Reborn As a Pirate

v2 Chapter 239: Wait for the wind

   32-pound shipborne heavy gun, as the most powerful mobile smoothbore gun of this era, has always been regarded as a symbol of maritime hegemony.

   There are very few countries in the world capable of manufacturing such heavy artillery. Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands... each represents the order of the world, and each spares no effort to spread the light of civilization to all mankind.

   Civilization is the monster that devours everything, and it is the sharpest tiger tooth in the monster’s mouth.

   Throughout the world, the standard 32-pound naval gun is generally made of pure iron, is 2.7 meters long, weighs 2.5 tons, and has a caliber of 15.9 cm. It is equipped with 18-pound solid shells, chain shells, and 32-pound shot shells.

   The operators of each gun are generally between 10 and 16, the rate of fire is 3 minutes per round (the British speed is one and a half minutes), the maximum range is 1350 meters at 4 degrees, and the maximum range is 2250 meters at 8 degrees.

   Within 100 meters, the core shell can easily penetrate 10 cm thick oak boards, and within 300 meters, it can directly damage ships of Tier 5 and below, that is, in the state of direct attack, one cannon can penetrate the side hull. First release https://https://

   It is a well-deserved weapon on the sea, and it can carry its terrifying recoil. In this world, there is only a giant Galen-type warship that is rated above level 3.

   HMS Lion is such a three-tier battleship.

  As the newest young main force in the Royal Navy's lineup, its single-ship comprehensive evaluation has even stabilized the Duke of Wales with 98 guns. It is a well-deserved top-ranked ship in the Royal Navy's New World Fleet.

   This is the flagship of Shaq Drake.

900 meters away, the powerful sideboard of the Lion completed the first round of full shelling. 14 32-pound and 15 18-pound shots were fired for the first time. Sea wonders.

   But her host did not show joy.

   Shaq put down his sight-glass blankly and raised his eyes to scan the combat staff gathered behind him.

   "The 900-meter deterrent shelling was a special order of the captain?"

A big head flashed across the face of the older chief of staff: “According to the battle line operation manual of the Admiralty, a battle distance of 1,000 meters is a suitable attack launch distance. A swift explosion can effectively disintegrate the opponent’s battle line. The plain artillery also guaranteed the speed of reloading and would not affect the effect of the formal engagement."

   "Officially engaged in the battle...?" Shaq showed an inexplicable smile on his face, "A battle line with 74 firepower, an enemy army composed of a smuggling ship... Chief of Staff, you must not like hunting."

"Yes…"

   Shaq didn't go on, but shook his head.

   "Notify the Dujiaoxian that the target is escaping northwest at high speed, and is expected to pass its front within five minutes. Let her catch up, launch a delayed operation nearby, and wait for the Lion to outflank the other wing ships."

   The chief of staff bit the bullet and interjected in: "Admiral, do you order directly over the formation command?"

   "The rabbit is about to run far. At this time, the clever hunter will loosen the dog leash instead of waiting for the dog to learn to untie the collar."

   "Yes! Admiral!"

  ...

  Special whistling sound.

   The sound of the thirty-two-pounder gun was very special, low and short, like a hammer stuffed in layers of cloth, and could not hear the slightest danger.

   But Hai obviously doesn't think so.

   At the point of landing hundreds of meters away, the waves raised by the sea resemble a tsunami, and the spray that soars into the sky is wide and thick, reaching a height of six or seven meters.

   Being rubbed by such a power, or even being spread within the range of missing bombs, would cause huge damage to a fragile commercial ship such as the Jackdaw.

   Fortunately, they seem to be overconfident in their own power.

The bombardment of 900 meters away is meaningless. No matter how powerful it falls on the sea hundreds of meters away, it will not cause trouble to the Jackdaw. On the contrary, the rising waves can effectively cover the Jackdaw’s hull, which is convenient for Luo. Lin changed to flee.

  Shaq, not seeing you for a while, your mind seems to be more rigid...

   Lorraine took a bored sip.

   "Bell, try to keep this distance and lure the Lion to continue shelling while looking for the cut corner."

   "Actually, I can get closer, I need some angle."

   Lorraine thought for a while and nodded: "The distance must not be less than 700. When the wave ends, I will let Acharin cover us."

   "700? Enough!"

   A gust of wind blew into the bay from the ocean, followed the land base of the south bank inward, and wrinkled the calm sea.

   The Jackdaw caught the wind, and the bow turned slightly to the southwest.

   The distance between her and the Lion was a little closer, and she stepped out of the explosion point, showing her slender posture as a ship.

   But only a moment later, the port side burst into full swing, and the sky filled the sea with shotguns.

