"General, Radar found a large number of ships approaching. According to preliminary speculation, those are German warship. There are also Capital Ships among them, as many as 15 ships!" A staff officer reported to Lieutenant General American Navy 2nd Capital Ships formation Commander Ingersoll.
"15 Capital Ships? The Germany people really think highly of us, and they actually assembled a Capital Ships formation of two fleets to deal with us!" Lieutenant General Ingersoll's face became very ugly.
In the sneak attack by German Navy's Torpedo boats and submarines just now, although the six 'Iowa-class' Battleship's of the 2nd Capital Ships formation were not sunk. However, three ships suffered minor damage, two suffered moderate damage, and one suffered serious damage. Although the 'Iowa-class' Battleship is also a huge Battleship with a full load displacement of up to 58,000 tons. But compared to 'Montana-class' Battleship, there is still some gap in defense. So much so that they paid a heavy price for the sneak attacks by German Navy's high-speed Torpedo boats and submarines.
Now, German Navy has dispatched a large number of Capital Ships to deal with them. Obviously, this is to get rid of them in one fell swoop.
"Order the fleet to turn northwest and leave the coastal waters first. In addition, prepare all ships for battle. Prepare to fight to the death with the Germany people!" Vice Admiral Ingersoll quickly made a decision.
"General, Germany has a large number of people, why don't we evacuate." An officer suggested.
After all, German Navy dispatched 15 Capital Ships ships to deal with them. The American Navy 2nd Capital Ships formation has only six Capital Shipss. And every one of them was wounded. This will undoubtedly put them in a very disadvantageous situation in the next battle.
"Evacuate? Can we still evacuate? If our six 'Iowa-class' Battleship are all intact. With our speed advantage, we may still be able to evacuate. But Now, the maximum speed of the "Iowa", "New Jersey" and "Missouri" can still be maintained at 30 knots, but the maximum speed of the "Wisconsin" and "Kentucky" is only 24 or 5 knots. The speed of the Yi' has dropped to less than 22 knots. Facing Capital Ships from German Navy, we have no advantage at all in terms of speed. We can't escape. Find a way to join the 1st Capital Ships formation, so that we can fight against the Germany people!" Lieutenant General Ingersoll said.
As for whether we will encounter German Navy's shore-based aircraft and Carrier-based aircraft's Encirclement Offensive after dawn, we can't consider it now. They have to find a way to overcome the difficulties they are facing now. Otherwise, it is hard to say whether we can hold on until dawn.
American Navy On the flagship of the 1st Capital Ships formation, the Montana Battleship, Admiral Haspen Kimmel was watching their bombardment of the German Navy base with a gloomy look. Although, under their fierce bombardment, this naval base is turning into ruins bit by bit. However, General Haspen Kimmel did not feel the joy of victory at all.
Now American fleet has paid a lot of losses. Moreover, this duel with German Navy has just begun. You don't need to think about it to know that German Navy will definitely come up with endless ways to deal with them in the future. Therefore, General Haspen Kimmel only hopes to destroy German Navy's base as soon as possible and then evacuate.
He seemed to be able to feel that the Germany people had spread out a big net and were approaching him. I wanted to get rid of it, but found it very difficult. If things go wrong, the entire Capital Ships formation will encounter a huge crisis.
"General, something serious has happened. The Capital Ships formation of Germany people has appeared. The 3rd Capital Ships formation has encountered eight Capital Ships ships with Germany people.. The 2nd Capital Ships formation even encountered 15 Capital Ships people from Germany!" Rear Admiral Corville reported with a look of panic.
General Haspen Kimmel's expression also changed suddenly.
"Damn it, Germany people are so cruel." Admiral Haspen Kimmel scolded.
Obviously, he did not expect that when German Navy dispatched Torpedo boats and submarines to launch a sneak attack, he would also specially select two Capital Ships formations to attack. This is obviously to completely eliminate their two Capital Ships formations! Once these two Capital Ships formations are eliminated, even if there are still five 'Montana-class' Battleships in the 1st Capital Ships formation, the situation may not be restored. No matter how powerful 'Montana-class'Battleship is, if you encounter German Navy and a large number of Capital Ships Encirclement Offensive, the final result can be imagined.
"General, what should we do now? The 2nd Capital Ships formation and the 3rd Capital Ships formation both need rescue!" Rear Admiral Corville asked.
Obviously, judging from the current situation, neither the 2nd Capital Ships formation nor the 3rd Capital Ships formation can compete with the Capital Ships formation of German Navy. The five ships of the 1 Capital Ships formation, 'Montana-class' and Battleship, must rush to the rescue. However, the 2nd Capital Ships formation is east of Flores Island, while the 3rd Capital Ships formation is west of Flores Island. The 1 Capital Ships formation, located north of Flores Island, can only rescue one target if it wants to rescue. The other goal may have to be given up.
General Haspen Kimmel's face was very ugly, and he was also aware of this problem. The Germany people clearly chose to attack the 2nd Capital Ships formation and the 3rd Capital Ships formation, just to give the 1 Capital Ships formation a dilemma.
Based on the current situation, no matter which Capital Ships formation General Hasband Kimmel chooses to rescue, the other Capital Ships formation will suffer disaster. The entire American Navy Capital Ships formation will also suffer heavy losses due to this.
Admiral Hasband Kimmel was silent for a few seconds, and then immediately made a choice. "Order the fleet to turn to the southeast!"
"Yes, General." Rear Admiral Corville immediately went to give the order.
Time is urgent now, and there is no room for wasting any more time. As for the Germany base that hasn't been destroyed yet, he doesn't care about it at all. Compared with destroying the Germany base, obviously rescuing one's own Capital Ships formation is the most important.
Admiral Haspen Kimmel chose to turn the fleet to the southeast, which showed that he prioritized rescuing the 2 Capital Ships formation. As for the 3 Capital Ships formation, we can only let them fend for themselves. If they can persist until the crisis of the 2 Capital Ships formation is lifted, they may be able to be rescued.
The reason why General Hasband Kimmel made this choice was not because of anything else, but because the 2 Capital Ships formation was more powerful. Six 'Iowa-class' Battleship are obviously more important than four 'South Dakota-class' Battleship.