The Rise of the Empire

At this time, Essen hated the guy who encouraged the Russian emperor to give up the Russian-class armored cruiser. Now, these two warships have become the Japanese Asama and Yakumo. His flagship seems to be venting his dissatisfaction after being betrayed to his former master!

"Send a signal to the flagship and tell the Americans that we can't last long, at most an hour, and after an hour, we will either be burned or fall behind." Essen sighed after finishing speaking. The Russian officers and soldiers of the Rurik fought back with all their strength, but in the face of the roaring shells, each and every living life finally merged with the broken hull. Only half an hour after the war started, the most vulnerable link in the Russian-American fleet is already showing signs of collapse!

And behind Rurik, the two Munich-class armored cruisers Bayan and Parada performed much better in the face of the besieged by fellow brothers than the puffy hunk in front. Of course, if you want to fight back effectively, you should forget it. It's just that they can resist it for the time being. Thanks to the powerful 7-inch Bavarian hardened armor, the core armor boxes of these two warships are still intact, and they can barely dawdle on the battle line.

"The German-made warships are really strong." Akiyama Shinyuki, who was on the Yakumo, looked at the Bayan, which was covered by bullets in the distance but was still strong. He sighed in his heart. In naval battles, the Japanese Navy felt when facing such a steel behemoth with a dome cruiser. A round of 227KG shells and 8-inch shells repeatedly hit the hull of the Bayan like a heavy hammer, but even so, the battleship can still support it in a short period of time relying on the 7-inch armor belt.

However, the performance of the Bayan is just like this. As the bulk of the pile output, the 6-inch cannon has a larger protective area and an upgraded version with better defense strength is almost equivalent to a fire stick. Only the 11-inch main cannon at the front and rear can somewhat Threatened, the Bayan hit the Nisshin with two main battery shells, one of which left a dent in the side string armor belt and caused a slight misalignment of the armor plate. And another shell opened a hole in the stern armor belt, causing a certain degree of water ingress, and fish can be kept in a compartment.

In this confrontation, the Bayan paid a greater price. The main armor belt and even the upper armor belt can withstand the shelling from the opposite side, but the front and rear armor belts definitely can't! Under the blow of the opponent's first-level and second-level main guns like a storm, the Bayan's front and rear armor belts have been damaged in many places, and the draft of the battleship has increased by nearly half a meter!

The Russian warships that fought against the two previous Asama-class armored cruisers were almost under pressure, but the third-ranked Parada not only persisted after being hit by an initial storm, Instead, it caused a little trouble for the other party.

The luck of the Japanese was a bit bad, and the latter said that the luck of the Russians was a bit good. An 11-inch shell hit the bow turret of the Nisshin. The shell failed to penetrate the heavy mount of the turret, but the violent impact made the armor Deformation occurred, and the main turret at the bow of the ship was temporarily stuck! And because it is not facing directly, the double 10-inch artillery at the stern has no shooting range! The situation on the Parada will be much better until the adjustment of the Nisshin is completed.

Just as the large capital ships of both sides were fighting each other, more and more spectators also appeared in this sea area. The British who had radio contact with the Japanese would naturally not let go of this opportunity to observe the largest naval battle in the world. Led by the flagship of the Far East Fleet, the Renown, three British warships appeared on the battlefield in the Sulu Sea. The French Baya also followed the British. The German armored cruiser Hamburg also encountered this shocking battle when it was heading north. Best place on the bridge,

Three high-ranking officers of the future German fleet are watching the intense engagement in the distance.

"It seems that the warships of His Royal Highness are going to be sold again." Looking at the US-Russian fleet that has been gradually depleted in the distance, Hipper said with a smile. As a Bavarian, everyone knows who his so-called His Royal Highness is. It is also a miracle in the history of the world navy that 6 of the 12 main armored ships of the two sides came from the same design bureau. The old and new generations of warships fought at sea.

"Prince Ruprecht is indeed unique in the navy. It would be much better if the Imperial Navy was commanded by him. It is a pity that he is the prince of Bavaria, not the prince of Prussia." Earl Spey said in his heart. But now is obviously not the time to discuss these sensitive political issues.

"The U.S. fleet won't last long. If there are no accidents, the Americans will collapse before the sun sets. Now there are at least 4 hours before sunset, which is enough for the Japanese fleet to smash the opponent into pieces." Earl Spey put down the binoculars in his hand and said.

"However, looking at the weather, there may be rain in a while. God wants to help the Americans, but whether they can escape depends on the abilities of the Americans. At present, the only breakthrough is on the protective cruiser. The Americans have an advantage in theory. , but the chances are relatively slim. The New York and the Olympia can only temporarily remain undefeated against an Izumo at the same time, and if they don't open up the situation before the avant-garde collapses, the US fleet will be completely finished!" Scheer on the side said to The situation is quite accurate. In the previous one-on-one battle, the Americans were basically unable to break the situation. It would be good if they could barely maintain it. The only ones who could do something were the defenders.

However, at this time, the situation of the USS New York and USS Olympia is also very critical. The Americans sadly found that an 8,500-ton and a 5,600-ton warship were fighting a 12,000-ton cruiser together and still suffered! As the predecessor of Brooklyn, the sidestring defense of the New York is better, with 100MM thick NS armor, which can resist the attack of high-explosive shells. But it is still useless against 8-inch and 10-inch guns.

And the Olympia in the back is so simple that it doesn't even have a side string armor belt. Although the two warships dispersed the firepower of the Izumo, they were attacked by dense 10-inch guns, 8-inch guns, and even a large number of 105MM guns. , The situation of the two battleships is still not good. The double 8-inch gun turret on the bow of the Olympia was smashed into a burning iron box by clothes and 227MM shells not long after the battle started! This shell hit the seam of the turret armor, and the violent impact directly tore a gap, and then the two artillery pieces were all over... .

It feels very bad to shoot one hole at a time. Both Magiffin and Shelley can feel that the situation is getting worse step by step. It was originally intended to let the protective cruisers behind open the situation, but who would have thought that the New York was so bad, if there is no full support from Olympia, I am afraid that it will be finished faster than the Rurik! And when the most powerful USS Olympia was transferred away, the Americans were surprised to find that their remaining 4 protected cruisers did not have an advantage in fighting the three protected cruisers of the Japanese Navy!

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