Chapter 269: On the First Naval Battle
In fact, no matter what Wang Xuan talks about now, it is not very useful, this group of pirates is not a rookie egg, everyone has their own set of little Jiujiu in their hearts, only when they really see the actual benefits, they will make changes from the bottom of their hearts.
This practical benefit can be Huang Chengcheng's cutie, or it can be a victory on the battlefield!
Wang Xuan also understood these things, and he was also looking for them.
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"Captain, look, there's a ship coming back from the south!"
Early in the morning, good news came from the lookout.
Wang Xuan quickly climbed onto the lookout, took the telescope and turned on the Eagle Eye Technique, and he clearly saw the appearance of the big ship.
Being able to return to Europe from the south, either from the African continent or from Asia, no matter from which side, as long as it is not a ship transporting slaves, then it is not a small attraction to Wang Xuan!
"All ready, turn the rudder left, cut over, don't let them escape!"
Wang Xuan shouted with a little excitement, this would be his first pirate act, the last time it was purely bluffing, it was not fun at all!
At the sound of the order, the pirates acted quickly, and the ten days of training had some results, although the order was hasty, but the pirates were doing their work in an orderly manner.
Adjust the direction of the sails, steer, prepare weapons, carry ammunition, prepare hook locks......
Although there are only a hundred people, it is not enough to fully exert its combat effectiveness, after all, there are 70 artillery pieces on the ship alone!
In other words, 140 gunners are needed alone, and 300 people are needed to fully exert their combat power when they are added to carrying shells, jumping gangs, operating ships, etc.!
However, relying on the advantage of the battleship, Wang Xuan is still confident!
Thirty men were ordered to go over and operate the artillery, and the others were ready to jump into battle at any time.
The Interceptor's actions have apparently caught the attention of the other party, and in the middle of the ocean, an unfamiliar ship suddenly approaches you, which is obviously not here to bring you refreshments.
Through the binoculars, Wang Xuan could clearly see the chaos on the other party's ship.
The first thought of the other ship was to run, after all, it was a merchant ship, and there was really no need to fight to the death with a bunch of pirates.
The other party immediately thought about fleeing in the direction of the mainland on the right, which side was downwind, as long as it grabbed the limelight, even if the speed and firepower were poor, the merchant ship might not be able to beat the pirate ship.
It's not a big army battle now, and the skills of these merchant ships are not necessarily much worse than that of pirate ships!
At this time, due to the direction of the wind and course, the opponent was in a speed advantage, and had already cut the T-shape, and the muzzle of the black hole in the horizontal side of the ship pointed to the Interceptor.
"Boom, boom, boom......"
A series of no less than ten artillery pieces exploded, and the opponent began to fire artillery at a distance of about 1,000 meters.
Wang Xuan pursed his lips disdainfully, the other party was intimidating them, and even the most elite British naval gunners did not have any accuracy at this distance.
The range of artillery in this period was not very long, in the case of 24-pounder or 32-pounder guns, the range of 4 meters at an angle of fire was 1,350 meters; When the angle of fire is raised to 8 degrees, it can reach 2,250 meters.
At a distance of 100 meters, a solid shell fired from a 24-pounder gun was able to penetrate 5 feet of oak.
In a real naval battle, both sides often fire quickly at a horizontal angle of fire at a distance of one or two hundred meters, when the rate of fire is much more important than the range.
Wang Xuan just knew that the pirates under his command were virtuous, so he didn't plan to shoot from a distance at all.
"Ignore them and go full speed!"
When he was close to the other party to about 600 meters, Wang Xuan ordered the right full rudder, and now it was time to grab the upper hand with the other party!
Relying on the hardware advantage of the Interceptor itself, it quickly surpassed the opponent in speed, and the opponent fired two rounds of artillery again, but it was still not accurate at all, and the latest shell fell into the water a hundred meters away.
The two boats gradually approached, and when the other party saw that the speed had gone up and down, he slammed the hull to the left again, trying to continue to suppress the interceptor with the side chord, hoping to force Wang Xuan to make the boat turn around and slow down.
But Wang Xuan didn't care, and continued to let the boat fly over with enough wind power, looking like he was going to tear the other party's hull with a ramming angle.
In fact, when the ship was about 200 meters closer, at the moment before the other party was ready to launch, Wang Xuan suddenly ordered the left rudder to be full, and the battleship slammed into the sea, the right hull was raised high, and the muzzle of the black hole hole quickly stretched out.
The opponent miscalculated the speed of the ship, and a round of close fire missed again, and the Interceptor "......boom boom" in the moment when the battleship stabilized
Thirty men simultaneously maneuvered 15 24-pounder guns on one side to fire almost simultaneously, and the huge recoil caused the Interceptor to jerk to the left.
Wang Xuan stubbornly grabbed a cable to stabilize his body, and the distance of about 200 allowed him to clearly see the cannonball cut an almost straight line in the air, heading straight for the opponent's merchant ship.
"Boom Boom"
The cannonballs smashed on the side and deck of the opposing ship, and suddenly the sawdust exploded in all directions, and the sailors on the deck were pierced by the bursting wooden thorns, and the howlers fell to the ground, and one of the shells hit a sailor, and the whole person was blown up, and the flesh and blood flew everywhere.
The side chord also smashed a large hole, and the merchant ship was in chaos. (I can't describe it, so let's use my brain and think about it.) )
Wang Xuan shook his head when he saw it, at such a close distance, only three of the 15 shells were shot, and the hit rate was really worrying. : :
As the hull regained its balance, the Interceptor once again filled its right rudder and thought about the other approaching.
First, it is necessary to get close to capture the opponent, and secondly, the hit rate within 100 meters is the highest!
During this minute, his pirates were quickly clearing the chambers and reloading the gunpowder shells.
The other party was not willing to be approached by Wang Xuan like this, and a round of artillery hit again, fortunately the other party was not professional enough, and the Interceptor turned the bow again, the hit surface became smaller, and a large number of shells crossed around the hull, and only one hit the Interceptor.
A battleship is a battleship, and the thickness of the planks reaches about 60 centimeters, and the 12-pounder guns of a merchant ship cannot penetrate the planks.
A cannonball passed by Wang Xuan, and the whirring wind stirred his cloak, and Wang Xuan was expressionless and didn't say anything at all.
In less than a minute, approaching fifty meters again, the Interceptor was once again horizontal, and the distance of more than 100 meters was equal to a handsome for the artillery, and 15 24-pounder guns were fired again.
"Boom Boom Boom Boom ......"
This time, 10 shells hit the opponent, and in an instant, the large armed cargo ship with a displacement of 1,000 tons was hit and moved sideways more than half a meter away.
The cannonball shattered the planks and decks of the ship, and at the point where the cannonball landed, the flying wood swept through all living things within a five-meter radius, and the smashed wood would not be worse than the spear, and it would never end well if it was stabbed.
There is still hope for rescue in the non-critical life, once the vital point is stabbed, the blood will flow like a torrent, and the open wound cannot be treated at all.
This round of shelling killed and injured at least 20 people on the opposite side!
(Two things,The first PC side is blocked.,It's protected.,You can only see it on the APP.,Hurry up and see it.,I don't know when it's all blocked.,It's been too tight lately.,A lot of books are gone.。
In addition, if I am sick and have a headache to death, I will not check the typo, I will go to sleep, it is half past one, I have not released poison in the group late at night today, it can be seen how bad the headache is, the liver is not moving, and the dog's life is critical!
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