Alien Arms Empire.

Chapter 205 Chapter 205
What exploded with the ship was also the mentality of the elf sailors.They saw that only one shell hit the friendly warship, and then the battleship exploded like a powder keg.

Most of the artillery shells carried on the Bunas 1 are impact bomb models with simple fuzes. These shells do not actually have any armor-piercing ability.

But it is such shells that have miraculous effects against wooden warships.Because these wooden warships actually have no armor defense.

If armor-piercing projectiles are used, after the projectile collides, it will still have to delay for a period of time before exploding or not exploding at all, but the damage caused by such projectiles to wooden sailboats is very limited.

Now, the bomb with the impact fuze hits the wooden hull, and it happens to explode in a short period of time, which can directly destroy the hull, and even detonate the explosives stored in the hull!

The explosion easily detonated the gunpowder on the battleship, and then the gunpowder used to launch the shells exploded directly and ignited the gunpowder on all the surrounding gun positions...

Battleships of this era don't have any concept of compartments or explosion-proof protection. There are cannons and cannon propellants piled up on the first deck, especially in the state of combat readiness, it is really a flammable and explosive powder keg.

But because the shells of this era are all solid, it is not easy to ignite the shells, so the martyrdom has not attracted the attention of the navies of various countries at all.

Ever since, when faced with the grenade from the Bunas 1 battleship, these ancient and primitive warships immediately paid a heavy price for their backwardness.

"Boom!" The tragic explosion lifted the battleship of the Poplar Kingdom that was still sailing, the mast broke and the sails fell, and the Poplar King flag hanging on the mast also fell into the sea.

The hull began to break apart with the explosion, and the sailors on the deck watched in amazement as their battleship fell apart, and it was too late to even rescue it.

What's even more tragic is that after a short pause, it wasn't a battleship that exploded, but two other battleships also started to explode. For a while, the flames shot up into the sky, and there were elf crew members who were thrown into the sea everywhere.

The admiral of the Yangmu Kingdom who was in charge of commanding this naval battle was named Muke. He stood on his flagship, staring dumbfounded at the friendly warships exploding in the distance, and even forgot to issue a new combat order for a while.

The distance between the two sides was close to two kilometers, and his naval warship did not have weapons capable of firing at this distance.

Originally, what he was thinking was to use the advantage of scale to shorten the distance to about 500 meters, and then to completely destroy the target with all the guns.

So he set up a long snake formation, hoping to surround the target when he gained an advantage.

After he set off from the Osa Naval Port, he never got any information about the enemy's warships. He only knew that the enemy had only one warship, so all he could think about was that the other side sank two of his own warships by chance. , blocked the picture of Nanshui Port.

So he rushed over in a hurry, the purpose was to lift the blockade of Nanshui Port as soon as possible and resume maritime traffic and trade.

In his opinion, the enemy has only one warship, and he must be able to capture 12 warships southward, without any accidents at all.

Also because he was in a hurry to go south at sea, he didn't get any other information about this battleship, and he still didn't have an accurate understanding of the strength of this battleship.

No way, it's not his fault, after all, even if he has accurate information, there is no way to defeat this battleship.This is the impact of weapon generation difference, and this is the impact of weapons on the mode of war.

"What kind of monster is that?" Finally, the admiral of the Yangmu Kingdom, who couldn't help it, asked his doubts.No way, in his opinion, the opposite is indeed a terrifying monster.

Just when he called out the word monster, the battleship Bunas 1 over there opened fire again, and the 120-caliber cannon roared. This time, because the parameters were adjusted, all three shells were hit. results.

The three elf battleships that were already in a panic suffered. They were bombarded by cannonballs when they were slowing down, and they burst into flames with smoke.

Their white sails ablaze, and there are cries and desperate orders everywhere.Because of the close distance, the sailors on the battleship Bunas 1 could even see someone running around in fear on the deck of the opposite ship.

The 12 menacing sailing warships that came from afar lost half of their strength before firing a single shot.

Among the remaining warships, the three warships attached to the rear immediately turned around and fled without even saying hello to the flagship in front.

After all, the six battleships capsized and sank in the sea with thick smoke. They wanted to make semaphores and the like, but the flagship in front could not be seen.

Of course, even if he saw it, at this time, the most sensible commander would only order the follow-up warships to run away.

