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One Person's Time and Space Smuggling Empire VIP Volume Chapter 98 Defeat

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    "Target, two o'clock direction, distance 5300 meters"

    "Target, heading towards nine o'clock, speed 12 knots."

    As the young sightsetters on the watchtower read out the calculated target information, the calculated results sounded in the communication tube and became the gunner's reference data.  Listening to this, Zhou Yu couldn't help but shook his head, very dissatisfied.  In just half a year, even if he recruited the smartest and best-founded people in Li Zhe's area to serve as sailors, the accuracy of surveying and mapping that could be achieved was this.

    The training of these three ships has only met the technical requirements of the empire's new navy in form, but it is still far from being perfect!  He had to lower the standardization requirements of the Imperial Navy even lower!  Only then can these guys be forced to practice!

    The officers and soldiers in the bilge ammunition depot took out the shells, removed the packaging, placed them on the pulley, and then triggered the mechanism to let the pulley send the shells to the turret through the pipe.  The sailors in the cabin on the other side took out the propellant cartridge according to the range measurement, put it on the pulley, and sent it to the turret from another pipe.

    In the turret, four big and round gunners placed the shells on the slide rails, pushed them into the gun bore with ejector rods, added propellant cartridges, and locked the gun bore.  Then shake the mechanism handle and aim the artillery according to the target position.  Pull out the gun rope and prepare for the order from the gunner.

    "put!"

    Like a conditioned reflex, the gunner pulled the gun rope, only to hear a muffled sound, and the gun popped out of the chamber.

    ¡°Woo~~~~~~~~~~~~Boom!¡± 12 continuous cannon shots.  A moment later, 12 waves arose around the Dutch fleet.  The first round of artillery shells were all missed as everyone expected, but then the observer came with news:

    "9 rounds of near miss, 3 rounds of long range, the rear turret is reduced by 200."

    This is almost the best result in the daily shooting training of the special experimental fleet secretly trained by Japan and Hong Kong before the sea pursuit. It seems that the goddess of luck is nearby today!  It has to be said that the dense combat formation formed by the enemy's sailing fleet has obviously reduced the fire control requirements of our own gunners!

    Of course, no one is too worried about the opponent's counterattack and subsequent accuracy. After all, the three ships they operate have excellent performance, and the artillery on board also has a long range, and the accuracy is far beyond those of the old smoothbore cannons of the past.  In comparison, even the 37mm sniper guns on the sides can accurately hit targets at a distance of 1,200 meters.  At the bombardment range of these three warships, no other warship in this era can pose a threat to them!

    As for their opponents, in fact, other warships of this era have a maximum combat distance of several hundred meters. The ballistics that Zhou Yu and the others have are flat and almost in a straight line, using new types of integrated shells with explosive charges.  The rifled cannon doesn't even need range measurement at all!  Most of the time, his crew members just follow formalized actions like a machine!

    As the two sides get closer, maybe the next round of bombardment will allow those sailing old ladies to try the amazing fighting power of these three pretty and spicy steam ladies.

    "The target bombs are over, change to high-explosive bombs." The communication tube accurately transmitted the gunner's order to the ammunition depot, while preparing for the next round of shelling.

    "This is 6,000 yards. Are they wasting shells?" The captain of a battleship asked his little question.  Of course, this question was quickly answered after the shell fell into the sea.  "I'll kill you", this was the common thought of all the sailors on the decks of the Dutch fleet warships after the first round of bombardment.

    "Don't be afraid, they only have 12 cannons, and those are just cannonballs." Although the fleet commander was surprised by the range of Manila naval artillery, he calmly reassured his men.

    Yes, that¡¯s just a cannonball, isn¡¯t it? Isn¡¯t the so-called cannonball just an iron ball?  More likely a stone ball.  After all, this is Europe, and stone balls, or stone bullets, are still one of the standard ammunition during sieges (to avoid shelling the enemy?).  Of course, this sentence may have been said until the advent of modern artillery, and soldiers were willing to believe it.  But after 1900, no matter which commander he was, he dared to use this excuse on the battlefield to force soldiers to charge.  Then the bullet with his name on it will definitely appear in the hands of one of his soldiers.

    ¡°Obviously, our lovely Major General Philip was misled by the first round of artillery shells that did not explode just now.  This was his first mistake.

    "Hurry up and rush up to them. Maybe we can grab one. They only have three ships." This was his second mistake.

    Then, with these two errors.  The Dutch fleet rushed forward faster on the road of no return.  Not long after, before the Dutch fleet had advanced much, the artillery on the three smoke-blowing ships began roaring again.  The shells that I thought would be the same as last time flew towards the Dutch fleet with a surprise this time.