   A finer and denser wave rose, hiding the Jackdaw into the mist again. Bell seized the opportunity to change direction, followed the wind and turned out, and finally cut back to the wind belt completely.

   The Jackdaw was full of tents, its speed climbed, and then it rose again, and the Lion made a second round of full shelling in vain. It was as powerful as before, and as always without threat.

   cut out, get away!

   Lorraine returned to the stern deck, standing behind Bell, admiring the pleasing arc of the sail.

   "How does it feel to travel through the golden ocean currents?" he asked. The fastest full text of 噺⒏⑴祌 んττρs:/м.χ八㈠zщ.còм/

"Your brother won't make us so easy." Bell rubbed the handwheel and rubbed his shoulders. "Although he has not participated in the defense service of the Continental Fleet, based on what I know about Shaq Drake, the blockade fleet will at least pay for it. There is a boat."

   "Baltimore Brig." Lorraine smiled, "The tactical choice...probably a delayed operation."

   Before the words fell, Pierce's warning message rang in the air: "The enemy's shadow at eight o'clock, the distance is 2,600, and it's very fast!"

   Bell raised his head and found Lorraine: "The high-speed ship you want is here. Since it has wing sails, should we use it?"

   "Katerina said that escape is the specialty of pirates. I believe the red rose of the Caribbean will not let us down."

   "Hey! It's so easy for you to be the captain."

   "This is a misunderstanding." Lorraine quibbleed earnestly, "I have been recharging my energy to deal with the life and death crisis that may arise at any time. It is very hard."

  ...

   Under the night, the Unicorn fairy fell behind the Jackdaw with its wings wide open, and soon entered Lorraine's field of vision.

  Lorraine is very familiar with this type of ship, with a sword bow, a shield stern, wing sails, and a slender hull, just like the Lucky Horseshoe.

  As the creation of the Baltimore shipmaker, this type of military ship has an aspect ratio much larger than that of conventional warships. It gains speed while sacrificing stability, especially when it comes to side-side artillery. The hit rate is terrible.

   But she is undoubtedly qualified as a high-speed ship.

Bell used to maintain a full speed of 12 knots for a long time in the strong winds of the Le Robert Gulf. Although the British captain behind him said that his shipmanship skills were not as good as Bell, and the wind environment today is far worse than at the time, but with the blessing of the wing sail, He still made a rush of almost 11 knots.

   The relative speed is 1.5 knots and 2.7 kilometers per hour. The two sides chased and fled for more than 40 minutes, leaving only seven or eight hundred meters between each other.

   This distance is long enough for the gun to launch an attack, but if you want to achieve the hysteresis effect, 500 meters is the most suitable distance.

   Five more minutes...Five minutes...

   The captain thought so, and Shaq on the Lion thought so.

   At this time, three kilometers east of the Dujiaoxian, the Lion was breaking through the waves and riding the wind.

   Shak stood lonely on the bow, holding his sight glass motionless.

   At the far end of the horizon was the lights of the Unicorn Stern Tower, and further away was the clever smuggling ship, which should not be far away, but the strict lighting control made Shaq unable to lock her whereabouts.

  So far, the performance of this little bunny has amazed Shaq. Starting from the sixth formation, he sneaked in secretly, threw off the outpost, calmed down in front of the powerful Lion, and dared to approach it in order to catch the wind. UU reading www. uukanshu. com

  Especially their fight with the Unicorn.

   The average speed of the Unicorn in this chase battle reached 11 knots, which was enough to be proud of most sea-going ships.

   But as the person being pursued, the speed of the little rabbit is obviously not as fast as the unicorn, but he can always maintain a stable high speed, delaying the time of being caught up by his strength.

  This kind of skill, this kind of psychology, and the unity, self-confidence and ability to resist pressure...

   It's a pity that the lawbreakers who perform no matter how good they are, are only lawbreakers.

   Their good fortune is coming to an end. When the unicorn fires, they will fall into the inextricable snare.

   The wind is tight.

   Enjoying the rushing strong sea breeze, Shaq recalled the light news not long ago.

  According to the light signal just now, the progress of the chase is stable, and the time of the shelling should be...

   "Emergency light, from the Unicorn, Admiral!"

   Shaq raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, and felt a bad feeling.

"What's wrong?"

   "The Lonecornis reported back. The target suddenly accelerated. The estimated speed is nearly 13 knots and the navigation is stable. Therefore, it is judged that the possibility of catching up has been lost. The Lonecornis requested to abandon the operation and return to the establishment."

   "Actually...13 knots?"

   Shak stood there blankly, a wry smile gradually came to his face.

   "Are you waiting for the wind?"

   "With an anger, throw off the chase... This time, I was tricked by the little rabbit."