"Our landing operation must break through from the front, which means we must move the fleet to Lower New York Bay. However, since the last bombardment, the defenses here have been greatly enhanced, except for the original Fort Wordsworth and Hamilton
In addition to the fort, a large fort was built at the tip of the Sandy Hook Peninsula and the Rockaway Peninsula. In addition, in order to prevent the bombardment of Brooklyn from near Long Beach, a small one was built in the middle of the Rockaway Peninsula and the middle of Long Beach.
Fortress, but for us these two can be ignored. Because of the artillery range problem, they will not be effective when we kill from the Sandy Hook Peninsula. In other words, our first obstacle is these two
A fortress.”
In the conference room of the Nautilus, Emperor Yang, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and looking like a military strategist, pointed at the two fortresses Sandy Hook and Rockaway with his titanium alloy scepter set with large diamonds.
"As for the mine issue at the entrance to New York Bay, you can ignore this, because they use a new type of fuse produced by General Electric. You all know that high-tech things are sometimes very fragile, especially
When facing its inventor, just like our radio, it can be destroyed without contact." The guy continued to say reservedly.
He was talking nonsense. In fact, those mines had already been dragged away and thrown hundreds of meters deep into the sea. But that was not the case in New York Bay. There were more than 20 destroyers and torpedo boats cruising there.
The huge body of the water depth shuttle there can easily cause a sea monster incident when entering, and the Americans reportedly have four small submarines there. It would be bad if someone crashes them again.
This is not high-tech, it was already there during the American Civil War. Now that diesel engines are becoming more and more popular, it is not an appalling thing to build a small coastal defense submarine, not to mention that they also have a legend in the history of submarine development.
Character, the Holland 6, which was originally despised in history, was transformed into a large submarine using four 100-horsepower diesel engines. It has been used as a life-saving straw by the U.S. Navy, which was suffering from acute illness and indiscriminately sought medical treatment. So far, eight ships and four ships have been built.
In New York Bay, four ships are in Norfolk. They are equipped with a torpedo tube that can launch steam gas torpedoes purchased from Bofors. This torpedo was purchased last time. Later, because he was worried about the second Spanish-American War, Yang
Feng did not sell it to them for various reasons.
This thing is not a secret in the United States. In order to boost morale, every submarine's service will be trumpeted by newspapers. Although in Yang Feng's view, this kind of low-level goods that are even worse than a small shark are really not worth mentioning.
, but he still equipped all his warships with the same basic version of passive sonar. The huge noise of the diesel engine with the gearbox can be heard hundreds of kilometers away. Of course, the other three companies do not have such good things. They
They have never even heard of it, and they are full of contempt for submarines, so they might get a profound lesson. Because they feel that it will be good for their growth, Emperor Yang is not prepared to remind them.
Emperor Yang's words made Severa, Tirpitz and others smile heartily. In their opinion, this was completely reasonable and in the style of His Majesty the Emperor. It would be abnormal if this situation did not occur.
"But even so, our task is still very arduous. It is said that these two fortresses have just been replaced with twelve latest 305mm coastal defense guns. Although the caliber is lower than the old 330mm guns, it is
Forty-five times the caliber, this is the main gun of the Maine-class battleship under construction. It is just installed on the fortress before it is installed on the battleship. It is believed that the maximum range can reach 15 kilometers. Of course, the gun can be fired at such a distance.
It makes no sense, but it also means that we cannot continue to ravage them as we please from a distance of ten kilometers." Emperor Yang continued.
This information caused a discussion. It is obvious that these generals who have worshiped giant ships and cannons all their lives are particularly sensitive to this issue. You must know that according to such data, in addition to the two Frederick III-class battleships and five Aspens in the coalition,
The main gun range of the Princess Trias class and other ships is not even as good as that of the Americans.
"Don't worry about this problem. It is difficult for us to break through from the sea, but we can break through from the land. These giant cannons do not have the ability to fire in all directions, just like the six 305 guns of Sandy Hook Fortress, because the offshore
They are all protected by mines, so the shooting fan is only 90 degrees. After all, their main opponents are the battleships coming from the sea. Such a shooting fan is enough. The situation in Rockaway Fortress is similar to this problem, so to put it simply, we only need to first
Just land and let the soldiers capture these fortresses. Like Sandy Hook Fortress, we can let the landing ships drive swaggeringly in the shallow water to grab the beach under the eyes of the Americans. The only thing we need to face is to protect the infantry and small-caliber artillery there.
, I believe we can solve this problem at a long distance using large-caliber naval guns.
