"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
German Navy's heavy cruiser began to open fire, even though it was night and the line of sight was limited. However, with the assistance of Fire-control Radar, the hit rate is much higher than that of Island Nation Navy.
Of the German Navy battleships, not only the Capital Ships is equipped with Radar, but the cruisers are also equipped with air search Radar, Sea-search radar and Fire-control Radar. Although this will increase the construction cost of the warship, it will make the warship more powerful in naval battles. Next, once the air defense Radar is successfully developed, German Navy will continue to upgrade and transform these warships. Once the Radar can direct the anti-aircraft gun to fire, the air defense capabilities of the German Navy will undoubtedly reach a new level.
"Boom! Boom!"
Although the power of the 210mm artillery shell is not as good as that of the Capital Ships main gun, it cannot be underestimated. At least, among battleships such as cruisers, they are already quite ferocious.
"Fight back! Kill German warship!"
Izaki Shunji, the captain of the heavy cruiser Mogami, ordered. Although, he also wanted to rush directly to the German Navy aircraft carrier. But if there is no counterattack, it may be sunk before it reaches the aircraft carrier German Navy.
The 'Mogami-class' heavy cruiser, although huge, is still a bit smaller than the German Navy heavy cruiser. Although there is one more main gun, the rate of fire and power are slightly different. Coupled with the gap in defense, if one-on-one, the 'Mogami-class' heavy cruiser is no match for the German Navy heavy cruiser. Not to mention that it is night now. The heavy cruiser German Navy has Fire-control Radar as an assist. The heavy cruiser Island Nation Navy can only fire based on experience and feeling. Whether it can hit the target can only rely on luck.
For a time, the heavy cruisers from both sides were fighting together. Although the battle between cruisers is not as thrilling as Capital Ships, it is no less brutal than the battle between Capital Ships.
There are constant flashes of fire. Once the battleship is hit and burns, the damage control personnel must do their best to extinguish the fire as soon as possible. Otherwise, this would be pointing the enemy in the direction of shooting.
"General, the Germany people dispatched a heavy cruiser to intercept our 'Mogami-class' heavy cruiser." Major General Suzuki Yoshio reported on board the "Amagi" Battlecruiser.
"Hmph! The Germany people are stalling for time. There are still more than three hours before dawn. Do they think they can escape? Let the 'Mogami-class' heavy cruiser entangle us. The rest of the Battlecruiser, go straight to the aircraft carrier of the Germany people. This time, we must deal with the aircraft carrier of the Germany people!" Lieutenant General Takasu Shirō ordered.
If faced with such an opportunity in normal times, Takasu Shirō would definitely order the fleet to deal with German Navy's heavy cruiser. After all, the heavy cruiser is a large surface warship second only to Capital Ships. Killing one of them would be a very impressive result. But now, the most important thing is to destroy the German Navy aircraft carrier. The rest can be put aside for now.
"Hi, General." Major General Suzuki Yoshio nodded.
"Boom!"
A 210mm shell hit the heavy cruiser 'Kumano'. The 60mm thick deck armor was easily torn open. The shell exploded inside the warship, causing a raging fire.
"Well done! Take this opportunity and hit hard to get rid of this heavy cruiser belonging to Island Nation!" ordered the captain of the heavy cruiser German Navy'ZX24'.
"Yes, General!"
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The battleship's three-seat triple-mounted 50-caliber 210mm Main Gun is even more powerful. With the aid of an autoloader, the rate of fire reaches an astonishing two rounds per minute. In comparison, Island Nation Navy's 'Mogami-class' heavy cruiser can only fire once a minute. This resulted in a huge gap in the firepower delivery capabilities of the warships on both sides.
"Baga! Put out the fire quickly!" Captain Kimura Susumu, the captain of the heavy cruiser 'Kumano', shouted at the top of his lungs.
German Navy's heavy cruiser fired wildly, and the shells fell like raindrops, which made Colonel Kimura Susumu's heart almost rise to his throat. If it was during the day, they probably would have been hit countless times.
Two minutes later, another shell hit the heavy cruiser 'Kumano'. This time, the No. 1 main gun turret located at the bow of the ship was hit. What is the difference between a main turret armor that is only 25 mm thick and one that has no armor at all? It was easily torn open by the 210mm Armor-piercing Shell. After the shell exploded, the entire turret was destroyed. What's even worse is that the armor of the ammunition depot located under the turret was also very explosive. It was destroyed in the explosion, and the flames spread directly into the ammunition depot.
Then, tragedy occurred. A large number of 203mm artillery shells in the ammunition depot exploded.
Just hearing a 'boom', the front half of the heavy cruiser 'Kumano' was shattered in the explosion, and a large amount of seawater poured into the battleship.
"It's over, it's over now!" Kimura Susumu's mind suddenly went blank. He knew that the heavy cruiser 'Kumano' was doomed this time.
Soon, the heavy cruiser 'Kumano' sank into the sea with its bow facing down. Of the nearly a thousand naval officers and soldiers on the battleship, almost no one survived.
In the confrontation between heavy cruisers, Island Nation Navy is completely at a disadvantage. Their 'Mogami-class' heavy cruiser was no match for the German Navy heavy cruiser, so much so that they were almost beaten during the battle.
Island Nation Navy's 'Amagi-class' Battlecruiser is chasing the aircraft carrier of German Navy, and they don't even care about the battle between heavy cruisers. Fighting, so that the four "Mogami-class" heavy cruisers of Island Nation Navy were very unlucky. One after another, they were sunk or severely damaged by the heavy cruiser of German Navy.
After the heavy cruiser 'Kumano' was sunk, the heavy cruiser 'Suzukaya' was also severely damaged. Captain Takayanagi Gihachi immediately ordered the battleship to retreat, which saved their lives. Otherwise, it will probably be sunk like the heavy cruiser 'Kumano'.
The heavy cruiser 'Mogami' and the heavy cruiser 'Kumano' are no match for the heavy cruiser German Navy in battle. Although they fired wildly, it was of little use and did not cause any damage to the heavy cruiser German Navy. However, German Navy's heavy cruiser beat them to death. In the end, the heavy cruiser "Mogami" was sunk, and the heavy cruiser "Kumano" was seriously injured and escaped. In this battle between heavy cruisers, Island Nation Navy was completely defeated.