Betty is not unprepared for himself. When the number of Japanese destroyers is already very rare, the other party still sent 12 destroyers to intercept him. You can despise the destroyer's artillery and defense, but you must respect the torpedo of the destroyer! The Japanese fleet was not shaken by its own interference, so at this time, Raidel could do only one thing, which was to destroy the opponent's destroyer troops in the shortest time, and then threaten the main force of the Japanese fleet with his own destroyer, forcing them to slow down and adjust their maneuvers, and finally be stuck by the slow Sims fleet, and then engage in a battle line battle. That's right, you're right, Raidel worked hard for a long time to drag the Japanese fleet and prevent their speed advantage from exerting their speed advantage, thereby destroying the Japanese fleet's T-shaped horizontal formation and conducting a battle line battle line!

"Prepare to release smoke! Destroyers accelerate the assault!" With the issuance of Redel's order, as many as 18 American destroyers began their final sprint! They rushed to the Japanese fleet with a high speed of more than 32 knots like ancient light cavalry. Balls of smoke surged out of the cigarette tank, and then connected to each other, forming rolling black clouds and pressing towards the Japanese fleet!

The Japanese destroyers on the opposite side were not vague and rushed up bravely. Although the number on the opposite side was 50% more than them! However, the Japanese destroyer team, which received the support of the fleet's secondary gun, was not afraid! So, before the battle between the main battleships of the two sides, as many as 30 destroyers were formed into a group!

The smoke is still very effective in interference with long-distance artillery bombardment, so at this time, the one that really causes serious damage to the destroyer troops is actually close-range artillery battle and lightning strike. In this case, the US destroyer fleet with 4 destroyers with 50% more ships than the opponent is naturally advantageous!

"Save torpedoes and use more naval guns!" The DD575 destroyer leads to charge while using signals to inform his accompanying teammates. The front line composed of four destroyers leads is like a sharp knife and penetrates directly into the Japanese destroyer fleet. The relative navigation speed of both sides is as high as 60 knots, which can shorten the distance by nearly 2 kilometers per minute on average! In almost the blink of an eye, the destroyers of both sides entered the battle distance between naval guns!

Boom! Boom! The 5-inch and 6-inch guns on more than a dozen US destroyers kept spitting out deadly fire snakes. At a distance of 800 to 5,000 meters, a series of barrages composed of fire nets swept everything along with the movement of the fleet. The American destroyer team easily cut the Japanese destroyer fleet with gun firepower far exceeding the opponent. Two of the destroyers that could not be avoided were almost instantly flooded by shells shot from all directions. The first one was destroyed was the Chunyu destroyer. Tons of high-explosion bombs landed on the poor destroyer. The violent explosion continued to sound on the hull and bridge, blowing a large number of cabins into pieces and then coming out of the glass on the hull. The flammability of the pico acid charge was even more fueled. In just a few minutes, the destroyer was engulfed by the surging flames and turned into a torch floating on the sea.

Another destroyer was ignited by a shell after 2 minutes. This gun directly detonated three 533MM torpedoes. With the continuous explosion of more than 1 ton of explosives, the hull fragments were thrown to a height of hundreds of meters, and the shock wave generated also dispersed some of the surrounding smoke.

"Release the torpedo! All destroyers cast torpedoes!" With the flagship's order, the remaining 10 Japanese destroyers began to turn, and then pointed the side-stringed entertainment launch tube at the incoming US destroyer team. In a hurry, many destroyers even hit the torpedoes without even binding the shooting data. These torpedoes that were sailing across and out of the sea naturally struggled to hit the target. However, due to the deterrence effect of the torpedo, the US destroyer team still deviated a little.

"Collapse the fleet, we move upwards. Re-group and then intercept it." Sanchuan Jun, who was the leader, ordered. His idea actually makes sense. In the smoke, his destroyer team could not get the support of the main fleet's sub-art artillery fire. If you fight in close combat, it must be that the US military with more ships and more cannons was even more powerful. He hung up two ships at the same time, which was the result of his running fast!

In the eyes of the Michuan Army, the main target of the American destroyer should be to release lightning strikes, so his idea was to temporarily retreat to the upper wind position without smoke to reorganize the fleet, and then when the US destroyer launched a lightning strike, he stabbed him from the back and cooperated with the secondary guns of the main battleship to attack the US destroyer team!

This idea is really good, and it is also the correct way for the Japanese fleet to deal with it. However, if the Japanese can think of this, Redell can also think of it! The smoke released by the destroyer troops not only covers itself, but also provides cover for the Redell fleet behind it!

Redell is betting on both ends this time. If the Japanese are strong, that's good. The destroyers on both sides fight in a melee. As long as God does not help the Japanese, then the US Navy will definitely have the advantage after this close-range battle! The gap in strength between the two sides is too big, and this cannot be recovered by operations. It would be unrealistic for the Japanese to draw such a wave of destroyers!

If this Japanese commander is smart enough, he will avoid the frontal conflict for the time being, and then start from the side after reorganization! The upper vent is the only choice, because if you go to the lower vent, it will be covered in smoke, and the reorganization will definitely be very slow. At the current speed of the American destroyer, the Japanese destroyer team is not too late. Well, Redell's approach is to hide in the smoke like the lions preparing to hunt. Once the Japanese destroyer team is preparing to reorganize at the upper vent, he will kill him directly! Anyway, the Japanese destroyer has released a wave of torpedoes, and the threat to the main battleship will be greatly reduced. A battleship and two cruisers with more than 20,000 tons rushed forward, wouldn't it be a massacre?

Although the so-called horseshoe lost a kingdom in European fables, the efforts of the Redell fleet last night were indeed rewarded today! The Japanese fleet lacked 1 light cruiser and 4 destroyers! This made the Japanese plan to use destroyers to block the lightning strikes of US destroyers during the war today! This is also an important reason why Redell was able to successfully place bets on both ends! Otherwise, if the lost warships last night were added, the 18 American destroyers would not be able to break through the opponent's defense!

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