Kill a warship with one shot!

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The shells were falling down continuously, splashing a lot of water.

The huge explosion shrouded the entire sea in the stormy waves. The strong explosion caused the sea to roll and stir. The waves kept beating the side of the Dutch warship. After the waves in front were broken, more waves swept over the back, continuously. The warships with slightly smaller tonnage were shaken involuntarily.

The sea of ​​Nanyang is very rich. Especially near the port, there are large groups of fish. In clear weather, their existence can be observed with the naked eye. At that time, as long as the fishing boats went to sea, they would definitely gain something and would never return empty-handed. Of course, when the war came, all the fishing boats had already quietly escaped. As a result, all these poor fish became victims of shells.

The water column that was stormed by the explosion of the shells was even more than ten meters high. When the sea breeze was blown, it turned into a large water curtain. In the gorgeous water curtain, there were many fish that were killed and injured. Some of the poor fish were directly blown to the deck of the battleship by the wind. A large number of dead fish fell on the deck of the flagship of the Admiral Seidorf.

Of course, not all the fish were dead. Some fish were just temporarily stunned. After landing on the deck, they immediately became lively. For their own lives, they jumped desperately on the deck, trying to jump back to the sea. At a glance, countless sea fish were jumping on the deck, which was a small wonder. Unfortunately, there was no camera at that time.

Seidov's brow frowned immediately.

Damn it, the artillery in the port of Balinbang turned out to be so fierce!

No wonder all the fleets of the White-Clothed Navy dared to leave the port and put the safety of the Balinbang port behind. This is not the carelessness of the White-Clothed Navy fleet, but their confidence that they will not benefit the Dutch. Maybe it was just intentionally arranged by the White-Clothed Navy, with the purpose of luring the Dutch Navy to attack the Balinbang port. From this perspective, this attack by the Dutch Navy is probably not easy to succeed!

However, now, there is no chance to turn back. The Dutch Navy is definitely in a difficult situation and it is difficult to advance and retreat. If they retreat in shame and the news comes out, I am afraid that other Western powers will deeply despise the Dutch. The Dutch's status in the Far East and the reputation of the Dutch Navy will definitely plummet.

Wars are sometimes very strange. It is obviously just a small defeat, but it may lead to the defeat of the entire battle. Now is an excellent example. If the Dutch were unable to take down the port beside Balin and retreat in shame, it would allow other powerful people to see the weakness of the Dutch navy. They would definitely take advantage of the opportunity and rush forward. This is the result that the Dutch were most reluctant to see. This was the Spanish that was degenerate at the beginning.

Esco's brows suddenly frowned and said with a little nervous expression: "Lieutenant General, it seems that the artillery in the White Army's port has a larger caliber!"

Seidorf nodded with a serious expression and said slowly: "Not bad!"

They are all generals with rich experience in naval combat. Based on the power of the bomb explosion, they can infer the truth of the facts at once. Although they cannot know the caliber of the White-Clothed Army's shore defense cannons, they are not as evil as that. However, it is certain that the caliber of the White-Clothed Army's shore defense cannons is definitely larger than that of the naval cannons.

The 75mm naval gun owned by the White Navy is already very powerful. For the Dutch Navy's warships, a 75mm can no longer bear it. If it is a larger artillery, I am afraid that one shell will fall and the entire warship will have the possibility of crushing it. In other words, the sailors do not even have the chance to dive.

If it is a battle on the sea, Seedorf may also be able to adopt some flexible tactics to offset the power of the large-caliber artillery of the White Army. However, now it is a strong attack on the port, and there is only one way to do so. Seedorf could not think of any mobile method that would make the White Army's navy's shore defense artillery lose its power. Because the Dutch navy fleet must enter from the main channel next to Babí to get close to the shooting and destroy all the equipment and facilities in the port.

However, the power of the shore defense guns of the White-Clothed Navy is really terrible. Even the flagship of Seidorf, a big guy with a displacement of more than 1,500 tons, dare not easily withstand the attack of the shore defense guns of the White-Clothed Army. As for other warships with smaller displacements, it goes without saying. Seidorf has no doubt at all that a shell can ruin a warship.

What's even more serious is that the hit rate of a fixed turret is much stronger than that of a floating warship. The advantage of a fixed turret is that it can test all shooting parameters in advance, and when needed, the parameters are called out and the shooting is adjusted according to the parameters. In this kind of shooting method, the hit rate is higher than the target shooting. Seidorf conservatively estimates that if the Dutch fleet insists on entering from the main channel, at least more than five warships will be lost.

Such losses did give Seidov a headache. If he only lost five warships with the smallest displacement, that would be fine. But what if his own flagship was included? Who can guarantee that the shells of the white-clothed military shore defense cannons would not fall on his flagship? There is a proverb in the Eastern world that says to capture the thief and capture the king first. If he is the commander of the white-clothed military naval shore defense cannon, he will definitely focus on shelling the flagships of the Dutch Navy fleet!

