Chapter 208: The Battle of the Privateer Fleet at Sea (3)

Don't look at the fact that in the end, only two battleships' guns hit the enemy, and some of the shells missed. However, out of a total of 35 heavy punches, 20 guns (5 were given in front) did not miss. That lethality directly penetrated the decks of the two George's frigates, and you can clearly see that the water is beginning to bubble inside. All at once, two nimble small frigates were scrapped, and Krukar, who commanded the fleet, was naturally annoyed.

Ijik, on his side, was pleased, and after taking advantage of the victory, he began to continue to aim at the remaining eight small frigates. The enemy is getting closer, and there is no need for three battleships to fire in turn to test the parameters, just two battleships for test firing. Ten battleships immediately turned into three groups and fired at three small ships separately. By the time Krukar approached with the fleet, two more small frigates could not escape the sinking fortune. In one fell swoop, they scrapped four of their small ships, and suddenly changed from two to one to eight to five.

However, looking at the battleships behind them that began to reload with ammunition, Ijik and they couldn't help but be a little worried. The Eagle has already opened half a sail, this degree of speed is a little worse, but it is better to operate, turning left and right, it is not good to stay where it is, although it still can't escape the fate of being shelled, but at least it will not collect all the enemy's shells. At the same time, the artillery on both sides continued to fire their might, striking at the enemy ships approaching the Eagle.

Seeing that it was not good, Igic hurriedly asked his henchman Captain to enter his room and took out the three Raider mortars. Now because it is blocked, there are too many ships around to sail quickly, and the deck is not too bumpy. And the enemy is too close, it is completely possible to take out these three guns to participate in the attack. In any case, this is also a terrible rapid-fire gun with a rate of fire of ten rounds a minute. Ijik was dragged to the artillery battalion by Sholin for two days to learn, and he still knows the basic operations.

He hurriedly walked to a mortar, and at the same time found a few clever henchmen to take the other two mortars and put them next to him, and then began to determine the angle of fire according to the knowledge taught by the artillery instructor at the beginning. Even if it is a frigate of only a few tens of tons, the target is very large, and it does not need to be too precise at all, as long as it can be hit. It took five minutes for Ijik to finally adjust the angles of the three mortars, and then, as they approached, George's cruiser began to scrub the floor.

Because he is a novice, coupled with the turbulence of the ship caused by the ups and downs of the waves, it is at least one shot of the five methods to hit an important position on the deck. Igcik is not the kind of person who cuts the door to kill himself, he knows that today is dangerous, so he has the idea of a big deal, and asks his men to use the 900 mortar shells he brought with him. More than thirty rounds were fired from one cannon, and the enemy cruiser came to a halt with thick smoke.

It seemed that George and the others also saw that the eagle, which seemed to be a flagship battleship, was not easy to mess with, and the enemy was no longer too close, but a cruiser with two frigates followed him closely. However, Ijik would not rush out directly with the powerful firepower of the Eagle, and with nine battleships surrounded, he couldn't ignore it. With a sharp turn, the Eagle turned around after a small circle, and a frigate did not react, so it was on par with the Eagle.

Before they could turn around and leave, the twenty cannons on the left side of the Eagle fired. The small frigate was hit by three heavy punches and one heavy punch and two shells, and directly stopped, and then, in the second wave of shelling, sent it to the bottom of the sea. Combined with the results of the remaining nine Ijik battleships, there are a total of ten frigates on George's side, and now there is only one left, and there is also a cruiser that is frantically on fire, which is also difficult to save.

The ratio of two to one was brutally beaten to one by Igik. While he was rejoicing, the Portuguese battleship also learned wisely, and two rounds of shelling directly stopped a frigate under the command of Igic, and several large holes were opened in the right side of the ship's side, and it was constantly bubbling with water. The sailors, before they had time, jumped onto the friendly ship with the ropes on the sails. It was too late, so I directly hugged a lifebuoy and jumped into the sea.

This is the advantage of being backed by the company, the basic things like lifebuoys are all one for one. Although there is no guarantee that the overboard sailor will survive 100% of the battle, at least the chances of survival are better than those Portuguese who can only hold the extremely fast smashing planks, and he can even bully these overboard enemies. Igic's eyes lit up, he couldn't let this battleship shoot any longer, otherwise, even if he won in the end, he wouldn't have much left of his men.

The other nine, not all cruisers of the same class, four were battleships somewhere between frigates and cruisers, and the frigates under his command could still handle it.

"Mensa, it's up to you now, get close to the left side of that battleship and try to dodge its shells. ”

"Okay, boss, just look at me. ”

"Kafka, you take a few men back to the flame turret, ready to breathe fire into the gun port of that battleship. ”

"No problem, Boss!"

