Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 986 Caliber is justice

"Whoo~"

Dense shells flew rapidly in the sky, making a terrible whistling sound.

"The artillery attack distance of the Ming people is so far!"

When Andrade saw it, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.

At this time, the artillery used on the European warships had a very short range, only about a thousand meters, and the caliber was also very small, and the weight was also small. In many cases, it was not even necessary to use a carriage to pull it.

The mainstream artillery used in land warfare is the French Burgundy field artillery that became popular in the middle of the 15th century. This artillery is 300 cm long and has a caliber of 65mm. The medicine chamber is small, the barrel strength is poor, it cannot withstand heavy pressure, accidents often occur, and the range is very short, and the reloading speed is also very slow.

The artillery used in naval warfare is mainly Burgundy guns, with a small amount of stone-shooting guns. Because Burgundy guns have a small range, short range, and low power, naval battles during this period were still very popular. .

The so-called string battle is to use the claws or directly cut off the mast to fall on the opponent's ship, and then fight close to each other. The combat method used by the pirates seen in later movies is a typical string battle war.

As soon as Andrade finished speaking, the roaring artillery shells landed in the sea area where the Portuguese warship was located, and suddenly there were terrifying water jets, and Andrade was also drenched by the splash of a water jet next to him. Wet, suddenly the whole person lost the self-confidence just now.

terrible!

From such a long distance, and looking at the water column rising from the sea, it is obvious that the caliber of the Daming artillery is quite large. The shells fired are heavy and carry a lot of energy, otherwise it would be impossible to stir up such a terrifying water column .

"Ah~"

The Portuguese warships are really too dense. Although the artillery from covering them has a relatively poor hit rate, under the huge base, there are still some unlucky Portuguese warships being attacked.

The terrible shells carried huge energy and fell fiercely on these warships, tearing open a huge hole in an instant. Countless sawdust flew around the hole, causing the nearby sailors to scream, bloody and bloody. DC.

"Speed ​​up!"

Andrade is not useless, at least at this time he is still very clear that the distance between the two sides must be shortened as soon as possible, so as not to be beaten by others and unable to fight back.

"Dong Dong~"

However, soon, there was another rumbling sound, a large number of shells roared, and terrifying water columns rose from the sea, and there were even more unlucky ships.

"What a fast rate of fire!"

Da Gama couldn't help but marvel again.

Daming's artillery technology is really too advanced, with terrifying range, terrifying accuracy, and this unbelievable rate of fire.

"The Great Ming Cannon really lives up to its reputation!"

On the side of the Spanish fleet, Colster and Almeida saw the scene in front of them at the same time, and they couldn't help sighing, but also secretly rejoiced.

"Fortunately, we are the allies of the Ming people, otherwise, facing such terrible artillery, it would be a scene of hell."

"I think those nasty Portuguese must be very desperate at this moment!"

In fact, the Portuguese at this moment are indeed very desperate.

The accuracy of Daming's artillery is really terrible, and the Portuguese battleship group is divided into dense, adopting a triangular formation, and wave after wave of artillery is covering the Portuguese battleship group.

The hit rate in the first few waves was relatively average, but after a few waves of test firing, the hit rate began to rise linearly.

Twenty Ming battleships, each of which carried more than [-] powerful artillery pieces, counted, each wave of attack has more than [-] artillery shells to form an attack wave.

Under the cover of terrible shell waves, the Portuguese battleship group suddenly fell into painful wailing.

On the turbulent sea, more than a hundred Portuguese warships advanced under the stormy artillery attack. The water columns rising from the shells kept beating on the surrounding warships, drenching these Portuguese sailors. When the wind blows, it is bitingly cold.

The unlucky battleships were hit by shells one by one, and huge holes appeared one after another. After just a few waves of attacks, some unlucky warships had their masts broken, lost power, and some even began to slowly sink into the sea , A large number of casualties had to jump into the cold sea water.

"Dong Dong~ Dong Dong~"

Wave after wave of shell attacks was like a tide, and wave after wave seemed to have no intention of stopping at all. The whistling sound of the shells was like the roar of a devil, and every Portuguese sailor couldn't help scratching his chest. Cross, pray for better luck.

"Full Speed ​​Ahead~Full Speed ​​Ahead~"

Da Gama and Andrade kept roaring.

Aggrieved, very aggrieved, my own artillery can't reach the opponent at all, but the opponent's artillery is pouring over like a tide.

