Published at 13th of February 2023 06:51:05 AM

"Quick, put out the fire!" The captain of the battleship "Catherine" ordered anxiously.

Once it is ignited in such a battle, it will become a shell magnet and be hit by continuous artillery fire from the enemy. No matter how strong the hull is, it may not be able to withstand it. The battleships "Illinois" and "Kentucky" of the US Navy are the best examples. The best result is probably being sunk.

"General, the "Catherine" was shot and caught fire!" On the flagship battleship "Caesar", Rear Admiral Rudolf, chief of staff of the capital ship formation of the local fleet, looked anxious.

"Order the other warships to step up shooting and kill the American warships as soon as possible! Only in this way can we share the pressure on the 'Catherine'. As for whether they can persist, it depends on whether God will bless them!" Native Lieutenant General Gerke, commander of the fleet capital ship formation, said. Regarding the battleship 'Catherine', there is nothing he can do now, and he can only look at the battleship 'Catherine''s own luck.

Major General Rudolph nodded. The current situation is indeed very unfavorable for the battleship 'Catherine'.

"Order all ships, we must seize this opportunity to kill a German battleship!" Lieutenant General Ingersoll ordered. He knew that this was undoubtedly a very rare opportunity for the US fleet. If you can seize this opportunity, you may be able to cause a lot of losses to the Germans, and at the same time relieve your own pressure.

After receiving the order, except for the battleships 'Illinois' and 'Kentucky' that were under siege, the other four battleships of the U.S. Navy's second battleship formation began to fire on the battleship 'Catherine', gathering most of the battleships. firepower, wanting to destroy this battleship in the shortest possible time.

At the same time, other warships of the German Navy, in order to share the pressure of the battleship "Catherine", were also desperately firing. If they could hit the warships of the US fleet, then the US warships would no longer be able to fire unscrupulously at the battleship 'Catherine'.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The battle suddenly became more intense, and the battleships on both sides opened fire crazily at a distance of 10,000 meters. One after another, the heavy shells slammed into the opponent's warship, trying to sink the opponent's warship.

"Boom!"

A shell hit the battleship 'Catherine' again, making the fire that had not been extinguished even bigger. The morale of the U.S. Navy was boosted by this, and they seemed to have seen the hope of sinking the capital ship of the German Navy.

However, in this naval battle, the battleships "Illinois" and "Kentucky" are still in the most dangerous situation. These two battleships have already suffered a lot of battles, and they are almost scarred. In particular, the battleship "Illinois" was hit by a lot of torpedoes and suffered heavy damage. After being besieged by four "Helgoland-class" battleships of the German Navy, the waterline armor was penetrated many times, and the battleship was severely flooded. Coupled with the battered and battered hull, it can be said that this battleship can be regarded as at the last moment of its life.

"Your Excellency, the battleship is seriously flooded, and we need to close more watertight compartments." An officer in charge of damage control ordered the captain of the battleship 'Illinois'.

"Can't it be blocked?" The captain's face was ugly.

If the leak can be plugged, it will not choose to close the watertight compartment. In that case, a large amount of water will be flooded into the battleship. If the leak can be blocked, and then the seawater entering the hull can be pumped out with a water pump, then the battleship can be saved.

"Your Excellency, there is nothing we can do." The officer in charge of damage control shook his head. They had already done their best.

"Okay, seal the watertight compartment!" said the captain.

Although the battleship "Illinois" has sealed the watertight compartment, the hull of the battleship has tilted due to too much water. In order to balance the hull, the captain had to order water to be poured into the other side of the battleship.

If the battleship "Illinois" made such a choice after the battle, it is understandable. However, it is now in the middle of a fierce battle. When the hull of the "Illinois" battleship was filled with a large amount of sea water, the speed of the battleship further decreased. At the same time, the reserve buoyancy is getting less and less. Once it is hit again, the possibility of the battleship 'Illinois' being sunk will increase a lot.

It can be said that the choice of the captain of the battleship 'Illinois' further accelerated the sinking of this powerful battleship.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Explosions continued to sound on the battleship 'Illinois', and the four 'Helgoland-class' battleships of the German Navy kept dropping shells on the battleship 'Illinois', causing the battleship's injuries to become more and more serious .

Ten minutes later, the battleship 'Illinois' could no longer hold on. As more and more water entered, the battleship kept sinking. Now, even the deck is flooded with sea water.

The battleship 'Illinois' became the first battleship to be sunk in this naval battle. However, this is far from the end, it is just the beginning.

"Good job! Four 'Helgoland-class' battleships, shift their targets and attack the fourth American battleship!" Lieutenant General Albright, commander of the battleship formation of the Mediterranean Fleet, ordered with a smile on his face.

"Yes, General!" The chief of staff, Major General Gottel, replied.

Immediately, the four "Helgoland-class" battleships began to cooperate with the battlecruisers "Weissenberg" and "Wools" to attack the battleship "Wisconsin" of the US fleet. For a while, the hapless battleship was besieged by six battleships of the German Navy. Including 18 410mm main guns and 36 380mm main guns. No matter how strong the defense of the "Wisconsin" battleship is, under such a siege, it will be sunk sooner or later.

"General, the battleship 'Illinois' has been sunk." An officer reported to Lieutenant General Ingersoll.

Lieutenant Admiral Ingersoll's face was very ugly, the battleship 'Illinois' was sunk, the battleship 'Kentucky' was in danger, and the battleship 'Wisconsin' was besieged again, which gave the German Navy's capital ship formation an advantage in numbers bigger. It can be said that the current situation has become very unfavorable to them.