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Volume 2 Growth Chapter 765 Killing Heretics

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    Cannons roared, flames exploded, and giant cannonballs like meteors kept whizzing down from the sky, stirring up majestic water columns and blazing explosive fireballs billowing into the sky.  ¡­ ¨Q Accompanied by strong tremors and earth-shaking loud noises, the armored steel plates of the US warships all cracked and shattered under the thunderous bombardment of the sky thunder and artillery fire, and then, together with the surging air waves and massive shrapnel, headed towards  Lasers shot out all around.  The roaring sea breeze blew the fierce flames hundreds of meters high into the sky. Hundreds of officers and soldiers were blown up and sprayed with blood, and their deaths were horrific.  After nearly twenty minutes of fighting, the interceptor fleet left behind by the US military was completely defeated by the heavy artillery bombardment of the German battleships.  The first echelon consisting of two Kaiser Wilhelm-class super battleships sank the opposing USS Iowa without any doubt, hitting it with 15 rounds of 500mm giant bombs; except for 7 that landed in non-key parts.  In addition to the 8 shells, the other 8 shells caused fatal damage to it.  After the frontal armor of turret B was blatantly torn apart, the 439mm gun mount of turret C was also pierced by a thunderbolt; the explosive power of the 60kg charge directly pushed the 1,730-ton turret off the seat ring, and the shells in the gun well were  And the hydraulic mechanism was melted and twisted into a piece of useless scrap iron.  Immediately afterwards, the Iowa's power cabin and generator room also suffered a devastating blow: the turbine collapsed, the boiler burst, the motor rotor was broken and thrown away, the battleship's speed dropped sharply amidst violent shaking, and the lighting and auxiliary equipment in large cabins were damaged.  The machinery stopped functioning.  From a distance, this battleship with a total length of more than 270 meters looks like a burning island, which is particularly eye-catching in the roaring blue water.  Although the US military damage control soldiers have demonstrated excellent professional abilities, they are unable to prevent the initial penetration of enemy shells into their warships.  finally.  A water bomb tore through the battleship's underwater protection.  He went straight into the bottom compartment where the propellant was stored under the B turret.  More than 70 tons of propellant with active wave properties collapsed instantly under the high temperature and scorching waves.  The resulting destructive power, which was a hundred times that of the incoming artillery shells, directly triggered the comprehensive explosion of the ammunition depot at the bow of the ship.  The German lookouts only saw a large amount of gray-black smoke and bright yellow fire suddenly rising from the target, and then the entire front half of the ship flew like carbon dioxide; in less than three minutes, the enemy ship completely disappeared in the air.  on the sea.  Witnessing this moment, Scheer seemed to have traveled through time and space, returning to the magnificent naval battle of the century 25 years ago. At that time, the British battleships also turned into sublime fireworks under his own gunfire, just like now.  Scheer¡¯s victory is still deeply remembered to this day!  In the next ten minutes, gorgeous fireworks continued to be set off violently on the sea.  Three large U.S. cruisers became the most tragic victims in this battle between giant beasts. They led the destroyer fleet to charge and were quickly blasted by large-caliber heavy artillery.  Almost all of the more than 3,600 officers and soldiers sank with the ship.  Under the tight protection of German frigates, the U.S. military's desperate attack on the German battleships failed to achieve any results. Instead, it lost as many as nine destroyers.  Some smart US sailors had already put on life jackets and jumped into the rough sea to avoid enemy fire, and then waited for the other party to rescue their prisoners.  "Boom!" Another fatal explosion occurred in the US fleet.  The battleship Wisconsin was detonated by a 430mm shell from the Bismarck, which detonated the anti-aircraft gun ammunition magazine above the engine room. Although shells below 40mm were of no concern to the battleship, the explosion caused by the base number of more than 200,000 rounds  Still fatal.  The fire wave spread to the rear main gun ammunition depot with lightning speed, during which the US damage control soldiers had no time to make any response.  The German lookout saw a destructive wave of fire erupting from the target's stern, then the bow of the ship raised, and it quickly disappeared into the sea at a 90-degree angle. After a short time, the battleship, which cost more than 100 million US dollars, completely became a  history.  Only 3 of the more than 1,800 officers and soldiers on the ship survived.  "The fleet accelerated to 30 knots again, we can't let those American aircraft carriers escape from our eyes!" Seeing that the three American battleships lying in front of him were now 2 sunk and 1 disabled.  Scheer no longer wanted to fight, but continued to pursue the opponent's aircraft carrier.  Since our own fleet achieved a decisive victory in a very short period of time, those US aircraft carriers running at a speed of 21 knots did not go too far. They are still within the detection range of their own shipboard radars. The next thing is simple.  Much more.  Now he can conclude that some irreversible changes must have occurred in these American aircraft carriers, so that they can only run at this speed. If not, the US artillery fleet, which is absolutely inferior in strength, will not face such a desperate situation with him.  Competing!  Since the most powerful main force had been defeated, the remaining US warships no longer launched meaningless suicide attacks against the German fleet. The German fleet was quickly able to adjust its course and pursue the US aircraft carrier at full speed in the direction in which it escaped.  