In the naval battle after the storm, no one knew which side fired the first shot at the beginning. No one on both sides could tell clearly.
The deafening sound of cannons sounded almost at the same time, and then, the calm emerald sea was suddenly torn into thousands of small pieces by the reckless boats of this group of reckless people, causing endless fluctuations.
After firing in a hurry, both sides were not very accurate. However, the general direction was still correct. However, based on the comparison of the artillery on both sides, it was obvious that the Ming fleet was at a disadvantage when it was in a hurry. As mentioned before, because of the storm.
Because of this, the artillery that was originally placed on the deck and could be disassembled and moved were all dismantled and put into the cabin, while the larger artillery that could not be disassembled and moved were firmly fixed to the deck with ropes and chains.
It's obvious that these artillery pieces will be useless for a while.
Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty's fleet, the only ones that emitted fire were the broadsides installed in the cabins. For these cannon fire to be effective, the ship must first be turned sideways and one side of the ship aimed at the target. In a hurry
Entering the battle, most of the ships did not enter a fighting posture. The artillery fire fired at this time was 30% of the usual level, which was already quite good.
However, the sailing ships of the Spanish fleet have a much greater advantage than the Ming Dynasty in this regard. Their sailing ships have far fewer cannons installed on the deck than those installed in the cabins. The shortcomings of the Ming fleet are precisely
Their strengths, so when the war started, they fought lively and with great momentum.
Projectiles flew towards the Daming fleet, the flagship of the Spanish fleet, and they kept issuing new orders. Their firepower also began to change from fighting aimlessly to systematic attacks.
The Spanish also had the advantage in the formation of the fleet. Although the Spanish fleet seemed to be difficult to compete with the Ming Dynasty fleet in terms of quantity and size, in the storm, the Spanish fleet always tried to gather together, so
, after the storm, the distance between them was not too far. It was very easy to adjust this formation. On the opposite side, although the Ming ships were large and numerous, they were divided into two fleets that were far away and out of reach.
, if the Spanish's combat power is strong enough, they will have enough time to annihilate the smaller fleet in front of them, and then have a stalemate with another fleet, or continue the battle.
This is probably what the so-called defeat each one means.
As for Leon, he is also working hard in this direction. He does not expect that he can take care of the Ming fleet when another fleet of the opponent arrives on the battlefield. However, he feels that he
Before the opponent's reinforcements arrive, it should not be a big problem to inflict enough damage on the Ming fleet in front of it and make part of it lose its combat effectiveness. Of course, if one or two ships can be sunk, that would be even better.
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In this case, in the next battle, he will have enough room to choose whether to fight or retreat. As for whether to choose to continue fighting or retreat, this depends on the changes in the situation on the battlefield. This one, he has not decided yet.
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All situations on the battlefield seemed to be unfavorable to the Ming fleet.
However, there is only one thing that Mr. Lyon, who is busy directing the battle at the moment, has not thought of for the moment. And this unexpected thing will soon give him a fatal blow to his slowly growing confidence.
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At this time, there is no wind!
Storms generally occur because the temperature on the ground or sea surface is too high. The surrounding air forms a strong updraft, which then condenses into clouds and rain in the sky and falls. The strong winds during this period are naturally the result of the air flowing around, but when
The temperatures on the ground and in the sky gradually reach a consensus. The excess heat has been dissipated with the rain or the air flow. The air on the ground and the sea will reach equilibrium in a short period of time. This is what is called
The origin of the calm after the storm.
There is no wind. For those fighting on land, it is just that the weather is hotter and the flag needs to be waved harder. But at sea, especially at sea where fighting is ongoing, this can be a fatal thing.
In this era, steam engines are still very far away. All ships have only two driving methods, manpower or wind power. When all manpower is used for combat and wind power cannot be relied on at all, the ships lying on the sea will
In fact, it is not much different from a large floating wooden block.
Compared with the giant warships of the Ming Dynasty, the biggest advantage of Spanish sailing ships is not firepower, not armor, and not the scary-looking ramming horn installed on the bow, but - speed!
While the Ming warships could withstand three, four, or even five or six of their cannonballs without much damage, the decks of the Spanish warships might not be able to withstand even two shells. When they
When the advantageous speed becomes infinitely close to zero, this means that they have no room to dodge. This artillery battle is destined to be a head-on battle!
When a huge shell opened a hole in the deck of a ship that was wide enough for one or two people, and when a large hole appeared near the waterline of his flagship, with water pouring into the cabin, Leon's eyes were filled with tears.
When it turned green, he pulled out his command knife and gave the order in a hoarse voice: "Get closer, get closer, all soldiers and sailors are ready to board the ship and fight!"
This is really sad!
According to the rules of the Spanish Royal Navy, in such a head-on battle, the first step should be to bombard the opponent to damage the opponent's morale and eliminate the opponent's effective strength, and then use the advantage of the fleet to cut and ram the opponent's ships to slow down or lose the ability to move. Finally,
Boarding the ship is the last step to establish victory. However, when Lyon issued such an order, he was definitely not because it was time to pick the fruits of victory, but because he knew that if he did not make such an absolute decision, his fleet would
The biggest possibility is that these thick-skinned guys will name them one by one and send them to the bottom of the sea. In such a bombardment, maybe all seven warships in his fleet will be damaged or sunk, and the opponent will
It is unlikely that a single ship will be lost in battle.
Yes, these Ming warships, although their artillery fire is sparse, as long as they hit, their ships will be filled with mourning. It is simply like seven teenagers and four strong men fighting. The teenagers'
The attack was neither painful nor itchy when it hit the strong men. At most, the opponent's nose and face would be bruised and swollen. However, when the opponent's fist came over, every boy would either have a broken bone or vomit blood. Now the boy and the boy were all injured.
The steps of the strong men were all fixed. It was like standing there and letting the strong men beat these miserable Spanish teenagers to death one by one!