Chapter 236. That most terrifying artillery fire covers
The waves of the North Whimoring Sea were rolling in the wind, and the huge galleons of Galen and the dhow of the Thanksgiving had also seized the T-shaped guards, lined up head and tail, as if they had lost their fighting spirit, and wanted to rush towards the outer river at any moment. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info.com
In medieval naval warfare, it was undoubtedly a strong ship to aim at the enemy, even if it was not close, and long-range weapons such as ballistas equipped on the ship and deck had to be the first to attack the enemy.
In addition to wanting to escape, then only the surrender of the move will appear, because of the backward tactics of the times, coupled with the information asymmetry between the two sides, it is impossible to imagine that in modern naval warfare, the side is the most terrifying position.
Because that's the artillery, already installed on the gun emplacements below deck, ready to rain down on the terrifying position!
The square gun window was all opened by the sailors, and at the same time, with the shouting in the cabin, the heavy shipborne fox cannon was slowly pushed out, the black barrel poked out a little, and the muzzle of the black hole hole was also aimed at the ocean-going warships in front of them, which were raising their sails and rushing over arrogantly.
"What an arrogant move." Behind Hall, one of the first mates also had a bit of anger on his face, he had never seen such an arrogant opponent dare to rush straight towards their side.
This is no longer stupidity, but a manifestation of arrogance, even in the modern European naval warfare in the region, who dared to do so, unless it was contempt for the strength of the other side, or did not take them in the eyes at all, which greatly irritated these proud Spanish imperial sailors.
"No, they're not arrogant."
Standing on the ship, Hall's expression was still solemn and flat, and the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned with a smile, turning his head to look at the new first mate of the Galen sailboat, and also said with a smile: "They are just ignorant and backward." ”
The nuclear rolled by, and the Galen galleon was also shaking slightly, but the deck under Hall's feet brought as solid as 6 grounds, looking at the enemy sailors in front of him who were getting closer and closer, and could almost see the enemy sailors on the enemy ship with teeth and claws, the smile on the corner of his mouth widened more and more, and at the same time asked: "Are our artillerymen ready?" ”
"Yes, my lord, it's all ready."
The first mate opened his mouth with a solemn face, and the distance between the twelve battleships in the distance was getting closer and closer, and the distance had narrowed to within a kilometer, and for the galleon under them, it was almost within the farthest shooting distance.
"That's good."
Nodding, Hall also spoke slowly, but in his hand in the sheath of his waist, he directly pulled out the standard cavalry sword, the snow bright sword body with a cold glow, and his raised sword was also aimed at the front, and said in a deep voice: "Tell everyone, prepare, listen to my orders!" ”
"Understand, give the order, everyone, prepare, listen to the order."
The first mate's voice also sounded immediately, and at the same time, he turned his head to look at the heralds around him, so that this group of sharp drunkards waved the flag and quickly passed on the order, and on the five dhow ships in front of and behind the galleon, the heralds who were also waiting one by one had also seen the flag from the opponent's friendly ship, and they were all about to convey it.
The fox in modern times is a whole, and the flag language has already formed a prototype, so it is not complicated to transmit some simple orders, not to mention that the six battleships have also formed a battle formation.
The dhow is a well-known warship in the coastal sea, equipped with a long-barreled 9-pounder gun, with a long range and strong maneuverability, and the sideside salvo of 18 guns is equally amazing, even if it can't destroy a warship directly with a salvo like a real heavy battleship, but the power is not something that ordinary merchant ships can resist!
And this dhow, in fact, is one of the favorite types of ships of pirates, if you can fight, you can fight, if you can't fight, you can escape, you can also drive in shallow waters offshore, even if you enter the river, it is not impossible, dexterous and very threatening!
In the cabin of this dhow, all 18 long-barreled 9-pounder guns have all been transferred to the south side of the ship's gun window, although there are only 8 gun windows and gun emplacements on the side of the ship, but the ordinary ventilation window, after a little modification, has also formed a salvo gun emplacement.
