Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 204 204 The Enemy's Fleet

Off the coast of Nanshui Port, on the bridge of the Battleship Bunas 1, the captain was sitting in his chair, enjoying his breakfast comfortably.

The first officer stood beside him and reported the consumption of the battleship itself: "The fuel can be consumed here for at most 2 days, and the food on the battleship is almost exhausted, captain."

In fact, because of the modification, the self-sustainability of this battleship at sea has been greatly improved, and the amount of fresh water and food carried is beyond the imagination of the sailing age.

However, no matter how high the self-sustaining power is, the food and fresh water carried on the battleship, including coal and shells, are constantly being consumed.

The navy is an expensive arm. Every sailing, every battle, and every cruise is a process of burning money.

These days the Burners 1 has fired over 250 shells and sunk over 70 ships of various sorts.

Don't be fooled by the terrifying hit rate, this kind of attack effect is actually the result of sticking it on the face and outputting it. In fact, it is not any new development in the current naval bombardment technology.

Without the support of radar, there would be no obvious improvement in bombardment technology, and the hit rate could only be seen casually, without being serious.

Even so, after firing close to 300 shells, the ammunition on the battleship Bunas 1 also needed to be replenished.In addition to the consumption of coal and food, they should indeed return to Bunas once.

They are not pistols in Hong Kong movies. They can play the effect of submachine guns without changing the magazine...

The captain dipped the bread into the soup on the plate, and said: "I just received a call back from Bunas, they sent Bunas 2 here three days ago, and we will return at this time tomorrow. leave."

"Will they come tomorrow?" The first officer asked with a more relaxed expression when he heard that reinforcements were about to arrive.

Let's be honest, these days are tough for commanders like them.Keeping vigilance at the door of the enemy's house at all times consumes a lot of energy for everyone.

More than 200 people are lying across the waterway, facing ten times and a hundred times the enemy, they really need to take a break.

The captain was also obviously much more relaxed. He took a bite of the bread, chewed it a few times and swallowed it, took a sip of hot water before continuing: "The captain of the Bunas 2 also sent a message, they are already away from here. Not far away. Join us soon."

It is convenient to have a telegraph, and everyone can use the pre-translated telegraph to transmit messages.Because there is no so-called electromagnetic reconnaissance in this world, there is no need to worry about the enemy knowing the approximate location of one's own side.

In the same way, because there is almost no need to worry about the leakage of confidential information, the communication does not need to use a complex encryption system, just send it casually.

Therefore, the telegraph system that only Tang Mo can use is a unilaterally convenient and transparent communication system, safe and efficient, without any shortcomings.

The first officer's expression was full of surprise, and he immediately asked, "How many hours?"

"Well, a few hours later." The captain swallowed his last bite, nodded, and put the plate on the small table beside him.

Just as he was wiping his mouth, an officer on duty hurried over, stood at attention and saluted, "Captain!"

"What's wrong?" The captain looked at the other party, seeing excitement in the other party's eyes.

Sure enough, the officer excitedly reported to his immediate superior: "We found a fleet in the northern sea!"

The captain was taken aback for a moment, and said in a long voice in disbelief: "Huh?"

"Elf warships! There are about 10 ships, turning..." The officer who just got the news from the lookout post reported loudly.

They have not waited for an enemy ship that they can attack for two consecutive days. Nanshui Port has been completely paralyzed. Almost all the returning ships of the Yangmu Kingdom have been sunk, and the remaining ships in the port dare not go to sea.

Because of the recent crazy expansion of the Poplar Kingdom, the surrounding kingdoms are more afraid, so the trade between these kingdoms and the Poplar Kingdom is almost cut off.

The reduction in the number of ships from other countries also prevented the Bunas 1 from distinguishing too much from ships from other kingdoms, which in a disguised way improved the efficiency of this blockade.

However... after many ships were sunk, the Nanshui Port of the Yangmu Kingdom was completely paralyzed, which made all the officers and soldiers of the Battleship Bunas 1 depressed for a while.

On the one hand, they are unwilling to waste precious shells on the coastal defense artillery turret, and they are also afraid that their hull will be damaged if they get too close to the turret.

On the other hand, they couldn't wait for the passing transport ship, and there was no decent result for a long time.This made everyone feel very bored, and had to cheer up and wait for the possible battle.

The captain nodded, and ordered to the adjutant: "Put on a fighting stance. Let the warship adjust its course and sail alternately with the opponent! Speed ​​up! Use the speed advantage to find the most suitable cut-in position!"

"Speed ​​up!" The adjutant immediately shouted to the non-commissioned officer guarding the communication channel.

