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The Goblin Navy's most recent military attempt to besiege Wake Reef ended in failure, and the main reasons can be attributed to the failure to foresee that damn Mana storm and the lack of preparedness of the commander of the Deng-6 Force. In other words, the goblins did not make any serious mistakes, and the defeat of the entire campaign had nothing to do with the strength of the combat effectiveness, it was purely bad luck. Luo Zhengdao's privateer fleet is certainly brave and good at fighting, can it be stronger than the goblin army that is not afraid of death? If it's true, it's a really bad joke! Even if the goblins are indeed capable of naval warfare, the goblins are not as good as a rabble of pirates, and they would rather eat their boots.

It does not matter what the real cause of the war is, whether it is due to differences in ideas, beliefs, or entanglements of interests. It doesn't really matter what the reason for the war is, when the contradictions accumulate to the point where they cannot be reconciled, they will inevitably explode in the form of battlefield duels.

In the final analysis, the wails of the defeated dogs in life will not be believed, only the hot blood and cold blades can bear witness, this is a winner-takes-all cruel world.

"Lord Earl, the outpost ship has signaled that the goblin fleet has crossed the first alert zone."

Luo Zhengdao, who was already thinking about the lawsuit, heard the voice, his face was a little worse, he hesitated for a while, waved his hand as if to cut off the hesitation in his heart, and said loudly:

"The fateful moment has come, I order, the whole fleet assaults!"

In response, the whistle of the ironclad ship sounded suddenly, and the sharp and long whistle echoed on the rough sea, followed by the large and small battleships surrounding the ironclad ship Black Gold, and the entire fleet began to move forward the battle line. As Luo Zhengdao's new flagship, this poor version of the ironclad ship Black Gold looks very different from the popular sail warships of today's era, whether its name comes from the large amount of wrought iron armor covered on the battleship, or the bad taste of a certain traverser, no one knows the specific answer, and of course, no one will run to Luo Zhengdao to inquire about inside information at this moment.

As the distance between the two sides continued to close, the goblin fleet gradually enlarged from a large dense area of small black dots, and became clear, and the atmosphere on the pirate battleship was extremely heavy, another big battle!

"Order the avant-garde to get out of the way, and the Black Gold will assault as the vanguard."

"Yes, Lord Count."

Good steel is used on the blade, and it has been sharpened in the bloody wind and rain for many years, Luo Zhengdao didn't think that he could get safe by hiding behind, unless he could defeat the goblin fleet, otherwise it would make no difference where he stayed, and the minimum consciousness of this must be there.

Immediately, the new warship, which played the role of the flagship, took the lead in the role of assault knives when it debuted, and the Black Gold hung full sails, turned on the afterburner system of the rocket-like engine, and was the first to rush to the array of the goblin fleet.

Since the concept of armor protection was introduced in the field of warship design in the Old World, the controversy over key protection and comprehensive protection has never stopped, and those who advocate the former accuse the latter of needless pursuit of comprehensiveness, wasting valuable resources, and making the armor protection of battleships so tight that they are full of weaknesses from head to toe. Those who support the latter accuse the former of being careless, believing that he can save his life by sticking his head in the sand like an ostrich, and that the so-called key protection is useless.

Luo Zhengdao is an out-and-out pragmatist, he doesn't care about what doctrine is not ism, the route is not the route, unlike the sister ship that is still lying in the dock, the Black Gold is an ironclad ship that has adopted the idea of key protection. The reason for this arrangement is not because Luo Zhengdao personally supports or opposes key defense, but because he does not have so much metal on hand for forging armor plates.

Since two ironclad ships are to be built at the same time, we can only adopt the method of high and low matching, and try to find a cost-effective balance. To sum up, in the spirit of being a single man who is not bald, Luo Zhengdao is actually in the name of fake key protection, covering up the embarrassing reality that he is still a poor ** in his bones.

"Hey, look! It's our plane. ”

A low roar passed directly above the pirate fleet, and it was the formation of fighters who headed to meet the goblin fleet, although flying near the island enclave had to take into account the threat of the Mana storm, and in order to avoid strong winds, these planes could only take a low-altitude mode to engage the enemy, and the fragile aircraft were vulnerable to attack. However, the Corsair was not as vulnerable as it seemed, and even in the bomber configuration, it was around 130 to 150 knots at its lowest, which was much faster than a slow warship.

These fighters will launch the first wave of air strikes against the goblin fleet before the pirate fleet's naval guns, and anyway, they don't seek to destroy many enemy ships, disrupt the enemy formation and distract their attention, in Luo Zhengdao's opinion, if they can do these two, the air force is already worth it.

Witnessing the heroic appearance of their own air force, on the battleship below, the pirates cheered in unison, and the morale was greatly boosted.

