The British fleet began to seize the T-position, and the French, naturally, not to be outdone, also began to accelerate. It's just that the French miscalculated, and they had a full ten more armed merchant ships, and this was the case. The so-called armed merchant ships are naturally armed merchant ships. Merchant ships are not the same as warships, and warships pursue high defense, high attack, and speed and agility at the same time. The main pursuit of merchant ships is the huge cargo capacity. Only with a large cargo capacity, a long-distance caravan will not lose money.

The reason why there are armed merchant ships in the fleets of both sides is mainly to transport army troops and various supplies from the colonies to the mainland. Each time, it was these armed merchant ships that loaded the cargo, which was then followed by the fleet to escort them. Where the battleship is limited, it is used to install artillery or armor, and it is the biggest waste to transport goods. So in this case, why not just use merchant ships. That's because in this era, piracy is still very rampant.

Some of them really couldn't get along, so they built a whole ship, gathered some outlaws, and made a deal to fight for their lives at sea. This kind of pirate is easy to deal with, whether it is combat quality or combat effectiveness of warships, it is not as good as the regular navy. The movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" is not a documentary movie, if it were not for those magical abilities of each, the pirate ship could beat the warship, then it would be hehe. For this kind of pirate, a merchant ship can be armed and equipped with a dozen cannons, and safety can be guaranteed, and there is no need for warships to escort them.

However, it is the regular naval forces that are disguised as pirates that are afraid. The British themselves did this kind of thing, putting the elite navy in the skin of pirates and striking at their opponents. At this time in Europe, all kinds of contradictions are also very clear, and if the merchant ships are armed, even if the enemy ships break through the defense of the escort fleet, they will not be completely without the power to resist. However, after all, a merchant ship is a merchant ship, and in terms of flexibility, it is not comparable to a warship.

Not to mention small frigates, even huge cruisers, a little faster and more agile than them. Unless the merchant ship itself is very small, it is possible to overtake. Naturally, the armed merchant ships of the French were almost reaching the size of cruisers, so at this speed, the entire fleet was dragged down at once. The British didn't care at all, they only had five armed merchant ships, and there was no problem at all in not letting them into the T-type battle, and the firepower would not be weaker anyway.

But the French had fifty warships, and the armed merchant ships accounted for fifteen, which annoyed. If you don't take them, the firepower of the whole fleet will fall behind, but if you take them now, you won't be able to grab the British fleet. The commander of the French fleet, Fowles, was also hairy, so he simply didn't seize the T-position, and directly asked the fleet not to slow down and turn alive, and under the leadership of Saint-Louis, he rushed into the array of British warships. At this time, the British had only completed forty percent of the T-train.

As soon as Kamal saw this, he knew what they were going to do. The French are typical of their desperate mentality, they can't finish the T-array, then they won't let the British do it. Rather than waiting for the British to complete the T-array, and then pressing them down, it is better to rush together and turn into a big scuffle. The sail battleship is not good at this, it is too dependent on the sea breeze, and it is not as flexible as the steam ironclad, if it is a steam ironclad, at this time it has already made the T-shaped array form a combat effectiveness.

Of course, Kamal was not afraid of Forles's hand, and it was a big deal to bring out Linman's private army that did not get seasick and let them fight to seize the ship. Both sides were five battleships, naturally king against king, and generals against generals. The Boston at the foot of Kamal was naturally the same as the Frenchman St. Louis. In terms of battleships, the British could not take advantage of it for the time being, and even had to fall into disadvantage. However, the fleet had the experience of first arming merchant ships and cooperating with frigates to defeat enemy frigates and armed merchant ships, and then assisting their own cruisers in destroying enemy cruisers.

Finally, the fleet together laid siege to the enemy's battleships. The firepower of a frigate may not be as good as that of an armed merchant ship, but the speed and agility are far superior, and the defensive power may still be the same. As soon as Kamal's command of the Boston changed, the entire fleet also changed, and they were all comrades who had cooperated for a long time, so they naturally knew Kamal's plans. The Boston and the St. Louis were advancing in a hamp, and before the guns on the left and right sides could be revealed, the rotating cannons on the ship's side had already changed direction, tilting their shells at each other's sails.

The small cannon is mainly used for this, and although they can't break the solid wood on the hull, there is no problem in dealing with sails that are just cloth. As long as the sails are broken, the power of the wind cannot be borrowed, and with the huge tonnage of the battleship, the waves will not be able to keep it moving smoothly. However, this is a very probabilistic thing. Even though the sails were large, the constant shaking of the hull made it impossible for the gunners to guarantee their accuracy. Quite a few shells landed on their respective decks, hitting some of the hapless sailors.

