Chapter 255 Pirates of the Caribbean vs Spanish Fleet II
? This time, three pirate fleets were dispatched together and approaching the Spanish fleet from three directions. It was obvious that after some pseudo-test just now, they planned to launch a strong attack on the Spanish fleet.
Morell was also in a very difficult situation at this time, because at this time the squads on both sides of the pirate fleet had been prepared. Once the Spanish army attacked, their side and rear would be attacked.
If you don't use it in place, you will be trapped in the opponent's three-sided attack, which is still unfavorable. Therefore, Morell also decided to take a risk attack. So he immediately ordered two 700-ton warships, San Cassi and Fra
The Mengo attacked separately to face the pirate squads on both sides. The remaining five warships remained on the side and dealt with the pirates' main fleet.
Because of the test just now, Morell had clearly observed the opponent's strength. Although the pirate squads on both sides had five warships, only one small and medium-sized warship of 400 tons had certain strength.
, The other four ships are vulnerable. With the strength of the two big ships, Saint Cassi and Flamenco, even if they fight one against five, they may not be at a disadvantage. Even if they cannot sink their opponents, they will not be able to fight.
The ship can at least escape unscathed. Although the remaining five warships are slightly weak in strength, it is completely possible to support two large ships to rush back to support.
Of course, such tactics are indeed a bit risky. I have reached this point and I can only do this. It is better than staying there and surrendering.
At this time, on the Elf Prince, Li Huamei had clearly seen that the two largest warships in the Spanish fleet had crossed the formation and sailed north and south respectively to face the pirate squads on both sides. Only the main formation was left behind
The five warships are roughly equivalent to their four main warships. Although this result is not the most ideal, it is also considered unsatisfactory.
Because in terms of ship-driving skills and combat experience, pirates are not inferior to Spanish soldiers, but pirates are generally used to single-ship combat, or teams of two or three warships to cooperate, like this, the overall situation of more than a dozen warships
The combat is definitely much worse than the Spanish fleet, so Li Huamei has always hoped to disperse the Spanish fleet and fight each other, forming a situation where two or three pirate ships besieged a Spanish warship, which can not only give full play to the advantages of many ships.
, and can also enter the ideal combat environment for pirates. Otherwise, Spanish warships would always be held together, and Li Huamei did feel like she had nowhere to start.
Therefore, although the current situation is still a certain distance from Li Huamei's expectations, it is better than not changing. Li Huamei immediately ordered to attack at full speed and launch an attack on the Spanish left-behind fleet. The fleets of both sides were divided into three battlefields, and finally
The battle officially started.
The flagship Saint Cassi came to face the five warships of the other side, but in the pirate fleet, four small boats quickly dispersed to both sides, and the 400-ton medium warship immediately struck the side.
, aimed at the San Cassi with his side and took the lead in firing and attacking.
Although the Saint Cassi also fired and fought back, because the bow of the ship was facing the enemy ship, it could not pose a threat to the enemy's only medium-sized warship. The four small boats kept going back and forth on the left and right sides of the Saint Cassi
Wandering around, although the Saint Cassi fired continuously, the opponent's warship was too small and it was difficult to roam, so it was difficult to hit the enemy ship. He carried out three or four rounds of artillery attacks, but only two shots
The shell hit the target, and it did not cause much damage to the pirate warship. On the contrary, it was also hit by the opponent's second artillery. Of course, it did not cause much damage.
Seeing this, Molai immediately ordered to ignore the other four small boats and pursue the 400-ton pirate ship with all its might, because Molai knew very well that only this ship could pose a certain danger to him, and the other four
The boat is not worth worrying. If a 400-ton pirate ship is sunk or severely damaged, it will be equivalent to achieving a comprehensive victory in this local battlefield.
After the goal was clear, the situation immediately changed. The St. Cassi bit the 400-ton pirate ship and chased after it. The pirate ship had no room for attack on the St. Cassi, so he could only do his best.
Escape, but the pirate ship is light and escaping, and the St. Cassi cannot catch up with him for a while. No matter if the other four small boats are on the left and right, the St. Cassi will ignore it and just bombard it with a ship cannon, but the route will never be
Change. At the same time, when bombarding the boat, Molei also required that all naval guns aimed at a ship and fired, striving for the success rate of the shelling.
As a result, it was indeed a good result. Although the Saint Cassi was unable to catch up with the 400-ton pirate ship for a while, it strengthened the attack on the small boats cruising on both sides, and in a short while, it was severely damaged.
A three hundred-ton boat was too close, and the other three boats did not dare to press too much. They could only keep a certain distance from the St. Cassi, which almost made it impossible for the St. Cassi to do anything.
Danger. Therefore, although the Saint Cassi fights against five, it has gained the upper hand and chases the enemy ships and runs away exhaustedly.
