Yamamoto Fifty-six slammed into the hard floor of the Yamato's command tower, and a large bag bulged out of his head, and Venus appeared in front of him.
The reason why he was so embarrassed was because a 16-inch 406 armor-piercing projectile hit the side wall of the 500-thick command tower on the Yamato.
Of course, it didn't break through, otherwise Yamamoto Fifty-six would have become a god by now.
Once again, the Yamato's sturdy armor withstood the test, and although it was hit several times, not a single 16-inch armor-piercing bullet could penetrate the Yamato's key protective zone.
Only the bow of the ship was pierced by a 16-inch shell, but it was not a big deal.
"Commander, it's close to 15,000 meters, it's close enough" Ugaki fell lightly than Yamamoto, but he broke his nose and got a lot of nosebleeds.
So he also got up before Yamamoto Fifty-six, and after calling the management of the damage to confirm that the battleship was fine, he immediately suggested that he change course and parallel the two Carolina-class.
Although the Yamato was quite strong, it was best to keep a certain distance from the enemy's 16-inch cannon.
"Okay, then let's turn."
Yamamoto Isoroku didn't want to risk his life and the precious Yamato anymore.
The Yamato's turn meant that all 9 460 cannons could concentrate their fire on the North Carolina Yamamoto 56 to choose the right enemy, but it also meant that the bomb area of the Yamato would be greatly increased.
Although the Yamato's conning tower and main gun turret frontal No. 1 turret were also hit once, all of them withstood the blow of 16-inch 406 armor-piercing shells.
At a distance of 20 meters at an inclination of 15,000 degrees, it should be difficult to block a 16-inch 406 armor-piercing projectile.
As for the bow, stern and superstructure, except for the conning tower, it is even more difficult to resist.
Probably knowing that the time to open fire happily was coming to an end, the 18 16-inch cannons of the USS North Carolina and USS Washington began to fire wildly, firing four volleys in just 2 minutes, and 72 rounds of 12,247 kg of super-heavy armor-piercing shells, two of which hit the huge hull of the Yamato.
One hit the main armor belt of the ship's amidships, and the armor steel plate of 410 was actually penetrated in an instant, and then the shell slammed into the bulkhead of the No. 1 boiler compartment that was 90 thick and exploded, although the No. 1 boiler compartment was not destroyed, but the huge shock caused by the explosion still caused a pipe in the boiler compartment to burst, of course, temporarily, and the scorching steam was flying everywhere, turning the No. 1 boiler compartment into a hell on earth.
At the same time, the explosion also caused a fire inside the Yamato's hull, and flames erupted through the breach that had been pierced by the armor-piercing shell, turning the Yamato into a striking target.
Another 16-inch super-heavy bomb hit the chimney and stern of the Yamato, blowing the Yamato's chimney into two pieces Although they were not fatal injuries, they also made the super battleship Yamato suddenly look a little embarrassed.
However, the time for the Yamato to only be beaten and not fighting back ended here, and after the distance between the two sides was close, its 460 cannon began to wield.
At 3:25 a.m., a 460-caliber shell hit the front of the North Carolina's aft C turret, and the 18-inch 406 steel plate was instantly shredded like a thin piece of paper, and the shell exploded inside the turret, and incidentally detonated a 16-inch shell that had just been filled into the chamber.
The explosion was so powerful that it shattered the entire turret to pieces, and if it weren't for the turret base being strong enough, it would have spilled over into the ammunition depot Only 1 minute later, another 460 caliber armor-piercing shell pierced the 12-inch 305 rear side armor belt of the USS North Carolina, and then the shell penetrated directly into the boiler room, exploding in the No. 4 boiler room, destroying 2 heavy oil boilers, a total of 8 units divided into 4 compartments.
With the loss of 2 boilers and the shattering of several steam pipes, the North Carolina's power was instantly reduced by more than half, and its speed was about to reach 15 knots.
At 3:30 a.m., the 460 shells of the Yamato hit the USS North Carolina again below the amidships, not only penetrating the armor belt but also penetrating four compartments in a row and exploding outside the bulkhead of the engine room, directly blowing through the engine room, hundreds of tons of sea water rushed in, and North Carolina immediately tilted 5 degrees to the left.
In just a few minutes, just 3 460 armor-piercing shells inflicted fatal damage on the battleship USS North Carolina with a standard displacement of 36600 tons.
When Nimitz learned of the ship's damage, he already knew that the USS North Carolina was finished.
Now the question is how long this battleship can hold out and how much damage it can inflict on the Japanese "80,000-ton battleship".
