Chapter 292 Navy! Three warships were launched!

On November 23, 7th year of Chongzhen, Zhang Zhun came to the Queqiao Bay Shipyard early in the morning.

Today is the day when three Cangshan boats were launched. As the commander-in-chief of the navy, he must attend in person. It will take a year to come to this world, and he finally has his own warship. This joy is impossible to obtain even in his previous life!

In addition to Zhang Zhun, all the soldiers of the navy were naturally all here. At the same time, many backbones of the Shengxia Sect, such as Yang Kaide, Chen Guoxi, Mao Shunjiang and other elderly people, were also invited. Several representatives of the Hu Ben Army also came. All of them were crowded together, with nearly a thousand people, and the scene was lively and grand. The shipyard, which was already crowded with people and was busy, was even more lively at this moment.

Xue Zhidie also seemed particularly energetic today. Her dress was very delicate and neat, completely the style of a strong woman in later generations. Although she was a test-test, she was still very satisfied with the design and construction of the three Cangshan boats. Because, in this process, she was not disturbed by the outside world at all. Zhang Zhun only made some suggestions for all the designs and people from the Navy made some requirements. Such a free design was really enjoyable.

Surrounded by everyone, Zhang Zhun came to the dock and inspected three Cangshan boats one by one.

The brand new warship is indeed different! Let's say that, how can you please the eye no matter how you look at it. Everything on the ship, whether it is the deck, rudder, mast, sail, rigging, anchor, or even a small winch, Zhang Zhun is so happy about it. Standing on the control table and holding the rudder, it feels like traveling around the sea, and it comes naturally.

Although the Cangshan boat is just a small boat with a displacement of 70 tons, with a total length of less than 13 meters and a width of less than four meters. However, it is a newly designed ship specially designed for combat. Everything is born for combat. All the equipment on the Cangshan boat is specially strengthened. All weapons are carefully selected. Even the axes most commonly used by sailors are made of the best steel.

The most rare thing is that all the flying dragon cannons have been installed. In order to install these flying dragon cannons, Xue Zhidie and Sun Qinkai spent a lot of effort. The Cangshan boat has little space, so many cannons have to be arranged, and they cannot interfere with each other, and avoid affecting the navigation performance of the warships. It is quite difficult. They have not designed a special gun stand for the flying dragon cannon to reduce the recoil generated during firing.

There are three flying dragon cannons on one side of each Cangshan boat, with a total of six artillery on both sides. There are three Cangshan boats, with a total of eighteen flying dragon cannons. This is quite good firepower. If you fire a volley, you can shoot nine shells at a time. If you shoot the left and right, the power will be even greater. With the flexible operation of Cangshan boat, these mosquito boats bite people's teeth.

On the contrary, Yang Guohua's flagship, the original pirate ship, has not yet been equipped with cannons, and has become a pure command ship. The only combat power of this flagship is the Hu Ben gun of the sailors. However, this is also what Zhang Zhun means. The previous flagships were all the most powerful warships with the most firepower. Facts have proved that this kind of joint position has both advantages and disadvantages.

The warship with the most powerful firepower often plays the role of assault striker in battle, using fierce firepower and solid defense capabilities to tear open the defense of enemy ships. The area it falls into is often the area with the most intense battle. In such a fierce battle, gunfire and guns rumbling, the role the commander can play is really limited. From another perspective, the battle is too fierce, and the bullets fly across, and the chance of the commander being beaten to death is quite high. This is how Nelson was beaten to death.

Although professional command ships do not have strong firepower and cannot act as an assault vanguard, they can stay away from the battlefield, control the situation of the entire battlefield, and make adjustments at any time according to actual conditions. Professional command ships are like senior army commanders, and their position should be to plan behind, rather than charge and fall into battle. These Cangshan ships are the roles that charge and fall into battle.

Generally speaking, warships are all named when they are launched. However, the Cangshan ship is too small and there are too many in the future, so they will not be named. They will all be replaced by numbers. The names of these three Cangshan ships are No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3.

According to the organization, each Cangshan ship has eighteen sailors, twelve gunners, and twenty soldiers from the sailor combat team, with a total of about fifty people. In addition to the flying dragon cannon, the most weapons are the Tiger Ben guns. In addition, there are also many Hawkeye guns. Basically, all of the near, medium and far weapons are fully equipped.

