Flores Island The naval battle in the east has entered a climax stage. As the American Navy 1st Capital Ships formation got closer and closer to the battlefield, the German Home Fleet Capital Ships formation and the Mediterranean Fleet Capital Ships formation became more and more desperate.
After the "Illinois" Battleship was sunk, the "Wisconsin" Battleship was immediately attacked by six Germany Capital Ships's Encirclement Offensive. Shells fell around it like raindrops, causing the Battleship to be hit in just two minutes.
A shell hit the starboard side of the "Wisconsin" Battleship, and a 127mm secondary gun was blown away. At the same time, a fire was ignited.
The fire reflected the figure of the 'Wisconsin' Battleship. This allows the six Capital Shipss of German Navy to further improve the accuracy of bombardment.
Almost every round of salvo fire will have a hit. Moreover, sometimes more than one shell hits. This made the injuries of the 'Wisconsin' Battleship continue to worsen.
As for the "Kentucky" Battleship, which was at the rear of the battle line, the situation became even worse. German Navy's three 'Moltke-class' Battlecruiser were firing at it frantically, causing the Battleship to become scarred.
Although the "Kentucky" No. Battleship counterattacked, it also hit the "Moltke" No. Battlecruiser. However, the injury was not serious.
It can be said that it was only a matter of time before the battleship Kentucky was sunk. Soon, this battleship will follow in the footsteps of the battleship Illinois and be sent to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.
Similarly, the 'Catherine' number Battleship at American fleet Encirclement Offensive is also in a very dangerous situation. American fleet assembled four Battleship and launched Encirclement Offensive on it. In the case of continuous mid-range, 'Catherine' number Battleship is like a torch.
"Hell! If you work harder, you can sink the Battleship that belongs to Germany!" Lieutenant General Ingersoll said fiercely.
The 'Illinois' USS Battleship sank, the 'Kentucky' USS Battleship and the 'Wisconsin' USS Battleship were in danger, which made the USS American Navy 2nd Capital Ship Squadron almost suffer heavy losses. If these two Battleships are also sunk, the situation will be even more unfavorable for them. Even if the 1 Capital Ships formation arrives, it may not be able to reverse the situation.
German Home Fleet Capital Ships On board the formation flagship 'Caesar' Battleship, Lieutenant General Görcke frowned tightly together. The current situation of the 'Catherine' number Battleship is very bad. If it persists, it will probably be sunk.
"General, the number 'Catherine' Battleship requested to withdraw from the battlefield!" Major General Rudolf reported.
Lieutenant General Gehrke hesitated for a moment, then nodded and agreed to the battleship's request to withdraw from the battle. Although, if the battleship "Katherine" continues to stay on the battlefield, it can further attract the firepower of the U. S. fleet and create favorable conditions for other battleships to sink the capital ships of the U. S. fleet. While several battleships in the U. S. fleet aimed their artillery fire at the USS Catherine, other German battleships could fire almost without interference. This is very helpful for improving the hit rate of the battleship. However, the fate of the battleship "Katherine" will not be much better, and it will most likely be sunk.
"Let them withdraw from the battle! Return directly to the mainland for repairs!" Lieutenant General Görcke said.
Although there is also a shipyard for repairing Capital Ships in Port Heroes. But this place will soon become a battlefield. It would be safer to return to the mainland for repairs.
"Yes, General." Major General Rudolf immediately went to send Telegram.
After receiving the order to withdraw from the battle, the 'Catherine' Battleship began to turn, preparing to leave the battle line, and then returned to German homeland under the protection of the destroyer.
"Damn it, Germany people are running away!" Lieutenant General Ingersoll saw this scene and his teeth were almost broken.
Compared with American fleet, German fleet has the advantage of local operations. Once a warship suffers heavy damage, it can withdraw from the battle and return to the homeland for repairs. But American fleet cannot. Even if it withdraws from the battle, once dawn comes, it will definitely be caught up by the shore-based aircraft of the Germany people and Carrier-based aircraft, and then sunk. This makes those Battleship of American fleet, even if they are severely damaged, they can only choose to persevere to the end.
However, 'Catherine' number Battleship was not able to escape in the end.
Before the turn was completed, an earth-shattering explosion sounded on the 'Catherine' No. Battleship, and the dazzling fire almost completely enveloped the 'Catherine' No. Battleship inside.
Everyone was stunned by this scene. There is one thought in everyone's mind, that is, the 'Catherine' number Battleship is probably doomed.
"Haha! Great, God bless you!" Lieutenant General Ingersoll laughed.
Originally, they all thought they could only watch the 'Catherine' number Battleship escape, but they did not expect that at the last moment, they could sink the opponent in one fell swoop. This is really good luck.
A 410mm artillery shell hit the No. 3 main turret on the After Deck of the Battleship number 'Catherine'. The shell not only tore through the turret armor, but also penetrated the ammunition magazine. This caused the shells in the ammunition depot to explode. The huge power directly blew the rear half of the hull of the Battleship 'Catherine' to pieces. A large amount of seawater poured into the ship, causing the battleship to quickly sink into the sea.
However, Lieutenant General Ingersoll did not have time to be happy for long before they tasted the bitter pill again.
The 'Kentucky' number Battleship finally couldn't hold on after being hit continuously. Because too much water entered the battleship, the hull of the battleship capsized.
After the sinking of the "Kentucky" Battleship, the situation became even more unfavorable for American fleet.
The battleship USS Wisconsin, which was under siege, was also turned into a blazing torch. 410mm shells and 380mm shells continued to hit the battleship. Even though this was a huge battleship with a displacement of 58,000 tons and strong defensive capabilities, it could not withstand it after being hit by at least thirty 410 mm shells or 380 mm shells. Soon, the battleship also sank into the sea.
It can be said that after losing three Capital Shipss in succession, the battle situation has become extremely unfavorable for American fleets.
Fortunately, at this critical moment, the American fleet 1st Capital Ships formation finally arrived on the battlefield.