Great Tang Southern Emperor

The opinion of the staff now is to slow down the speed of the enemy, and the main power of today's ships is the sails, that is to say, as long as the sails are destroyed, let alone slowing down the speed, the whole ship will stop at sea—— You must know that this is a port, and the wind speed is not as strong as outside.

It can be said that this batch of chain bombs was born to restrain the current wave of enemies, and it is no wonder that Sima Cuo shouted God's will.

Speaking of the birth and experience of this batch of chain bombs, it is also quite legendary.

At the beginning, Li Zhen simply thought that this kind of thing was behind the times, which was tantamount to turning back the times. After all, the starting point of his cannon research and development was directly conical shells, and even flower shells (an early ammunition, still It is round, but it is no longer solid, and it contains explosives) I have never experienced this process, so I naturally look down on chain bombs, which are outdated by the times.

But Li Zhen doesn't like it, but it doesn't mean that others don't need it - because a few years ago, the artillery technology was not as developed as it is now, so the hit rate was not high, and the army was better. A large area does not require a high hit rate, as long as the shells are not hit behind oneself.But the navy can't do it. The hit rate of their warships at sea is not as good as that of the army. In addition, the enemy's targets are not only far away, but most of them are sparsely arranged. The hit rate has become their most concerned issue.

How did the previous navy improve the hit rate when fighting enemy ships?

Most of them fired after getting close to the enemy ship, that is, approaching and shooting.

Anyway, the enemy does not have cannons, and the navy is not afraid at all. Some warships even fire when they are less than 100 meters away from the enemy ship.

In addition, the speed of the navy's warships is so fast that the enemy can't even escape. When encountering the Datang fleet, there are often only two options to disembark-either surrender or die.

It is precisely because of this rogue tactic that the navy maintains a very high winning rate.

But this situation has been in a dilemma until the appearance of the fast ship - because the enemy ship is fast, the naval warship cannot catch up with the enemy, so it can only follow the enemy and watch them slip away. I lost a lot of face.

It is also for this reason that the Clippers built by the previous 'ship king' were very popular.

Chasing but not being able to catch up, fighting but being inaccurate, artillery technology has not been innovated - leading to the navy at that time being defeated several times, obviously defeated the enemy, but because they couldn't catch up, they could only watch the enemy The ship escaped. For this, Li Zhen replaced several captains, but it still didn't work.

It is also for this reason that the naval rookie Monkey was able to wipe out most of the pirate king Roger's power in one battle, which is extremely precious. Of course, the more important thing is that Roger is too cunning, and the navy has repeatedly failed to catch it.

At this time, the navy needs a weapon that can limit the speed of enemy ships. After putting forward the plan, the chain bomb, which was abandoned by the times, was noticed by Li Zhen. After research, the chain bomb appeared in this world. On—and what Li Zhen researched is not a general chain bullet, but a shell similar to the shotgun of later generations, which can also be fired by today's cannons (otherwise you have to study the front-loading gun, that would be too much) Trouble), the difference is that the warhead of this shell is not filled with explosives, but dozens of small solid bullets, and the solid bullets are connected by chains. Once fired, the warhead breaks and disintegrates in the air. After the bullet is exposed, it will automatically disperse into a single fishing net.

And because the fishing net formed by the cannonball is one surface, the hit probability is greatly increased, which is enough to ensure that as long as it is rubbed against the side, it will be seriously injured in an instant, and a large number of people will die. It is better than shotguns, let alone people and sails. Well, even the main body of the ship can’t bear it—speaking of the appearance of the chain bomb, it can be regarded as a breath of relief for the solid bullet family and saved a little bit of face.

It's a pity that the breath was not finished, only half of it was released, because not long after this solid bullet was developed and shipped to the major naval bases, Datang's artillery technology made a breakthrough and ushered in innovation. The hit rate of the new type of shells and artillery has been greatly improved, enough to deal with shooting on the sea under normal circumstances, so this new type of chain bomb has no chance to go to the battlefield, and it has become an obsolete product again—it can be said that it is impossible to survive. The most typical example of time.

