Three kilometers was beyond the reach of the guns of European warships, and the thirteen Batavian flotillas ushered in an overwhelming rain of shells, and more than 1,000 rounds of 85-millimeter anti-aircraft artillery shells hit the target continuously every minute.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! "The high-speed anti-aircraft shells easily pierced the thick oak planks of the Dutch ships, and then there was a dense explosion, and shrapnel from the inside of the shells shot out and swept everywhere.

The scorching blast of the violent explosion swept through the nearby space like a storm. All those who came into contact with the shock wave, whether European sailors, sailors or artillerymen, were immediately killed, charred and torn apart without mercy.

The entire body of a person who was too close to the point of the explosion was shattered by the shock wave, turning into limbs and minced flesh, which spilled out with the shock wave.

At the same time as the shock wave burst out were the shrapnel of death, these sharp shrapnel flew faster than darts at this time, that was the existence that could penetrate the metal shell aircraft, many European sailors who were far away from the explosion point dodged the shock wave of the explosion, but could not dodge these shrapnel with a whistling sound, they were mercilessly cut by these sharp objects.

Some sailors were cut in the stomach, their intestines were rotten, and they were even pierced into the intestines by shrapnel, and they rolled on the ground in pain. Some were cut off to their hands and feet, while others were able to cut off half of one hand alive, leaving only half of it connected by flesh and bone to hang from their arms. Even more unfortunate were the sailors who were shot in the throat and even in the head by shrapnel, and in an instant, blood flowers burst out from these vital parts, and then these sailors died under the tremendous destructive power of shrapnel.

Since the anti-aircraft guns used high-explosive orions, the dense explosion caused smoke and flames to quickly rise from the wooden hull.

The most impressive thing in history is the example of Rommel using German 88 anti-aircraft guns to bombard British tanks in North Africa during World War II, and the Germans used anti-aircraft guns to repel the attack of British tank units. Even in 2013, the use of antiaircraft artillery to hit tanks was still a training subject of our army, and of course the shells used by antiaircraft artillery to hit tanks in the new century were cap-piercing shells.

Against the oak hulls of the Europeans, conventional shells can easily pierce armor simply by striking at high speeds.

The Batavian fleet was baptized by anti-aircraft shells in an instant, and the anti-aircraft guns of the Tiance Navy had a fire control radar, which used a semi-automatic aiming method, and because of the short distance, the accuracy rate was amazing.

On average, more than 60 rounds of 85-millimeter shells were hit per minute, and it took only two minutes, and seven of the thirteen European battleships were slowly capsizing with smoke and fire.

Among them, two 1,500-ton cruisers were taken care of, and a total of about 200 rounds of bullets were hit, and the decks inside the hull were almost completely shattered, and they had become hell on earth. Especially on the all-through deck, where the guns were loaded, the shrapnel fired from the explosion claimed almost all the lives of the artillerymen, and everywhere there were screams, blood and broken limbs sliding on the deck.

The dense shells and explosions not only caused huge casualties, but also the hulls near the waterline of the seven warships were blown open, and the sea water poured into the hull with tremendous pressure, causing the warships to sink little by little.

The sailors on the top deck saw that the warship was hopeless, and no means of controlling the damage could catch up with the speed of the enemy's shells, so they jumped into the sea one by one in a panic, looking at the battleship of the Tiance Navy as if they were dumplings.

However, the larger the displacement of the ship, the larger the whirlpools formed on the surface of the sea when the ship sank, and these whirlpools were very deadly, and they would drag the fleeing sailors into the deep sea, especially the cruisers, and it is not known how many surviving sailors would escape to the sky.

The other six ships were no better, they were quickly crumbled by the dense shells, and the ships were also riddled with casualties, and if they continued to fight, they would eventually capsize.

Indeed, one hundred and twenty thirty-seven-mm anti-aircraft guns on the battleships of the Tiance Army also joined the shelling. The 37-mm anti-aircraft guns had a range of 3,000 meters and a rate of fire of more than 440 rounds per minute, and after only one round of shelling, the remaining six European warships, which were overwhelmed, began to disintegrate one after another, and the surviving sailors on the battleships could not endure such dense artillery fire and jumped into the sea to escape.

Subsequently, two earth-shattering explosions were heard in the direction of the Batavian fleet, and the powder magazines of two Dutch warships were detonated by the fire, and the explosion was so amazing that more than a dozen bronze cannons could even be seen being blown into the air and then smashed heavily into the sea, stirring up waves that soared into the sky.

Colonel Ryan, who was located on the rear flagship "Victorious", witnessed the whole process of the destruction of the entire Batavian fleet, and he was so frightened that his legs could not help but weaken, and he used all the strength of his hands to prop himself on the railing, barely falling on the deck, his eyes still staring in the direction of the naval battle.

His own fleet was really defeated too quickly, it was just a blink of an eye, and Lieutenant Colonel Seedorf, who wanted to replace his command, must be more than lucky, if he was in command, what would the result be? I can't imagine it.

Yuyi's face was also pale, his body was shaking uncontrollably, and cold sweat was already oozing from his head.

Ever since the battle in the rear began, he had been following the course of the battle, and the results were completely incredible. The Ming people launched an artillery bombardment at a distance of three kilometers, and the density, rate of fire, and range of the shelling completely exceeded his understanding, and the speed of the destruction of the Batavia fleet made it seem like a miracle.

The warships of the Europeans in this time and space all used the hardest oak that had been cultivated for more than ten years, and the trunk was bent into a hull-like arc during the growth of the oak, so the resistance to shelling was very high. Especially in this era, when all smoothbore solid shells and artillery were used, even though naval battles in Europe were commonplace, there were very few cases of large European warships being sunk in naval battles.

For example, 20 years later, in the Battle of Lostoft between Britain and the Netherlands, the Netherlands dispatched 107 warships, 11 arsonist ships, and 7 communication ships, with a total of 4,900 artillery pieces and 21,000 troops. The British dispatched 109 warships, 4,200 guns, and 22,000 troops. In such a large-scale naval battle, the first day of the battle was fought for a whole day of artillery battles, and in the end only one Dutch battleship was sunk.

So you can see how amazing the speed of the collapse of the Batavia fleet was, in less than five minutes, most of the thirteen battleships gradually began to sink, and the rest were already in tatters, thick smoke billowed out, and it was only a matter of time before they sank.

"They're devils, they're devils!" The binoculars slipped from his hand, and the words came to his mouth.

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