As for the Rockaway Fortress, we can completely solve it after clearing those two small fortresses." Emperor Yang said nonchalantly.
Although saying this, it is obvious that the specific operation is not easy, but these details are not what Emperor Yang needs to care about. In short, since he is here, he must open it. The navy and army combined are almost more than 100,000.
, wouldn’t it be a joke if such a powerful strength was hindered by a small fortress?
However, a group of staff members lay there studying for a long time, but they had to tell Emperor Yang that this job was not easy to handle. The reason was very simple. According to the shooting range of Rockaway Fortress he provided, the main gun of this fortress could completely cover Sandy.
Hook Peninsula, that is to say, the landing ship will not be attacked by Sandy Hook Fortress, but it will definitely be attacked by this fortress. Obviously the Americans have also considered this issue.
Similarly, if you attack the Rockaway Peninsula, you will also be attacked by the Sandy Hook Fortress. Even if the landing ship seizes the beach outside the range, the attacking troops will be attacked by the 305 cannon on land. These are two fortresses that protect each other.
"Well, I look down upon the Americans." Emperor Yang said in astonishment.
"Your Majesty, why don't you let me bring our people to do this work? I promise to knock down the Sandy Hook Fortress easily." Wang Shizhen came over and said with a smile.
"Oh, are you sure?" Yang Feng looked at him and asked doubtfully. In his memory, Beiyang Dragon should be a very stable person. Since he said such words, he probably wasn't unsure.
"Don't worry, your majesty. I can definitely guarantee it. However, I need 105mm armor-piercing bullets, not explosive bombs. The penetrating power of that thing is too weak. I want solid armor-piercing bullets. I think there should be no shortage of these, right?" Wang Shizhen laughed.
He said.
There is absolutely no shortage of this thing. At least one-third of the battleships in the fleet have 105 guns, and they are all equipped with a small number of such shells. This kind of thing is standard equipment for battleships at this time, although the number is not too large.
It was a lot, but it added up to a lot. Soon according to his request, more than a thousand bombs were sent to the four landing ships of the Chinese group.
"It's best to give me another group to support me," Wang Shizhen continued.
"No problem, a regiment of German troops will cooperate with you." Little Moltke shrugged.
"That's enough." Wang Shizhen said with a smile.
Eight hours later, Long Branch, a small town in New Jersey, an inconspicuous small town on the East Coast, ushered in an unforgettable morning. Against the background of the rising morning glow, a seemingly endless huge fleet appeared,
It appeared in the sight of the fishermen on the coast with the golden light of the early morning.
"The coalition forces are coming!" A sudden scream broke the morning tranquility in an instant. Many sleeping residents rushed out of their homes in panic, and then looked at the seven giant ships approaching at high speed in the distance in astonishment.
ships, and the countless battleships behind them.
Desperate panic flooded the town in an instant. It was obvious that the coalition forces were going to land here. The frightened Americans ran out one by one carrying large and small bags and took all available means of transportation to escape.
's home.
They don't even have a garrison here, and the nearest one is fifty kilometers away. How can we not run away?
At the same time, in the New York Defense Command, Commander Major General Hawk also received the news that the main force of the coalition forces appeared outside New York Bay. This veteran who had fought through the mountains of blood and corpses in the Civil War was suddenly frightened into a cold sweat. He naturally understood
What does this mean? There are only five divisions along the entire northern coastline, which is thousands of kilometers long. It can be said that the defense has been exhausted to the extreme. The coalition forces took advantage of this time to risk the risk of hurricanes and march north. They are determined to attack the heart of the United States.
However, he was quite baffled as to why the coalition forces landed at Long Branch. That damn place was of no value at all. The only explanation was to avoid the heavily defended New York Bay and then attack New York northward. But the problem was that as long as it was in Raritan
Setting up a line of defense on the Hudson River was enough to stop them, not to mention that it was impossible for them to cross the Hudson River. The coalition commanders could not be unaware of this.
As for Philadelphia, which is the most valuable to the south, it has no value now. The entire city has been destroyed by them. The Navy Yard and the Crump Shipyard were all bombed into ruins. Mr. Crump, who aspires to become the Armstrong of America, is in despair.
If they commit suicide, they will definitely not be interested in taking such a risk and going there again.
Of course, now he no longer cares about the purpose of the coalition forces. A U.S. brigade stationed in New Jersey immediately deployed southward along the Raritan River and placed explosives on all railways, roads and bridges on the river. Once the coalition's goal is New York, they will directly blow up all
The bridge stands ready for help.
As for Long Branch’s request for help, who has the time to care whether they live or die?