The place for this fleet duel is a sea area of 30 kilometers in length and width. Starting from this morning, countless ships have sailed to the sea along with the Leonard family fleet of the North Wind Fleet and the combined fleet of the Ewendale Islands.
That sea area.,
A large number of buoys have been put down on all sides of that sea area as a maritime boundary. Except for the navies of the two sides that are due to face off, no ships or airships are allowed to enter this area.
The North Wind Fleet sent two battleships and four heavy cruisers represented by the Snow Thorn. This number accounted for half of the strength of the North Wind Fleet. Similarly, the Leonard family also sent two battleships and four heavy cruisers.
The cruiser participated in the war. Regarding the losses of the Leonard family after this battle, the wealthy families and family representatives of the Avundara Islands said that after the war, all families would jointly contribute to restore the fleet strength of the Leonard family to the battle level.
previous level.
The ships of the North Wind Fleet and the combined fleet of the Ewendaara Islands that did not participate in the battle were patrolling on the outskirts of the duel waters, maintaining the order of the duel, and resolutely sinking any ships that dared to break into the duel waters.
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Of course, the ships that came to watch did not dare to break into the duel sea area. Those ships all gathered two or three kilometers outside the areas designated by the sea buoys. The high-rollers on the ships and the spectators climbed on board one by one.
The mast on the ship, or stand on a high place, take out high-power telescopes, cameras and other things, and start preparing to enjoy the show.
In the sky, Jinpeng Bank's flying boat was suspended thousands of meters high in the center of the sea, overlooking the entire scene.
On top of the flying boat, as many people exclaimed, a huge cabin roof slowly slid open, revealing a vast blue sky. The originally closed cabin space suddenly became exposed.
On the flight deck in the air, people can directly watch the situation of the two fleets below from the downward viewing windows on both sides of the deck. In addition, above the ground of the deck, a huge optical imaging device slowly moves from
Rising from the ground, that thing is five or six meters high, like a polygonal crystal column, divided into several sides. It can completely display the battle situation of the two fleets on the sea through the principle of optical imaging. It is very tall.
It is many times more advanced than the airship captain's special periscope imaging mirror in the Stormrage-class command module. At least for Zhang Tie, this was the first time he had seen such a large optical imaging device.
Around the huge optical imaging device are rows of seats. People can sit around and watch. On several tables, there are also some high-end drinks prepared by Jinpeng Bank. Here, the layout is like
A small luxury amphitheater suspended in the air.
Gongsun Liniang, the female knight of Jinpeng Bank, had already flown out of the airship when the roof of the cabin was opened. A wave of aqua-green fighting spirit bloomed from her body, and she was suspended directly in the sky below the airship. Monitoring the two following
The battle situation of the fleet.
Manager Guan Xiyi of Jinpeng Bank and a group of Jinpeng Bank’s associates were also here to watch.
In the southwest corner and the northeast corner of the sea area below, the two fleets were parked at their respective predetermined positions. But the fleet whose boiler was not turned off fired a red flare at this time, which the two fleets had prepared.
Signal.
On the sea in the distance, I saw two fleets sending off signal flares, and everyone's breath seemed to stop.
"Sir Peter, can we start?" Xu Tao came over and asked.
Zhang Tie nodded, and an attaché from Jinpeng Bank who was asking for opinions on the Ewendala Islands also nodded to Xu Tao. Xu Tao looked at the shopkeeper Guan Xiyi, and the shopkeeper Guan also nodded.
Zhang Tie noticed that at this moment, the Scepter Chief of the Holy Light Sect glanced at him, with a sneer on his face, while Connor nodded to him with a warm face.
Zhang Tie also laughed. He really wanted to see what trump card they had.
The flying boat fired a red flare downwards...
The moment the signal flare fell, the two fleets began to move. Thick smoke came out from the chimneys of the battleships of the two fleets. The two fleets were like fully armed knights riding on war horses.
Holding a spear, he began to charge towards the opponent.
In this given situation, both fleets are fighting within the visible range of the other side. Unless the commander of the other side is an idiot or makes a major command error, otherwise, the two fleets will be well prepared in this situation.
In a fight, it is basically impossible for anyone to seize the T-shaped position.
So at the beginning, the two fleets did not make any unnecessary moves, but rushed directly towards each other.
Just a few minutes later, when the distance between the two fleets was still about 15,000 meters, a cloud of smoke-like steam rose from the muzzle of a main gun on the flagship of the Leonard family fleet...
After a few seconds, the same gunpowder-like steam rose from one of the main guns of the Beifeng Fleet's flagship Snow Thorn...
A few seconds later, two rumbling cannons were heard on the airship.
A tall water column splashed on the sea more than 70 meters away from the Beifeng Fleet...
A few seconds later, the same water column splashed on the sea a hundred meters away from the Leonard family's family fleet...
As soon as the cannon fired, those watching the battle outside exploded - the duel between the two fleets finally began.
Everyone on the flying boat was excited...
"This is the test firing of the flagship main guns of the two fleets. Through the test firing, the impact point and error of the ballistics can be measured, and the design elements can be corrected. After the flagship determines the firing elements, it will use the lighting fire control between the fleets
The signal transmits the parameters for shooting Zhu Yuan to each battleship. After each battleship completes the adjustment, it can launch a salvo!" Elder Turing, who was sitting next to Zhang Tie, explained to Zhang Tie in a low voice.
"In the situation just now, it seems that the Leonard family fleet has a slight advantage. The firing time of that fleet is four seconds earlier than that of the Beifeng fleet, and the impact point of the first shell is also closer!" Zhang Tie said.
