Chapter 118: The Generational Gap in Technology
Due to the recklessness of the 003 ship, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse, the main phalanx composed of 8 transport ships was broken by one blow, 2 were broken and sunk, 2 were destroyed by the rudder, and only 4 were in a relatively good situation, but the tail defense barrier was also destroyed, and half of the stern was blown away. Seeing this scene, a shadow was cast on the hearts of everyone on the Baron Babia, the air battle that was not dominant, was abolished like this, and I am afraid that this time I am really going to lose.
"It seems that I don't have time to talk and laugh with Her Royal Highness the princess anymore, I have to work hard!" Qin Shouzhuo's heart did not fluctuate, and he even wanted to laugh a little. No longer looking at the defeated battlefield ahead, Qin Shouzhuo turned around and walked down the stairs to the navigation bridge, where the captain commanded the actions of the whole ship.
The sound of going downstairs alarmed the bridge members who were stunned by the rout ahead, Qin Shou walked straight to the captain's command seat and motioned to the captain to get out of the way: "Captain, the opportunity is rare, I will teach you the correct way to control this ship, just this time, you are optimistic! Order: Activate the overload mode, we will shoot at close range to attract the opponent's attention to this side!"
"Understood! Overload mode starts, all attention, overload mode starts!"
More magic crystals were stuffed into the magic crystal burning furnace, and the furious magic power was converted into electricity, which was then fed into four electric motors, making a surging power, pushing the flying ship that had reached extreme speed to start accelerating again. Feeling the feeling of acceleration under his feet, Qin Shouzhuo glanced at the audience, the captain on the side temporarily took over the job of the bridge herald, and a large group of staff personnel who followed him stared at him, all waiting to see how to turn the tables with the correct control method.
"Summons the whole ship, prepare for the dogfight!"
"Huh?!uh...... Attention of the whole ship, prepare for combat battles! Attention of the whole ship, preparation for combat battles!" The captain who was surprised by the new noun that came out of Qin Shouchou's mouth immediately realized that he was carrying out the task of the bridge herald at this time, but he still couldn't help but ask: "Your Excellency, how can the battleship conduct combat battles?"
"You can see it when you look at it, so quickly notify the whole ship and fix yourself to nearby equipment, it will be very bumpy later. Qin Shou smiled evilly, and didn't explain too much, believing that the encounter that would happen later would make everyone remember the "fighting battle" in their minds.
"Uh, yes!" the captain was confused, but still remembered his duty, poked his head in front of a row of copper pipes and shouted: "All ships, ready for dogfight, everyone pin themselves to nearby equipment!"
"Uh-huh!" After a few minutes of silence, Qin Shou cleared his throat, "Captain, speed!"
"Ah~ Yes, the speed is 38.4 knots now, and it is still rising slightly!"
"The gun is long, the distance. ”
"Yes! Enemy No. 1 ship, 7,000 at a distance!"
"The main gun is pointed to starboard, and after aiming, you don't have to wait for the order to open fire!"
"Ah, sir, with all due respect, if there is no accurate ranging of the shooting command post......"
"Please adjust the artillery commanders according to their own experience, after the start of the melee battle, the time to fire the cannon is fleeting, and there is no chance to organize a salvo. ”
"Yes!" Although he hesitated for a moment, the gun commander finally decided to do what Qin Shou said. After a salute, the gunner and his assistant quickly left the bridge, and it didn't take long for him to run back again, "It's arranged, Your Excellency." ”
"Good. Qin Shouzhuo picked up a rope and tied himself to the railing of the command platform, "All of them, start the combat battle!"
"Understood, the bow of the ship floats the magic array, 30% decreases, and 70% is maintained. ”
"Captain Sailor, heading 090, full speed ahead. ”
"Understood, the left car is three, the right is full of rudders, and the course is 090!"
The bow of the ship floated down, the bow began to sink, the stern was upturned, and at the same time, the hull of the ship tilted to the left and began to turn sharply to the right. "The left car retreats three, and the car enters two, and the servo returns to the right to suppress the steering inertia!"
Due to the high cocking of the stern, the thrust direction of the four engines used to provide forward thrust turned diagonally upward, and began to use the altitude to change speed and dive downward.
"Your Excellency, the course is 090, the speed is 50 knot......s! It's 55 knots! and it's still rising!"
The speed of the Baron Baron, which was accelerated by gravity, immediately exceeded the design limit, the hull made a creaking noise, and many crew members also made a creaking and clenching sound of teeth, which was beyond their imagination. Although the Caterina made by Qin Shouzhuo before was faster, it was smaller, the flight was smooth, there was no rapid dive, and the crew members were all strong and strong, and there were not many people. Almost all of the more than 600 officers and men on the Baron Barbia experienced the feeling of a dive of more than 50 knots for the first time, and many of them were so nervous that they clenched their upper and lower teeth.
Soon, the speed exceeded the limit, and constantly reached new highs, and the gunnery had to signal that the speed was too fast for the main gun to aim. Qin Shouzhuo was also aware of this problem, but it was not impossible.
"Raise the sails! The mainsail is ajar, be careful not to drive to the top sail, it will break the mast!"