The British frigate burst forward, stopped the French frigate, which was running fast, and began to fight with great sound. Even if the French have a stronger level of artillery manufacturing, they are not much stronger, and no one has made any contribution to each other's firing. Seeing that they were about to collide, they each turned to the right and slowly passed by. Kamal had already gone down to the gun bay, suppressing the gunners and preventing them from firing in advance.

"Take your time, take your time, don't rush, lift the torch a little. ”

Again, Fowles had the same idea. However, he didn't dare to go down on his own, and it would be fun if he was killed by a shell. So, in command in the gun compartment, it was his adjutant. The adjutant has some strength, but after all, the identity is there, and the incentive effect on the gunners is not great. On the Boston, because Kamal was personally in command, the morale of the gunners was very high. The French gunners, in order to prevent themselves from being shelled by the British, actually opened fire in advance.

Three seconds after the fire rope was lit, the adjutant gave the order to open fire. Three seconds ahead of schedule meant that many shells did not reach the Boston's gun window, and the heavy artillery was okay and was able to break the Boston's planks, and even many of them were shot in. However, because it was hit from the side, neither the British artillery nor the gunpowder gunners hit, and the Boston's combat effectiveness was not greatly damaged. It was only three seconds later that Kamal gave the order for the gunners to fire.

All of a sudden, seven gun windows on the Saint-Louis were hit by heavy artillery shots, stirring up a puff of smoke, and when the smoke cleared, there was no artillery inside. Kamal clenched his hand and let out a long breath to ease his nervousness. He is also worried about his own safety, but for her ambitious nature, the future is more important than the current safety. As long as there is a chance, it's worth the gamble. Luckily, he won the bet.

"Come on, get ready, keep shooting, don't be patient this time, reload, fire right away, free fire!!"

The two battleships were already slowing down, and the battleships were not cruisers and frigates after all. It is impossible to make them turn around in the melee, only to stop in one position and destroy the enemy with powerful artillery fire. If there is not a generational difference in weapons, or if one side does not have more artillery than the other, the battle between the two battleships will not end in a short time. By this time, the respective cruisers had long since begun to exchange fire.

The British let the frigates and armed merchant ships pass from the outside, and the French, knowing their shortcomings, let the armed merchant ships go as close to the cruisers as possible. The British had no choice but to let the frigates follow the cruisers and try to open the glass of their armed merchant ships and cruisers. Ijik and the others were two nautical miles away from the battlefield, using the 21st century military high-powered telescope given to them by Sholin to observe the battle. The specific details are not visible, but they can probably still be seen clearly.

Looking at it, Igik was a little disdainful, it seemed that there were no powerful commands on both sides. The British Navy, after so many years, has still been that trick, although one trick is eaten all over the world, but Igik is no longer superstitious. The French have grown a lot, but they are also on par with the British. On the contrary, he felt that the tactics on the "Naval Training Manual for the New Era" given to him by Xiao Lin were more advanced and more suitable for future naval warfare.

He didn't know that it was originally summed up by the British and French whites a hundred years later, and Xiao Lin just found these materials and then let people sort them out. Judging from the current trend, the Yanhuang Trading Company is indeed about to start the innovation of naval soldiers and warships. The company already has experience in the production of rear-loading artillery, and the new products of the 21 Mountain Gun and the Flash Snake 1 rapid-fire gun have performed well and can be delivered to the troops. This also means that the company can start the development of battleship guns.

The battleship guns at the beginning were actually not much different from the land guns. However, the former was fixed to a rotating gun emplacement on the ship, and the other was joined together by a baffle and load-bearing wheels. With rear-loading guns, the number of guns on the battleship will be greatly reduced, freeing up more space for armor and ammunition, and naturally, new tactical guidance will be needed. Let's not talk about these first, the naval battle between Britain and France, both sides are still in a stalemate.

The French casualties were mounting, but not a single ship dared to retreat. If they retreated, there would be no chance of victory, and the 30,000 land forces waiting for them could only be gradually eaten away by the British, and the French would eventually not be able to escape the result of being driven out of the North American colonies. This is even more miserable than the original history, at least in that history, these colonies still exchanged a lot of money and materials. Now, it depends on which of the two sides can't stand it first. Ijik is also waiting for an opportunity to fish in troubled waters and capture some suitable warships