Chapter 250: The Power of the Whaling Cannon
Gradually, the two fishing boats led by Shuichi Minamino himself have sailed about dozens of nautical miles away. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Info: Since you plan to fish for whales, don't go too far from transport ships and whale workers. If the distance is too far, it is too cumbersome to transport it back and forth.
"It's good to be in the warm tropics, and you don't have to wear bloated clothes and you don't feel the cold. "Ami Inoue was wearing cool clothes, blowing with a hot sea breeze, drinking cold Coke, feeling very comfortable and enjoyable.
"It's good that Sister Ami gave me sunscreen, otherwise I would have been tanned. Sakai Yukina said in a coquettish voice. Now the two of them don't have to do tiring work, just serve Nanno Shuichi.
As the women of Shuichi Minamino, they definitely can't be tanned girls, sunscreen has not been popular these days, most of them use sunscreen, and the sunscreen that can be used is only affordable by rich women!
Looking at the white-legged legs of several girls, Nanno Shuichi thought it was very pleasing to the eye. He now finally knew why Brandon and the others were so envious of him. Think about it, what does it feel like to go to sea for half a year and not see a woman? It is estimated that when you see a sow, you will have to take a few more looks. Now he can not only watch, but he can watch every day, what else can he do every night.
"It's not dark, but the skin of this wheat is very good. Shuichi Minamino said with a hesitant smile. If you go to sea often, even if you take good care of it, you can't have very fair skin. But he also thinks that the skin of this wheat is very good, a healthy skin, wild and beautiful!
"Ding-dong...... Humpback whales were found 5 nautical miles away from the host in the southwest direction, and the coordinates of the fish were 155.8 longitude and 41.3 latitude. Quantity 2 pieces!"
"So close?" said Minamino Shuichi was pleasantly surprised after listening to the system's prompts. How can you miss such a good opportunity if you are so close? Even though the number of whales is only two. But this kind of whale weighs dozens of tons each.
After learning the specific location, Shuichi Minamino personally went to drive a fishing boat, and the distance of 5 nautical miles was not very far. His whaling ship can reach speeds of up to 20 knots.
Humpback whales, also known as bigfin whales, humpback whales, and gibbon whales, belong to the marine mammals of the suborder baleen whales. Its name "humphead" is derived from the Japanese word "humphead", which means "pipa", referring to the shape of the whale's back. It is a tropical warm-sea cetaceans. The body is short and wide, generally up to 13~15 meters, weighs 25-30 tons, and swims slowly. It is about 8~15 kilometers per hour, often making a complex sound similar to "singing", and humpback whales inhabit the world's oceans.
Soon two of Minamino's fishing boats came to the vicinity of the two humpback whales, and this time the whaling certainly did not need the 500-ton trawler. Trawling and purse seine nets are simply useless against such big guys. They are so big that if they use a trawl net, not to mention whether they can be caught, even if they enter the net, it is estimated that they will be broken by the other party's dead net.
After approaching the two humpback whales that were swimming slowly, the two observers on the lookout finally spotted them.
After receiving the news from Miyashita Otaro, Shuichi Minamino gave up the driving position to the person who drove the boat, and immediately ran out himself.
When he came to the deck, he saw the two huge humpback whales less than fifty meters away from the whaling ship!
As far as the eye could see, the two humpback whales were moving slowly in the water like two hills, and they were very slow, at least compared to the speed of a fishing boat.
"Shhh...... It's a humpback whale!It's so big~" A group of people flocked to the bow of the boat to watch the two whales. Their sheer size is clearly a surprise and curiosity to many people.
At this time, these two humpback whales are swimming and eating. Although they spotted fishing boats dozens of meters away, they did not feel threatened. As a member of the whales, they live in the ocean and are definitely in the position of overlord. Usually there is no threat unless they want to kill themselves.
"Lean over and fire when you're close to thirty meters!" shouted Shuichi Minamino.
"Yes, President!"
The whaling ship is designed to be very scientific, and the wheelhouse is able to see the position of the whales. Whaling ships are not like those trawlers and purse seine fishing vessels. They are all fishnets, so the visual requirements are not very high. But whaling boats are different, they are very demanding, just like driving a car, the driver must be able to look around. This will allow you to get close to the whales.
"President, I'm ready!" A sailor from the command platform made an OK gesture to Shuichi Minamino.
The command platform is a mast at the front of the wheelhouse, and there is a lookout command platform on it, which is used to observe the movement of whales and direct hunting.
"Good, it's almost the distance now. Honda-kun, are you ready?" asked Shuichi Minamino as he stood at the bow of the boat and looked at the middle-aged man beside him.
This Honda is specifically responsible for operating the whaling battery!
The bow of the ship was equipped with a whaling battery, on which a whaling gun was installed, and the effective firing range was 50~60 meters. But for the sake of conservatism, it is better to get closer to the humpback whale 30 meters before shooting!
This whaling cannon is not a cannon, in fact, it is similar to a speargun-like device, as long as the speargun is inserted into the whale's body, its barb can hook the whale. This allows the whale to be dragged close to the fishing boat.
"Ready, I'm sure I'll be able to hit every shot!" Honda nodded fiercely. Speaking of which, operating this whaling cannon is a technical job. If you can't get it right, you'll miss the whale.
On the fishing boat, because of the bumps and the movement of the whales, it takes a long time to practice if you want to hit the target.
"50 meters ......"
"30 meters ......"
"That's it!"
Honda took a deep breath and then operated the whaling cannon in his hand and began to move. This whaling cannon is actually somewhat similar to the heavy machine battery. It can be rotated 360°.
"Bah!" Honda snapped and pulled the trigger.
The next second there was a loud bang!
An adult-sized speargun shot out like this, with a long rope at the tail. The rope is also very large and long, and this rope is very tough, the size of a child's arm!
"Whoosh~"
Spearguns fly fast, as fast as bullets. Everyone stared at the phantom and shot towards one of the humpback whales 30 meters away.
Just as the first speargun flew out, the second speargun flew out, and it was aimed at another humpback whale!
Due to its high speed, the speargun could barely see clearly, and could only see ropes rippling in the air.