"Speed ​​up!" The sergeant immediately shouted an order into one of the pipes.

"Full starboard!" The captain ordered loudly while taking out the binoculars and looking at the northern sea.

The helmsman turned the steering wheel and repeated the command loudly: "full rudder to starboard!"

The captain put down the binoculars and ordered with a sneer: "Reload the artillery! Teach these stupid elves a lesson! Don't let any of them go!"

The adjutant nodded slightly, and then conveyed the captain's order again.

There is a process to increase the speed of the battleship. Before that, the Bunas 1 has been cruising at a very low speed. Now it will take time to speed up suddenly.

However, it is still gradually increasing its speed, strolling in the garden, graceful or slow to make people speechless.

An officer came over and sent the exact number of the elf warships: "The watchtower determines the number of enemy ships, and there are 12 battleships! Head south!"

"Turn! Head south! Tell the turret to turn!" The captain is also ready to show his side turrets, ready to use the most superior firepower to meet the enemy.

Relying on his superior speed, he was going to implement a leaping tactic, using a U-shaped maneuver to completely sink these incoming enemy ships.

This U is launched around the column front of the enemy ship, and the Bunas 1 will drive parallel to the opponent, and then attack all the enemy ships on its side one by one.

Then the Bunas 1 will rely on its terrifying speed to turn around in the column of the opponent's fleet, and then walk towards the opponent on the other side, and once again pass by all the enemy ships that have not been sunk. , to get a second shot.

If there are still fish that slip through the net, relying on a higher speed, Bunas 1 can also catch up with the opponent and sink it!
In short, Burnas 1, which is superior in firepower, speed, and defense, can be described as doing whatever it wants in the face of old-fashioned sailing ships.

The chief mate quickly confirmed his heading: "Heading south! The speed is 37 kilometers! The sea conditions are good!"

"The field of view is good! Targeting is complete! The enemy ship is 4 kilometers away!" The officer in charge of weapons command reported loudly.

The captain picked up his binoculars again and issued an order to correct the course: "Correct the course by 4 degrees! Paste it!"

"Correct the course!" The helmsman turned the steering wheel again and repeated the order loudly.

The bow of the battleship cut through the sea and approached the enemy ships lined up in the distance. The distance between the two sides was getting closer, and the atmosphere became more tense.

No signal was sent from either side, because the other party was already the enemy by default, and everyone had nothing to talk about, so let's use cannons to quarrel.

The elf's navy seems to be approaching too. It seems that the other party wants to use the superior numbers to end the naval battle as soon as possible.

Inside the bridge of Burnas 1, the captain continued to order: "Steady! Wait until the distance is 2 kilometers before reporting!"

"Understood!" The adjutant stood behind him with his hands behind his back, responding to the captain's order.

On the bow, the turrets equipped with dual 120mm caliber artillery have turned to the side facing the enemy. On the side of the battleship, the artillerymen have entered their battle positions on the positions of the 75mm caliber artillery.

Because of the downwind, the speed of the opposite sailboat was actually not slow, but compared with the Bunas 35, which had been speeded up to 1 kilometers per hour, it was still not enough.

As time passed, the two sides became bigger and bigger in each other's telescopes.Everyone is waiting for the distance to be shortened, waiting for the critical point when they are sure to fire and sink the opponent.

Obviously, the Bunas 1 has a longer range. The difference in targeting equipment and the range advantage of the artillery give it the ability to fire at a distance of 5 kilometers.

But just to be on the safe side, the captain of the Bunas 1 decided to put the enemy within a distance of about 2 kilometers before firing.

But now, their distance has been shortened to less than two kilometers. At this distance, the accuracy of the artillery of the Bunas 1 battleship is already very scary.

"It's time to fire!" The weapon commander walked up behind the captain with his head held high, and reported.

"Fire!" The captain ordered without the slightest hesitation.

"Boom!" A few seconds later, the main gun of the Battleship Bunas 1 fired, and three shells roared towards the Elf battleship in the distance.

However, it is a pity that the two shells left two holes in the opponent's sail, passed over the head of the opponent's warship, and landed in the sea farther away, stirring up a huge water column.

And the third shell hit a battleship in the middle of the opposing fleet's column, causing a huge explosion that directly lifted a mast of the opponent's battleship.

Before the elves' navy could be shocked, a row of 75mm caliber artillery flew over. This time... the elves' fleet completely exploded.
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Today's melon is too unexpected, I eat it first as a respect, and I guessed the wrong size, hahaha.Another chapter update will be delivered tomorrow morning, I will continue to eat melons first, hehehe.

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