While being hit by the Yamato repeatedly, the USS North Carolina and its sister ship, the USS Washington, were fighting back with all their might.
Their 16-inch shells hit the Yamato twice more, once below the waterline of the Yamato's bow, which was not a fatal vital position.
However, it caused a large influx of seawater, which caused the bow of the Yamato to sink somewhat, and the speed of the ship was further slowed down to 15 knots.
Another 16-inch shell hit the main armor belt on the port side of the Yamato again, and this time the shell penetrated Yamamoto's commanding office, where it exploded and ignited a fire.
The fire spread in the senior officers' cabins of the Commander's Hall, the Commander's Cabin, the Captain's Cabin, the Chief of Staff's Cabin, the Staff Cabin, and so on, turning all the senior officers of the Combined Fleet into "homeless".
However, the Yamato's main guns quickly avenged its commander for the destruction of the family, and the B turret of the Carolina's bow was knocked out with one shot.
Now 2 of the Carolina's 3 main gun turrets have been destroyed, 1 boiler room has been blown up, and the engine room has been flooded so much that the speed has dropped to 10 knots.
The first captain of the North Carolina, Admiral Hurstvedt, knew that he was probably the last captain of the battleship.
"Admiral, I beg you to transfer the command."
Admiral Hurstvedt said loudly to Nimitz.
"Okay," Nimitz nodded, and said to Frederick, "Order the USS Washington to retreat at full speed in 3 minutes." ” Then he solemnly said to Admiral Hurstvedt, "I order you to return to San Diego alive, and in April I will put a brand new South Dakota-class battleship under your command."
With that, he strode out of the command tower with Chief of Staff Frederick and several staff officers.
Admiral Hurstvedt summoned an Atlanta-class cruiser with a lantern for Nimitz to use.
While Nimitz left, the battle between the three battleships continued.
Artillery against 9 460 cannons of the Yamato.
In just 3 minutes, Yamato hit the USS North Carolina twice, while USS North Carolina and USS Washington hit the USS Yamato once each.
This is simply three battleships stabbing each other with more than 400 mm gun barrels, which is a big hole, the rear main gun firing command post of the Yamato was destroyed, and a triple 155-gun turret was knocked away.
The North Carolina was even worse, with one shot each in the bow A turret and at the bottom of the bridge.
The A turret was shattered on the spot, the bottom of the bridge was pierced, and the shells exploded inside the bridge, killing or injuring the people on the bridge.
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The captain, Admiral Herstvedt, broke his legs and became lame, and reluctantly gave the order to abandon the ship before he lost consciousness.
"Commander, one North Carolina-class seems to have been abandoned, and another is on the run, do you want to chase it" Yamamoto raised his binoculars and glanced at the Washington, which was about to disappear into the darkness.
Shaking his head, he said, "If you can't catch up, let the destroyer sink the disabled North Carolina-class with a torpedo, and then let's leave too."
After dawn, let Nagumo's plane blow up and sink the North Carolina-class. ” The power of the North Carolina-class 16-inch 406's main gun is not comparable to that of a 14-inch cannon.
Although the Yamato won the battle with one enemy and two enemies, it was also beaten all over its body and had to be driven back to the mainland for overhaul.
It seems that although this Yamato is powerful, it is not really invincible "Commander, report from the Nagato" The communications staff officer of the Combined Fleet shouted at this time, "Sink a Colorado-class but the Mutsu is broken" "What" Yamamoto Fifty-six couldn't help frowning when he heard the news, "Nagato and Mutsu actually broke the Michinoku against a Colorado-class, what the hell is going on?"
The communications staff officer replied: "Commander, Vice Admiral Takasu reported that the Mutsu was hit by a concentrated attack by enemy ships during the firefight, and the main armor belt was pierced shortly after the exchange of fire began, and a 16-inch shell exploded outside the No. 2 boiler compartment, causing a large fire.
Five minutes later, another 16-inch shell exploded outside the No. 3 boiler compartment, causing extensive electrical damage, breaking all four main steam pipes, losing power to the ship, and igniting the fire again, as well as causing the chief engineer, the captain of the damage pipe, and a large number of casualties" In short, the battleship Mutsu was unlucky.
Two shells exploded one after the other at a close distance, with an interval of no more than 5 minutes.
Moreover, when the second shell exploded, the chief engineer and the damage management captain of the Mutsu were leading people to repair and rescue the case.
As a result, they were all killed, leaving the battleship without most of its maintenance and damage management personnel.
Moreover, the second shell also broke all the steam pipes, leaving the battleship without power.
In the end, the damage was caused and could not be repaired in a short period of time, and the fire was difficult to extinguish for a while. t1706231537: