Published at 13th of February 2023 06:51:10 AM

It was not only the 1st battleship formation of the US fleet that was ambushed by the German Navy's torpedo boats and submarines, the 2nd battleship formation that attacked Santa Cruz, the 3rd battleship formation that attacked Dafagen, and the attack on Corvo Island The first heavy cruiser formation was ambushed by torpedo boats and submarines of the German Navy.

Especially the 1st heavy cruiser formation, there is no capital ship, so these six "Baltimore-class" heavy cruisers suffered great losses under the siege of the German navy.

"General, what should we do now? The Germans dispatched torpedo boats and submarines to attack us, causing us a lot of losses. Obviously, their capital ship must be nearby." Major General Keweier was a little worried.

The situation is now very clear. The Germans set a trap in the west of the Azores, waiting for the Americans to drill into it. And the Americans were really fooled, and fell into the trap foolishly.

Although, judging from the intelligence gathered so far, the loss of the US fleet does not seem to be large. At least, none of the 15 capital ships were sunk. However, neither the 'Iowclass' battleships nor the 'South Dakotclass' battleships can compare to the 'Montanclass' battleships in terms of lightning protection. This also caused the battleships of the two battleship formations to be severely damaged.

In addition, the cruisers and destroyers of the US fleet also suffered heavy losses in the battle. This will make the US fleet lack the protection of cruisers and destroyers in the next battle. Not only is the lightning protection capability limited, but even the anti-aircraft firepower will be restricted.

"General, shall we continue to attack the German naval base?" Rear Admiral Cowell asked.

"Continue! Hurry up and destroy these bases of the Germans, and then evacuate!" General Hasben Kimmel ordered.

Destroy the base of the German Navy, which is the intended target of the US fleet. If these bases are not destroyed, the US fleet will be in a very disadvantageous position in the next battle.

"Yes, General." Major General Cowell nodded. Immediately arrange for someone to send a telegram.

After being ambushed by the German navy, the position of the US fleet has actually been exposed. Breaking the radio silence at this time is no big deal.

But, will the German Navy watch them destroy the German Navy's base with fierce artillery fire? That is obviously impossible. The capital ship formation of the German fleet has arrived on the battlefield.

The German Navy dispatched torpedo boats and submarines to attack the U.S. fleet, just to further weaken their strength and create better opportunities for their capital ship formation in the next battle.

"General, we destroyed some American cruisers and destroyers, and also hit their capital ships. However, I have to admit that the defense of these three American capital ships is very strong, even if they are hit by torpedoes, and It was hit by more than one torpedo. However, it was not sunk, at most it was severely damaged. The American battleships, at least in terms of defense, are stronger than our battleships!" George Frey Lieutenant General De Berg sighed.

Admiral Rolf Kars nodded: "This is the latecomer advantage of the Americans! Their capital ships are all newly commissioned warships. And our capital ships, even if they have been modernized, but after all It is an old hull. No matter how it is refitted, it still has a big gap compared with the US fleet in many aspects.

"General, can our capital ships destroy the American capital ships?" Lieutenant General George Friedberg was a little worried.

"It should be possible! After all, the strength of our capital ship formation is not weak. What's more, we only choose to attack the two capital ship formations of the US Navy. It is not a duel with all the capital ships of the US Navy .We have great advantages on every battlefield!" General Rolf Karls said.

"I hope we can win! May God bless us!" Admiral George Friedberg prayed to God.

"Our capital ship formation will definitely win!" Admiral Rolf Karls was even more confident in the general's capital ship formation.

Flores Island, Dafarang, the four "South Dakotclass" battleships of the 3rd battleship formation of the US Fleet are still firing on the base of the German Navy. Although, the coastal defense fortress of the German Navy is also fighting back. It's just that, compared to the powerful firepower of the US fleet, the counterattack of the coastal defense fortress seems a bit insignificant.

However, under the ambush of the previous high-speed torpedo boats and submarines of the German Navy, the US Navy's 3rd capital ship formation still paid a big price. The four "South Dakotclass" battleships were all hit by torpedoes. Among them, the battleship 'South Dakota' and the battleship 'Indiana', the flagship of the formation, were slightly injured. The battleships "Massachusetts" and "Alabama" suffered moderate trauma. Two light cruisers and three destroyers were also sunk. This made the U.S. Navy's 3rd battleship formation be extra careful in the ensuing battle, for fear of being attacked by the German Navy again.

It's just that they didn't expect that it was not the torpedo boats and submarines of the German Navy that appeared again, but the battleship formation of the German Navy's Atlantic Fleet.

The battleship "Bavaria", the flagship of the battleship formation of the Atlantic Fleet, took the lead, followed by the remaining four battleships of the "Bavariclass" and three battlecruisers of the "Makensen-class". There are many cruisers and destroyers around to provide them with protection.

When the German fleet appeared in the sea 25 kilometers away from the 3rd battleship formation of the US Navy, it was immediately discovered by their sea search radar.

"General, we found the battleship of the German Navy. A total of eight battleships are telling us to approach us!" A staff officer reported to Rear Admiral Ingram, commander of the US Navy's 3rd battleship formation.

"What? The eight German battleships are here?" Rear Admiral Ingram's face suddenly became very ugly.

He also realized that this was clearly a trap set by the Germans. Use torpedo boats and submarines to attack them first, causing losses to them, and then dispatch capital ships to try to destroy them in one fell swoop.

"Stop shelling the German naval base, turn around immediately, and leave this sea area!" Major General Ingram ordered.

If there is a duel with the capital ships of the German Navy, if you fight in the coastal waters, there is too little room for maneuver, which is obviously not very beneficial.