"You guys, follow me and carry the mortar to the other side. Everyone, work hard, this time I won, and I will give each of you a thousand pounds as a reward!"

"Good !!"

Mensa was the best captain of Ijik's command, and he drove the eagle like a nimble flying fish, turning left and right, dodging most of the shells of the Portuguese battleships. Only a few of them only hit the ship's side and wooden frame, etc., which are not fatal. After a while, it was already twenty-five meters away to the left of the battleship. Igcik immediately sent the Spitfire Turret into its swing, and a thick dragon appeared, burning along the hull into a cannon hole.

The continuous high temperature not only ignited the Portuguese naval gunners inside, but also ignited the gunpowder inside, causing the battleship to explode in the middle and blow up a large gap. The whole battleship shook for a while, and after listening to a loud Portuguese voice, the battleship began to counterattack, and there were thirty-five guns on one side, and more than a dozen were killed in the explosion, and there were still twenty, and it was difficult for the eagle to dodge. Several heavy artillery shells hit the Eagle

Fortunately, because of the height difference, the heavy artillery did not hit the waterline, and the water would not enter if the big hole was not opened, so it naturally could not be regarded as fatal. It's just that more than a dozen sailors who couldn't dodge were beaten into pieces of flesh and blood, and three heavy-fisted guns were destroyed on the gun mount, and the barrels of the guns flew up and fell into the sea because of the vibration of the ship, and they definitely couldn't be caught. Ijik didn't care about the distress, the design angle of the mortar here had been adjusted, and the three guns were firing shells frantically.

The Spitfire battery was hit by a few small shells, but fortunately it didn't penetrate it, but the shell was dented, and the people inside were shocked, and their brains were a little dazed. Now relieved, the dragon continued to dance. But the Portuguese had already taken advantage of this opportunity to pull the gunpowder in, and it was very difficult to make another martyrdom. However, a fire dragon sprayed over, and after twenty seconds, the muzzle of this cannon will also be completely muted, and there will be fire inside, how to fight.

Why is this the case, could a backward flamethrower allow a cruiser to beat a battleship? Of course not, if it weren't for the heavy fist series of guns and three Assault Type 1 mortars, most of the gun emplacements on this side of the Portuguese battleship were swept away in the first place. The few guns that were left were simply not able to sink the Eagle in a very fast time. In this way, the longer the time drags on, the stronger the effect of the various advanced weapons on the Eagle will be, and the less resistant the battleship will be.

The Portuguese officer also seemed to see that he was no longer going to rely on artillery. There were also hundreds of soldiers on the battleship, all of whom were called out, and three columns of guns were set up with muskets. Can Ijik be afraid? He has in his hand a Hall M1819 rifle that crushes the front-loading musket in every way. Except for the gunners who resisted, the other sailors all took out their rifles, and Mensa, the middle and high-ranking leaders, even drew two revolvers, from the holsters on both sides of their waists, and each used the ship's buildings and cargo as cover, and began to shoot.

These revolvers were inferior to the front-loading rifles in the hands of the Portuguese in terms of rate of fire and accuracy, and it was the first time for the Portuguese to fight this kind of battle, why did these people not honestly stand on the side of the ship and shoot at them, but instead hid behind various covers, occasionally sticking out their heads and hands to look at them and then shoot. They suddenly felt stupid, stupidly lined up in this array, and ended up being shot like a target all the time.

Seeing that the Ijik with the eagle had completely suppressed the Portuguese battleships, and the remaining eight Ijik battleships, they also burst into even greater enthusiasm. He didn't care whether the battleship was damaged or not, and he didn't care how many people were injured or killed, and he forcibly suppressed the remaining battleships in the place. Even, better than the eagle, it is better to solve the battle earlier. This naval battle really exhausted Izik's men and suffered heavy casualties.

Ten warships came out, nearly 1,000 people, only more than 700 people went back, seven warships, and the rest of the people were basically injured. Of course, it was not without capture, this time the twenty battleships that besieged them, only two cruisers took advantage of the chaos to run out, the rest of the battleships, the frigate were all sunk, the cruiser was killed, and the battleship was captured by the Eagle after being damaged. Coupled with the more than 300 captives that were fished up later, Igsick's loss was not large, and if you really count it, it can be regarded as earned.

However, Xiao Lin didn't know this now, and even if he did, he wouldn't care. Because, he was in the White Tiger Type 1 Light Tank No. 1, with the company's tank battalion, and began to prepare to strangle the combined cavalry of the Indian tribes this time.