weapons is only equipped with the Ocean Empire Navy. Its range has always been highly confidential, and the British are also mentally prepared for this.

All fools know that 44 times the caliber is farther than 40 times the caliber 305mm naval gun.

The question is how far?

Whether you can fight accurately at such a distance is the key.

In the era of big ships and cannons

The near-lost blast means that the measurement data is accurate, and not hitting is just luck. You only need to correct it slightly according to this measurement data, and then keep banging. What you are pursuing is the ammunition coverage density and ammunition projection per unit time.

The first round of artillery fired a near-range missed bombing, and it was at a very long distance. Major General Sherman knew what this meant.

The answer has been revealed;

The new 305mm naval gun of the Ocean Empire Navy has a range of more than 17.5 kilometers, and no matter how much it is, it won’t be much more. What’s scary is that their distance measurement is very accurate, so what is possible to hide?

Otherwise, if the optical rangefinder alone cannot achieve such a high accuracy, such a hit rate is too terrible, and it will be a complete "good hit every shot"!

If this continues, the US Navy's Great White Fleet will be in danger.

Sure enough, after a slight pause, the "Sanmalinda" ship formation was fully fired.

In the second round of artillery bombs, 60 305mm armor-piercing bombs were released. Only three violent explosions could be heard in the distance. The "Connecticut" battleship running like a bison won three yuan in a row. A huge orange fire ball rose from the bow of the ship. The two main turrets in front were blown up and were destroyed.

This fierce blow that shocked the American Dabai fleet suddenly stunned.

However, without waiting for the fish that escaped the net from the US Great White Fleet to come back, the third round of precise shelling came roaring.

This round was not lucky, with only one shot of 60 305mm shells hitting a shot, blowing away the commander tower of the flagship "Connecticut" battleship, and a terrifying piece of ruins appeared, like a pile of garbage after a fire burning.

However, the third round of artillery fired 6 rounds and the huge water pressure suddenly pushed the "Connecticut" battleship across and slid more than 170 meters above the sea surface.

If you don’t make a contribution, you can only blame your luck for a little bad, but it’s so terrible to think that 6 rounds are close to missing.

The ruthlessness of the Ocean Empire fleet evoked fearful memories in the hearts of the US Navy fleet. The battleship "North Carolina" ranked third suddenly turned sharply, and without orders, it actually intended to leave the battle formation.

This behavior is a standard escape!

The flagship "Connecticut" battleship was beaten across the sea, and the entire commander tower had been destroyed. It is estimated that Commander Lieutenant General Doug and other generals were taken down, and there was no possibility of survival.

This way

The battleship "Georgia" ranked second in the battle line was completely leaked, and it was about to bear the brunt of the Royal Navy's fierce artillery attack. In extreme fear, the battleship "Georgia" opened fire almost at the same time as the opponent's fourth round of artillery bombardment and fired a gun against the enemy.

The "Georgia" battleship can only have two double-mounted 305mm main guns on the bow back and fired 4 shells at one time. The other guns had no shooting angle. The shells it fired were 3.2 kilometers away from the target, which shocked everyone's big teeth.

First, the distance between the two sides is 15.6 kilometers apart, and 1 kilometer away from the range of the US main gun 14.6 kilometers. Second, the speed is that there is no aiming at the hasty gun. It would be strange if it can be accurate during high-speed maneuvers?

In contrast, the "Sanmalinda" formation achieved another victory in the fourth round of artillery bombardment. A 305mm shell hit the starboard side of the battleship bow of the "Georgia" and a large hole of 7.2 meters multiplied by 1.77 meters was blown up at the bow without armor protection. The steel and iron sheets flew away, causing a bloody storm.

I was really afraid of anything... Two other 305mm shells hit the battleship "North Carolina" ranked third, and a blasted.

The battleship "North Carolina" suddenly turned to the side of the huge hull, which greatly increased the bullet surface and increased the chance of being hit. A 305mm shell hit the main armor belt on the waterline, tearing a large crack of 2.7 meters times 0.32 meters, and the sea water kept pouring in as the warships fluctuated.

Fortunately, the laceration was nearly one meter above the sea surface and did not cause much damage.

