The North battle cruiser detachment that broke away from the big formation was sacrificed when it rushed into this German heavy torpedo. Although the German barracuda torpedo bomber was slower than the dive bomber after hanging an old ton torpedo, their killer weapon was to unite and throw torpedoes from far away. It is difficult to escape by the warship body alone.

I have seen 15o German torpedo planes turn around to command the patrol detachment. The American commander was at a loss for a while. After the war, he absorbed a large number of former British ship designers. The Lexington-class battle cruiser built by the United States largely inherited the style of British warships. It is fierce in firepower, fast in navigation and weak in defense. The long anvil meter is the longest ship in the navies of various countries at present, and even the tonnage is larger than it. On the other hand, the standard displacement is 350,000 tons, and the Lexington-class waterline armor is only 177 mm thick, while the Japanese-class waterline armor is much better than that of the Lexington-class in the United States, and its waterline armor has reached 25 mm, not to mention the German patrol, which even had a 300 mm waterline armor belt in the Devlinger class seven years ago.
The sinking of Lexington, which was designed by ship designers in Britain and destined to be punished, took the Germans 21 torpedoes and three torpedo planes. Constellation was 33 torpedoes and two torpedo planes. Unfortunately, although they shot down four German torpedo planes successively, they were hit in the first torpedo attack of the other side. More than 20 torpedoes cost less than 10,000 marks, and the United States sent these two tens of millions of dollars to the bottom of the sea.
After cleaning up the patrol team that tried to patrol the North America, some barracuda returned from torpedoing, but more like wolves flying towards the main force of the US Pacific Fleet, where the fire prevention is stronger but the prey is more valuable.
What could be more disheartening to Robert Cüneyt than watching the flying gray eagles and swarms of torpedoes being silent?
On the other side of the sea, the American Atlantic Fleet, commanded by General Edward Abele, is still more than ten hours away from the Schell Battleship. At this time, both battleships have received the latest situation of fierce fighting in the Caribbean.
"Is the German Battleship really active in the northern waters of Cuba?" General Edward Abele is cautiously skeptical about this information. He finally can’t believe that the Germans only deal with the US Pacific Fleet with the main aircraft carrier. Through in-depth study of the naval battles of Inpascal Flo and Laura in South America, Abele concluded that the battleship is the final terminator after destroying a fleet by simply using aircraft carriers and aircraft, seizing control through a large number of aircraft and disrupting the deployment of the other side.
Whether it was the Germans who released the smoke screen or the fact that General Abele was thinking hard about the communication from Washington, only a few words about the Caribbean war, and he was not sure where the German battleship really went. At noon on March 30, General Abele finally made a sad decision for the United States!
Marshal Rheinhardt Schell waited patiently and quietly for a long-range reconnaissance plane to fly over the fleet from Cuba more than 100 nautical miles north of Cuba, and the veteran scanned the magnificent warships from time to time. This may not be the last confrontation between giant ships and artillery in human history, but I am afraid it is as fierce and bloody as a naval battle. Maybe some ships in this fleet will disappear from people’s sight in another day.
"Marshal, this is from the Ernst!" The communication officer looked serious and handed Schell a piece of paper and turned away after saluting.
Sinking Lexington, Constellation, Saratoga, Rover and new york, Arizona, Mississippi and West Virginia hit South Dakota, Montana, Texas and Idaho hard! Our ship’s overall loss rate is 11%, which can maintain the current attack intensity. The enemy fleet is fleeing in the direction of the Gulf of Mexico! "
Scheer read the article lightly until his eyes swept the word "escape" at the end, and a sneer crossed his mouth.
At this time, there were not only a large number of busy German officers but also six special guests on the German heavy aircraft carrier Ernst. After the Japanese allies declared war on the United States, the Japanese government strongly requested the German navy to allow the Japanese navy to send a group of special observers to watch the war on German warships. Most of these observers chose to stay on Marshal Schell’s flagship Graf, and six officers chose to watch the war on Heinrich’s pro-throne ship Ernst.
Among the six officers, one naval academy, which is only meters tall, is particularly silent. This man has participated in the naval battle against Malaysia with a gentle appearance and lost his left index finger and middle finger in that naval battle. Later, after studying in the United States and Germany for a while, he returned to China and took up a naval air force commander. Because of his strict self-discipline and good command, he was deeply loved by the Ministry. Although he declared war on the United States and invaded Hawaii in the Philippines the day after the German-American war, he actually fought in the Pacific region. Therefore, this naval academy named Shan Fifty-six volunteered to come with the delegation to watch the battle and witnessed the German
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In the sunset, the "Indiana" was dragging a long shadow on the sea. The base of the ship’s fire had been put out, but the original brand-new hull was in ruins. Four triple-mounted 4O6mm main guns were dejected and drooping. They had strong firepower, but they ended up in the anti-gun battle position at the ship and the stern. The remnants of the aerobomb explosion were everywhere, attracting several disgusting flies, but the crew did not have time to clean up the damaged equipment of the ship and needed emergency maintenance. Many dead bodies and wounded people were still lying on the deck, waiting for treatment.
