Chapter 157: 157 Elf Battleship
Chapter 157 157 Elf Battleship
“But this ship did open the gun door.” But another young sailor still didn’t quite believe the old sailor’s explanation.
The old sailor was also confused. He watched the warship in the distance completely showing its side, and said with some uncertainty: "Maybe they are novices, and they also deliberately scare each other."
"I think so..." After hearing what he said, the adjutant who came over nodded in agreement.
“Boom!” As a result, just when he nodded, the elven warship suddenly spurted out a burst of fire.
“Damn it!” Because the distance was already very close, this sudden sound of the cannon startled everyone.
The sound of the cannon was so sudden that all the sailors who heard the sound of the cannon subconsciously shrank their necks.
Some people fell down on the deck and complained loudly in embarrassment: "Oh my God! They fired! They really fired!"
The captain held the steering wheel with both hands, widened his eyes, looked at the smoke gradually dissipating on the side of the battleship, and subconsciously muttered: "What are they doing!"
“Boom!” As he muttered, another cannon opened fire, spitting out a sheet of fire and thick smoke billowing over the waves.
This is no joke, this is really firing. Not a warning, not a threat, just a direct war!
He didn’t even confirm his identity, he just opened fire! At this moment, the captain of the merchant ship felt that the other party was a group of lunatics.
On the deck, after seeing the water jets surrounding the pirate ship, they shouted excitedly: "They are firing at the pirates!"
His shout attracted the attention of several people, and then they saw the second cannonball flying past and landing on the water next to the pirate ship.
Another water column was hit by the cannonball and shot into the sky, and it seemed to be closer to the pirate ship.
The sailors who saw this scene immediately began to exclaim: "Oh my God! They really opened fire on the pirate ship again!"
"And the accuracy is really good..." The old sailor has seen such naval battles, and he knows that in order to have such accuracy, the navy's gunners must be very elite.
What he didn't know was that the battleship of the Datang Group was actually equipped with experimental artillery correction equipment. Although it was crude, the accuracy was several times higher than the symbolic aiming with the muzzle.
Even though the muzzles of these cannons cannot be adjusted, and although these cannons are still muzzle-loading guns, the hull can be adjusted with the help of aiming equipment to achieve simple aiming, which can still improve the shooting accuracy of the cannons.
What's more, the distance between warships and pirate ships is actually not that far now. It looks like a distance, but in fact it is only about 500 meters.
This distance is indeed the limit of firing if you rely solely on your eyes to aim, but if you use equipment to aim, it is simply...a bit too close.
The merchant sailors, who knew nothing about all this, also began to pay attention to the pirate ships in the distance.
I heard a sailor look at the aroused water column and exclaim excitedly: "The water column is near the pirate ship, they can do it!"
“Boom!” Another cannon spit out tongues of fire, and a moment later a column of water suddenly erupted from the sea next to the pirate ship.
The water column was about several meters away from the pirate ship, and even the splash hit the side of the pirate ship.
One of the merchant sailors who saw this scene shouted in shock: "Oh my God! I almost got hit!"
Just after the cannonball almost achieved success, the pirate ship seemed to start to get scared. It immediately began to turn, as if it wanted to escape.
This run means that it has given up its plan to attack merchant ships, and it also shows its respect for warships - if it is in the open sea, under normal circumstances, after such a show of weakness, warships will not pursue too much.
Seeing the pirates begin to turn, the sailors on the merchant ship burst into loud cheers: "The pirates' ship is turning!"
“They ran away! Hahahaha! They ran away!” Some sailors waved their hats, laughing, shouting and celebrating excitedly.
Even some sailors knelt down on the deck, covered their faces and cried with joy: "Long live! The pirates have escaped!"
“Hahahaha! Captain! Great! We are saved!” The adjutant also ran to the captain’s side, tears of excitement filling his eyes.
"Long live the elves!" The captain also became excited at this moment. Of course he didn't know that there was a human warship on the other side, so he shouted the wrong slogan.
Hearing the captain shout this, the other crew members also shouted: "Hahaha! Well done to the elf!"
"Boom!" "Boom!" Just as he shouted excitedly, two more cannonballs were fired by the warship and flew towards the pirate ship in the distance.
This time, one of the cannonballs landed on the sea not far from the pirate ship, and the other cannonball was so lucky that it was actually randomly fooled by the naval gunners of the Tang Security Forces!
Following the sound of the cannon, after a brief silence, wood chips suddenly flew across the side of the pirate ship. A whole piece of side wood was shattered, and even a section of the railing on the side flew into the sea. .
