The June 5 fight hasn’t even started yet, but the spoils have already been obtained

Naval battles and land battles are obviously two completely different types.

On land, you can play tricks, set up ambushes, defeat the many with the few, and defeat the strong with the weak - it depends on the tactics. On the sea, the outcome of the battle seems to depend on only two issues - the performance of your ship and the

How durable it is, and how many cannons you have with thick enough barrels.

The East Indiaman is the largest large-scale ship with the most advanced design in the current era - fortunately, it was only the most advanced in the 17th century. Moreover, from the Gothenburg imitated in 1995, Pang Yu and others can be more accurate.

The data for this type of East Indiaman model sailboat are derived.

One of the most crucial data is speed - the average speed of the Gothenburg is five to six knots (9 to 11 kilometers/hour), and the maximum speed can reach eight knots, but that is with two thousand and one engines in operation.

The effect of the 100-horsepower Volvo engine, I believe that the genuine East Indiaman boat of this era will definitely not be able to do this.

In comparison, the standard economic speed of the Qionghai is fifteen knots. Now that the matter is urgent, Huang Xiaodong no longer worries about saving fuel. He runs the engine at full power and runs at a high speed of twenty knots. He has already returned before midnight.

Arrive at Red Card Port and rendezvous with the main force of the armed forces - at this time, the three Dutch ships are still floating on the sea. It will take at least until tomorrow morning for them to catch up here.

Another important data is the number of artillery pieces. This cannot be referenced through the Gothenburg, as there are only 8 salute guns installed on it. Fortunately, there are two modern products in this time-traveling group that are absolutely excessive - mobile phones and digital cameras.

"Did you take pictures?"

The first thing Pang Yu said after boarding the ship was to ask Wang Ruobin for a photo. Wang Ruobin didn't have a camera. He was originally on the ship as a detainee, and all his belongings except underwear were a pair of steel bracelets. However, he later distributed the "legacy" of the missing passengers.

When he arrived, he got an extra camera as a reward for his hard work some time ago.

As a model enthusiast, of course Wang Ruobin took a lot of photos, but because his point-and-shoot photography was not of high quality, he could not take pictures of very far away scenery. The boat was shaking violently, and the photos were quite blurry. Most of them could only be vaguely distinguished.

An outline.

They were indeed Western-style ships, with low prows and tall poops. The huge bowsails and square sails, coupled with the rows of gun windows on both sides of the ship, clearly showed that these ships were by no means good.

"How many cannons are on each ship? Can you count them through photos?"

Tang Jian is most concerned about this. If you just count the gun windows on the small screen of a digital camera, it will be a very difficult job. Fortunately, the time traveler has an all-purpose golden finger killer - a laptop.

Enter the image into the computer. Use Photoshop and other software to process it, and the originally blurry photo will become much clearer. If you enlarge it again, everything will be under control.

"Hey, now I can understand how Americans feel after they own spy satellites and Global Hawk - high technology. "

**Ling Ningtian, who had completed the above work, shamelessly boasted, but after Pang Yu exposed that he learned these operations from his wife Zhuo Yuan, Ling Ning immediately shut up.

A group of people held this emergency meeting in the small restaurant on the ship. Xiao Lang, the classmate in charge of the machine, even moved the projector. The computer image was projected directly onto the big screen, so that everyone could relax and calmly

Participate in discussions.

"Count clearly. We must find out how armed the Dutch are. The more careful you are, the better!"

Tang Jian was immediately busy urging everyone to count the holes, and soon had a conflict with a certain otaku who considered himself an expert in this regard:

"I have said it many times - East Indiaman is a large armed merchant ship, not a professional warship! The most powerful East Indiaman in history only has 56 guns. It was armed by the British Navy after it was purchased by the British Navy at the end of the 18th century. So, these are the ones you counted.

There are many holes that could only be side windows, not gun windows!"

Wang Ruobin's otaku soul burned so brightly that he dared to argue face to face with the armed police captain who had escorted him earlier. However, when he realized this, he immediately withered.

"...No more arguing. Whatever you say will be yours. Please be lenient if you expect the enemy."

——In the end, everyone unanimously agreed: It is estimated that the number of cannons on the East Indiaman is about 50, and each cannon on the Flute ship counts 20, totaling 90 to 100 cannons. However, considering that these ship cannons cannot be pointed in the same direction at the same time

Shooting. Remove half. Calculated as 50 artillery pieces.

