Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 2041 Black Sail Battleship (Part 3)

The dark elf soldiers, who had just won a great victory in this sea race test, cheered on the ship.

Standing next to Zhou Xu, Ereda couldn't help but pump her fist in excitement.

This was the first time he had witnessed the capabilities of the Black Sail Vanguard Ship, and he was now getting excited as well.

The completion of this Black Sail Vanguard ship this year has truly thrilled the Dark Elf naval soldiers.

Compared to the Black Sail warships they had built themselves before, this Black Sail Vanguard ship with enchanted runes was a completely different thing. It really had to be enchanted to be fun to drive!
In contrast, the atmosphere on the Great Zhou destroyer side was rather somber.

Although they knew from the beginning that they were there to cooperate in the test, and that they were definitely no match for the Black Sail Vanguard in the 10-nautical-mile race with turns.

Even so, losing still leaves me feeling a bit annoyed.

Lin Youshu was certainly aware of this as well.

Today was only to test and demonstrate the performance of the Black Sail Vanguard Ship; normally, he wouldn't let either side be so cocky.

Those who lead troops also value checks and balances.

Let alone a general like him who commands two different races, even if they are of the same race, if one side keeps winning and the other keeps losing, trouble is bound to break out in the long run.

Therefore, Lin Youshu often arranges medium- and long-distance training sessions in his daily training.

Basically, the longer the distance, the less advantageous the Black Sail Vanguard ship becomes. Sometimes it will even conduct long-range exercises and explore the surrounding waters.

It wasn't that Lin Youshu was deliberately making things difficult for them, but when it really came to war, they would definitely encounter all sorts of situations, and no matter how good or bad they were, they would have to overcome them.

You can't just go to the battlefield and expect the enemy to target what you're good at, can you?

If a military unit collapses when it encounters situations it's not good at, that would be terrible.

Therefore, they need to accumulate relevant experience in dealing with various situations on a regular basis.

However, in terms of specific positioning, the Black Sail Vanguard's advantage does not lie in such operations.

Simply put, they are more like assassins in naval warfare.

They are not good at participating in the entire battle; more often, they may be in a state of dormancy, looking for opportunities.

When the opportunity arose, they immediately attacked and killed him with a single blow.

After returning to port, the two ships made some preparations and soon began the next test.

At that very moment, the two ships on the sea quickly widened the distance between them.

After confirming the location, the destroyer's secondary guns aimed directly at the Black Sail Vanguard ship in the distance and opened fire.

However, before the shells could hit the ship, a semi-transparent shield suddenly appeared around the Black Sail Vanguard. The machine gun shells landed on the shield, creating ripples that spread outwards, blocking the bombardment from the destroyer.

The secondary guns on the destroyer are machine guns, which are capable of rapid fire, but at this moment there is no intention to conduct continuous strafing.

The current test focuses on the defensive strength of the Black Sail Vanguard's energy shield.

The shield's energy is continuously supplied; under this premise, if the machine guns adopt a continuous strafing approach, it becomes a battle of attrition. The key is whether the destroyer's secondary guns will run out of ammunition first, or whether the Black Sail Vanguard will exhaust its energy first.

This tactic might work against similar opponents in real combat, but it's pointless to do it in a test.

After briefly firing the secondary guns to confirm that the Black Sail Vanguard's energy shield could block the secondary guns' firepower, the next step was to switch to the main guns.

Although it is called a destroyer, in reality, the Great Zhou has not built any other types of ships at this stage.

Therefore, the main guns of the destroyers are basically the strongest firepower that their Great Zhou currently possesses at sea.

At this moment, the Black Sail Vanguard Ship still had plenty of energy, and its shield was at its highest strength.

No preparation was needed; with a signal, the main guns opened fire!
The moment the shell hit its target, the violent explosion blasted a large hole in the Black Sail Vanguard's shield!
This Black Sail Vanguard ship was built using spirit wood of three hundred years' value.

Three-hundred-year-old spirit wood is considered the most basic spirit wood within the Elven race; to put it bluntly, it's entry-level.

For a Black Sail Vanguard ship of this class, its shields being able to withstand a single shell from the main gun of a Great Zhou destroyer is already quite impressive.

As things stand, Zhou Xu really has nothing to complain about.

To Zhou Xu's surprise, the protective shield did not shatter completely under these circumstances.

Instead, it maintained the state of having a large hole blasted open, and the energy constantly spreading from that gap was even attempting to repair the hole.

At that moment, Lin Youshu, who was standing nearby, offered an explanation.

"The shield of the Black Sail Vanguard will not shatter on the spot after a gap is punched in it. As long as energy is still being injected, the shield will continue to be maintained and the gap will be repaired."

"However, the repair speed is very slow. In actual combat, it is basically unrealistic to repair while fighting. At the same time, the overall strength of the shield will also decrease by about 30% under such circumstances."

These data were obtained earlier, so Lin Youshu only needs to report them now.

"With the shield already damaged, if it is attacked with sufficient force, the shield will shatter completely. Even if there is still energy left, it will not be able to deploy the shield immediately."

After the report, it was clear that the test was not going to involve firing any more cannons. This was just a test, and forcibly destroying the shield of the Black Sail Vanguard would not bring them any benefit.

If the ship's hull is damaged, the repairs alone will cost a fortune, so it's simply not worth it.

"Next is the testing of weapons and combat capabilities."

"In terms of weaponry, the Black Sail Vanguard is similar to sailing warships from the era of cold weapons, except for the enchanted ram directly mounted on the bow. It mainly depends on what weapons we equip it with."

"However, it's impossible to arrange main and secondary guns like those on our destroyers. The enchantment runes on the Black Sail Vanguard ship have a very strong sense of unity. If we were to force it to be modified with modern main and secondary guns, the enchantment runes would be affected, preventing them from being deployed and functioning properly. In that case, the operation would be counterproductive."

In other words, the weapon systems used on modern ships cannot be transferred to them.

During this time, Zhou Xu's mind raced and he quickly realized what was happening.

"Just like early ironclad warships and sailing warships, if you need cannons, just move the heavy artillery from the artillery unit onto the ship, right?"

"Is such that."

(End of this chapter)