Chapter 1147

Chapter 95 chain ammo

At that time, there were a lot of such chain ammunition in the major naval bases of Datang, but some of them were sealed up after the new type of shells were ejected, and some of them were consumed during target shooting training. is the first method.Even better, because the chain ammunition is an obsolete and sealed weapon, it is not put together with those shells, but is placed in another sealed arsenal, which leads to the fact that this batch of ammunition has not been consumed. It's still there right now.

The batch of sealed chain bombs was quickly brought in.

"Hey, I didn't intend to use them at first. Speaking of which, this should be the shell with the oldest qualification in our Coconut Port?" The mood is very good. Although they know that chain bombs can't completely defeat the enemy, the two sides will have to fight after all, but the appearance of chain bombs bought them a little more time after all.

"Thinking that I am a majestic Datang Navy, I was forced to use outdated shells. This is a shame." Although he proposed the chain bomb, Guan Hong was in a very bad mood. They were the Datang Navy. Ah, but the number one navy in the world, surpassing the No.2 Navy of the Tang Dynasty who did not know how many times, is now being forced to use this kind of outdated old guy to linger and delay the opportunity-this makes a strong and powerful How could he bear it when he was so proud?Not only him, it is estimated that all navies think so.

Sure enough, as soon as he said these words, the faces of all the navy present were not good-looking.

As the deputy commander of the navy, Sima Cuo has an ugly face, but he is still the captain of Yegang City Defense and the commander-in-chief of the first army. Don’t talk about such things. After all, His Highness also said that it doesn’t matter whether the cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice, it is a good cat. There is no such thing as advanced or backward in weapons. Advanced shells can kill the enemy, but as Haven’t the swords, guns, swords and halberds of cold weapons also been eliminated? As long as they can kill the enemy, what do you care about these weapons? When it’s time to fight for life and death, don’t you still think it’s not good to despise your own weapons? At that time , even if you bite with your teeth, you have to pass your mouth up."

"That's right..." After being explained by Sima Cuo, everyone's mood improved a lot.

"Okay, let's not talk about this. The situation is urgent. Hurry up and send these chain bombs to the fort. In addition, tell them that there are not many chain bombs in this batch. Let them save a few shots and aim at important targets. Fire, don't waste it on me."

"Yes." Immediately, some soldiers carried the chain bombs to the fort.The caliber of these chain bombs is very large. When they were first developed, they were prepared to equip the main guns on battleships, so the caliber was a full 120mm.Although there is no naval fleet in Yegang, fortunately, there is a coastal defense gun on a fort position that is refitted from the main gun of a battleship.

"I hope these chain bombs can play a role."

Although the chain bomb is known as the nemesis of the sail, and it is the best tool to fight back against the enemy in Yegang, Sima Cuo is not naive enough to defeat the enemy with the chain bomb alone. First of all, the chain bomb can only destroy the enemy's sail and delay Their speed is not very lethal in itself, and it is far less powerful than artillery shells. They can only be regarded as auxiliary ammunition. If they really want to sink the enemy, they still have to rely on real artillery shells. There are chain bullets, and they cannot be used easily. It is best to choose those important targets to shoot.

The second is the issue of quantity. Yegang did distribute a batch of chain bombs at the beginning, but because of that chain bombs, a batch was produced and distributed to major military bases. On average, the number of each base is not very large. Yegang is an important location, and there are quite a lot of them, but it is about a thousand rounds. This number seems to be a lot, but compared with the dense number of enemy ships, it is nothing. On average, each ship can only be allocated a little more than one.

Thirdly, don’t forget that although the chain bombs were made to look like cannonballs, when they were built, the new artillery technology hadn’t been developed yet, so they were manufactured according to the old-fashioned cannonball technology. No matter how high, the probability of miss is at least [-]%.Even if it is a lucky hit, it may not be able to hit the sail accurately. If it only hits the hull or causes damage to personnel, the lethality will not be so high, it is not as good as ordinary shells.

The fourth and most important point is that today's ships, whether they are warships or merchant ships, as long as they are large ships, most of them use a multi-mast structure. This structure can provide more thrust to the ship and increase the speed of the ship. faster.At the same time, such a structure is also immune to the destructive power of a part of the chain bullets to a certain extent-even if today's chain bullets have a mesh structure, which greatly increases the damage area, the shells fly in a straight line after all, and many There are quite a few sails on a masted sailboat (usually a three-masted sailboat, but some ships are four-masted sailboats with even more sails).