"Understood, boatswain, raise the sails, mainsails ajar, don't raise the top sails!!"
"Understood!"
The boatswain replied, and with 12 men, ropes tied around their waists, they climbed onto the rope nets with their hands and feet. The best sailors were able to climb up at this time, but the strong wind pressure and drastic changes in gravity during the high-speed dive made every step extremely difficult. Finally climbing the mast, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, untied the rope from their waists, tied a second rope, and tied themselves to the mast in order to move on the mast and untie the rigging that bound the mainsail. As soon as he untied the rope around his waist, he heard:
"Ah~~~"
"Little Six !!!"
One of the sailors who climbed the front mast failed to accurately estimate the power of the wind, and his legs failed to grip the crossmast, and he was blown down by the wind, and fell on the deck of the ship's amidship with a "click", raising a cloud of blood mist, and eighty percent of them would not survive. Glancing at the unlucky man who had lost his footing, the sailors lying on the mast did not have time to care about his life or death, and they all focused their attention on the matter at hand, and it was only right to hurry up and tie their safety ropes tightly.
"Ready...... Put !!"
At the sound of the command, the sails on the front and rear masts, which served as the mainsails, fell at the same time, quickly unfolded backwards under the action of the strong wind, and hung on the masts. The moment the mainsail opened, the Baron Baron, which was diving at full speed, suddenly stopped, and another young sailor failed to hang the transmast, flew forward under the action of inertia, and was pulled by the safety rope around his waist, and swung back with the effect of gravity, but he did not want to hit the mainmast heavily, and there was no sound.
"Speed 55 knots!"
Under the effect of the half-open mainsail, the dive acceleration process that felt that there was no upper limit finally stopped, especially when Qin Shouzhuo ordered the bow of the ship to increase the output of the floating array to 140%, and after raising the bow high, the engine thrust became oblique upward. Under the action of the huge torsion, the hull of the ship made a creaking and sore sound, and the planks of the ship cracked in many places due to excessive deformation, and steel nails and wooden wedges flew sideways in the cabin, injuring several people at once.
The Baron Babia swooped down from a height of 3,500 meters and quickly caught up with the descending enemy fleet. Due to the high speed, the officers and men of the artillery crew missed the enemy's No. 1 ship before they could react, so they had no choice but to launch an artillery attack on the enemy No. 4 ship at a very close range at the next moment of staggering.
Staggered beams of light. The two magic cannons of the front cannon missed, the beam passed between the two masts, and even burned a crosssail, but the result did not change. The two shots of the rear main gun hit the hull of the enemy ship No. 4, and the magic projectile of the heavy magic cannon easily broke through the defensive barrier and hardwood armor, burrowed into the cabin, and then exploded in the opposite direction of the Baron Baron.
In the white smoke of the huge elemental explosion, almost a third of the hull was taken away, and the enemy ship No. 4 was sentenced to death on the spot, and under the screams of the surviving crew, it fell down and crashed into a valley full of rocks.
The Baron Barbia, which killed the enemy's fourth ship in one blow, did not stop, roared with a strong wind, plunged straight into the airspace of the valley, retracted the sails in the valley, turned the falling potential energy into forward speed, and resumed its climb.
"Damn, march forward in formation, fire to block the ascent passage of that monster ship, we can't let her climb to the air and do it again!"
Under the orders of General Gran, the fleet adjusted its course again in order to gain a firing range, and a total of 72 medium magic cannons began firing one after another. Beams of light passed through the top of the Baron Baron, suppressing Qin Shouchou's re-ascent, forcing it to stay away from the battlefield. The 001 fleet, which had climbed to a suitable height, saw the opportunity to rush forward, and 6 transport ships and 18 medium magic cannons opened fire at the same time, blowing up the defensive barrier of General Gran's fleet flickering wildly, and collapsing one after another.
Just when the dense firepower of the 001 fleet forced General Gran to turn his attention back, Qin Shouzhuo accurately grasped the opportunity and began to turn around and climb, killing back after the two fleets exchanged another round of firepower. In a round of firefighting, ships 001 and 011 were sunk, and the rest of the ships were also damaged by each other. Due to the fact that the shield was blown off before, General Gran's side did not take advantage of it this time, and two more battleships began to reduce their altitude.
Qin Shouzhuo is back, this time the distance is closer, and the speed is slower. The first and last main guns were aimed at the two battleships whose defensive enchantments had been knocked out, and the enemy's No. 6 and No. 12 ships directly cracked the body! Not only that, but the 12 light magic cannons on the port side of the Baron Baron also opened fire with all their might, and although they did not sink the enemy ships, they also exploded with sawdust.
In the distance, the wounded and escaped ship 005 was also pouring fire on this side from afar, and the two wounded and departed ships of the Glenn fleet had been sunk by the marines with the gunpowder cannons carried on board the captured air pirates. Farther away, in the wind tunnels high in the sky, a huge fleet flying the flag of the Lawrence Empire was approaching.
There was nothing to do, and General Gran did not lack the courage of a strong man to break his wrist, so he decisively hung the flag of retreat on the flagship, entered the wind tunnel with the remnants of the fleet, and fled.