Difficulty is imminent, everyone run quickly!What are you doing here?Do you want to be buried together?Brother, you don't have to be so loyal, really!
Moreover, the only remaining three warships on the flagship side that can continue to fight are really too busy to take care of themselves.

They found that the distance between the two sides had been shortened to nearly 1000 meters, and the other party had already rushed ahead of them!

What a joke!They are all warships, and their speed is the fastest in this era!And they're downwind!This is already their fastest speed.

But obviously, the other party's speed is still faster than theirs, and it's more than a little faster!Relying on this speed, the opponent has already cut to the T-head position, which means that as long as the opponent turns around, the battleship in the lead will face all the enemy's firepower alone.

This is the opportunity to test the level of the commander. How to choose and how to deal with it is something that the commander needs to decide alone.

In fact, as a naval power, the naval commander of the Poplar Kingdom is indeed somewhat capable.Even when he was desperate, he made the most correct decision.

"Adjust the course, head to the east!" He gritted his teeth, and let his fleet start to turn around in the direction pointed by the tail of the enemy ship that was cutting into their route.

In this way, there are two advantages. On the one hand, their warships will rush to the opposite direction of the enemy ship after turning, so that they can chase and quickly throw off the enemy ship.

On the other hand, if the enemy ships continue to hunt them down, the other three fleeing warships that have left the battle line can leave the battlefield-at least they can escape without losing here.

It's a pity that his decision can't change anything in the face of absolute power.Just as his ships turned sharply, another salvo covered his fleet.

This time, the shell directly hit the bow of the first ship that was turning around, and cut off the entire bow of the warship!
The huge explosion shattered the warship's bow, including the middle part of the hull, completely destroying it.

Due to inertia, the battleship directly lowered its head and rushed into the sea, with its tail raised high, which looked spectacular.

"Signal! Let the battleship continue to turn! Quick! Don't worry about anything else!" The panicked commander watched another friendly warship completely finished, and shouted in despair.

Soon he saw a scene that excited him. The enemy ship did not turn to chase after his defeated soldiers, but chased after the three elf warships that fled first.

It seems that he can escape from birth.Because of the distance, as long as he rushed into Nanshui Port immediately, he would be protected by the coastal defense artillery, at least he would not be sunk here.

However, it was obvious that he was too happy too early. Just when he was about to adjust his course again and rush back to Nanshui Port, he was surprised to find that at some point, a terrifying scene appeared on his route. black smoke!

Only now did he know that there were actually two of these terrifying enemy ships that were even more terrifying than monsters!

Moreover, the other party did not know of any way to communicate—these two terrifying warships even distributed their prey at a distance where they could not see each other's masts at all!

His eyes widened in surprise, and then he saw at the end of the tumbling black smoke, a battleship rushed towards them.

Exactly the same as the terrifying battleship that sank their seven battleships, this new battleship that appeared here also had a dragon flag flying on it, it also had a sharp bow, and it also had that terrifying twin-mounted turret!
"Damn..." the general cursed desperately, and the battleship he was on was hit by the shells flying from the opposite side.

The explosion directly engulfed the watchtower where he was, and his battleship began to sink rapidly with the explosion.

Obviously, the opponent had no patience to wait for the wreckage of this battleship to sink to the bottom of the sea, because it blocked the figure of another elf battleship.

Under the despairing gazes of the surviving sailors who were lucky enough to survive, this warship rushed over without slowing down, smashing the elven battleship that still had a third of it on the water into two pieces!

It wasn't until this time that the elf sailor confirmed that this monster-like battleship was actually made of steel!

Because, when his head was hit, he felt that desperate cold touch.

On this day, the 12 warships of the elves who came from afar were completely wiped out by two Bunas-class ironclad ships, and all of them sank in the offshore waters of Nanshui Port.

The few sailors who escaped by chance were washed up on the coast of Nanshui Port by the sea, and the officials of the Poplar Kingdom in Nanshui Port knew that their reinforcements would never arrive.

"Now... what should we do?" The officer of the city guard with his arms still hanging on his chest asked the officials in despair.

"What else can we do? Let's wait for Lord Rapper to come back... The matter is beyond our ability to deal with..." the consul sighed in despair.

(End of this chapter)