In fact, even if he is willing to pay the price of losing five warships, Seidorf dares not be sure to win. There are too many favorable factors for shore defense artillery, and naval warships are actually unwise in themselves. Cannons on land are more powerful than naval guns, with a long range, a high hit rate, and a stronger ability to resist strikes.

The Dutch suddenly dispatched the main naval fleet to attack the port next to Ba. This time, it was just a bully of the White-Clothed Navy, and it might not have deployed shore defense artillery. Unexpectedly, the White-Clothed Navy had been on high alert. Under such circumstances, if the Dutch insisted on continuing to fight, the price that the Dutch would have to pay would be quite large.

However, if the Dutch did not insist on going to war, as time went by, the balance of war strength would definitely be tilted towards the White-Clothed Navy. In the eastern world, the White-Clothed Navy had advantages in various aspects such as time, place, and people, which were incomparable to the Dutch. The further we went to the back, the greater the advantage of the White-Clothed Navy. By that time, the Dutch would not even have the courage to actively attack the port beside Balin.

Unless the Dutch were willing to give up the interests of the Far East, their only chance was to take decisive action now. Before the wings of the White-Clothed Navy had completely grown, they decisively waved their sharp blades to cut off the claws of the White-Clothed Navy and strangled the White-Clothed Navy in the cradle as much as possible. Even if they could not be strangled, they should make some difficulties as much as possible during the growth of the White-Clothed Navy. If this could not be achieved, the Dutch would have to taste the bitter fruit when the White-Clothed Navy truly grew up.

Esco also realized the embarrassment of the Lieutenant General, so he said understandingly: "General, have we carefully reconnaissed again? There is a book in the Eastern world called "The Art of War", which has a saying in it, "Know yourself and your enemy, and win every battle. We have to admit that we have too little knowledge of the ports next to Ba."

This is to find an excuse to go down the steps. Reconnaissance contains a wide range of meanings. It can not only detect the movements of the port beside Balin, but also detect the movements of the fleets of the White-Clothed Navy. As long as you are willing, the Dutch Navy can continue to reconnaissance. As for the battle in Balin, it will naturally stop temporarily before the clear reconnaissance results come out.

Of course, Esco was not talking nonsense, just talking nonsense, and flattering Seedorf. His words actually made sense. In fact, before the Dutch Navy launched the battle, the reconnaissance work on Balinbang was indeed not detailed enough. The Dutch Navy did not even find the shore defense artillery at the Balinbang port, which is a huge dereliction of duty.

However, Esco's words did not have the effect of persuasion, but instead aroused the fighting spirit of Seidov. He subconsciously held the lieutenant general's sword tightly. After all, he was the commander of the Dutch Far East Fleet, and his angle and height of looking at the problem were completely different from Esco. Esco's words made him suddenly understand that once even the commander of the fleet lost the courage to continue fighting, the Dutch in the Far East might be completely finished.

On the contrary, only fighting can help the Dutch get out of the predicament. No matter what the outcome of the battle is, the Dutch must not give in. Even if he dies in battle, he must not give in. If he dies accidentally, he will arouse the shared hatred of other Dutch people. Seidov is absolutely extremely loyal to his country. As long as the battle is beneficial to the country, even if he sacrifices himself, he will do whatever he wants.

"keep going!"

"Look for a machine to bombard!"

Seidorf decisively issued an order to continue the battle.

He ordered his lieutenant general flag to be raised to the top of the mast of the flagship.

This is to tell all other Dutch naval officers and soldiers clearly that the fleet commander is determined to fight to the death. If it is not a coward, fight bravely!

Sure enough, Seedorf's move aroused the courage of a considerable number of Dutch naval officers and soldiers. The morale, which was originally a bit low, gradually rose. No one was willing to admit that he was a coward, and all warships followed Seedorf's flagship action closely.

Esco was also infected, and his blood was pouring up, hoping to immediately wave his sword and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the White Navy. He walked to the edge of the deck of the flagship, took over the work of the flag-speaking soldiers, waved the flag himself, and directed the battleships into the main channel.

The Dutch Navy's naval gun range is only about five kilometers long. For smoothbore guns, this is already the ultimate range. The British's large-caliber red-clothed cannon has the highest range of about five kilometers when firing solid bullets. The naval gun must take into account the recoil issue, and there are great limitations in power and range. Moreover, the power difference between solid bullets and grenades is too far, and the two cannot be compared.

In addition, the hit rate is also a big problem. The hit rate of the smoothbore gun is just like that of the smoothbore gun, which is beyond the control of the gunner. The further the shooting distance, the greater the error range. Five kilometers away, it is really not a good idea to use solid bullets to shoot. The landing point of the solid bullet is 1 in 1,000. In other words, only one or two shells can accurately land on the fixed turret next to Balin.