The distance between the two sides is still far away, but one of the warships has already been sunk, and there are even more warships damaged. What is even more frustrating is that the sea water in this winter is too cold.

The water jets carried a large amount of cold sea water onto the battleship, causing the Portuguese sailors to sneeze, and when the sea breeze blew, they all shivered from the cold.

However, as the distance between the two sides got closer, the artillery attacks of the Ming battleship became more terrifying, and the hit rate also began to rise linearly.

"hu~hu~"

Under the attack of a round of artillery fire, a large number of shells formed a dense rain of bullets. Suddenly, a large number of Portuguese warships were covered, and suddenly there were bursts of mourning on the battleships.

"Hehe~"

Tian Erniu was holding a binoculars with a smile on his face.

Playing naval battles, the people of Ming Dynasty have never been afraid of anyone, and they still want to fight with me. I don't have time to play sword games with you, and artillery attacks are more comfortable.

"Scatter toward the wings, keep your distance!"

Silently calculating the distance between the two sides, Tian Erniu gave the order again.

Soon, the semaphore soldiers quickly waved the flags in their hands, and twenty Ming warships quickly cut towards the two sides of the Portuguese battleship group. The speed began to slow down, keeping a distance, and continued to bombard the Portuguese warships with fire.

"Accelerate forward~"

"Don't let our allies see our jokes, we are great matadors!"

On the side of the Spanish battleship, Carster and Almeida roared excitedly. Their artillery was the same as that of the Portuguese, and they couldn't hit at such a long distance. Moreover, they were not good at artillery warfare, only good at string warfare.

Now I see that Ming's warships beat Portugal to the ground with powerful artillery. There are more than one hundred warships, and the distance between the two sides is still far away, but more than twenty warships have been sunk. As for Even more were injured.

Naturally, the Spanish matadors couldn't just watch the excitement from the sidelines. They were the most powerful knights in Europe during this period, how could they be shy turtles.

Following the orders issued by Karst and Almeida, the sixteen Spanish warships rushed towards the Portuguese battleships like tigers descending the mountain.

"You can't blame us for looking for death!"

Seeing this scene, Tian Erniu couldn't help but smile immediately.

"The Spaniards have their pride!"

Jiang Liang next to him also smiled and said.

The twenty Ming warships were divided into two teams, one team of ten ships, drawing a beautiful arc above the sea, and the intensive artillery attacks still did not mean to stop at all, and they attacked the Portuguese battleships wave after wave. past.

"Damn Ming people~"

"They are the shortest cowards, dare not fight us head-on!"

Seeing this scene, Andrade couldn't help cursing immediately.

The Ming people are slowing down and keeping a distance from themselves. In this way, the Ming people can take advantage of the range and rate of fire of their own artillery, and continue to rely on artillery to launch attacks.

It is not easy for one's own side to get close to the opponent quickly, and then use the string battle to defeat the opponent.

"The Spaniards still have the spirit of chivalry!"

Then, he looked at the Spanish warship that was rushing towards him, and couldn't help admiring it.

Accompanied by the sound of rumbling shelling and billowing white smoke, the distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, and even the people on the other side's warship can be clearly seen with the naked eye.

"Kill!"

The Spanish bullfighter waved his sword and roared excitedly.

The people of Ming Dynasty are too powerful, there are more than [-] Portuguese warships, only about half of the warships are left at this time, the other half of the warships were either sunk, or lost power and were helpless in the sea Drift with the tide, or sink into the sea.

"Caliber is justice!"

"I sort of understand it."

Jiang Liang looked at the Portuguese warship with a telescope, and suddenly understood what Tian Erniu said earlier.

"The Miyun cannon we use has a caliber several circles larger than theirs. The shells are more powerful and destructive. These European warships, which claim to be invincible to Xiaoqiang, may be difficult to destroy with European artillery. Yes, it may not be able to be destroyed by dozens of bullets, but under the attack of our artillery, it is easy to be sunk to the bottom of the sea.”

"if not!"

"If our artillery can be made bigger and fire more powerful artillery, even one shell is enough to destroy these warships."

"I heard that the imperial court is researching a kind of flowering bomb. After this kind of shell hits the target, it will explode again. The power is very terrifying. This kind of shell only needs one shot. I think it is possible to sink a warship. "

Tian Erniu smiled and nodded. The larger the caliber of the artillery, the greater its power, and the greater the energy carried by the shell, the greater its destructive power.

(End of this chapter)