Another shell hit the rear chimney and exploded, breaking the entire rear chimney. The violent explosion broke the nearby high-pressure steam pipes. A large stream of thick white smoke mixed with black smoke came out. The warship was filled with an unpleasant smell of barbecue. I don’t know how many sailors were suffering.

With only 4 rounds of artillery bombings, one battleship seriously injured and two battleships slightly injured.

Losing command, the fish that had escaped from the Dabai Fleet that had originally rushed over was instantly blown away and fled regardless of the battle lines. Although the distance was close to within 14 kilometers at this time, the warships of the Dabai Fleet were completely unwilling to fight and were determined to escape.

The main guns and secondary guns of the warship, regardless of whether they were aiming or not, fired violently and fought back, which was very lively. However, the bounce points were scattered, and it could be seen that the officers and soldiers on the ship were panicked from top to bottom.

Such changes were beyond the expectations of the "Sanmalinda" fleet, but they had unexpectedly good avoidance effects. The fifth and sixth rounds of artillery bombings were shot out one after another, but they were completely defeated.

On the sea

The five warships of the US Great White Fleet were running around in five directions like headless flies, and kept changing directions. This drastic change of track was extremely unfavorable to shelling, and the two sides were more than 13 kilometers apart, so it was difficult to hit.

After the 7th round of artillery shots were lost, the "Sanmalinda" fleet finally came back to its scent, mobilized all the muzzles at the "Connecticut" battleship, which was severely damaged on the sea, and successively launched the 8th and 9th rounds of artillery shots.

These two rounds of artillery hit seven rounds of the battleship "Connecticut", hitting them with flames soaring into the sky and thick smoke rolling, as if they were illegal buildings on the sea.

At this time, the battle had been over ten minutes

The US Atlantic Fleet, which was pursuing closely behind, appeared at the end of sight. The huge ship array was so dark that it could not be seen at first sight. The two sides were no more than 23 kilometers apart, which posed a serious threat to the "Sanmalinda" formation.

In order to accurately shell the "Sanmalinda" fleet speed has been reduced to 6 knots, and it is moving horizontally relative to the US Atlantic fleet, which means that the distance between the two sides is shortened by 1 kilometer every two minutes.

It takes at least 15 minutes to 20 minutes to accelerate from a speed of 6 knots, so the "Sanmalinda" formation gave up on continuing the shelling, accelerated immediately and turned, fleeing to the distance.

As for the fish that were seriously injured or slightly injured, there was no time to take care of them, and it would be too late to run away.

Once surrounded by the Atlantic Fleet and hundreds of guns were fired together, the fun would be great.

With his rich experience, Major General Sherman calculated the movement trajectory and relative distance of both sides within 10 seconds, and made a general judgment in his mind. The foreign ship fleet was very slippery and the Atlantic fleet could not catch it.

The far end of sight

The huge group of warships of the Atlantic Fleet was divided into three, spreading over like a dark cloud covering the top of the sea, almost covering the southern waters.

Unfortunately, the fish that escaped from the Dabai Fleet was scared to death and fled for the sake of desperate escaping. No ship was desperate to come up to entangle the "Sanmalinda" formation.

All ships were firing random artillery, boiling like a pot on the sea surface, but such unorganized random artillery bombardment was purely a waste of shells. What effect could it do?

It really takes a lot of courage to face death!

The shells on the sea flew around, and several of them even hit the left-right position of the battle cruiser of the Lion. Major General Sherman was so angry that his face turned dark;

This is obviously a bad thing for the US warship. No matter how far it is, it is not as far as the observation ship is concerned?

Now is not the time to reason. The French and German observation ships in the rear have already sailed to the distance, and the battle cruiser "Lion" could only leave with a pinch of his nose. They are even worse at the US Navy's sexuality that cannot afford to lose.

Twenty minutes later

The "Sanmalinda" formation accelerated to 13 knots, and the closest distance between the two sides was shortened to about 12 kilometers, and violent shelling was launched between each other, heading towards the depths of the Pacific Ocean in the northwest direction.

At this time, the dusk mist was deep, and the sight outside was not good

Both sides of the battle set out flares from time to time to brighten the sky. The "Sanmalinda" formation accurately bombarded several enemy ships and was also shot several times. The chimney in front of the battleship "Melbourne" was broken, and the entire battleship was filled with smoke, fleeing all the way to the northwest.

