My Italian

After the U.S. Navy renegotiated its countermeasures, more ships were roaming the Caribbean and the Atlantic.

These ships appeared all over the sea, especially in Bermuda, and there were several ships dangling around every day.

These wandering ships, like a tight net, tried to net the Spanish fleet out.

Not to mention, the big net weaved by the U.S. Navy this time is really effective. Within three days, the news of the Spanish fleet's presence in Puerto Rico immediately reached the ears of the U.S. Navy.

After receiving the news that the Spanish fleet appeared in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Navy immediately dispatched additional inspection ships, and was bound to keep the traces of the Spanish fleet in its hands.

Sometimes the magic of money is so great. After the United States stepped up its money-spending efforts, the Caribbean waters were filled with ships of all kinds, leaving the Spanish fleet with nowhere to hide.

"Lieutenant General, it seems that it is impossible to sneak to Santiago Port. I suggest to go directly and generously."

On the flagship Sabel Queen, Colonel Lefer looked at the various ships that were fleeing in the distance, and said to Lieutenant General Sedra with a look of helplessness. "It also speeds up the installation of the boilers for the Princess Christina as quickly as possible."

Well, there are too many benefits from concealed whereabouts before, so this time the Spanish fleet hopes to rush to Cuba in concealment.

On the one hand, although two N-3 heavy-duty boilers were obtained, the three days in Bermuda were simply not enough to install these two boilers on the Princess Christina. So after leaving Bermuda, the only way to recover is to go to Spain's own shipyard. At present, the only shipyards capable of repairing the Princess Cristina are the two ports of Havana and Santiago on the island of Cuba.

On the other hand, it has been almost two months since the fleet came out, with a journey of nearly 10,000 kilometers, and the officers and soldiers are very tired from the high-intensity work. In order to allow the fleet officers and soldiers to rest, as well as the maintenance of the ships, they must also be repaired in the port.

For these reasons, the Spanish fleet can only go to Cuba to dock, although they also know that this will cause a lot of danger, but this is also impossible.

It is also clear that this is why Lieutenant General Sedra hopes to quietly rush to the Port of San Diego. After all, the Port of Havana is too close to the United States and it is too unsafe.

But since Colonel Leifer said so, after some consideration, Lieutenant General Sedra said.

"If that's the case, then we'll stop hiding and rush to Santiago at full speed."

Following Lieutenant General Sedra's order, the Spanish fleet, which no longer concealed its whereabouts, ran all the way to Cuba under the watchful eyes of the public.

The news that the Spanish fleet was heading for Cuba fell into the hands of the U.S. Navy within two days.

After receiving the news that the Spanish fleet was heading to Cuba, the U.S. Navy also did not dare to neglect, and immediately held a meeting to discuss the matter.

"Everyone, our efforts have finally paid off. At present, the Spanish fleet is speeding all the way to Cuba. We have reason to believe that this time we have caught the tail of the cunning Spanish fleet. For this reason, how should we encircle and suppress this fleet? The fleet that disturbed the east coast and took Cuba from Spain will be the next task of our navy."

"Everyone, I think that now the Spanish fleet is heading for Cuba. This is a good opportunity. We should immediately send the fleet back to the port of Jacksonville. After we find out where the enemy is, we can besiege or destroy it."

Brigadier General Dewey put forward his own views and suggestions as soon as he opened the session.

"Is this too hasty." Although he knew about Dewey's relationship with Secretary Roosevelt, there were still people who opposed this direct desperate approach. I saw Major General Samplin continued.

"Since we already know that the Spanish fleet is heading to Cuba, we can of course return to Jacksonville, but I recommend collecting all unused mines in each port before returning. We don't need to force the enemy's port, we just need to know that the enemy is there. Which port was carried out."

Obviously, although Major General Samplin has not yet said specific methods, the presence of all experienced senior officers naturally came up with solutions from the items he said. That's right, mines are a good thing. This thing has both offense and defense, and it is very suitable for the current situation of the US Navy.

That's right, it's better to block the enemy somewhere with a mine like mine, compared to an aggressive attack. To know that the current warships in the hands of the US Navy cannot be said to be able to completely defeat their opponents. Sanqikai is the private estimation of the US Navy.

It can be seen from this that the confidence of the US Navy is insufficient. Lock the enemy in the port, just in time to cooperate with the army landing operation.

"In addition, I hope that in addition to mines this time, torpedo boats and shallow-water heavy gunships are also brought."

Major General Samplin's remarks made other generals look stunned, and it also made Minister Roosevelt's face change slightly. He wanted to pull most of the naval battleships over, which is very easy to attract topics. For this reason, Roosevelt, as the Secretary of the Navy, asked if ~www.wuxiamtl.com~ must be brought? "

"Yes, Your Excellency, I can't guarantee that we will win the battle with the Spanish fleet, so I need every warship to play its due role, which will increase our odds of winning."

That's right, for Rear Admiral Sampling, after the accidental loss of the support fleet headed by the USS Iowa, the U.S. Navy does not currently have an advantage. Damn Italians, why sell so many ships.

Every battleship in hand is precious now, let alone a shallow-water heavy gunship.

The U.S. Navy has three 4,000-ton shallow-water heavy gunships. The three shallow-water heavy gunships, numbered b2, b3, and b5, are equipped with four 254 mm 30-caliber main guns. The main armor belt is 224 mm thick, the turret armor is 260 mm, and the turret armor is 180 mm.

This data looks good, but because of the very early age, these armors are all steel-surfaced armors, and their protection level is still far from enough. As for the speed, it was 12 knots when it was in service, and it is good to have 10 knots now.

However, there are still 12 10-inch guns on these 3 warships, right? At this juncture of preparations for a decisive battle, these three shallow-water heavy artillery ships were pulled into the battlefield, either for attacking the fort and consuming the opposing fleet.

"Do I have to bring three ships?"

"Having them increases the fleet's hopes of victory."

"Then take it."

After the U.S. Navy made up its mind, it began to act. The warships distributed in the ports of the Northeast began to transfer to the Jacksonville Naval Port. In addition, ammunition supplies and other materials are also being transported to the Jacksonville Naval Port.

Of course, the most important thing is to detect the location of the Spanish fleet, how long it can stay there, and why it stays there, you need to know.