Nine Hundred and Eight Heroes of America

Every nation has its own heroes. If a nation doesn't even have heroes, then even if this nation exists, it is nothing more than a humble group. (Baidu search website updates the fastest and most stable) If you want to read the book, then as a powerful country, the United States of America naturally has its own heroes, and there are many, many heroes.

Auden didn't know if he was a hero, because when his battleship was besieged by two Japanese Nagato-class battleships, he was really embarrassed like a child who lost a fight. The captain was badly wounded in the head when a shell hit his bridge, knocking his conning tower in half.

A simple bandage could not heal his wound, so the blood soaked from his head soon stained the gauze, but now he looks extremely tall, at least in the eyes of the still living American soldiers, he is indeed a man to look up to hero.

The Mississippi is also an old-fashioned battleship. Although it was launched not far from the Japanese battleship Nagato, it only used a poor 356mm main gun. Although the Mississippi was equipped with a full 12 such cannons, it was still unable to pose a fatal threat to the Japanese army because of the range and power.

Moreover, in order to ensure that it became the target of the Japanese warships, it protruded forward for a distance of two kilometers. This made the formation of the US Navy battleships very bad, but it also allowed Japan to really determine its own attack target and put all its firepower They are all concentrated on the "poorly formed" American forward warships.

"There are only two battleships, and the U.S. Navy's battle formation can have problems. This navy really has no future." Yamamoto Fifty-Six triumphantly put down the binoculars in his hand. He seems to have won the game now. Now that I have grasped it, it seems that I can touch the tail of the victory of this naval battle.

Although the voyage of the entire Yamamoto Fleet in eastern Japan has been delayed by the U.S. military because of crossing the bow, the U.S. battleship force responsible for the delay is not having a good time. The shelling hit.

This time, the naval guns of the Japanese Navy have an advantage in caliber. Although the American battleship Mississippi has 12 main guns, it only has a caliber of 356 mm. open fire.

However, the two Japanese battleships Nagato and Luao are cutting-edge battleships equipped with eight millimeter-caliber main guns, which completely overwhelm the US Navy in terms of the power of their naval guns.

The artillery battle between the two sides was in the dark, and both sides were using the seaplanes on the battleships to carry out artillery calibration, so the hit rate was significantly improved. The American battleship even miraculously hit the Japanese battleship first, but the Americans aimed at the battleship Nagato, but hit a Japanese light cruiser not far away.

Although the U.S. Navy got off to a good start,

But this does not mean that the US Navy has always had such good luck. Then it became a shooting training course for the battleships of the Japanese Navy. The two battleships Nagato and Luao fired almost 4 salvos in one breath, and finally hit the American fleet during the fourth shot. The former battleship USS Mississippi.

Fortunately, American battleships have always placed armor protection in front of the aircraft, and it was designed as the main indicator. Therefore, although the caliber of the artillery is backward, the disadvantage of the Mississippi in the main armor is not obvious. The armor of more than 13 inches makes it bear Lived the ravages of the Japanese Navy.

When the Japanese Navy fired its eighth round of salvo, the Mississippi, which had been hit by two large-caliber artillery shells, was still fighting back with its only two main turrets with heavy smoke.

Time passed by every minute and every second, and Yamamoto Fifty-Six gradually lost his patience. After all, if he could not quickly take down these two American battleships, then his fleet would not be able to quickly approach the US Navy—this For the dominant Yamamoto fleet, it is undoubtedly a loss-making business.

"Baga! Keep firing! Show off your usual shooting training skills and hit a higher hit rate!" While waiting anxiously, Yamamoto finally couldn't help but put pressure on his subordinates. After all, this The First World War was too important for him and the Great Japanese Empire, and no accidents were allowed.

Of course, he still doesn't know that behind the sturdy USS Mississippi, the USS Colorado, which has been firing to disrupt the shooting of the Japanese battleships, is actually a not very strong "appearance".

However, such a ship, in its slow second round of shooting, hit the battleship Nagato where Yamamoto Fifty-Six was located, and hit the side secondary gun of Nagato with one blow, directly It caused the battleship Nagato to catch fire, and the battleship Luao was so frightened that it called to ask whether Marshal Yamamoto was injured.

As the battle passed minute by minute, the battleship Mississippi finally couldn't hold it anymore, and another round of Japanese artillery shells fell around it, one of which hit the side of the battleship and directly penetrated its armor. A huge explosion destroyed its boilers, bringing the ship's already slow sailing down to a near-standstill level.

This suddenly raised the hit rate of the Japanese Navy's 16 millimeter caliber main guns by several notches. Hitting stationary targets is still very easy for well-trained Japanese gunners. So within a few minutes, the Mississippi was hit by the Japanese again, and the entire battleship began to roll.

What is different from the past is that the U.S. Navy did not abandon the ship immediately this time, but continued to fire on the spot, using the only remaining turret to fight back frantically. The final result of such toughness is that although they did not hit the Japanese warship, Yamamoto's assault fleet was delayed here for a full 2 ​​and a half hours.

In the end, the USS Mississippi sank in the waters off the Solomon Islands, and only one of the many officers and soldiers on board survived. What made Yamamoto Fifty-Six the most collapsed was that just half an hour after the Japanese navy sank the battleship Mississippi, they sank the superficial Colorado.

Only at this time did they understand the real reason why the Americans' first battleship was in a protruding formation. Yamamoto Fifty-Six watched the American battleship Mississippi sank into the water, and it took him a while to recover from the shock and panic—he always thought that only the soldiers of the Great Japanese Empire were the most self-sacrificing soldiers in the world, but At this moment, he realized that he was wrong, and it was a bit outrageous.

The destroyer Yudachi finally replaced the USS North Carolina because the US Navy's destroyer fleet was inexperienced and the position was not good, and because the damage rate of the USS North Carolina was reduced and it could not avoid torpedoes. All of this was due to luck.

However, the U.S. Navy's battleship Mississippi did not rely on luck to retain Yamamoto's assault fleet, but the true fearless spirit. What makes Yamamoto most desperate is the waste of time: his fleet has been delayed here for too long, and it is already afternoon.

If Chuichi Nagumo's fleet is unable to defeat the US aircraft carrier fleet, when night comes, Yamamoto Fifty-Six can only choose whether to fight at night, or to command the troops to take the opportunity to run away - as long as it is delayed until sunrise the next day, Then the Solomon Islands will become the grave of the Japanese combined fleet.

"Stop wasting time with the remnants of the U.S. ships, and head west! We want to bite the main U.S. aircraft carrier fleet before dark!" Yamamoto Fifty-Six finally recovered from the fear and confusion in his mind, Hastily issued an order to continue westward. All he can do now is pray, pray that Chuichi Nagumo can defeat the US aircraft carrier fleet, and pray that his own assault fleet can catch up with the US fleet.

Of course, now it seems that the Japanese navy has completed their pre-designed script. At least so far, they have sunk three American battleships and two aircraft carriers, while they have only sunk two old battleships-this is completely It is an acceptable price. If the battle is over now, the performance of the Japanese army can be said to be almost perfect.

The only pity is that the battle is far from over now, and in sequence, it is time for the Americans to start fighting back. After all, at this time, the American carrier-based aircraft had already rushed into the air defense circle of the First Air Fleet of the Japanese Combined Fleet. Who will win the next battle depends on the result of this carrier-based aircraft collision.

Spruance received the telegram from the rearguard and read it with a tragic mood. Then he stood at attention and took off the military cap he was wearing on top of his head. After that, he passed the telegram in his hand to his subordinates, and then the telegram passed through the hands of everyone in the command room in silence.

The battleship Mississippi sank, the battleship Colorado sank, and the U.S. Navy lost three-quarters of the four participating battleships after the war. This was a huge and indescribable blow to the frontline commander Spruance. The mountain-like pressure was on his shoulders, making it difficult for him to breathe.

If you shrink back at this time, so many losses will only become worthless losses. So Spruance slapped the table with his palm, showed the momentum of breaking the boat, and gave the order to continue the attack: "The Mississippi has set an example, so we have no reason to back down... After the second wave of attack aircraft is contained Immediately after that, take off the fourth wave of attack aircraft, targeting the Japanese aircraft carrier fleet! Continue to attack until all Japanese aircraft carriers are sunk!"

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