That is to say, a chain bomb can only destroy one or two sails at most, which can only be regarded as slowing down the speed of the enemy ship, but if you want them to stay on the sea completely, you must destroy all the sails No, and this is undoubtedly very difficult.

So Sima Cuo was very calm, and he was not really naive enough to think that chain bombs could solve everything. If chain bombs were really so powerful, how could the navy not equip them in large quantities?Since the navy did not choose chain bombs, there is a certain reason for it.

……

The chain bombs were quickly delivered to the fort, and the enemy ships that were rushing forward were out of luck.

"Tear!"

There was a clear cracking sound, and the first chain bomb tested accurately hit the sail of a fast-moving enemy ship, and was very lucky to destroy the two front sails at once. The entire warship The speed dropped suddenly—the two front sails of a three-masted sailing ship usually hang horizontal sails, and the last mast hangs a triangular sail. Triangular sails are also called longitudinal sails. The influence of the wind direction is small, and it is not as good as a flat sail when the wind is downwind, but it has a strong ability to sail against the wind. That is to say, the jib sail generally only provides power for turning, mainly for the convenience of steering and sailing against the wind.

Now that the enemy ship's horizontal sails have been destroyed, their speed has almost dropped by more than [-]%, and they can only slowly row towards the port. In this bombardment of the beach landing battle, they are not as good as the coastal defense in terms of intensive firepower and range. In the case of the army, if a ship stays on the sea for an extra quarter of an hour, it will be in danger for an extra quarter of an hour. In the case of losing power, their fate is almost doomed—no, with this warship As the speed decreased, several cannons were aimed at it immediately. After a few roars, the ship was unable to dodge due to the sharp drop in speed. In the end, it was hit by five bombs in a row and was blown into pieces on the sea. Did not escape.

Chapter 1149 Assisting is also a military achievement

Chapter 96 Assists are also military exploits

Fort No. 500, also called Shanjian Fort, because this fort is located on a rocky mountain. It is the highest among all the forts. It is estimated to be [-] meters above sea level, which is already higher than other forts at the seaside. It's a big part, and the view is wide, almost directly facing the sea, it can be attacked, retreated or defended. Even if the enemy has cannons, it is difficult to hit this position. In terms of geographical location, it should be regarded as the best position among all the forts. .

But it is also because it is too high here, and the whole mountain is made of rocks, the mountain road is steep and surrounded by sea cliffs on three sides, and the slope on one side has reached 120 degrees, which makes it impossible to pull the heavy cannon. Going up, only [-]mm cannons can be transported up, so the Yegang coastal defense force used naval guns to modify the coastal defense artillery group and put them on it. Otherwise, such a good location is the best place to use the "greedy wolf" cannon Well, we can also make full use of the geographical location here, but unfortunately, 'Greedy Wolf' is too heavy.

"Hahaha...it turns out that this chain bullet is so easy to use, keep shooting, God has eyes, and finally it's our turn to make a profit." Zhang Chong, the captain of the No. 180 battery, almost yelled excitedly. The caliber of the cannon is too small. Although it has hit a lot of targets, it has not sunk an enemy ship so far. The best result of the battle is only to cause a fire on a warship. Another [-]mm coastal defense gun was sent into the bottom of the sea-if he hadn't sunk an enemy after the war, then he, who was originally of low status, would be even more ashamed to gain a foothold in front of his colleagues.

That's right, Zhang Chong's status among the captains of all coastal defense forts is not too high, it can even be said to be very low, because the status of artillery is arranged according to the caliber of the cannon. The higher the caliber of your cannon, the higher the The higher your status is, correspondingly, the lower the caliber of your cannon, the lower your status--a very realistic ranking order, especially when there is no war and no military exploits can be obtained. On the contrary, the ranking order is the most reasonable. Of course, if the war comes, it will be calculated according to the number of enemy ships sunk. Whoever sinks the most enemy ships and who causes the most damage is the big brother. Otherwise, but it is a pity that before today, Yegang was basically in peacetime, even if there was a war, it would not be the turn of the coastal defense fort, so they can only be counted according to the caliber of the cannon.

