I Stand For Justice In The Marine

Sabaody Archipelago Island No. 7——

Time passed by every minute and every second, and when the hour hand almost reached 14:00, two Marine warships appeared on the sea.

Cross stood on the bow deck of one of the warships, holding a spotting telescope and watching a pirate ship docked on the shore of Island 7.

"It is now 13:59, 51, 52, 53...14:00, the time is up, and the battle begins!

"Target confirmed, 1200 meters ahead, [Blood Drop] pirate ship!"

"fire---"

Cross stared at the silver pocket watch in his hand, and when the hour hand reached the predetermined time, he decisively issued a combat order.

At the same time, on the pirate ship of the Blood Pirates, the vigilant pirate was standing in the watchtower of the main mast, just in time to see the oncoming Marine battleship.

The pirate's face changed suddenly, and he shouted in horror: "Damn, Marine is here—"

boom!

boom!

However, in the next second, the bow turrets of the two warships roared like thunder, interrupting the pirate's next words.

The four thick barrels fired shells almost at the same time, and the hot, pitch-black shells shot out, flying rapidly in the air, creating violent friction with the air, and the 850 roared towards the [Blood Drop] The pirate ship flies away.

Among Marine's standard warships, the bows of the first-class warships and second-class warships are triple-mounted turrets, and only the bows of third-class warships are double-mounted turrets.

However, the four shells all landed in the sea more than ten meters away from the pirate ship, except for a few high water jets, they did not cause any damage to the pirate ship.

"Lean up, follow the strike and don't stop!"

Seeing this scene, Cross was not surprised, and continued to issue orders, explaining: "The CP organization has already found out that the stolen goods have been transported by pirates to the warehouse on the shore, don't be afraid to sink that pirate ship! "

"Yes!"

The surrounding sailors responded in unison.

Boom! Boom!

Boom! Boom!

Afterwards, the two warships advanced with full sail and quickly approached the pirate ship. The twin main guns on the bow continued to fire continuously.

In naval battles during the time of sailing battleships, the bombardment was not that accurate. Even if the Marine had artillery technology far superior to that of the pirates, it was almost impossible to hit the enemy ship with the first round of bombardment at a distance of 800 meters, unless It's almost luck.

Fortunately, the large-caliber main guns of Marine's dual-mounted turrets adopt the breech loading mode, which is simple to operate, coupled with skilled gunners, and then I saw that when Marine's two warships were sailing at high speed, they were constantly They shelled the pirate ships of the Blood Pirates, firing round after round of shells.

However, on the pirate ship of the Blood Pirates, the pirates on duty themselves were panicked by the sudden attack by Marine, and when they rushed to their respective artillery positions,

The operation of the front-loading artillery is too cumbersome. Before they finished cleaning the barrel, loading the gunpowder, tamping the gunpowder, pouring the priming powder...and so on, the pirate ship was shocked suddenly and was shot. Fire shells.

A loud bang was heard, and the shell hit the sidestring of the [Blood Drop] pirate ship, and a thunderous roar erupted on the spot.

The powerful shells easily shattered the wooden hull. Under the strong shock wave caused by the explosion of the gunpowder, the hot flames, irregular shrapnel and burning wood formed a fan shape, engulfing the ship like a violent storm. narrow cabin.

No way, wooden ships are most afraid of such explosive shells.

I saw a big hole was punched in the side string of the [Blood Drop] pirate ship, two gun emplacements were affected, and at least a dozen pirates were injured or died.

In addition, the place where the [Blood Drop] pirate ship was hit still ignited raging flames, and there were flames burning outside and inside the ship, and thick smoke billowed for a while, even blocking the shooting sight of other gun positions .

Fortunately, the size of this pirate ship is not small, with a length of more than 60 meters. It is larger than the third-level warship of Marine and smaller than the second-level warship.

Boom, boom, boom, boom...

Immediately afterwards, the [Blood Drop] pirate ship also began to counterattack. The artillery on this side fired successively, firing seven or eight shells scatteredly.

It's a pity that the accuracy of the front-loading artillery is not high, and the shells flying out are relatively scattered. Coupled with the evasion of the Marine battleship, the distance has been shortened to 400 meters, and even a single shot missed.

But the most unlucky thing is not this point, the [Blood Drop] pirate ship was suddenly attacked by Marine, and its own counterattack was very hasty, and the fighting time was not long, so that the lowered anchor had not had time to be put away, The rope fixed on the shore was not untied, which made the [Blood Drop] pirate ship unable to move, unable to cruise and avoid, and could only be beaten passively.

At this time, Cross also discovered the shortcomings of the pirate ship Erdi.

"Separate the warships, attack from the left and right sides, and avoid the opponent's frontal shooting!" Cross ordered in a deep voice.

After a while, the two warships separated one from the left and the other from the right, and quickly opened a distance of hundreds of meters, attacking from the bow and stern of the "Blood Drop" pirate ship respectively.

Because the [Blood Drop] pirate ship is in a moored state, the anchor is lowered, and the rope is fixed on the shore, which not only prevents the ship from moving, but also keeps the guns on the sidestring in a fixed state, so they can only fire at the front.

After all, in the era of sailing battleships, they were equipped with front-loading artillery with low shooting accuracy and slow rate of fire. Only by relying on dense artillery salvos could they destroy enemy ships. Just move. Otherwise, the sailing battleship would not be equipped with a large number of artillery on the left and right sides, not to ensure flexible shooting range and intensive firepower.

Although the [Blood Drop] pirate ship also has artillery at the bow and stern, but the number is scarce and the firepower is too weak.

In this regard, Marine warships are much better. At least the double or triple gun turrets on the bow can move left and right, plus the large-caliber gun barrel and breech loading technology, both in terms of firepower and rate of fire. It is very powerful and will never fall into the danger of the [Blood Drop] pirate ship.

At this moment, the pirates on the [Blood Drop] pirate ship also sensed their own danger. Although some pirates ran to the gun positions at the bow and stern of the ship, before they had time to fire, the two warships of Marine started to fire again. Another round of shelling.

boom!

boom!

Amid the deafening sound of cannonballs, four hot pitch-black cannonballs flew out, making sharp and strange howls in the air, and hit the blood drop pirate ship in a blink of an eye.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

In an instant, four balls of fire rose from the 60-meter-long pirate ship. The violent explosion caused countless pieces of wood to fly horizontally, and the raging fire burned directly on the ship.

In just one round of shelling, four shells hit at close range, causing serious damage to the pirate ship.

"Ahhhh_W

"My eyes—I can't see—

"It hurts me! Help me! Help me! Ship doctor! Where is the ship doctor?"

"Extinguish the fire! Extinguish the fire quickly! Don't burn the powder keg!"

At this moment, the pirates on the two artillery decks suffered heavy casualties, some were burned by flames, some had their hands and feet severed by shrapnel, and some were beaten into blood by flying pieces of wood... all kinds of painful Miserable wailing one after another.

The narrow cabin is in a mess, with blood and broken limbs everywhere. Such a cruel scene, coupled with the pungent smell of gunpowder and the strong smell of blood, makes the scene reappear like hell. .