In the long war, these men also knew how to wield their firepower to the extreme, because even the galleon at the foot of the fox minister Hall, all 56 12-pounder short-barreled heavy guns had been transferred to the left side of the ship.
The six warships capable of firing a salvo from the side are all ready, waiting for the most brilliant salvo of the battleship, the firepower generated in an instant, blasting any hostile battleship into a sieve, so that any hostile battleship will be beaten in doubt in the face of the terrifying firepower that explodes in that instant!
And now they finally have a goal, an enemy who can vent their artillery fire.
The twelve ocean-going warships from Grey Mist City had already crashed straight into each other, and the front section had been specially reinforced with ramming angles, and the captains could easily pierce the weak side of the ship.
At the same time, the sailors behind them with the famous scimitars of Grey Mist City would immediately rush forward to fight, kill all those who resisted, and then easily throw them into the sea to feed the sharks, which was really easy for them, as they had done it more than once.
But at that time, they were half-businessmen and half-thieves, and they were not like now, recruited by the Governor, who directly admitted that they were foxes in Gray Mist City, capable of wantonly slaughtering enemies!
There is also the post-war plunder, everything that can be grabbed is their spoils, whether it is a large silver coin or a handicraft, whether it is a woman or a child, they need it, and even if they don't need it, then the slave traders in the black market will also need it, and thoughtfully help them convert it into shiny silver coins, which is quite intimate.
Even the sailors who operated the ballistae at the front looked at the warships in front of Levi with covetousness, and they were still estimating in their hearts whether they would shoot as few cobblestone balls as possible after the impact, so as to ensure that after repairs, they could be sold for another hand.
But they didn't show up, and as they got closer and closer, they looked at the sailors in pale orange clothes on the ship, and the window that had been specially opened on the side of the ship, and there was a little doubt on their faces.
It stands to reason that any enemy can use this to escape, after all, twelve warships hit the sides of six warships head-on, causing huge casualties, and even wooden ocean-going warships have huge breaches, and it is not impossible to sink in the sea in the event of stormy weather and bad luck.
But the six warships were still arranged in a zigzag, only in the strange window next to the warship, the cannon muzzle of the circular black hole that gradually appeared, which made the sailors on these ocean-going warships seem to suddenly realize.
Dwarven artillery!
Of course, they knew this kind of powerful thing, in fact, just in front of several warships behind them, there were also several such powerful guns, and they had also seen it, and the power of ballistas was far greater than that of ballistas in a single blow.
But the sailors in this group of Gray Mist City also scoffed, although this kind of thing is powerful, but the accuracy is poor, especially in this warship with the undulating nuclear warship, if you want to hit the enemy in the distance, unless you have great luck, it is not as easy as them to control the ballista and shoot stone projectiles!
Therefore, they still moved forward quickly, and there was disdain and ridicule on their faces for the specially opened window, and there were even many sailors standing on the ship's floor laughing and provoking.
"The ignorant are fearless."
The corners of Hall's mouth curled up slightly, but the telescope in his hand was slowly lowered, and he carried the standard cavalry sword in his hand with one hand, and the bright blade was already aimed at the front.
The first mate behind him also understood this process, and before Hall could speak, he also understood what Hall meant, took a deep breath, and according to the tacit understanding, he turned his head to the waiting heralds and ordered: "The order goes down, everyone prepares, wait for the order." ”
"Understood!"
The herald nodded in the same way, and quickly conveyed the order through the flag, and the six warships were already waiting quietly in place, as if they could not see the twelve ocean-going warships that were rushing towards them.
Because the artillerymen in the cabin have already been prepared, the heavy solid shells have also been loaded into the barrels, and the waiting artillerymen are also holding rifles and powder packs to prepare, when the violent muzzle flame appears, they will take action, clean the chambers, and then put new gunpowder in them, and continue to shoot the artillery.
