My Italian: Chapter 408 1 chicken feather

Facing the fiercely approaching Spanish fleet, the American fleet immediately fled in all directions.

Colonel Lorant soon felt a little remorse, because although the Iowa under his seat looked mighty, its top speed was only a terrible 16 knots. This speed was in front of the Turin class that could run 18 knots. It's not enough to watch. Not to mention, there are 20-knot Maria Teresa-class armored cruisers harassing aside, making Iowa's speed even more difficult to run.

Two hours later, under the desperate eyes of the officers and soldiers on the Iowa, three Turin-class ships surrounded them.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Greetings from three Turin-class 356mm main guns roared over a distance of 6,000 meters. The successive splashes made the officers and soldiers of the Iowa breathe a sigh of relief.

But they know that now is not the time to relax, there are at least 3 hours before dark, and they must survive these 3 hours.

Of course, the Iowa is not without counterattacks. It is equipped with four 305mm 35 times main guns, which also fired at the enemy ships on the side and rear. But it also missed.

However, the failure of the two sides is also temporary, because the two sides are getting closer, making it easier to hit.

"boom!"

A 356mm artillery shell weighing more than 400 kilograms hit the stern of the Iowa ship. The violent explosion made a big hole in the stern, and at the same time caused the speed of the Iowa to drop sharply. It was difficult to see that the engine compartment had been hit and the speed had slowed down.

Seeing this opportunity, how could the three Turin-class battleships miss it? They, who already had the advantage of speed, took the opportunity to immediately surround them.

"Let the three patrols leave to chase the enemy ships, and leave this place to us."

Colonel Lefer, who was in charge of commanding the battleship formation, first gave the order to let the three Maria Theresa-class armored cruisers leave. It's not that he's afraid of taking the credit, but that it's really inappropriate for the patrol to intervene in the battle between the battleships, because the battleship is a heavy cavalry, and the patrol is a light cavalry. Anyone who wants to fight the heavy cavalry head-on There will be no good results against the light cavalry.

And the three patrol ships also understood what Colonel Lefer meant, left a word of good luck to them, and then galloped away.

Well, the next step is the duel between battleships, but it is three-on-one. You can choose one to fight the three of us, or the three of us to fight one of you.

Well, without further ado, at a distance of 4,500 meters, the artillery fire of the three Turin-class ships ruthlessly attacked the Iowa. Of course, the Iowa did not give up its plan. Its four 305mm main guns and eight 203mm secondary guns also fired back. The two sides fired continuously, trying to give the opponent a fatal blow.

It was a real hand-to-hand fight, with the gunner repeating the order to fire. A round of shells was lifted up from the ammunition depot at the bottom under the action of the bomb lifter and manpower, and then sent into the still hot barrel. Then tuck in the silk-wrapped **** pack, close the breech breech, and aim and shoot!

The successive bombardments caused damage to both sides. For example, the Isabel II, formerly known as the Barry, was hit by 305mm shells and 203mm shells from the Iowa many times, causing two 152mm secondary guns. and loss of personnel.

However, the loss of the Isabel II is not enough compared to the Iowa. The Iowa is now full of scars, from the 356mm heavy artillery, which caused considerable damage to Iowa. Its bow and rear funnel were hit, which directly caused the poor aiming of the rear main gun. In addition, the four 203mm secondary guns in the midship were destroyed, and several large holes on the ship's side also showed that its armor was not enough in front of the 14-inch cannon.

Of course, this is just the beginning of Iowa's suffering.

Boom, boom! Two loud noises sounded from the rear of the hull of the Iowa! At a distance of less than 3,500 meters, the main gun of the Palermo, which was renamed the Princess Christina, fired two 356mm armor-piercing projectiles into the stern of the Iowa at a nearly vertical angle.

The first shell hit the main armor belt, and the huge impact hit the main armor belt of the Iowa. Although there was no breakdown, tearing a whole piece of the main armor plate from the hull directly caused a large opening of more than ten square meters near the rear wheelhouse of the Iowa!

Another shell directly penetrated the upper armor belt of the USS Iowa, and after passing through several cabins, it exploded above the wheelhouse. The huge shell directly destroyed the wheelhouse, and the entire battleship was suddenly half out of control. state.

Then, the three Turin-class battleships continued to spray firepower on the Iowa, causing its losses to increase. And the counterattack firepower from the Iowa is getting weaker and weaker.

"it's time."

At this time, Colonel Lefer ordered the two destroyers waiting on the outside to enter the field. It is a bit difficult to rely on shells to deal with the opponent, so let's use torpedoes. Besides, there are still tasks ahead, so it is good to save some shells.

Under the command of Colonel Lefer, the two destroyers Álvaro and Molina galloped into the field. These two destroyers are new ships that Spain only entered service in 1896, with a displacement of 800 tons, carrying four 356mm torpedo tube launchers, and a maximum speed of 28 knots.

I saw two destroyers rushing towards the Iowa, and facing the malicious little one, the Iowa was still desperately resisting, and the only few secondary guns on the ship were still firing at it.

It's just that the two destroyers chose their positions very cleverly, and only three 57mm guns could shoot them. The 57mm naval gun can only deal with small torpedo boats, and it is still a bit weak against destroyers.

When they approached a distance of several hundred meters, the two destroyers made a beautiful turn, puff, puff, and six torpedoes struck the Iowa.

"Beng Beng Beng~" Five consecutive loud noises broke the Iowa into a huge horizontal gap, and a large amount of seawater poured in to make the Iowa tilt at a speed visible to the naked eye. to the end of life.

At this time, the sun is about to fall to the horizon of the sea, if it is later, the night will come out.

Compared with the three battleships that spent a lot of effort to deal with their opponents, the two Garibaldi-class ships were not too easy when they dealt with the patrol of the New York.

As a quasi-battle cruiser ~www.mtlnovel.com~ the two Garibaldi-class ships declared their death the moment they caught up with the New York cruiser. The salvo power of the 16 10-inch main guns made the Spanish officers and soldiers who fired Startled. In the first round, a hit was achieved at a distance of 5,000 meters, and every subsequent round of shooting was able to achieve a hit.

The thickest 6-inch sloping dome on the New York was like paper in the face of the fierce firepower of the two Gary Sweeping Class ships.

In an hour's time, the New York cruiser, which was fired by the two ships, was sent into the sea.

Then the two ships relied on their own speed to continue chasing the enemy's fleeing warship. Of course they were not the only ones, two Venetian patrols were also chasing after them, and three Maria Teresa-class patrols were added later. The pursuit of the 7 cruisers prevented several protected cruisers from escaping from the murderous hands. Because these warships were basically built around 1890, their top speed is only 17-18 knots.

But no matter how much they fight, it should stop after dark.

Seeing the black shroud, the American warships that escaped from the chase hurried to New York, and needed to inform them of the news of Spain's arrival.

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