In fact, the caliber of Zhang Chong's cannon is not small. If his cannon is placed on a warship, it will definitely belong to the class of a big brother, but he is now in the coastal defense fort group known for its large size-in this smallest caliber cannon Among the coastal defense fort groups starting with 150 mm, the 120 mm cannon is simply the younger brother, and its natural status is also the lowest.

Although everyone usually didn't say anything, and didn't look at him with discrimination, Zhang Chong's aggrieved heart didn't decrease at all, but accumulated more and more—others couldn't see the extent of ignoring you. , how could Zhang Chong bear it?It's a pity that his coastal defense artillery is the smallest, and he doesn't even have the confidence to speak in front of his colleagues. Maybe everyone didn't put him in the sequence of the coastal defense artillery group, but put him on the fort as an army Da Pao... Zhang Chong had already made a decision. When the war came, he must make these bastards look good.

But when the war really came...

Now it is rare to have a chance to make a shot, but because the cannon does not live up to expectations, even if it occasionally hits an enemy ship, it can often only cause extremely small damage.

In fact, the 120mm cannon is already very powerful, and its destructive power is quite objective. Once it hits the opponent, it will cause great damage to the enemy ship. However, because the enemy has already prepared, the main parts of the ship have been reinforced. There are even some places covered with steel plates, which greatly reduces the power of the cannon - these protections are just a joke for large-caliber cannons, but 120mm... this thing is not a large-caliber cannon, it can only be regarded as a medium-sized cannon , these protections still have a great defensive effect on it.

The lack of damage of the shells has led to the dilemma that they have not captured a single one-so far they have fired more than [-] shells, and although they have hit a lot, they have not even sunk one. Didn't do it.

This made Zhang Chong's face very dull. He didn't know what face he would have to call himself the commander of the coastal defense artillery after the war was over. He had never heard of such a small coastal defense artillery, and never I have never heard of a coastal defense fort that has no results... Zhang Chong felt that others would definitely say that about him, and then he would really have no face to face others.

But Feng Shui took turns. Just when Zhang Chong felt that he could only be transferred to another place after the war or could only choose to retire, a turning point occurred. The deputy governor Sima Cuo actually sent a batch of chain bombs.

To be honest, Zhang Chong resisted when he saw the chain bomb, and he was even more upset to the extreme: Well, Sima is wrong, what do you mean?I, Zhang Chong, can be regarded as one of your subordinates now, right?Even if you can't make a bowl of water level, you wouldn't humiliate me like this, would you?It's fine if I'm looked down upon by my colleagues, but you actually look down on me?What do you mean by giving me a batch of obsolete shells?Are you saying that the attack power of our No. [-] turret is the same as this chain bullet, which looks good, but is actually just a decoration?

Hey, why do you look down on me?Aren't you just a little deputy governor?You can only jump up and down a few times now that the official governor is not here. When Lin Fa, the official governor, comes back, aren't you just a display?What are you then?Your status may not be higher than mine, what right do you have to look down on me...

And just when Zhang Chong turned his face and scolded, he was persuaded by his subordinates, and then with the attitude of giving it a try, he fired this batch of shells, so...

"It's really a good gun. Now we can be regarded as a battle achievement, hahaha..." After seeing the powerful destructive power of the chain bomb against the sail, Zhang Chong immediately became happy and cheered up—although he still There is no sinking of the battleship, but just like the rules of football, the shot is of course credited, but the assist is also credited. If there is no assist to pass the ball to you, how do you shoot?

In the same way, beheading the enemy on the battlefield is certainly credit, but if someone provides great help in the process of killing the enemy, then of course the credit cannot be exclusive to you-even if you want to There is no way to monopolize it. The marching Sima is always watching the battlefield. If there is a phenomenon of lying about military merits, then not only will your merits be gone, you may also be punished. If the matter is serious, even if you are killed, you will be punished Nor is it impossible.

Therefore, since ancient times, there have been very few false reports of military achievements. The most famous one is Jia Sidao in the Southern Song Dynasty, but everyone should know what happened to him in the end, so I won’t go into details here.