Lord of Ming Dynasty

The British have nearly 100 battleships in each super fleet, and 200 steamships and sail warships of other tonnages. There are also more than [-] warships in China, and this is more than [-] ships.

When the 36 warships of the Wunan Fleet rushed to the mouth of the strait at [-] nautical miles, they were always harassed by the enemy's small fleet. Just when the Wunan Fleet was about to rush into the mouth of the strait, three super warships rushed out from the two wings and the strait. The fleet chased after him in one breath, and Wu Nan was so scared that he ran away quickly with the fleet.

At this time, the enemy rushed over from all directions with all kinds of camouflaged warships of various sizes, and frantically intercepted them. The Wunan Fleet made great efforts and dropped seven [-]-ton sailing warships to intercept them, and fled quickly, but there were more and more enemies, and they fled The speed was not fast, but after escaping [-] nautical miles, he was entangled by the fast ships in the enemy fleet, and had to fight a fierce battle with the enemy's large auxiliary fleet.

Then they left the injured ships and the drowning crew on the sunken ship to escape, and almost lost all 100 ships of the supply fleet, and then let the [-] ships of the main fleet escape, and escaped more than [-] nautical miles. Two super fleets chased after them, and Wu Nan had no choice but to continue to flee, to the depths of the ocean, to the north of the Atlantic Ocean, in the direction of the British.

After fleeing for more than 150 nautical miles, there were only two super fleets left behind. One super fleet returned to the mouth of the Strait of Gibraltar. The Wunan Fleet was very anxious after receiving the news of the ocean-going camouflaged scout ship, but there was no other way. The enemy There are so many fast ocean-going scouting ships that they can't escape no matter how hard they hide.

This time the British were ruthless, and the two super fleets chased them, but they didn't let go.

Wu Nan had no choice but to fight back, he would definitely not be able to fight.

You can only take them in circles on the sea, and then swatt the British warships that rush up to intercept them like flies every day, and continue to take these fleets to the depths of the Atlantic Ocean.

At this time, Molin and the others finally rushed out of the strait at noon the next day, and then encountered the enemy's super fleet, but at this time Molin was not too afraid of the enemy's super fleet. In the previous battle, although the enemy's super fleet There are not many capital ships inside, and the overall force is no more than [-] to [-] ships, no more than [-] ships, but most of them are small boats or sailboats, steam engine ships and large [-]-ton sailboats are no longer in his eyes.

A great battle made him see that although the ironclad ships of the New Qin Empire were slower, with a maximum speed of no more than fifteen knots, they had strong defenses, and the turrets and artillery were accurate. No matter how many enemy fleets there are, battleships are not their opponents, but there are too few armored ships, but there are only twelve ships. He knows that the New Qin Empire is still under construction. Maybe they have built at least two more ships after sailing for two months. One and a half ships, but this speed is still too slow. As more and more improvements are made, and more and more new technologies are applied, the construction speed is getting slower and slower.

So he confidently ordered the fleet to line up in battle formation, ready to face the enemy's super fleet, twenty first-class battleships, five second-class battleships, three third-class battleships, three fourth-class battleships, and other sailing ships There are nearly [-] or [-] auxiliary warships of [-] to [-] tons.

At this point, there is no way out. Molin knows that if the enemy cannot be defeated, the reinforcement fleet will not be able to reach the New Qin Empire. Only by defeating the enemy, and defeating the enemy's super fleet again, can the enemy be scared, and the road ahead will be easier. .

Just when Mo Lin was preparing for a decisive battle with the enemy with some despair and contempt, he saw in the distance, a fleet of twenty ships flying the flag of the New Qin Empire, cutting into the battlefield from a distance of 25 nautical miles.

That is?

What are the remaining warships from Korwu Town and the supply ships returning through the enemy's interception network?Attract the strength and attention of the enemy, who are ready to use their sacrifices to gain some advantage for their side?

The first thousand 360 chapter five ironclad fleet construction 1

At the shipyard, the construction did not stop because of the return of many wounded ships. Even at this time, Zhuang Lin sent back the second batch of [-] or [-] warships from the supply fleet escorted by the Dutch, and one or two [-] warships captured by the Dutch tons of warships.