      "Boom!" "Boom!" Two huge explosions were accompanied by 10 other explosions mixed with the sound of water.  Unfortunately, two ships in the fleet were hit.  A shell hit the port side front of the third sailing ship. It seemed that the impact fuse was not very sensitive. The shell penetrated the forecastle and fell to the connection between the second-story gun deck and the bowsprit, and then was buried in the shell.  The gun exploded.  Suddenly, the bow of the ship sank into the sea, and then flames spurted out from the open gun window. The rapidly expanding gas carried two 6-pound guns and 5 gunners and took off from the large hole created by the explosion.  Toward the blue sky.  The flames of the explosion ignited the gunpowder powder that fell on the deck, and then ignited the gunpowder barrel on the side.

    Immediately, the second big explosion completely exploded the nearly 1,000t Galen ship, turning it into countless wood fragments flying in the sky. Half of the sailors and decks on the first gun deck joined the previous ones.  The line of 5 flying gunners ahead.

    Another shell coincidentally hit the front of the second ship's poop. The fuse worked well this time, and the violent explosion lifted the entire poop, together with the captain and first mate who was driving the ship, and a mast.  Arrived in the sea.

    In addition to these two shells with outstanding effects, two of the near-missed shells also contributed. One exploded and cracked the hull of a sailboat, and the other broke the rudder chain of another ship.  With just one round of bombardment, four hundreds-ton-class sailing battleships, once behemoths, declared their battle.  The warships in the sail battleship era were so fragile that they were vulnerable to the explosive power of the new ammunition recently developed by the empire!

    "Speed ??up, rush up, and get involved with them! Melee! Only in the melee will we have a chance!" The commander, Major General Philip, could no longer care about being surprised at this time. Now only the number of ships bullying the opponent was reduced.  Unfortunately, this order was his third mistake.  In the remaining time, long-range artillery attacks continued, and one or two unlucky ships were continuously hit, and the closer they got, the greater the probability of being hit.

    With the fierce approach, a dense rain of bullets hit the Dutch that was unimaginable. The enemy's only twelve cannons actually fired a density of ammunition that seemed to be fired by a hundred cannons!  And these shells, almost every hit, the violent high-explosive charge was unimaginably fatal to the Dutch battleships!  Like the most ferocious wind and rain, it unleashed its power on the Dutch!

    Finally, when the fleet approached the firing range of the 16-pound naval gun, the 37mm guns on the three-ship formation also began to speak. The instantaneous firepower density was several times greater, and shells poured down like raindrops. A mere three warships were enough to fight with  The entire Dutch fleet had a comparable amount of artillery!

    Although the enemy's trots are all 37mm, they are also very lethal. Under the condition of high fire rate, their dense ammunition delivery speed is almost crushing.

    Finally, the Dutch fleet could no longer support it. The tragic fate of its companions who were shot and disintegrated one after another could destroy the courage of any of the bravest sea warriors!  As a warship on the edge of the fleet formation changed direction and fled, the fleet became more and more distracted!

    The system of the Dutch East India Company is destined to lack mandatory binding force. Most of the warships have only a cooperative employment relationship with the company in name.  When everything was going smoothly, they could still unite and work together, but at this time, under the unimaginable blows that followed, the Dutch people's perseverance and perseverance were quickly gone forever!

    Not long after, after two more battleships were sunk, the entire fleet collapsed.  The fleet formation dispersed, and the remaining thirty or so battleships fled and broke out toward Batavia.  Even if you know that the speed is much slower than the enemy, it is impossible to escape.  But in the current situation, it depends on who is unlucky enough to be targeted by the enemy's terrifying clipper!

    "Run away! Run away! You damn cowards! Oh! God! This is hell!" Seeing the surrounding battleships turn around one by one, Rear Admiral Philip roared in despair:

    "God bless the Great Netherlands! For honor! My warriors! Charge!" He jumped like crazy and ordered the warships to charge towards the enemy ships!  Unexpectedly, as soon as the order was uttered, the officers nearby swarmed and knocked him unconscious. The flagship also turned around and joined the escape!

    On the sea, heavy rain poured down, and strong winds rolled up huge waves. Dancing on the top of the waves were the scattered hull fragments of nearly twenty sailing battleships floating everywhere, and a few dying people falling into the sea.  The desperate cry of the sailors!  In the distance, a group of bereaved dogs fled in panic!

    Aboard the flagship Qingdao!  Zhou Yu took a long breath, and a smile appeared on his elegant face!

    "Catch up! Kill them!"

    The rookies worked together, the fleet began to accelerate, and once again embarked on the journey to chase the prey!

    realThe era of giant ships and cannons has arrived!  (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)
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