A light cruiser and two destroyers act as faithful guardians next to the Indiana. According to the experience gained in the South American War, the Americans focused on strengthening their light ship defense and anti-submarine capabilities. A series of anti-submarine weapons and anti-submarine equipment were successively equipped with the navy. American naval generals believe that the Germans are good at naval warfare mode, that is, first, the ships and submarines knock off each other’s light escort ships, and then the battleships will fight a decisive battle. Moreover, the Germans cherish their sailors very much. They usually do not attack those who protect the main ship with a large number of anti-aircraft guns. If their destroyers are equipped with more than a dozen anti-aircraft guns in their fleet
By this time, General Robert Cüneyt finally understood that it was just a scam of the Germans, a huge scam. When he saw that the German warship attacked his battleship, battle cruiser and the aircraft carrier first after the battle started, he saw that a German fighter plane was shot down and two or three planes would come at him. He had already realized how bad his situation was.
Looking around, the sea is in a mess. New Mexico and Wyoming are stumbling. Pennsylvania and Maryland are the only lucky ones in the Pacific fleet except Indiana. Even these two battleships with powerful firepower are now vulnerable.
Destroyers are slowly moving back and forth to the sea in a temporary calm to rescue those lucky people who sank the ship. Some of the drowning people are German pilots who parachuted or survived. They are the direct murderers who hit the US Pacific Fleet, but in the spirit of humanitarianism, the American crew still rescued them one by one. The unfriendly eyes of the Americans are more like a compliment to them. If they fail to achieve anything, they will be laughed at.
After a day of fierce fighting, the number of Robert Cüneyt warships dropped sharply from 142 to 77, but the actual losses were much heavier than these figures. Most of them were capital ships and cruisers with large tonnage. These light cruisers and destroyers were the main fleets of France and Germany. If there is no accident, the Germans will continue to attack until the last warship of the US Pacific Fleet sinks or the US government compromises.
The news that the Pacific fleet was badly damaged reached the White House and the Naval War Department at the first time. After saying "Oh, my God" three times in a row, Warren Harding decided not to announce this demoralizing news to the people and the army for the time being, and it was conveyed to General Edward Abele, who was leading the fleet in the Atlantic Ocean.
While there is still a night’s flight from Cuba, Americans still have a chance to make the final adjustment whether to continue southward or return to Norfolk military port. This is not only a problem before General Edward Abele, but also a headache for the White House.
Americans are still looking for a way out in the dark, but Germany has ushered in a new day.
The first three waves of attacks ended successfully in Berlin in the middle of the night. The generals and staff officers who were on duty in the high command were the first to learn the news, and they admired the Kaiser, who was also awakened in his sleep. When he got up early, his face was still a little tired. The senior generals Bilo, Hindenburg, ludendorff, seeckt and Bohr came to the palace early in the morning, and then they were happy to invite them to breakfast and share the good news.
"We are one step away from victory!" Marshal Karl von Billow looked at the Kaiser’s dining table and had a good appetite, although he seemed to have a snack before he came.
"I think we will be woken up again tonight! Everyone should be mentally prepared. Oh, hateful and lovely jet lag! " Chen Tian is in a good mood, enjoying milk tortillas. Tortillas are made of good Mexican corn, and Chen Tian is looking forward to eating tortillas made of American corn, of course!
"Do you think the American Atlantic Fleet will flee back to Norfolk?"
It is said that Hindenburg was forced to reduce his food intake because of his severe health. It seems to be true that there is still more than half a cup of milk and barely touched bread in front of him. This is also a problem from the side. That is, Mr. Hindenburg has not had any troubles recently. The front line 6 army will be handed over to Ollie Kahn to command the German 6 military engineers, mainly to allocate soldiers and materials and then ship them. It is really easy!
Because the Russians in the east are moving together, Germany doesn’t need to issue a general mobilization order at this time, but the wartime system is being carried out in an orderly way. In East Africa, Algeria and Cameroon, Germany has expanded the scale of recruiting colonial troops. Thirty new African colonial divisions are under intense training, and more than 20 thousand recruits are waiting to be reorganized. In the plan of the German high command, the 2nd and 3rd regiments will be transferred from the soil to the front line in North America next month, and there will be an ordinary army each, totaling about 100 thousand people. At that time, German soldiers will fight in the United States to weave the Turkish army and the colonial army in half way
"Marshal doesn’t know?" Bohr said with a smile, "General seeckt’s army will mine the American Atlantic fleet on a large scale outside Norfolk Port, and there is no way out unless they flee to Canada!"
Zeke nodded. "To be exact, our long-range bomber is guiding the submarine to throw mines!"
The joint action of laying mines in the sea outside Norfolk Port is because the long-range bombers flying at night can determine the general course according to the compass and stars, but they can’t find the target accurately, so they need to deploy one or several line beacons near the target for terminal navigation. Outside Norfolk Port, this role is played by submarines equipped with line beacon launchers.
"That’s more than 3ooo mines!" Seeckt added.
"Will Americans know that we have laid mines?" Hindenburg couldn’t concentrate on the food in front of him, so one problem after another.