All the wounded warships were assigned to the various ports of Newfoundland that had been laid down. Newfoundland is not big, but there are many ports. There are not many ports that can be used to dock large ships and can be used to repair large ships. There are not many ports, and even fewer docks.

But these ships are not big, most of them are about [-] tons, and more are less than [-] tons. The [-]-ton docks and docks can even be repaired by dragging them to the beach by manpower. One, up to [-] handymen to help with the maintenance work. Even if it is dragged to the beach for maintenance at the pier here, it is much more detailed than the maintenance at sea. [-]% of the degree.

Where the damage is serious, it is enough to enter the dock for repairs. Before that, repair the outside. There are a lot of materials and labor. Therefore, with so many ships, two groups of people came back, and sixteen ships were completely repaired in more than two weeks. up.

The first ten ships immediately formed an auxiliary fleet squadron, which carried out interception and reconnaissance missions in the open sea beyond [-] nautical miles, and prepared for enemy attacks. The latter six ships were used to patrol around the four or five small islands around the Avalan Peninsula and the adjacent peninsula. twenty nautical miles.

In the third week, four more [-]-[-]-ton steam paddle steamers were incorporated into the Second Squadron.

There are not many ships to be repaired in the port, and many docks have been vacated for the third batch of wounded warships. More than a dozen docks, more than [-] docks, and more than [-] ports are being repaired overnight. By the fourth week, about [-] ships of less than [-] tons had been repaired, at least [-]% of them were repaired. At this time, maintenance personnel were released to repair the [-]-ton steam engine battleship and the [-]-ton ship. Four thousand tons sail warship.

These small sailboats and steamships leaving the port were assigned to various ports in rapid formation to transport materials and supplies. The sea transportation channels of the New Qin Empire were restored, and soldiers and materials transferred every day, as well as various distant ports The daily necessities and goods of the country were transshipped to the Avalan Peninsula and the neighboring peninsula to trade with the Spanish and French merchants who came here.

The lack of sea transportation and sea defense of the New Qin Empire gradually recovered, and the surrounding French and Spanish pirates, as well as the British pirates who came to make trouble, were contained.

The fourth batch of warships returned from Korwu Town and the captured enemy warships added another ten ships to the available fleet of the New Qin Empire. Although these also need some repairs, now is not the time to repair these warships. What's more, their battle situation is basically good, about [-]% of their combat power and [-]% of their maneuverability, which is timely for the New Qin Empire, which urgently needs the protection of warships.

There are also three or five [-]-ton steam engine warships and [-]-ton sailboats captured by the British. These are the main battleships in the New Qin Empire, but now they are organized into the third squadron of the auxiliary fleet and stationed in Ava Lan Peninsula, where is becoming more and more important, needs the protection of a garrison fleet.

A total of 80.00 warships have been returned, and 80.00 warships that can be used for combat have reached [-], although all warships have only reached [-]% five combat effectiveness and [-]% five hull integrity after repairs.

However, this is equivalent to the strength of the biggest war fought with the French when the New Qin Empire just arrived here, but there are no large and large-tonnage warships.

All the current officers of the New Qin Empire are waiting for the news from the Morin Fleet. The ironclad ships performed well in the last decisive battle with the United Kingdom. This time they went to the rescue fleet. The performance of the twelve ironclad ships is gratifying and very impressive. Looking forward, there are still three ironclad warships under construction in the dock, and the two ironclad warships that have been built are now the most powerful warships in the New Qin Empire.

The remaining three ships will be out of the dock in half a month, and then start sea trials. After the sea trials, after some new overhauls and weapon installations, they can enter service in a month. After that, the New Qin Empire will have its own The main characteristic battleship.

However, the voyage is a big drawback, only [-] nautical miles, and it cannot reach the coast of France directly, and there is not much maneuverability to reach the coast of England, and there is not enough coal.

"Maybe we need to build a warship with a longer range. In terms of tonnage, I think [-] tons is not bad. We can remove the gun gallery artillery. Those gun gallery artillery felt useless last time. By removing those, we can reduce five thousand tons." With a weight of [-] tons, if the weight is reduced, our buoyancy can be increased by at least two to three hundred tons, and we can load two to three hundred tons of coal more.