For a steel and concrete turret, the power of the solid bullet is indeed a bit small. At most, a pit is just smashed on the hard cement floor. If you want to smash the steel and concrete concrete, it is not something that ordinary solid bullets can do. The diameter is at least 150 mm or more. Of course, if someone is unfortunately hit by the bouncing solid bullet, the consequences will be very serious. However, such casualties are basically negligible.

If you want to effectively cause losses to the White-Clothed Navy, you must pass the main channel and enter a distance of about three kilometers. At this distance, hundreds of cannons from the Dutch Navy can fire chain bullets or shotguns. Only the overwhelming shotguns have the opportunity to sweep all the officers and soldiers of the White-Clothed Army.

"Want to get close to the port? Dream!"

"I thought our howitzers were for a dry meal?"

Of course, Yun Qifeng could not give the Dutch a chance to get close to the port.

"Aim at the main channel and shoot quickly!"

Yun Qifeng sneered quietly and pressed the pennant in his hand down fiercely.

All howitzers had already adjusted the shooting elements on the main channel. With Yun Qifeng's command, the gunner quickly corrected the shooting coefficient. The ammunition hand pushed the heavy shells into the barrel and closed the bolt. The shooter then pulled the fire. Soon, a large number of shells roared towards the main channel. The entire main channel was shrouded in the power of the grenade explosion. The waves rolled, like boiling water.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a loud noise that was shocking came.

Yun Qifeng, who was holding a telescope to observe the battlefield, subconsciously moved the telescope away.

However, a large Dutch warship was hit at the tail by a grenade. The grenade exploded and immediately shattered the second half of the Dutch warship. The huge flame produced by the explosion was very dazzling, as if it was dozens of times brighter than the sun. Yun Qifeng, who was caught off guard, suddenly felt a stinging pain in his eyes, and he could not see anything in an instant. It seemed that the fire in the sky exploded in front of his eyes. He rubbed his eyes several times in a row before gradually returning to normal.

The damage caused by the 105mm grenade was too great. The damage managers had no chance to save the warship. They looked at the ruined warship and were at a loss. Then, a large amount of sea water poured in, causing the Dutch warship with a displacement of nearly 1,000 tons to sink the stern and the bow of the ship to rise. All the debris on the deck and various supplies in the cabin were rolling, falling into the dark sea water.

The Dutch sailors on the warship felt something was wrong and dived and escaped. The large warship seemed to be dragged by an invisible hand and quickly sank. Because the warships sink too fast, huge vortexes formed on the sea surface, swallowing all the surrounding debris in. Many Dutch sailors had not had time to wander too far, but were swept in by the brutal vortex and disappeared without a trace.

Seeing all this, Seedov's face naturally looked bad.

This warship sank so fast that it didn't even take time for sailors to escape, which was really terrible. In the past, there had never been such a precedent. In the past, no matter how fierce the battle was, as long as the sailors were willing to escape, there was always a chance. Large warships basically rarely sank.

"Boom!"

When I was depressed, another deafening sound came.

However, another large Dutch warship was unfortunately shot accurately by the white-clothed military shore defense gun. The fate of this Dutch warship was even more tragic. The shells hit the middle of the warship and exploded in the middle of the deck. As a result, the warship broke from the middle to two pieces on the spot, completely breaking into two pieces. Before the Dutch sailors on the ship had time to react, the two pieces of warships had been deeply inserted into the sea water.

It is estimated that many Dutch sailors on this warship died but don’t know how they died. Especially the sailors in the cabin may not know at all what happened outside. I have to say that their fate is indeed too tragic. Perhaps one second ago, they were still praying for God’s blessing. And the next second, they saw God.

According to the organization, there are a total of 358 Dutch sailors on this Dutch warship. Seidorf conservatively estimates that at most one-tenth of people have the chance to survive. There is still a chance. As for how many people really survived in the end, only God knows. No living people have been found near the sunken sea surface of this warship.

The loss of one or two warships is of course nothing. As the commander of the Dutch Navy's lieutenant general fleet, the loss of several warships is completely affordable. The problem is that judging from the crushing of these two warships, the situation is indeed a bit dangerous. Although Seidov had already made some psychological preparations before and took targeted measures for some possible unexpected situations. However, now it is found that everything he did before is not enough!

Although the number of shore defense artillery of the White Clothing Army is not large, the key is that the power of the shells is too great. As long as they are hit, the consequences will be very serious. Such a threat is fatal to any Dutch warship. Because no one can guarantee whether the White Clothing Army's shells will fall on themselves. In other words, no one knows when bad luck will come. It has to be said that such psychological pressure is indeed a bit uncomfortable.

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