"And please call me Boris. ”

He was recommended by Vice Admiral Gustav to get on the ship, and he went to sea in just a few days.

This middle-aged officer, with raunchy eyes and melancholy eyes, has used his outstanding ability to convince all the officers on the ship to be happy with him, and his captain.

This is probably the real person not showing up?

But on this ship, anyone can see that the somewhat maverick Major Boris is clearly a man with a story.

Presently.

The crew and officers of the fourth-class battleship "Storm Horn" were originally formed with the "Conch", a sixth-rank cruiser at the bottom, as the core.

In the middle, there was a major blood change, filled with a large number of excellent recruits at the same time as Captain Aven, and then each carried out a replenishment before going on a transnational mission and setting off for the New World.

At present, the full staffing of 350 people has been completed.

However, in essence, the problem of insufficient quality of officers and insufficient experience of personnel still exists.

The "sailing" skill is better.

After Evan became the captain, the crew was basically not idle.

I have been running east and west, and I have dealt with various dangerous sea conditions, including "storms", "tsunamis" and "black embankments", and even if I practice, I have almost practiced it.

But another key skill, "maneuvering", is really not an "excellent" review.

According to the naval code prescribed by Phaletis, the crew of each gun was composed of six members, and there was a gun commander.

Each artillery deck (a total of three gun decks for Class 4 ships plus the main deck) has a principal and deputy fire controller.

In medium- and long-range engagements, the crew members are responsible for loading ammunition, while the fire control officer is responsible for setting the gun's firing parameters and adjusting the angle of fire from up, down, down, left and right.

Finally, under the command of the gun commander, the gun commander of each artillery group is responsible for activating the artillery for which he is responsible.

Artillery firing is a delicate and complex tactical action that requires the cooperation of many people, especially on the battlefield in a panic during engagement, and the quality of artillery has a great impact on the firepower of the battleship.

Even if there are the world's best warships and artillery, if they are handed over to a group of half-people, they may not be able to beat the second-level or even second-level opponents.

Although Boris joined halfway, he was an official knight with the rank of major, and he was also a well-known "artillery expert" in the New World Naval Base!

As soon as he took office, he assumed the post of chief gunnery on the "Storm Horn", responsible for the daily training of artillery.

In just a few days at sea, the artillerymen have taken on a new look, but at least they have slowly laid the foundation for becoming excellent artillerymen.

Especially under the guidance of this Major Boris, as long as there are a few more baptisms of real war, the future can be expected!

As for why this well-known and capable artillery expert was willing to deign to run to the ship Aven to take up the post of gunner, who did not have a strong sense of presence and had not been set up on the "Storm Horn" before him?

The reason is also very simple.

The glamorous Major Boris has actually received a promise from the commander of the base, Lieutenant General Gustav:

As long as he finishes this battle and successfully helps the kingdom accomplish the set goals, the general will agree to his retirement application!

As for why he retired at the peak of his military career, that's another story.

With the order of Captain Aven.

Boris has unceremoniously taken over the command that originally belonged to the gunnery commander Reeves, issuing his own orders with the strong lung capacity of a full-fledged knight:

"The gun crew is in position!"

Stampede, stomp, stomp

The ship's artillerymen were already running fast and entering their respective combat positions according to the gunnery drills.

A total of eighteen 24-pounder guns, twenty 12-pounder guns, ten nine-pounder guns, and two 6-pounder guns on the stern floor were installed on the two-level gun deck and the main deck.

It's just that the battleships of this era must have half of the firepower idle because of the design of the ship's gunwales, so the gun crew only needs to take care of one side of the ship's side at the same time.

During this period of training at sea, although the artillerymen received the most direct promotion, they did not suffer at the hands of Boris, who had a cold and hard-faced and ruthless personality.

Boris, who had no plans to stay on the "Cape Storm" for a long time, was not afraid to offend anyone at all, and demanded the highest standards in everything.

Even Reeves, the gunnery commander who was older than him, saddled his horse and carefully provided this gunnery expert with a higher rank, stronger strength than himself, and eight streets more capable than him.

All the artillerymen, up and down, did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

"Let's go downwind!

In his usual cautious style, Evan ordered two warships to be surrounded from downwind, not only to prevent the pirate ship from escaping, but also to prevent any of the strangely capable transcendents among them from spotting the traces of the battleship in advance by smell.

The naval warship reached the stern of the pirate fleet, and the distance between the two gradually approached 500 meters.

