The four small submarines that slipped out along with the destroyers and torpedo boats were very cunning. They did not rush forward together. If you think about it, you will know that it is no different from committing suicide. More than 60 cruisers and destroyers are waiting!
With thousands of cannons, even if they are covered by coastal defense artillery, these small boats cannot expect to be able to get close to the battleships and large armored cruisers in the distance. If they charge with them, any missed large-caliber shell may cause serious damage to the submarine.
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Therefore, these four small submarines have been hiding in the water far away from the battlefield and waiting quietly. They carefully peered at the sea through the periscope, waiting for their own opportunities. They did not know that there were four pairs of eyes peering hundreds of meters high in the sky.
holding them.
In the cockpits of two two-seater seaplanes, the two pilots at the front and rear were staring at the four inconspicuous ripples below while circling in the sky. Ever since the four small submarines left the port, they had been staring at these underwater ripples.
The whereabouts of the killer, when Emperor Yang was training these pilots, anti-submarine warfare was a must-learn subject.
The battle on the sea did not last long. Thirty-two destroyers and torpedo boats, under the cover of coastal defense artillery, launched a desperate charge towards the coalition forces. In the end, only twenty ships were beaten and ran back, and the remaining twelve ships all
After entering the seabed, their only gain was that a long-distance torpedo accidentally hit a destroyer that was obviously not its target, sending the Spanish warship that had sunk the Maine two years ago into the sea.
After reaching the bottom of the sea, it can be regarded as comforting the heroic souls of those hundreds of American sailors.
After discovering that the exchange ratio was too high, the rest of them cleverly slipped back into New York Bay. After all, their main task was to guard New York Bay, not to take the initiative, especially after knowing that all the mines outside had mysteriously disappeared.
These guys are even less interested in fighting outside. After all, there are minefields inside that can restrict the enemy's movement, and it will be easier to attack at that time.
Of course, it is not easy for them to retreat. If they are allowed to come and go freely, then the coalition light fleet will be embarrassed to see people. The cruisers and destroyers immediately divided into two groups, one group continued to protect the battle fleet from the front, and the other group circled at high speed.
To the flank, they attacked the retreating U.S. forces from the right bank of the Sandy Hook Peninsula, which was out of range of the U.S. shore defense artillery. The dense shells kept hitting the small fleet, and in the blink of an eye, several of them burst into flames.
At this moment, the dormant US submarines attacked. The four small submarines took advantage of the separation of the Allied light fleets and slowly inserted themselves into the gap between the two teams, preparing to slip out and then launch a sneak attack on the Allied battleships.
Their huge mechanical noise is as clear as a gong in the ears of the Chinese sonar soldiers. The periscope sticking out and the long ripples trailing behind are as eye-catching as lights in the eyes of the pilots in the sky. However, given their heading
The first target was the Russian Navy's battleship Alexander II, so these unscrupulous guys decided to ignore their existence.
At this time, the U.S. small battleship formation finally withdrew from the minefield. During the retreat, they lost another destroyer and two torpedo boats. Just as the coalition cruisers and destroyers were retreating after the battle, four submarines had already arrived at the attack position.
Directly in front of them, the battleship Alexander II, which was ravaging the two fortresses with naval guns, was unaware of it. Everyone was busy using their 305, 228, including the latest Bofors-made one.
The 52nd artillery fired shells at the shore to their heart's content.
The captain, Colonel Andrepov, was contentedly looking at the US military fortress that was flooded by artillery fire. When he thought of opening New York, he felt like pushing open the door of a treasure house. Having been here before, he knew the wealth of this city very well.
If it was considered a great harvest in Japan before, then it would be considered submerged in the sea of gold here. The dividends from the last war allowed him to directly buy a villa in Moscow and raise a pair of twins as an outhouse. This time the war
I'm afraid I can buy a castle later.
"Vasily, when we get to New York, we should first find an American woman to play with. Of course we can't look for those cheap "jinv" ones. As far as I know, there seem to be many girls' schools in this city. Maybe we should take the sailors to find them first.
Protect those beautiful girls." This guy said to his first mate with longing.
"Vasily, Vasily, did you hear me?" Seeing that the first mate did not answer, he turned around and said dissatisfiedly.
Then he saw the first mate pointing at the sea outside with a horrified face. Colonel Andrepov turned his head in shock, and then a creepy coldness instantly enveloped his whole body.
"Port side torpedo attack, rapid-fire gun interception!" The Captain's frightened scream immediately sounded on the Alexander II.
On the blue sea, two Bofors torpedoes dragged a long trail and crashed straight into the 9,000-ton second-class battleship. The battleship Alexander II parked on the sea and bombarded the US fortress had no chance of evading it.