The huge speed advantage of 9 knots was enough to bring the two sides quickly closer at a speed of more than 250 meters per minute; just over half an hour later, the figure of the US aircraft carrier appeared again in front of the sea shrouded in black clouds in the distance.  .  Initially, the United StatesThe officers and soldiers of the aircraft carrier formation thought it was their own ship, and their hearts were full of surprises of defeating a powerful enemy and surviving a desperate situation. However, when the roar of large-caliber shells suddenly penetrated their ears, they realized that these gods of death were coming.  The spokesperson is now close at hand!  For the current US military fleet, their situation is extremely embarrassing: the aircraft carrier with a designed speed of 32 knots cannot accelerate at all due to injuries, and even the most effective escape weapon against enemies in two-dimensional artillery battles-smoke canisters-  ¡ªIt is also exhausted at this moment and cannot cover the destroyer's lightning strike and the aircraft carrier's retreat.  In previous battles, in order to survive the siege of the opponent's large fleet of aircraft, US aircraft carriers and destroyers used smoke cans at all costs and created surging sea fog that enveloped the aircraft carrier and surrounding areas.  Especially in the battle before entering the wind and rain zone, the US fleet started to smoke before the opponent's aircraft appeared, and used up all the remaining inventory at once.  According to their plan, they would withdraw directly after this wave and use the wind and rain and the coming night to break away from the opponent. However, they never expected to encounter the opponent's heavy artillery fleet!  "Each ship is loaded with high-explosive bombs, which is enough to deal with these lightly armored targets." Scheer said with a smile.  What is different from what most people imagine is that high-explosive artillery shells also have a certain armor penetration capability. Gein shells retain a considerable degree of kinetic energy when they hit the target, even when the projectile is fragile and lacks a cap.  Still able to penetrate thinner armor.  Currently, the high-explosive bombs equipped by German battleships use bottom fuzes and are equipped with lightweight caps on the warheads. Compared with traditional high-explosive bombs without caps and fuzes, the armor penetration has been significantly improved.  Although the charge factor of this shell is slightly lower than the latter, this is a completely meaningful performance trade-off.  Since the German Navy will fully transform to the air in the post-treaty era and will no longer mass-build ships with gun calibers exceeding 128 mm, it is necessary to increase the penetration depth of high-explosive bombs on battleships in order to effectively fight against the enemy's new heavy cruisers.  This kind of shell has a certain penetration depth and has a much higher charge than armor-piercing shells. It is the perfect weapon for killing barbarian aircraft carriers.  Seeing the German battleships attacking like crazy, the US aircraft carrier commander in despair ordered to fire on the sea near him in order to interfere with the opponent's observation through the water column stirred up by the shells.  However, U.S. aircraft carriers also abandoned the concept of heavy artillery a few years ago. Currently, these Essex-class guns are only equipped with 127mm guns with the same firepower as destroyers, and the water they stir up is like a pocket fountain in front of the palace.  After blocking another wave of torpedo attacks, the German battleship went straight to the waters less than 10 kilometers away from the US aircraft carrier. The sailors on the US aircraft carrier could clearly see the black gun barrels pointed at themselves, and then suddenly spewed out dazzling and shining blood.  Red light and fire "Boom! Boom!" The deck exploded, the cabin burst, and the violent explosion seemed to break the aircraft carrier.  At the current close range, the German battleship's artillery hit rate is as high as 15%, and on average each battleship will gain something with every salvo.  In less than 5 minutes, four U.S. aircraft carriers were on fire under the violent bombardment of the opponent. Even the wind and rain could not weaken it in the slightest.  The hangar where the aircraft was parked was set on fire, and the remaining fighter planes were burned to their skeletons in the noisy and raging flames. A large number of pipelines, passages, and cabins were swallowed up by the devastating red flames, causing suffocation, burning, poisoning, and  and shrapnel flying vertically and horizontally, killing countless people.  A huge artillery shell suddenly hit the island on the starboard side of the aircraft carrier. The entire five-story steel building collapsed like a mountain. The load-bearing steel was violently broken and shattered, causing huge waves in the sea.  These heretics who used fighter planes to do evil everywhere finally met the shameful end they deserved: amidst the roaring roar of the Huanghuang cannon that shook the sky and the earth, their entire bodies were blown to pieces, and they fell as if they were going to burn everything.  The skyfire and the endless waves pouring in are the best portrayal of the situation of the American officers and soldiers on these aircraft carriers.  In this tsunami and landslide, the aircraft carrier "Franklin" was the first to fail. Its tilt angle gradually exceeded 45 degrees, and then it capsized sharply like a dead fish.  The moment its hull turned over, huge cheers erupted from the German battleships; if anyone asks in the future how the battleships performed in this war, they will only need to answer that they sank enemy aircraft carriers with naval guns.  That's enough!  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster! PS: Thank you to book friends Yu12344 and Lost Stone for their monthly ticket support, and Yuanyh1234567 and zhouyu1976 for their rewards~~~ The number of subscriptions in recent days has been extremely sad, the author  My heart is as cold as winter
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