The US Atlantic Fleet Nebraska armored cruiser saw the cheapness and rushed to the front, but suddenly rushed forward, a large battleship, the USS Songjiang, arrived from the left. Under the cover of night, it was approaching about 7 to 8 kilometers, and then the naval guns on the side were fired.

"Boom boom boom..."

In just one round of shooting, two 305mm shells were hit, turning the 14,500 tons of Nebraska armored cruiser into a torch on the sea. In the second round of artillery strikes, four rounds were hit, one round in the third round of artillery strikes, and the fourth round...

There was no more round 4. After the Songjiang was exposed in the night, it quickly fired three rounds of artillery fire for a short time, and then fled desperately and quickly disappeared into the night deep in the Pacific Ocean.

The poor Nebraska armored cruiser is a representative of thin skin and large fillings. It does not have heavy armor from the battleship. The young lady's body and maid's life are killed. After being hit by seven 305mm shells, it triggered the ammunition depot to explode. It exploded into two pieces and sank into the deep seabed of the Pacific Ocean.

The short and fierce "Battle of the Strait of Magellan" came to an end, which also represented the end of the second stage of the Pacific Chasing War, thus opening the prelude to the third round of the Buenos Aires naval battle.

In this battle

The tragic armored cruiser "Nebraska" was launched first, and he rushed to die, becoming the only sunken warship on the battlefield.

The USS also suffered heavy damage to the battleships of the Great White Fleet flagship "Connecticut", with the battleships "Georgia" and "North Carolina" and the battleships "Four Cruises" and the four cruisers were slightly injured.

In the Royal Navy fleet of the Ocean Empire, the battleships "Sanmalinda" and "Melbourne" were slightly injured, while the "White Tiger" was seriously injured in the patrol.

The three warships of the "Sanmalinda" formation were slightly injured, and were all hit by the rushing Atlantic Fleet's cannons. Under the turtle fists, "two fists can't beat four hands", which shows how dangerous the situation was at that time.

The US Navy's intention to encircle and annihilate the "Sanmalinda" formation was vain, but it was bitten hard, which was really heartbreaking.

This cannot be said that the US's combat intentions are wrong. We can only blame the Royal Navy of the Ocean Empire for being too strong and has used super-long-range strike magic weapon. It beaten up with a fat blow, and the US Navy was beaten like a pig's head on the face.

Young people do not talk about martial ethics, what is the "Manguda" tactic?

For the U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet, the night on December 23, 1908 was extremely long and painful. Eleven 305mm shells in the Connecticut on the sea surface were already sagging on the sea like an illegal building. The hull was seriously tilted and the flames were blazing.

In order to rescue the warship, the Atlantic Fleet tried all its strength and finally put out the fire at about 5 a.m.

Then more than 200 damage and rescue team members were gathered to risk boarding the USS Connecticut battleship that had been burned into pieces, and used more than a dozen large water pumps to save them all.

The rescue operation lasted for two days. The huge hull of the Connecticut was finally set in order, and then slowly left under the tow of two cruisers and headed towards the high and high waves of Magellan Strait.

Why do you have to do your best to save a pile of rags?

This has to be said that the face of the Citi government and the US Navy is that no matter how seriously injured the ship is, it cannot be considered to be sunk. After going through a lot of hardships, the four battleships of the Dabai Fleet, and one cruiser finally got rid of the enemy's pursuit and set out on the way home.

What a touching and inspiring story!

It can save some face and arouse the people's resistance to the same hatred of the enemy. After all, the war is still going on, and you must not admit defeat now.

President Roosevelt was looking forward to the moon in the White House, and his eyes were almost blind. He sent out almost all the ships that could be operated by the Atlantic Fleet in order to take the White Fleet home.

The "Connecticut" battleship, as the flagship of the Great White Fleet, has great symbolic significance.

During the Battle of Magellan Strait, 711 of its 876 officers and soldiers were killed, 103 injured, 53 missing, and only 9 were intact. Lieutenant General Dawn also died in this battle, writing his loyalty to the United States with his life.

Even if the officers and soldiers on the ship almost died from top to bottom, as long as the battleship "Connecticut" could be dragged back, the face would not be lost.

That... As long as the fire remains, hope is there.
Chapter completed!