No matter what era it is back in. In this situation, those new equipment that looks unclear and high-end foreign can bring some morale bonuses and psychological incentives to your own army. The famous handsome and rich bald eagle of the old world often comes out at his own expense to expose all kinds of advanced equipment and black technology to open the eyes of the villagers of the global village, regardless of whether the performance of these weapons is really as mad as caressing the mother, or just like the arsenal ship that is purely used to fool people, in short, it is good to create a favorable atmosphere of public opinion first!

With limited exhibition time and insufficient accumulation, the pirate fleet under Luo Zhengdao is still far from being a qualified army, and it can be regarded as a competent and qualified armed and violent group.

It should be said that the effect of the group consciousness of these pirates was quite remarkable, and they regarded themselves as part of this organization, and felt that they had displayed a certain military superiority over the enemy, especially when they witnessed the great sound of the planes passing by at close range, and they were willing to cheer enthusiastically together, and some of them even threw away their hats.

The new ironclad ship Heijin has as many as three layers of composite hull from the inside to the outside, and the innermost hull is made of high-quality hardwood, which is a traditional wooden hull, and its main role is to support the hull compartment and structural strength, after all, the ironclad ship is a new thing, even if Luo Zhengdao said that the prospect is fantastic, his subordinates have never had the opportunity to see how effective the actual combat is. For the sake of safety, they still had the idea of being cautious, and collectively put pressure on Luo Zhengdao's palace, strongly demanding that it be dealt with accordingly, otherwise they would rather not get on this boat, Luo Zhengdao knew that he couldn't resist them, so he could only compromise shamefully.

The middle layer of the three-layer hull of the ironclad ship is a mixed armor belt composed of several layers of wrought iron and cast iron.

Due to the many problems of cost and raw material supply, the expensive metal armor did not cover the entire hull of the Black Gold, and the protection of the armor belt was limited to some important areas from the main deck to the upper deck, as well as extending to the upper deck. The outermost hull wrapped around the Black Gold is an outer hull made of ordinary wood, so the visual effect of the ironclad ship is not much different from that of an ordinary battleship, except that the hull with a trapezoidal camber is more angular than the arc-shaped cross-section of an ordinary battleship.

Considering that the armor belt and the two layers of wooden hull are covered with paint, outsiders cannot easily see the difference at a glance, and from the appearance alone, no one who knows the inside will not be able to see what terrifying combat power this epoch-making warship hides.

A few rocket nozzles located at the bottom of the stern of the Black Gold can ensure that the battleship temporarily provides an extra power, and can soar to a height of more than 22 knots in fifteen minutes under the premise of full power, and it is not impossible for the battleship to run faster if the ship is lightly loaded. Even if this is a mechanical force generated at the cost of a large amount of alchemy concoctions, this power-up is of great value in tactical applications, whether it is chasing enemies or fleeing your own side.

The cross-section of the ironclad ship is approximately trapezoidal, with a rectangular appearance, and the slightly narrow top deck houses an 11o pounder cannon and wrought-iron armored turrets to protect the cannon at each end of the stern, which has a distinct steampunk character, which is the biggest feature that distinguishes it from the wooden sail warships of the same era.

The Great Ship Cannon is the ultimate classic of violent aesthetics, and if it weren't for the Black Gold's reinforced metal deck and equally sturdy hull frame structure, this new battleship, which can only be regarded as a last-class capital ship by tonnage standards, would definitely not be able to withstand the strong recoil of 11o pound cannon fire, and if it were replaced by a wooden sail battleship of the same displacement, it would have collapsed in the moment of cannon fire. The lethality of these two giant cannons is amazing, but it's a pity that the shape of the turret is too slim, if anyone can associate a round fat pier with a ridiculous thing that looks like a turtle and a deadly killing weapon? The richness of imagination can probably confirm with the wide range of thinking of the mentally ill.

It's like walking down the street and suddenly being pointed at with a weapon that is abstracted like a fresh green onion, telling you not to move, but to hand over the money. In the face of this sci-fi firearm, which is optimistically estimated to be born in 3ooo AD, I believe that people's first reaction is to laugh, where should the fear come from?

The man in charge of the new ironclad ship was also unusual, considering that there were few candidates who were proficient in all the skills required for navigation and had a wealth of practical experience, the wanderer Brando Scarlet Flame, an all-rounder, was unfortunately caught by Luo Zhengdao, who forcibly dragged him from the old flagship Avenger to serve as the captain of the Black Gold. Although Brando himself was extremely reluctant to accept this personnel arrangement, and even more completely unloved the ironclad or something, he couldn't twist his arms around his thighs, and after several encounters, he had to cry in the face of the Earl who sacrificed the big killer of deducting wages.