However, the Saint Cassi was also led further and further by this pirate team.
On another battlefield, the Flamenco, another 700-ton warship of the Spanish fleet, encountered some trouble, although it also adopted the same tactics as the Saint Cassi, staring at 400 tons.
The pirate ship was not released, but in the first round of firefighting between the two sides, a mast of Flamengo was snatched by a chain, so it was greatly affected in speed and could not maintain strong against the enemy ships like the Saint Cassi.
The pressure made the enemy ships exhausted from escaping and unable to fight back.
Therefore, the 400-ton corsair that Flamenco faced was much easier, and he kept driving in the "一" shape in front of Flamenco, and then changed directions.
Always move in front of the flamenco's artillery bombardment range, and when they see the opportunity, they launch a round of bombardment on the flamenco. The other four small boats also seem to be at ease, at the flamenco
The side and rear of the side crossed the pull back and forth, looking for opportunities to approach the Flamenco, or launch a shelling or use rocket attacks. It is indeed like a pack of wolves siege a bison.
The two sides fought for more than an hour. Although the Flamengo also sank a small boat on the other side, it also hit more than a dozen guns in a row. The hull caught fire in many places. Although it has not been damaged yet, its overall combat effectiveness is also
It has dropped a lot.
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Of course, Li Huamei knew that although the two largest warships on the enemy left, their two teams could only attract and restrain them. It was basically impossible to sink these two large ships, so this battle was
The victory or defeat depends on the battlefield in front of you. Moreover, these two large ships may turn back at any time, so the battle here must be decided quickly and cannot be dragged along.
Therefore, Li Huamei quickly formulated a simple and effective tactic, and his four main warships chose one-on-one battle with each other. The three smaller 300-ton warships went to siege the enemy.
The last warship of the army formed a local advantage, and after winning, it supported other warships.
After the tactical arrangement was made, each warship looked for its own opponents to fight, the flagship Elf Prince vs. St. Kick Is, the Black Pearl vs. Serbia, Elizabeth vs. Victory of the Light, and Captain Jack vs. Columbus.
The tonnage and number of artillery of warships are almost the same, and their strength is roughly the same, so they are divided into four pairs of battles. For a moment, warships on the sea are coming and going, with guns rumbling and water columns rising. The two sides are evenly matched.
But three other smaller pirate ships besieged the San Christian, the smallest warship in the Spanish fleet, and the battle was one-sided from the beginning.
The weight of the San Cristian is 430 tons, equipped with thirty-two guns, while the weight of the three small pirate ships is 360 tons, 350 tons and 320 tons respectively, equipped with
The artillery is between twenty and thirty gates, and even one-on-one competition, the gap is not too big, let alone three against one, which of course has the upper hand.
Therefore, after the battle began, the three pirate ships formed a "Ding" shape, surrounded the San Christian, and then fired and bombarded the San Christian. Although the San Christian also fought back, they also fought back.
The tactic of concentrating firepower to bombard a pirate ship, which also caused heavy damage to the pirate ship, but he was violently bombarded by two other sea pirate ships, and the deck ship was also beaten to pieces, causing wood chips to fly away, and all of them were injured and killed.
After more than ten rounds of shelling of each side, the San Cristian was bruised and broken. The deck of the ship was cracked in many places, and the sea water poured in and began to slowly sink. The remaining Spanish sailor crew members on the ship
When they saw it, they jumped into the ship and fled.
Among the pirate ships, there was also one that suffered a lot, but it could not be forced to sail with a mast, but it basically lost its combat effectiveness and had to withdraw from the battle. But this battle situation was that the pirates won. The other two warships basically
Lossless, start looking for the next target.
At this time, the four other warships that were caught fighting were gradually distinguished. Although the strength of the warships on both sides was roughly the same, the personnel on each Spanish warship were not satisfied, and it only ensured the normal operation of the warships.
, There was not much problem when the battle started, but as the battle progressed and casualties began to appear, the problem arose.
Because the Spanish warships were short of staff and the casualties were not supplemented, the operation and combat effectiveness of the warships dropped rapidly, and the pirate ships were not involved in these problems, so the situation gradually tilted towards the pirate side.
In four battles, the Elf Prince vs. St. Is, and the Black Pearl vs. Serbia. Although the Spanish warship was at a disadvantage, they could still support them without any strength, while the Captain Jack vs. Columbus.
In one game, because the Columbus' tonnage artillery was slightly better than Captain Jack, it could still maintain a even strife.
Only Elizabeth fought against the warships of the Light of Refute Victory, because in the previous battle, two masts of the Light of Refute Victory were squeezed by chain blasts, so the flexibility of the warship was greatly affected. At the beginning of the battle, the battle was very much affected.
He was at a disadvantage, and with the increase in casualties, he was even more defeated by the Elizabeth and was beaten to the point where he could hardly fight back.