Perhaps, after discovering this, they could only use intensive broadside firepower to shoot the sea surface crazily in an attempt to stop the two torpedoes. But unfortunately, even though the sea surface was boiling, the two torpedoes still fired without hesitation.
After hitting it below the waterline, a huge explosion resounded across the sea. A large hole more than twenty meters long was torn open on the port side of the giant ship, and seawater poured in crazily.
All the warships on the sea suddenly became chaotic. The captains who were frightened by this scene ordered to start the propellers as quickly as possible. At this time, they did not care about attacking the US military fortress on the coast. In fact, there was no need to attack again.
, the two fortresses have basically been razed, and all the sailors on each battleship stared at the sea with wide eyes, looking for the source of these two inexplicable torpedoes, but unfortunately they only had the empty sea in their sights.
"Your Excellency, Commander, the captain of the Ninghai reported that it was probably attacked by a US submarine and asked us to pay attention to the periscope on the water surface." An officer hurriedly walked to Cervera who was on the Frederick III and reported.
"Submarine?" Cervera and Tirpitz looked at each other in shock. They naturally knew that the Americans had submarines. In fact, European countries were also developing such things at this time, and France had already built one with actual combat capabilities.
Yes, but these generals who have been trained by giant ships and cannons all their lives have an instinctive contempt for such small toys. They really can't understand that a small thing of 100 tons can actually kill a battleship, but even though it is unbelievable, he still
Order to notify all ships as quickly as possible.
All observers on the warships who knew the murderer immediately began a careful search.
In fact, it is not difficult to find the periscopes of US submarines. With tens of thousands of eyes staring at the sea, it would be strange if they could not be found again! Without waiting for reminders from the Chinese warships, the locations of the four submarines were already found.
Coming out, although there were no depth charges at this time, the submarine at this time had little depth, not to mention that the water here was not deep to begin with. The experienced Cervera immediately found a way to deal with these little things.
"Order each ship to use high-explosive bombs, hit them on top of their heads, and destroy these guys with water pressure," said the top commander of the coalition navy.
Countless large-caliber artillery shells immediately hit the position of the US submarine. There were many artillery shells over 300 millimeters. These high-explosive shells usually contained tens of kilograms of explosives. The explosive power when hitting seawater was comparable to that of 50-kilogram depth charges.
There was no difference. Although the explosion depth was too shallow, the water pressure created under the water depth conditions here was enough. In just a few minutes, four submarines less than ten meters deep under the water were exploded by the shells.
The huge water pressure hit them and turned them into scrap metal. Even the two ships that had not had time to launch torpedoes sank quietly to the bottom of the sea.
Looking at the debris floating on the sea, each ship determined that the submarine had been destroyed, then stopped the bombardment and continued to search the sea.
This is just an insignificant episode. Although the loss of a Russian battleship is indeed a bit regrettable, except for the Russians, the other three companies are actually secretly happy about this result, and even the Russians themselves are not
I really mind. This kind of old battleship is supposed to be eliminated. I just want to take this opportunity to get a few more captured U.S. semi-finished products. Even a 7,000-ton diesel-powered armored cruiser is worse than the Alexander II.
Even more valuable, the two ships seized from Boston last time have not been divided yet, and there are two ships in the Brooklyn Shipyard in New York waiting to be divided.
After confirming that there was no longer a threat at sea, the coalition ships fired shells at the shore for a while. As the two small US military fortresses were completely destroyed, the real landing operation began, and all landing ships rushed to Rockaway.
The eastern end of the peninsula is outside the range of the western end of the coastal defense artillery. In fact, it is also outside the shooting range. Landing ships can calmly seize the beach. However, a brigade of US troops and thousands of militiamen who have rushed to set up defenses are basically unable to attack under the attack of sea naval artillery.
Unable to prevent these invaders from setting foot on their homeland, a German division first landed on the coast of Long Island, and then began an attack on the Brooklyn Bridge more than ten kilometers away.
Behind them, a Russian division and Wang Shizhen's troops who had just withdrawn also landed one after another. The Russian troops were divided into two groups, sweeping Brooklyn all the way and attacking Queens all the way north, while the Chinese regiment led by Wang Shizhen ran along Jamaica Bay towards the
Behind the Rockaway Fortress, they were preparing to repeat the work they had done at Sandy Hook Fortress. Even the assault boats were dragged across the beach in front of the landing ship by a trailer, and boxes of explosives were piled on top waiting for the attack. As for the sea
The fleet aimed its guns at the lonely fortress in the distance.