However, the battleship Arkansas, which has the first advantage and has a very good position, still caused great trouble to this Japanese strongest warship. After all, the firepower of 12 12-inch guns cannot be underestimated! In the second round of volleys, the Arkansas finally obtained the first time that the US Navy could have been verified in the battle tonight!

A 12-inch shell hit the armor belt on the front of the Hinaga No. 4 turret. Although under normal circumstances, hardened armor with a thickness of more than 380MM is enough to withstand the attacks of most of the current heavy artillery, the distance this time is too close! 6,200 yards, only 6 kilometers away! This shell hit the tilted armor on the front of the turret like a knight's rifle. Accompanied by the sound of metal collision and the explosion of the shell, a crater of 10 inches deep appeared on the originally smooth armor plate, and the shattered shell accidentally hit one of the 15-inch cannons!

The second shell hit near the main mast of the Hinata hull, and the vibration caused by the explosion temporarily stuck to the fixed angle. Therefore, from the current situation, Hinata cannot use the main rangefinder to measure the Arkansai!

"Damn it, we were bitten by mosquitoes!" Shimada said angrily. "Order, all turrets bombard the target with their own rangefinder!" Just as Shimada issued the order, another shell hit, but unfortunately, the shells hit the main armor belt were directly bounced out due to angle problems. Such a close-up continuous strike made the Japanese feel uneasy and fearful of their most advanced warships. After all, no one tried to attack the main armor belt with heavy cannons at a distance of 6 kilometers in the test!

So, in the face of anxiety and fear, Shimada issued another order to release smoke, and then, in this way, it would be difficult for the Hinata battleship to effectively counterattack in a short period of time.

"Zuoxian found the torpedo track!" At this moment, the alarm from the lookout made all the Japanese officers and soldiers on the Hinata feel excited! Until now, they realized that the opponent is also very difficult, and this combination of punches in the US Navy is quite dangerous.

However, Shimada, who was struck by lightning many times during the exercise, made the right choice at this moment. He doesn't even know the specific location of the American destroyer now, but judging from the white traces on the sea, it should have been shot from the northwest direction, which is a problem of pursuit, not a problem of encounter. Therefore, it is much easier to deal with such things!

"Leave the fleet, then accelerate the sailing and shake them off! Release flares to the rear, first strike the destroyer, then attack the main ship!" Shimada made the decision immediately. A large amount of heavy oil was injected into the boiler again, and the steam pressure in the pipeline rose sharply. The Hinata began to accelerate, and then decisively left the queue to avoid incoming torpedoes and shells. At this point, the entire process lasted only 5 minutes from the Arkansas battleship firing until the Hinata departed. However, everyone who has a certain understanding of naval warfare knew that this time, Colonel Lacey's offensive had actually failed.

Boom! Another 12-inch shell landed on the Hinata. The shell hit the upper deck, smashing several cabins and the Japanese soldiers inside, and lit a fire. The warship seemed to have a slight vibration, but it was still accelerating the evasion. In the dense water column and explosion, the Hinata stubbornly avoided the distance and began to use all its firepower to attack the US Navy destroyer that appeared in the light.

At this moment, the only three American destroyers tried their best to stick it on, and then killed the giant beast with a deadly dagger, just like the giant dragon challenging the warriors in Western legends. However, fairy tales are fairy tales after all, and they cannot be real. When the American destroyer team that had the advantage of the raid was exposed, the battleship Xiang took the correct evasion measures that day, and when the Japanese fleet turned around, the outcome of the American destroyer participating in the attack was certain!

The battleship of Yama Castle and the Battlecruiser of the King Kong first reacted. They gave up their previous steering maneuvers and launched a storm and storm strike at the American destroyer covered by searchlights and flares. In less than 2 minutes, the first American destroyer was destroyed by dense 6-inch shells. The second destroyer lasted for less than 5 minutes and was smashed by a 14-inch shell! After releasing all the fish, the third destroyer was hit by the 15-inch shells of the Hinata during the evacuation process. The entire hull was suddenly pushed into the sea water and never floated up again!

"Hiss." Colonel Lacey took a breath and looked at the Hinata, which was attacking the 12 12-inch guns of the Arkansas in the distance and ran away with its head-on stalking. So far, he has hit at least 5 shells on the opponent, but it has not caused much damage to the Hinata. Although the opponent is very embarrassed, it is more just to avoid torpedoes. Don't forget that there are 9 Japanese battleships around! The other party can quickly react. In fact, Colonel Lacey's plan has failed. The performance of the Arkansas before can only be regarded as the return of the US Sixth Battleship Squadron! And after the destroyer as a fish was cleaned up, it's Arkansas' turn!

"Escape quickly and the warship is ready to rush to the beach!" Colonel Lacey issued his last tactical order in this naval battle, so this order decisively saved him and most of his subordinates! So, in the dense rain of bullets, the battleship Arkansas, who was fleeing while releasing smoke, rushed towards a beach away from the battlefield. However, the Japanese did not want to let go of this guy who had just beaten Hinata!

"The No. 3 turret was hit, and the flames had broken through the fire door and spread downward!"

"Inject water into the No. 3 ammunition depot immediately!"

"The lower part of the waterline on the right side of the hull was hit, and the battleship was seriously tilted."

“Reverse bet water balance!”

"Water inlets from cabins 4 to 7 is out of control!"

“Put down all the waterproof doors in the out-of-control area!”

Under the crazy attacks of the two Japanese battleships, the Arkansas battleship could only suppress the possible explosion of the ammunition depot by constantly injecting water, and finally completed the beach, which meant that the Japanese could no longer sink it... However, just as Colonel Lacey was worried that the Japanese fleet would rush over to vent his anger and use a large number of shells to blow the Arkansas to pieces, the two Japanese battleships chose to evacuate. So much so that when everyone saw this scene, they were screaming for God's blessing!

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