At this time, the distance between the two sides was only about 400 meters. At this distance, it only took a few shells to hit the enemy ship. No matter how you evaluate it, the soldiers on this naval battleship can be regarded as the strongest force in the world. . So a sailor's eyes widened in shock: "Hey! It actually hit!"
On the Datang Group's warship, the lookout on the mast put down his telescope and shouted to the people at his feet: "A cannonball hit! The enemy ship's side is damaged, level three damage!"
The adjutant also put down his telescope and reported to Bernard: "The enemy ship is turning!"
“Speed up! Close the distance! Right rudder!” Bernard had no habit of letting pirates run away. After all, his warship was almost as fast as any ship in terms of speed.
After all, this is a battleship, which places great emphasis on speed, and after Tang Mo got the battleship, he also dismantled one-third of the cannons on the battleship!
Now it can be said to be traveling in an empty state, and the speed is naturally very fast. And because it is close to Bunas Port, it is not even fully loaded with fresh water and food, so its speed is naturally amazing.
The helmsman repeated Bernard's order loudly and turned the steering wheel quickly: "Right rudder!"
“Adjust the sails!” the adjutant reminded loudly.
"Adjust the sails!" Another officer on the front deck immediately repeated the order loudly, and the sailors immediately started busy.
The officer next to the observation equipment straightened up and shouted excitedly: "The remaining artillery! Salvo!"
“Salvo!” Almost all the gunners at the gun positions shouted excitedly and ordered.
“Boom!” This time, almost at the same time, the four remaining cannons on the side of the battleship spurted out dazzling fire and white smoke.
Three pillars of water arose next to the pirate ship in the distance, and almost at the same time, another hole was made by a cannonball next to the damaged side plank.
Saw chips were flying everywhere, and you could even see some pirates being blown away by cannonballs and lying **** inside the damaged hull.
The observer on the mast immediately shouted excitedly: "Three bombs missed! One bomb hit the target! The enemy ship was damaged! It is continuing to turn!"
“Get close to the target!” Bernard licked his lips and continued to order.
“Close to the target!” the adjutant said sideways, his voice echoing among the busy sailors who were loading the cannon.
"Boom!" Gunfire also sounded on the pirate ship. The other party seemed to know that if they didn't fight back and just tried to escape, they might really get stuck here, so they simply started to fight back, erupting with the ferocity of a trapped beast still fighting.
However, this shot was a bit too outrageous. Because the pirate ship had just turned violently, this shot could not be said to be aimed. The shell actually landed on the sea a full 100 meters away from Datang's warship.
Compared to the precise artillery skills of Datang’s security forces, the pirates’ cannonball was just a joke.
Bernard looked away from the water column, suppressed a smile, and continued to command: "Close the distance! Prepare to fire!"
“Cannon No. 3 has been loaded! Cannon No. 9 has been loaded!” On the deck, gunners one after another stood at attention and loudly reported that their gun positions were ready for firing again.
“The No. 1 artillery piece has been loaded!” As the gunner of the last gun position completed his report, the sounds on the deck became much quieter.
“Aim!” Bernard ordered.
“Left rudder!” the officer in charge of aiming shouted, placing his eyes on the observation equipment. He had no way to adjust the muzzle of the gun, so he could only temporarily overstep his authority and order to adjust the course.
“Adjust the left rudder!” Bernard immediately ordered loudly.
Following his order, the battleship began to adjust its course.
“Three, two, one! Fire!” Soon, the angle was found, and the officer in charge of aiming shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Boom!" A row of eight cannons sprayed out flames almost simultaneously, and a billowing thick smoke almost obscured the sides of the entire battleship.
With the sound of cannons, the sailors on the deck of the merchant ship nearby were stunned to see that the turning pirate ship was hit by at least three cannonballs at the same time!
As if being held by an invisible big hand, the hull of the pirate ship instantly shattered, and countless sawdust flew everywhere.
These cannonballs shattered part of the support structure of the ship's hull. It can be clearly seen that a mast on the pirate ship began to tilt forward slightly due to the huge force of the sail being torn apart. But it hasn't fallen down yet, it's just leaning and looks a little embarrassed.
In the absence of high-explosive bombs, even if continuous shooting hits, it is actually impossible to sink a sail warship immediately.
But just by looking at the appearance, I know that the gangsters on the pirate ship just now are definitely not having an easy time...
(End of this chapter)