How to say it? Overall, it was all kinds of chaos and panic, but no matter what, the battle continued. When the Americans discovered that the Japanese shells did not seem to effectively penetrate Nevada's armor with a thickness of 343mm, the Americans regained confidence!

Boom! With the roar of heavy artillery again, five 15-inch l42 artillery jumped backwards, and five long fire dragons blew out of the gun mouth and flew towards the American warship 14 kilometers away. More than ten seconds later, a huge ball of flame exploded from the side of the Nevada. Rolling smoke erupted from the rupture, covering most of the warship in an instant. This gun should have hit a certain flue of the Nevada. While the shells successfully destroyed the flue, they also let the smoke and waste gas inside vent out.

This was the fourth shell hit by the Fusang. Japanese naval officers and soldiers were used to it. In addition to some people who were more excited, the Japanese naval officers led by Lieutenant General Kondo were just silently staring at the American warships that were constantly hit in the distance.

"Our shells seem to have no effect on the American battleships." It has been 20 minutes since the war started. The warships in the distance have been hit, and they have not received any fatal injuries. The Japanese fleet successfully set off several fires on the opponent's bridge, deck, and gun corridor, but it did not play much role with the efforts of the American team members.

"The Japanese warships were very powerful and successfully suppressed the Nevada during the battle, but their shells were not penetrating enough. Our 13.5-inch armor belt and the 400mm armor on the front of the turret can perfectly be immune to the opponent's attack." Soon, Sims also discovered this situation. Although they were hit again and again, the Nevada warships kept firing at their opponents, and then they did not hit a single shot.

The first Japanese shell damaged Nevada's front mast, causing the main rangefinder to be unusable. All artillery can only be fired by relying on the rangefinder on the turret. Coupled with the thick smoke screen and flame interference caused by the shot, the Nevada's shelling accuracy can be described as terrible. The alternate shooting of 10 artillery pieces of this American battleship seemed more of an attitude in Japan. The actual threat was very limited. The American shells were always far away and close, but they just failed to hit! Well, at least this is true in Nevada. As for the other one, the situation was different.

The New York was put into service in 1909. Although the No. 3 turret was basically scrapped due to the temperature of the ammunition compartment, it still has 8 14-inch guns after all, and the US military officers and soldiers who have been working on this ship for two years have become accustomed to removing the middle turret as an additional factor. Although there is still a certain gap with the Japanese in artillery, the New York has an advantage over the King Kong!

When the King Kong pasted the fourth shell on the front of the New York 2 turret, which was 14 inches thick, the armored egg was useless. The New York 2 turret said it was okay, I'll give you a shot, and then the US Navy won the first shot in this naval battle!

This shell hits directly on the face of the turret No. 3 of the King Kong. Unlike the Americans' 14-inch armor, the King Kong armor is only 9 inches! 13 kilometers away, the 14-inch shell hits directly, and this can be penetrated even if it is a British or Japanese shell! However, this cannon has a really good effect!

The armor-piercing shell weighing more than 600 kilograms had a very good landing point, almost flying towards the front of King Kong's turret. Unlike the picric acid charge used by the British, the Americans used more stable D explosives. Although the fuse still did not pass the test, the luck of this shell was obviously good. After the cap and the hardened layer on the surface of the armor turned into countless pieces, the sharp warhead hit the non-hardened layer inside the armor!

This attack was very powerful, and it directly hit a deep pit with a depth of 7 inches. At this moment, the shell fuse was activated. Under the action of more than ten kilograms of explosives, a huge bullet hole appeared on the forehead of the King Kong 3 turret.

"From the command tower, I could clearly see a huge ball of fireballs gushing out from the turret, and the thick smoke quickly covered the rear half of the bridge. Since then, a series of explosions came from near the turret, and the entire warship seemed to be shaking. One of the 14-inch cannons was blown off, and the other one was also pulled down." A Japanese officer on the King Kong said with lingering fear.

"The British battle cruiser is indeed not strong, I'm relieved." Lieutenant Colonel Kimmel, the captain of the New York, looked at the King Kong, which had a pillar of fire rising in the middle of the hull in the distance, and nodded with satisfaction. The rumors that the British battle cruiser were relatively fragile. Kimmel had also heard of it with the German military officers in the United States. This time, he finally personally verified it. It was so sour!

"Hold the grass, I knew it would be like this! I knew it would be like this before I bought the King Kong from the British!" Lieutenant General Kato Tachiyoshi looked at the King Kong who was shot in the distance and said heartbrokenly. When the Japanese Navy was purchasing battle cruisers, most generals in the navy, even Hirahachiro Togo, believed that ordering German warships was better than buying British combat patrols, and some people in the Navy even planned to imitate the old story of the Asama. Through third-country purchasing agents, but in the end, this uncertainty in purchasing, inappropriate equipment system, and political nature overwhelmed everything. The King Kong-class battleship at the British Armstrong Shipyard still entered the Japanese Navy, and was directly broken in the first battle.

After the New York hit the King Kong for the first time, the situation of the war underwent some subtle changes. Although overall, the Fuso-class battleship still had a certain advantage. The front mast of the Nevada now has been broken and the rear mast was cut halfway. A gun barrel of the No. 2 turret was blown away, and the No. 3 turret was hit by the cannon seat. The huge impact temporarily jammed the rotating mechanism of the No. 3 turret. The bow was opened, and the warship had about 1,000 tons of water. The hull had a head inclination of about 3 degrees and a 7 ****. The swelling during the warship sailed had affected the shooting of the bow turret. Overall, the Nevada was already very dangerous.

"I'm afraid the King Kong cannot be defeated by splitting out six artillery pieces to attack the New York City." At this time, Kato Tatsuki didn't forget the order from the Admiralty Department in his heart. If there was something wrong with King Kong and sinking it here directly, Kato Tatsuki might have to break himself.

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