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Chapter 241: Battle of Destroyers (2)

Anyone who has experience in naval battles knows that the battle between small warships is actually more thrilling, because they do not have the heavy armor of large warships, and any stronger attack can cause a fatal blow to them. The survival rate of Chinese sailors is basically less than 1%.

Therefore, the battle between these small warships is often more brutal than the battle between those large warships.If the battle between battleships is like a battle between two giants with rough skin and thick flesh, then the battle between destroyers is like a battle between wolves that is cruel and fast.

The three destroyers were chasing after each other, streaks of light streaked across the sea from time to time, and one after another shells streaked across the sky. Although most of them fell into the sea, there were still some shells. It fell on the warship, and violent explosions occurred on the warship from time to time, causing some fires.

Due to its relatively advanced fire control system, the Jiangxia was full of advantages in the initial battle, but as the battle distance between the two sides narrowed, the superb gunnery of the John Bull sailor also showed its role. Although it is still not as accurate as the Jiangxia's shooting accuracy, 15, relying on the number advantage and the current environment, the two sides are evenly matched.

However, Wang Xiaozhi was not in a hurry at this time, because he knew that according to the current situation, there would never be a winner in such a battle before dark, and after dark, compared with the Jiangxia with radar, John Bull's destroyer There is no advantage at all, and it can almost be said that they can only be beaten passively. It can be said that as long as it is delayed until dark, it can be said that the victory or defeat has been decided.

Commander John Bull, on the other hand, was quite anxious at this time, looking at the sun that had already slanted to the side. Although the commander of John Bull didn't know the radar installed on Jiang Xiahao, he knew that he wanted to use it after dark. How difficult is it to continue fighting?

But there is no good way, only to let the artillery below speed up the shooting and continue shooting.

The exchange of fire between the two sides has continued. During this period of time, both the Jiangxia and the two destroyers of John Bull suffered a lot of shells. The superstructure of a destroyer of John Bull was beaten up and burned. Like a torch.

If it weren't for the damage control personnel on the ship who tried their best to extinguish the flames on the ship, these flames alone would have been enough to sink this warship with a standard displacement of less than 2000 tons into the icy sea water.

However, although the warship did not directly sink into the sea, some losses were caused by the burning of the superstructure, especially since many sailors were burned and their combat effectiveness dropped directly.

Just as the distance between the two sides was kept at seven or eight kilometers and they were constantly shooting at each other, another destroyer quickly drove over in the eastern waters.

The five-star red flag flying on the mast can already show that this warship belongs to China's warship, and it is a Haiphong-class destroyer of the same level as Hejiangxia.

It was Jiangxia's sister ship Hankou that came. The two ships belonged to destroyers produced in the same batch, and their performance in all aspects was basically the same.

At this time, the sky had already darkened, and John Bull's navy only needed to see that the Hankou was coming from the east, and it could already be sure that the Hankou was a warship of Huaxia.

At this time, the commander of the John Bull destroyer was already resigned. After all, it was getting dark and the result would be very uncertain if the battle continued under dark conditions.

But at this time, the Hankou and Jiangxia began to accelerate as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and at the same time, the Jiangxia also began to turn around.

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But at this time, the Hankou and Jiangxia began to accelerate as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and at the same time, the Jiangxia also began to turn around.

At this time, John Bull's commander thought carefully for a while, and made up his mind to order to the deputy next to him: "Let's retreat for now, I'm afraid we won't get any benefit if we continue to fight when it's getting dark."

"Understood, Captain." John Bull's warship also began to turn around, but instead of accelerating, he chose to slow down, because doing so would increase the distance between the two sides, thereby reducing the accuracy of the Huaxia Navy's bombardment. It will also affect the performance of your own artillery, but it is safer to do this when the warship is turning. After all, when the warship is turning, his attack surface is also the largest.

However, the commander of John Bull obviously did not expect that the speed of the Haiphong-class destroyer far exceeded his imagination.

The design speed of the Haiphong-class destroyer is 37 knots, but some disclosures made to the outside world show that the maximum speed is only 35 knots, and the maximum speed of the Haiphong-class destroyer can actually reach about 38 knots.

Although the performance of the two destroyers John Bull is good in all aspects, their top speed is only 34 to 36 knots. long.

These things on the battlefield are all fleeting. The commander of the John Bull destroyer formation would never have thought that his small mistake would ruin his formation in the sea.