Although the effective firing range of the artillery is 1 km, the current range of hits, artillery power, and firing frequency have reached an optimal balance.

"Assemble the guns and reload the scorching bombs!"

The artillery crews quickly burned the "solid bullets" until they were red, and when they reloaded, they blocked a lump of wet mud between the gunpowder and the shells, and the time to complete the reloading was slightly longer than that of the normal solid shells.

But now having the initiative and having plenty of time to prepare, Boris chose, of course, chose the "scorching bomb", the favorite of all artillerymen.

Boris himself entered the lower gun deck and guarded the nine 24-pounder guns on one side of the ship, while the chief gunner, Reeves, supervised the upper deck.

Seeing that all the artillery crews had completed loading within the allotted time, Boris nodded slightly, and calmly pulled out the artillery command knife with a brass gauntlet at his waist with a slight arc.

When the command knife was raised slightly, a layer of extraordinary aura that was difficult to see with the naked eye exploded simultaneously on the blade, spilling over to every ship's ready ship's guns.

Each piece of artillery seemed to be fine-tuned in an instant.

"All of them, ready, fire!"

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Orange-red cannon flames shone brightly on the surface of the sea under the thick fog.

The two battleships adjusted their firing ranges, and at the same time a total of 18 24-pound shells, 20 12-pound shells, 10 9-pound shells, and 2 6-pound shells were poured out in a blazing line of fire like a torrential rain.

Just in the beginning.

The pirate fleet, which thought it had encountered an ordinary fog, had temporarily stopped on the sea with the tactical action of sailboat braking, but it did not expect that a sudden disaster would fall from the sky.

In fact, with their strength, even if they encounter multiple cruisers of the navy, they are not afraid, they can fight or escape, and they have not yet reached the combat area, and their vigilance is not so strong.

When they heard the sound of cannons, they had already ushered in the heavenly justice of the navy!

Click

"Enemy"

"Ahh

Bang!

The sloop's hull was as fragile as a paper shell under the onslaught of scorching shells, and the scorching iron shells easily sliced through the ship's mast and pierced through layers of planks.

Even shot in from the stern, bouncing along the way to destroy everything on the entire permeable artillery deck.

The human body, even if it is the body of an extraordinary person, will only be easily torn to pieces under the strong kinetic energy.

With just one salvo, a huge firework was created in the four pirate ships.

Because.

Coincidentally, one of the sloops' ammunition depot at the back of the queue was pierced by a scorching bullet, which directly triggered a spectacular explosion!

If you look closely, you will find that the shells fired by the "Storm Horn" are far above the "Endeavour" in terms of penetration and accuracy, and almost all of the biggest results were created by the "Storm Horn".

At this time.

The pirates, who were suddenly attacked and surrounded by heavy fog, were scattered in formation, and could not even transmit signals, let alone systematically resist, except for sporadic blind artillery fire.

"Gun crews, reload scorching grenades!"

The raised command knife once again overflowed with transcendent aura.

"Ready! Fire!"

The rain of iron and fire poured out again.

After the end of the second round of salvos.

The sporadic return fire from the remaining three pirate ships had been completely muted, and even the painful wails of the wounded were barely audible.

The blazing flames rose from the three pirate ships, and even if they were obscured by the fog, they were clearly seen by the ordinary crew members on the ship who did not have the telepathic connection turned on.

The naval battle came to an end in just one minute.

The opponent is not an evil god, not a large sea monster. The "battleship", which mankind relies on to conquer the sea, has exerted an unparalleled combat advantage in the face of ordinary sea ships.

The comparison of firepower between the two sides is not a grade in itself, not to mention that the naval side has also added a powerful buff to itself.

【Secret Treasure of the Sea: Artillery Command Knife!】

A powerful treasure belonging to Major Boris's family.

Ability and Artillery Skills: It can exert 200% of the range, accuracy, and power of shipborne artillery.

Limitations: The definition of "shipborne artillery" must be met for mass installation.

Special equipment is not included, such as the Reverse Cross on the Commander-in-Chief.

Aven clearly saw that with the help of this magical command knife, a cannonball pierced through the hull of the opponent's ship, and then flew out through the bulwark on the other side.

The already overwhelming firepower superiority was blessed with additional strength, and the lethality of these shipborne smoothbore guns on the ship jumped by a generation at once.

At this time, the "Storm Horn" is simply a devastating existence for these pirate ships, even if they are fifth-level warships!

Even without the assistance of the "Endeavour", Evan is confident that he will kill them all without damage!