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"The steam engine accelerated too much. Their ship's speed was at least half as fast. How can we fight this?"
¡°Spanish observers complained.
"Fortunately, the range of their artillery is not much farther than ours, otherwise there would be no way to hit them."
On another ship, British observation is also recording the performance data of the Chinese military ships.
"We in the British Empire must have this kind of steam engine."
British Rear Admiral William clenched his fists. As a naval officer, he naturally had an incomparable desire for steam engines.
"Yes, this is a necessary prerequisite for us to dominate the sea. We must obtain this steam engine at all costs."
British Viscount Johnson, who was traveling with him, said.
"There is a chance now. As long as the Portuguese defeat Dahua's navy, we can intervene to mediate and force Dahua's navy to hand over the secret of the steam engine."
William smiled and said, he had already thought of a clever plan.
"If their fleets weren't traveling all over the world, he wouldn't have to think of this method and just send the navy to grab it.
The British Royal Pirates are not just famous.
"Then we can only pray that the Portuguese can gain some momentum. I estimate that they will have a hard time winning."
Johnson smiled. Outsiders like them were in a good mood to joke.
At this time, the Portuguese who were in the middle of the war were all nervous.
Dahua¡¯s artillery had already fired first, and one of the first rounds of shooting was lucky enough to land on a Portuguese battleship.
Then, they saw the difference of Dahua Cannonballs.
Dahua¡¯s shells did surprisingly little damage to the hull, and even the deck was not smashed.
"However, this cannonball will explode.
The soldiers around the shells were the first to taste this.
"Fire artillery, counterattack."
Mengius gave the order, and the Portuguese artillery began to fire.
Then, they were embarrassed.
The experience of their gunners is still in the past.
Because ships are constantly moving, artillery battles at sea must be calculated in advance. Instead of aiming at the enemy's ship, you calculate the course and speed of the opponent's ship, and then fire your guns into the empty space.
In the end, it is difficult to tell whether the cannonball hit the ship or the ship actively hit the cannonball.
In short, they need to predict, estimate, and shoot ahead of time.
And these all require rich experience.
In the past, the Portuguese navy was used to fighting those with slower speeds, but suddenly it encountered an opponent with extremely fast speeds, which made it a bit uncomfortable for a while.
There is no way, they can only adapt and adjust slowly, but before that, they can only rely on quantity to try their luck.
Anyway, they have a lot of artillery, and they can fire hundreds of them at once.
Raindrop-like shells block the area where the Dahua Navy is advancing, and there are always shells that can hit.
Of course, this hit rate is lower than their previous hit rate, and lower than Dahua¡¯s hit rate.
In the artillery battle, they suffered heavy losses.
However, Mengius did not feel that his side was defeated because of this.
Dahua¡¯s artillery can only kill their soldiers, but does very little damage to the hull.
And their cannonballs are actually very destructive to wooden warships.
As long as they can hit a few more shots, they can sink the Chinese warships.
The ship is gone, and the people alone can only wait to be captured.
Of course, the premise is that before they sink the Chinese army, they don't collapse first because of the heavy casualties of the soldiers.
The lethality of Dahua's howitzer shells to soldiers is no joke.
????????????????? As long as a ship takes a few hits, most of the soldiers will be killed or injured.
Their ability to withstand casualties is just that.
For countries that are used to negotiating to solve problems, their soldiers have the ability to suffer casualties and can be imagined.
The Vis, a Portuguese battleship.
Less than ten minutes after the battle began, the soldiers on both sides wanted to escape before even a few rounds of artillery fire were fired.
Because their ship was rather unlucky, it was hit by three cannonballs in one go.
There were a total of 130 soldiers on the ship. These three shells injured 18 of them and injured 26. The casualty rate was .Just over a third of the time.
"How the hell are we going to fight like this? At this rate, if we fight for another half hour, the whole boat will be dead."
So, their ship couldn't help but slow down, and they were afraid.
They will let others go first.
The other ships were not as unlucky as the Weiss, but those that rushed ahead were more or less hit by a shot and suffered greater casualties.
Mengius did not discover this situation in time. After all, communication between ships is not easy.
He also has to pay attention to the overall situation of the entire battlefield at all times and has no time to take into account the casualties of individual ships.
At this time, Mengius eagerly hoped that the separated part could stop the Chinese troops approaching from the front, and then engage in gang fighting, or shoot at close range, and compete in consumption.
"Commander, should we bypass the fleet in front of us, or should we go directly to fight?"
At this time, Bao Shunan was also facing a choice.
He didn¡¯t have much time to think. After all, bypassing required preparation in advance. If he hesitated for a while, he might not have the chance.
"Just rush over and scare them all at once."
Bao Shunan said that he decided to take the risk and wanted a quick victory.
Because, they are about to encounter a shell crisis.
"If they fight for another hour or two, their shells will be exhausted. This is a major hidden danger."
And if we continue to maintain long-distance shooting with the enemy, this naval battle may not end for another two hours.
When there are no more artillery shells, they can only rely on hand-to-hand combat, which is definitely no match for the Portuguese.
Therefore, he can only adopt a radical and risky strategy.
He rushed directly to the fleet trying to intercept him, and then the two sides exchanged fire at close range.
In this way, they can kill a large number of enemies in a very short period of time.
However, they will also be hit by a large number of artillery shells and are more likely to be shot or even sunk.
¡°At present, several of their ships have been hit. Fortunately, the hit areas are all on the deck, not the side of the waterline.
So, it¡¯s not a big problem for the time being.
But if the two sides get too close, they will inevitably pay the price of several sunken ships.
Bao Shunan made a decision, and the main ship Jiujiang displayed a semaphore.
So, they took the initiative to intercept the Portuguese team that came to intercept them, and rushed towards them at an angle.
The Portuguese squadron was worried that the Chinese army would rely on speed to escape, but they did not expect that the Chinese army came over on their own initiative, so they were naturally full of joy.
They also want a quick victory, but if the battle lasts too long, things could easily go wrong.
God knows whether the Spaniards or the British will suddenly show up to pick peaches. Those two countries are not fun. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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