"How can the damn Chinese destroyer be so fast? It's impossible! This speed is thirty-seven or eight knots, right?" A gunner on the John Bull warship said in surprise, but at this time he couldn't care less Too much to be shocked, because the distance had already been opened a little, and they got closer together again, and the Jiangxia once again moved towards John Bull's destroyer with all its strength.

And in the farther distance of Hankou, thick black smoke came out of the chimney, and the 823 accelerated at full speed towards the place where the two sides were fighting, and the battle between the two sides was fiercely going on.

At this time, a 130mm high-explosive bomb hit the chimney of a John Bull destroyer. The thick smoke poured back and choked many John Bull sailors staying in the boiler room. The destroyer also slowed down.

The other destroyer was even more unlucky. A 130mm armor-piercing projectile hit the destroyer directly below the waterline, tearing a hole more than one meter in diameter, and tons of seawater poured directly into the John Bull destroyer. .

Wang Xiaozhi who stayed in the command room was even more excited. After all, if he could sink these two destroyers, it would be considered a great achievement for him!

"Prepare to use torpedoes, send these two John Bull destroyers into the sea, and prepare the torpedoes quickly." Wang Xiaozhi shouted excitedly as he watched the two destroyers slow down gradually.

In a short while, Yulai on the Jiangxia completed preparations for eight torpedoes, and rushed towards his target with white waves.

A John Bull destroyer had really bad luck. It almost ate three torpedoes at the same time. This kind of torpedo was enough to deal with battleships. The small destroyer was directly lifted out of the sea, and then it was blown into two pieces. It quickly sank to the bottom of the sea.

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Chapter 242: The Final Battle Is Near

The John Bull destroyer started to slow down due to power loss, but after being attacked by three torpedoes, it sank into the sea soon. As for the crew on it, none of them escaped because the ship sank too quickly. They all sank to the bottom of the sea with the destroyer.

As for the other destroyer, luck was slightly better, but it was already scarred. A lot of seawater entered, which caused the speed of the ship to decrease a lot.

The commander of the destroyer has a lot of combat experience. Seeing the situation in front of him, he immediately chose to stay and continue fighting, because he knew that if he continued to escape without thinking, then he would definitely be dead. Under such circumstances, a gamble would give some vitality.

After all, the sky had already darkened. In the eyes of John Bull's commander, as long as he lasted until dark, he was basically safe. John Bull's commander immediately ordered his warship to start turning around.

Seeing that John Bull's destroyer did not intend to escape, but chose to turn around and was about to fight, Wang Xiaozhi, who was chasing after him, became very happy. He was also full of confidence in the radar on his warship. .

However, Wang Xiaozhi was not in a hurry to go up, but chose to slow down and wait for the Han slogan behind him. After all, the cornered beast is still fighting. If John Bull wants to fight desperately in this situation, it will be very difficult to deal with.

Seeing that the Jiangxia in the back also slowed down, the commander of John Bull felt a little puzzled at first, but he had a bad feeling in his heart. You must know that although the Jiangxia was also injured to a certain extent, the overall situation But the destroyer of John Bull is much better. At this time, the only possibility of choosing to slow down is that the PLA has any other ideas and plans.

But now that this is the case, the commander of John Bull has no other good solution, he can only wait here until after dark.

The time passed by 1 minute and 1 second, and the sky was getting darker and darker. The weather at sea has always changed rapidly, and it happened to be a cloudy day at this time.

Although it's not that you can't see what you can't see, but in fact it's not much worse. At a relatively long distance, a destroyer is just a small target. Looking at the darkening sky around John Bull's The commander took a deep breath, he felt relaxed now, because in his opinion, God is helping him in such weather, and he himself felt that he should be able to escape.

"God, we should be able to go back. Immediately send a report to the main fleet and tell Commander Abraham that we found a Chinese warship here. The Bravery has been sunk, and we are now approaching the main fleet¨~." The John Bull commander saw that the artillery fire around him basically stopped and immediately said to the adjutant next to him.

The adjutant immediately went to order the confidential officers, and when the telegram was sent to the main fleet, there was another intensive artillery sound on the sea. This time, not one destroyer but two fired at the same time.

At first, John Bull's commander didn't take it seriously, thinking that the People's Liberation Army was just getting angry and firing empty artillery there.

However, after two rounds of shelling, he realized that something was wrong, because the landing point of the shells was getting closer and closer to the warship he was sitting on. The splashed water splashed on the glass of the command module.

Commander John Bull's heart suddenly turned cold. Now he found that the so-called dark night could not provide him with any cover, but the Huaxia Navy seemed to have a pair of eyes that could see through the dark night.