Simon Noel climbed onto the observation basket himself, his hand holding the telescope trembling slightly.

　　 trembling hands have already indicated his current mood-fear.

About four or five kilometers behind, five strange ships of that kind are shelling the three Spanish armed merchant ships. Noel saw through the binoculars that those strange warships seemed to be formed in only two salvos. Straddle shot.

　　 Of course, Noel now does not understand what straddle fire is. In this age when solid bullets are still being fired at close range, there is no such special artillery term called "clamping method".

　　 But Noel felt a danger. After nearly two decades of his naval career, after seeing the shells fired from those strange ships began to envelope the three armed merchant ships, he intuitively told him that these merchant ships could no longer be kept.

　　Sure enough, those strange ships fired two more volleys. When the fifth round of the volley fired, the two armed merchant ships each burst into a dazzling fire, even in broad daylight, Noel felt harsh.

　　 When the dazzling fire of this regiment erupted, the sailors standing on the Atlantic horn below him also gave out a burst of exclamation.

　　 It took another ten seconds before a huge explosion came. Noel's hand trembled and the telescope almost fell.

　　Since he decided to escape, Noel did not protect the three armed merchant ships. The speed of the three armed merchant ships was too slow, the fastest was eight knots, and they couldn't even run if they wanted to.

　　 Sure enough, they were overtaken within half an hour after they ran.

　　 There are nine strange ships in total. One of them seems to be a little bigger, and the other eight ships are about the same size.

　　 Now the three armed merchant ships are being besieged by five strange ships, but the five strange ships have also begun to slow down, maintaining a distance of about six or seven kilometers from the three armed merchant ships, and begin to bombard them in a fan shape.

　　 The other four ships chased their two warships at a speed that Noel had never seen before.

　　 "They are using those three armed merchant ships as targets for naval battle drills!" The scene in the distance immediately made Noel aware of what those strange warships were doing.

　　 How can Noel not understand what the other party means when he acts like a cat teasing a mouse?

"They were able to catch up to the three armed merchant ships very quickly, but instead of chasing them, they kept a certain distance for artillery fire. Obviously, they are using these three armed merchant ships to do actual combat drills! It's just that they How could the artillery of China shoot so far? And why can it still shoot so accurately at such a distance?"

Noel's hands and feet were cold, and his heart was cold. At this time, he already knew exactly what those strange warships wanted to do. Those three armed merchant ships were their targets for actual combat exercises. Similarly, his two warships are probably the same. Can't run away either.

　　 By the way, Noel is still thinking about the other party’s artillery...

　　 The continuous sound like a muffled thunder is getting farther and farther, and there will be a loud noise from time to time. It must be the result of those strange warships hitting an armed merchant ship.

"The three ships can't be kept! And..." Noel stood in the gondola and looked at the four strange warships that were getting closer, "I am afraid that these two warships will not be able to escape..." He The corners of his mouth tugged upwards slightly, revealing a smile that was even more ugly than crying.

　　According to the previous experience, Noel is very clear that the distance between the two sides has already reached the range of the other's shelling, but they just don't fire. Obviously, they want to get closer and improve their hit rate.

　　 The worst part is that Noel has nothing to do with this situation.

　　Whether it is the Horn of the Atlantic or the Seahorse, the speed that he was originally proud of has no advantage in front of these four strange warships. It must be impossible to run. His own Atlantic Horn and Seahorse must have been used as live targets by the opponent.

Sure enough, as soon as Noel's thoughts came up, he saw a large amount of fire erupting from the four strange warships about six kilometers away from him. After a while, the scary fire rang out again in the sky. The screaming sound.

　　 Standing in front of the porthole of the Carlos bridge, Stone Bear also sighed slightly, thinking: "This naval battle is really not as simple as those described in the novels of the previous life."

The speed of sailing warships in this era is not fast. Even if the Yanhuang tribe has produced qualified steam-powered steel warships, it is more than a century ahead of any country's warships in this era, but it still cannot occupy the crushing power in naval battles. The advantages.

　　 There are too many factors affecting naval battles.

　　 The most important factor is sea conditions. Today's sea conditions are generally good. Although the wind has become stronger and the waves have become stronger, it still has a huge impact on this naval battle.

　　 When the wind is strong and the waves are strong, the steel battleship will be more bumpy when it is advancing at full speed, and this bump will directly affect the accuracy of the shelling. This has been fully reflected in the shelling just now and now.

　　 However, whether it is Carlos or the future Cherokee, the displacement is not large, which makes it impossible to maintain a more stable state in strong winds and waves. If one’s own battleship is replaced by a battleship with a displacement of more than 20,000 tons during World War I, in today’s sea conditions, the main gun can definitely maintain better stability when firing~lightnovelpub.net~ The other is artillery. Although the 105mm cannon of the Yanhuang tribe has been ahead of the artillery of this era for more than a century, in naval battles, the 105mm cannon is really not enough.

　　 You must know that in the real battleships of later generations, the 105mm artillery is not even a secondary battery.

　　The small shells are light, so the accuracy of long-range shelling is naturally far worse. Not to mention that the shocking 460mm main gun of the Yamato type uses a shell that weighs 1.5 tons. Even if you get an 11-inch (280mm) main gun for your own warship, it is also beautiful.

　　 However, Shi Xiong quickly squeezed the halazi that almost came out of the corner of his mouth.

　　 Just think about this. Laozi is not crazy yet. Isn't it the same as shooting mosquitoes with anti-aircraft guns with a 280mm main gun? Well, there is another one. Even if the largest Cherokee is equipped with this 280mm main gun, it is estimated that once the gun is fired, the shells have not hit the enemy, and the Cherokee will have to be directly given by the huge recoil produced by the firing. Make it in half...

　　 "Just think about it, um, just think about it..." Shi Xiong scratched his scalp helplessly.

　　 The next moment, a bright light suddenly lit up in the distance, and immediately attracted Shi Xiong's sight.

　　 One of the two French Tier 3 sailing battleships that were running desperately in front of them, suddenly a strong fire broke out on the deck, and the mainmast of that ship was also blown up...

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