Said over his head.
"It's like this. The overall quality of the Ewendale Islands Fleet is indeed higher than that of the Beifeng Fleet. In this duel, we don't have the advantage!" Elder Turing's face looked a little heavy.
"Don't worry. This is just the beginning!" Zhang Tie smiled and looked calm.
After the first shot, the representatives of various wealthy families in the Ewendala Islands who were sitting opposite Zhang Tie saw the situation in the imaging device and whispered to each other. The face of Connor, the patriarch of the Leonard family, had already appeared.
With a smile on his face, Connor nodded gracefully to Zhang Tie. Zhang Tie also nodded to him.
More than ten seconds later, one second after another, the two fleets started their first salvo...
The huge rumbling sound, which was more than ten times louder than the first cannon shot just now, began to reverberate in the sea area. The two fleets advanced rapidly while firing rapidly...
Within the first minute, both fleets completed three salvos. The Leonard family fleet was always two seconds faster than the Beifeng fleet. During the third salvo, the two fleets
The advantage of two seconds has reached six seconds.
The shells landed on the water around the opponent's fleet route one after another, stirring up huge water columns. Looking at the distribution of those water columns, the commanders of the two fleets had a tacit understanding of firing their own salvos.
Put it on the opponent's battleship. At this time, as long as you can kill or paralyze one of the opponent's battleships first, the balance of victory will begin to tilt.
At this time, for the two fleets, in addition to strength, luck is also an extremely important factor. The North Wind Fleet seemed to have good luck. In the third round of salvos, a ball of flames burned in the Leonard family's head.
The bow of a heavy cruiser in the family fleet rose up.
On the flying boat, everyone on the ice and snow wasteland suddenly cheered.
"The North Wind Fleet did a great job..." the old wild bear from the wild bear tribe shouted.
Unless a cannonball penetrates the battleship's ammunition magazine and causes a fire, or it happens that the part that hits the battleship is just below the waterline and lands in a key part near the battleship's propeller, it will not destroy a battleship at all.
paralysis.
The speed of the heavy cruiser in the family fleet of the Leonard family that was shot did not seem to be affected much. The optical imaging device suddenly focused the lens on the burning battleship. The lens pulled in and sat on the
Everyone on the airship can see that the battleship Zhang's sailors are running quickly on the battleship, extinguishing the fire and reducing losses. At this time, the battleship's damage control ability is also a factor in the fleet's combat power and survivability.
important component.
"The Beifeng Fleet is a respectable opponent!" Connor, the patriarch of the Leonard family, looked as usual and said to Zhang Tie through the air.
"Clan Chief Connor doesn't seem worried!" Zhang Tie said with a smile.
Connor's eyes flashed, still smiling, "This is just the beginning, isn't it?"
"Does Chief Connor believe in luck?"
"Luck is very important, but the most important thing is actually strength!"
"A good start means half the success. At the same time, luck is also a part of strength. I feel that luck is on my side today."
"Let's wait and see!"
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While the flying boat was quarreling with each other, the duel between the fleets below was not over yet.
The violent sound of cannons still resounded in the sea below.
Three minutes later, the Leonard family's family fleet showed its strength surpassing that of the Beifeng fleet. In these three minutes, the Beifeng fleet had just completed nine rounds of salvos, while the Leonard family's family fleet had fired
Ten salvos were fired, and in the tenth salvo, one shell accurately landed on the battleship Snow Thorn.
This time, it was the turn of the people on the Ewendara Islands side to cheer.
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The first round of confrontation between the two fleets lasted for fifteen minutes before the two fleets left each other's fire range. In the first round, the Beifeng fleet was hit by five shells, and the Leonard family's family
The fleet was hit by four artillery shells. The losses on both sides were not significant, only minor injuries.
This was just the first round of the battle. After leaving the opponent's range, the two fleets changed directions at the same time, preparing for a second charge...
In this second battle, the Beifeng Fleet moved back one point, hitting the opponent's seven shells, and itself was hit by six shells. The battleships of both fleets were bombarded by the opponent's shells. The North Wind Fleet's Snow Thorn was in the middle
The main guns were forced to stop, and a fire broke out on one of the battleships in the Leonard family's fleet.
After the second battle, as both fleets slowly entered the state, the battle situation became even more tragic.
The two fleets turned again and charged again, but at this moment, the speed of the two advancing battleships of the Beifeng Fleet slowly slowed down, and the neat battle formation of the fleet was suddenly disrupted.
"What's going on?" Except for Zhang Tie, everyone in the ice and snow wasteland suddenly stood up from their seats nervously...
"Focus the camera on the two battleships of the Beifeng Fleet, and zoom in closer so that everyone can see clearly!" Boss Guan Xiyi, who had been silent until now, spoke up.
On the flying boat, the images of the battleship Snow Thorn and another battleship slowly grew larger and larger on the optical imaging device...
When everyone in the ice and snow wilderness saw the situation clearly, everyone felt as if they had been struck by lightning.
On the sea, countless, densely packed, pitch-black starfish and conches as big as millstones surged up from the bottom of the sea and began to cling to the two battleships of the Beifeng Fleet. The number of starfish and conchs was so great that it was simply terrifying.
, layers upon layers of them were adsorbed on the side of the Beifeng Fleet battleship, causing the speed of the Beifeng Fleet battleship to slow down all of a sudden, and the hull began to tilt slightly to one side... (To be continued...)