This is all process-based work, and everyone has gone through an unknown number of simulation experiments and actual combat training during training, so their movements are standard and fast.
The outstanding sailors cultivated in the fox base, even the gunners have their own unique experience, this is the honor and heritage of a great empire, and only a real big empire can afford so many students, learn all kinds of memories in the school, and act as the backbone of each warship!
Their eyes were already through the cannon window, staring closely at the Gray Mist City battleship that was getting closer and closer in the distance, paying attention to the distance between the two sides with solemn faces, and waiting for orders from their superiors.
There are sailors in the hatches and decks of the ship who are responsible for transmitting orders, and they are like nodes, which can quickly pass down a series of commands, and one after another, finally turn the orders from the top into the essence of the command, that is, the actions they do with the order.
Including firing guns.
Hall's expression became more and more solemn, and there was only seriousness in his eyes, and the knight's sword raised in his hand had already moved forward diagonally, looking at the twelve warships in the distance, his teeth were already shaking.
He subconsciously turned his head to look at the Cape Mountain next to him, Levi's figure seemed to be still looking at him, but as the current fox minister of the Spanish Empire, he also took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, calmed the fluctuations in his heart, and the cavalry sword in his hand had been cut off, and at the same time said in a deep voice: "All fire!" ”
"All fire!"
The first mate behind him immediately turned his head and yelled, the voice was extremely loud, and before his words fell, the heralds had already heard his voice and began to pass it on one by one.
"All fire!"
The flags had been waved, and the heralds on the other dhow ships had puffed out their chests and yelled almost frantically at their companions, their voices far away, but the loud voice had reached anyone's ears, bringing them the highest orders.
"All fire!"
In the almost closed cabin, the sailors of the enemy warship, who were still observing the enemy warship that was getting closer and closer, even less than three or four hundred meters away, had already heard the order from above.
Everyone was slightly startled, and then there was a bit of pleasure in their eyes, and everyone reacted instantly, and the gunner who was still holding the tongs directly clamped the burning red tongs in his hand on the truncated rope, and with the sound of sizzling, ignited the gunpowder in the medicine room.
It was almost a uniform action, and everyone seemed to start igniting the cannon in a time period, with a clear heart, and it was almost tacit, more like a time marked, accurate to the second of ignition.
But for the fleet of Grey Mist City, the sailors above couldn't help but widen their eyes, looking at the sudden fire light in front of them in horror, just like the sudden light in the dark night, fiercely, suddenly, pierced into their eyes, and also appeared in their ears with a roar comparable to thunder.
"Boom Boom T
Five sloops with a total of 9o long-barreled 9-pounder guns, and a galleon with a total of 56 short-barreled 12-pounder guns, all of which were solid cast iron ball shells, roared out in an instant in the force of the explosion of the fire!
The terrifying muzzle flame even formed a continuous flame dragon, and the diffuse gunpowder smoke was so thick that it could not be dispersed even under the blowing of the sea breeze, but all of this was a supporting role, destined to pave the color and background for the real protagonist, but it was just the eternal match of this copy.
The real protagonist is the solid cannonball, whistling out of the sky with a rain of steel, already crumbling the distance and the target, the same salvo brings the call of life and death, a kind of harvest from hell and death.
That's the most terrifying fleet salvo, covered with artillery fire, terrifying artillery fire capable of destroying a fleet!
ps: After coming back today to see the child.,It just happened that someone came to the house.,It's ten o'clock when you wait for the code word.,It's really sorry.,Today can only be a change.。
ps:I've been busy lately.,After all, there's still a month to be close to 2o17.,Now there's quite a lot of work in November.,Sometimes you have to choose vegetables to cook when you come back from work.,Plus look at the children.,Finally, it's a code.,It's also very tiring.,It's not that I shirk anything.,I hope you understand.,But this book is not too strong.,Please rest assured... (To be continued.) )