50:2, this seems to be a quite disappointing number. But considering that there is at least two hundred years of technical time difference between the ships and weapons of the two sides, for the time-traveling force that just used more than a hundred people to defeat the four thousand Ming army

To everyone, this numerical difference is nothing.

Ling Ning is indeed familiar with the Age of Discovery, which is also reflected in his estimation of artillery performance:

"I remember that in this era, except for the long gun on the bow, the range of most naval battle artillery was usually 400 yards, which is about 320 meters. In actual combat, there were even examples of firing as close as 50 meters. "

"Then how far can our 209mm mortar be moved to the ship?"

Everyone looked back at the gunners—the two gun crews, Ma Qianshan and Lin Shenhedi, had just been pulled on board. They were definitely the protagonists in this naval battle.

"No change, it's still about one thousand meters. The sight of gunfire on a ship is greatly affected, and the recoil and fixing of the gun mount are a bit troublesome, but I think if we use sandbags to create a dedicated gun position, these problems should be solved. "

Lao Ma always looks so indifferent and can easily solve all difficulties in his hands. This is a very valuable quality that can make everyone feel at ease at critical moments.

So the basic tactics for tomorrow's naval battle were determined - try to avoid the opponent's bow cannon, go around to their side string position, and bombard the target with mortars from six to seven hundred meters away. These actions were extremely complicated in the era of sail battleships, but

For a diesel-powered propeller ship, that's a piece of cake.

The only thing that needs to be worried about is that there is not much fuel left on the Qionghai. After several big troubles, there is now about one-third left. It is probably no problem to fight this battle, but if there is no more fuel supply, it will only be possible in the future.

I can lie down.

"It's urgent, let's focus on the present. "

Faced with Huang Xiaodong's worries, Tang Jian and others could only respond in this way.

Before dawn, everyone took the time to relax in the cabin on the ship for a while. Every passenger on the Qionghai still retained their bunks here. This ship has extraordinary meaning to them, it can be said to connect them.

The only link with modern life, so on weekdays, passengers can sleep back on the ship at any time as long as they want - although as the conditions on land gradually improve, all the water and electricity machines on the Qionghai ship have been shut down, and now there are very few

Someone did it.

But today, the generator on the ship was turned on again and the water system was working again. Everything is like modern times. No one cares about fuel issues or machine life. If this battle cannot be won, the ship will not be saved. Let’s think about it again.

Those are meaningless.

When Pang Yu was brushing his teeth in the bathroom, he bumped into Xie Xi. Yesterday, this guy followed Bei Wei and others to chase and defeat the Ming army, and he actually returned to the ship at some point. It doesn't matter, the problem is that he actually talked to Miss Julie.

They openly stayed in the same cabin and even came out to wash themselves in pairs!

When the Hong Kong girl wasn't paying attention, Pang Yu quietly punched Lao Jie:

"You bastard are really good at seizing opportunities. You got the spoils before the fight even started. "

Although the large glass mirror in front of the washbasin has been removed, Pang Yu still seemed to be able to see the expression of jealousy on his face, while Xie Xi was beaming with pride and laughing like a cow dung.

"How about it? I've advised you a long time ago. Now is the best opportunity. If you pass this village, there won't be this shop!"

Several other brothers also came over to make a fuss, but in the end everyone still wished them sincerely. After all, this was the first successful couple on the ship. If it weren't for this extraordinary period, they would definitely have a good celebration.

However, the joyful atmosphere was soon broken. The captain and observer Huang Xiaodong informed all the crew members through the radio: The three uninvited guests had appeared on the radar screen, and the Dutch were indeed chasing them.

According to the prior arrangement, people from all over the place rushed to their respective posts. Pang Yu and others gathered in the cockpit. The target is still invisible on the sea and can only be observed through radar.

The Qionghai stayed in Hongpai Port. The Dutch must have investigated the hydrological conditions here. Without any hesitation, the three Western ships drove straight towards Hongpai Port.

In the cockpit, more than one person sighed. Although they knew rationally that it was impossible, many people still had a glimmer of hope - hoping that these Dutch people were just passing by, playing soy sauce or playing hide and seek.

Anyway, just don’t have anything to do with them. It is precisely because of this idea that they did not take the initiative to sail out of the port to fight, but stayed at home.

Fortunately, Pang Yu, Ling Ning and others had no luck from the beginning, so they were not disappointed at all:
Chapter completed!