After the simple and grand launch ceremony, drills will be conducted. Under Yang Guohua's command, all three Cangshan ships were ready. Zhang Zhun also boarded the navy's flagship to watch the Cangshan ship's drill from the sea and observe the combat effectiveness of the Cangshan ship on the spot.

After launching the water, the Cangshan ship had to conduct various tests, including the navigation performance and combat performance of the warships. The most important one is of course the combat performance test. In fact, before Zhang Zhun and others arrived, all the Cangshan ships had undergone many tests and had rich data. Today's test is a bit like a formality, mainly for the people who came to watch the ceremony.

On the shore of Partridge Bay, a corresponding test site has been prepared. In this site, many hypothetical targets are placed, mainly iron plates laid on the ground, scarecrows, and many bottles and jars fired in Maojiatun before, which are not of quality. At the same time, there are some other sporadic debris, such as wood, tiles, gravel, etc. In the middle of this debris, there are also a few simple clay clay men.

"fire!"

Brigadier General Zhang ordered the flag to wave downwards.

"Bangbangbangbang!"

The No. 1 Cangshan ship was the first to fire.

A series of loud noises shook the entire Partridge Bay, and three solid bullets whistled away.

Due to the huge recoil force, the sea water around the Cangshan boat was shocked and layered waves were rushing towards the shore. At the same time, the sails of the Cangshan boat were also shaken continuously, and they needed to use force to pull them.

"Bang bang bang!"

There was a stirring sound from the target area on the shore.

The solid bullet hit the iron plate, and the sound was very crisp.

"Bang!"

A clay pot was smashed, and the sound was equally exciting.

The results of the test were quite good from the accuracy of the shooting. At a distance of 300 meters, three solid bullets hit the target area accurately. However, the effect was not very good. Only one clay pot was smashed, and it seemed that it was indirectly smashed when the solid bullet rolled, rather than hitting directly. As for the scarecrow, none of them fell down. There were also those simple clay men who had nothing to do. There were even no fragments on their bodies. It can be seen that the other two solid bullets did not cause corresponding losses at all.

Naval combat is different from land combat. In land combat, solid bombs must directly hit the target in order to cause damage to the target. This requires the hit rate of solid bombs, which must be very high. Fortunately, in naval combat, solid bombs also have a way to cause damage, that is, splashing. The solid bombs hit the warship. If they hit parts that are prone to shattering, a large amount of wood chips may be generated. These wood chips splash around, which is very likely to cause damage to the crew.

"Bangbangbangbang!"

After a moment, there were another series of loud noises, and three grape bullets whizzed away.

The sea water around the Cangshan boat was shaken and began to roll, as if there were monsters surging under the boat. Due to the violent vibration, the mast even made a squeaking sound, and the sails continued to shake. It can be seen how difficult it is to install a flying dragon cannon on such a small warship.

"Puff puff puff!"

After a series of dull sounds, several scarecrows in the target area were smashed down.

There was also clay man breaking, no sound, and dust kept flying.

"Bang bang bang!"

The series of clay pots were constantly broken, making crisp sounds.

Finally, the results of the battle were counted. A total of two clay men were broken, two scarecrows were knocked down, and six clay pots were broken. One shot came over and ten targets were knocked down, which was ten times the effect of solid bullets.

The grape bomb hit the sea, splashing a lot of water, forming a gorgeous water curtain, which is often the most beautiful scene in the naval battle. However, if the grape bomb hits the crowd, it will not be so beautiful. You can think of any consequences with your heel. If the real human body placed in the target area at this moment, it would have been shattered long ago.

In fact, judging from previous naval battles, if the grape bombs hit the deck directly, the consequences would be extremely serious. The human body is actually not much stronger than these scarecrows, bottles and jars. As long as it is hit by the grape bomb, even if it is not dead, it will be seriously injured. Before the smokeless gunpowder came out, flowering bullets and other things were not mainstream. In the battle in the sailing era, killing the opponent's personnel mainly relied on grape bombs.

Looking at the messy target area, the people watching the ceremony couldn't help but sigh that the grape bomb was indeed a big killer! Those old people who have been to Liaodong were even more moved that such a powerful weapon would be used to deal with the Tartars. After one shot, the Tartars would at least fall down!

"Bangbangbangbang!"

After the target area is re-located, the No. 1 Cangshan ship will continue to be launched.

This time, the chain bomb was fired.

"call!"

It seemed like the sound of the chain bounced through the air.

People with good eyesight can also see the trajectory of chain bounces flying in the sky.
Chapter completed!