If the coal load is less, the speed can be increased a little, at least one knot, the speed of sixteen knots can be increased, and the voyage can be farther, at least two to three hundred nautical miles, maybe more, so it is close to four thousand nautical miles. , although we have reached the Strait of Gibraltar, we still have to keep up with the [-]-ton steam engine battleship to transport coal, but it is better than the current short legs, and we can achieve a long-lasting existence at sea. If we change the two intermediate islands at sea into With a base, we can cruise the North Atlantic and expand our defenses. "

Wu Kejing is now in charge of all the affairs of Xinxianju County, and can intervene in anything. The two inspected the shipyard, watched the ironclad ship under construction and discussed the problem of the ironclad ship's short legs.

"Our 128mm cannon has completed precision casting and on-board transformation. We can replace our main gun with a 128mm cannon, and then replace our secondary gun with a 75mm cannon. There are four doors on one side, and two doors in the middle and two sides. There are a total of six 37mm rapid-fire guns on board, two [-]mm rapid-fire guns can be added in the front, and two [-]mm cannons can be added, and the same can be done at the stern.

In this way, we have a 128mm cannon at the front and back, four 75mm cannons on the left and right sides, which is eight, six rapid-fire cannons on the left and right sides, which is twelve cannons, and two rapid-fire cannons at the stern and bow are four. , plus two 37mm cannons at the bow and two at the stern, then the total firepower on the battleship is a total of 32 cannons on the ship, which is equivalent to the firepower of a fourth-class battleship of the British. "

Li Ya talked and thought while walking.

Wu Kejing has some doubts, "The firepower of the entire battleship will be too much, it will be more chaotic, and it will affect a lot of operations. The reduction of two rapid-fire guns, and the two 37mm cannons on the bow and stern I think will make the firepower of the battleship more powerful." Concentration does not affect our firepower projection very much. With two giant cannons, we can fight the enemy at a longer distance, such as 75 nautical miles. In front of us, we also have four [-]mm cannons on the left and right sides, and [-]mm rapid-fire cannons, and a total of eight cannons on one side can suppress the enemy, which is enough."

Li Ya thought about it. In this case, six artillery pieces will be missing. The whole ship only has 26 artillery pieces, but we have giant cannons. A 75mm gun and a [-]mm rapid-fire gun?"

Wu Kejing thought for a while, "Two 37mm cannons can be added in the space vacated by the giant cannon to protect short-range enemy attacks, for example, covering a distance of 180 meters to 600 meters."

The first thousand 360 chapter five ironclad fleet construction 1

At the shipyard, the construction did not stop because of the return of many wounded ships. Even at this time, Zhuang Lin sent back the second batch of [-] or [-] warships from the supply fleet escorted by the Dutch, and one or two [-] warships captured by the Dutch tons of warships.

All the wounded warships were assigned to the various ports of Newfoundland that had been laid down. Newfoundland is not big, but there are many ports. There are not many ports that can be used to dock large ships and can be used to repair large ships. There are not many ports, and even fewer docks.

But these ships are not big, most of them are about [-] tons, and more are less than [-] tons. The [-]-ton docks and docks can even be repaired by dragging them to the beach by manpower. One, up to [-] handymen to help with the maintenance work. Even if it is dragged to the beach for maintenance at the pier here, it is much more detailed than the maintenance at sea. [-]% of the degree.

Where the damage is serious, it is enough to enter the dock for repairs. Before that, repair the outside. There are a lot of materials and labor. Therefore, with so many ships, two groups of people came back, and sixteen ships were completely repaired in more than two weeks. up.

The first ten ships immediately formed an auxiliary fleet squadron, which carried out interception and reconnaissance missions in the open sea beyond [-] nautical miles, and prepared for enemy attacks. The latter six ships were used to patrol around the four or five small islands around the Avalan Peninsula and the adjacent peninsula. twenty nautical miles.

In the third week, four more [-]-[-]-ton steam paddle steamers were incorporated into the Second Squadron.

There are not many ships to be repaired in the port, and many docks have been vacated for the third batch of wounded warships. More than a dozen docks, more than [-] docks, and more than [-] ports are being repaired overnight. By the fourth week, about [-] ships of less than [-] tons had been repaired, at least [-]% of them were repaired. At this time, maintenance personnel were released to repair the [-]-ton steam engine battleship and the [-]-ton ship. Four thousand tons sail warship.

These small sailboats and steamships leaving the port were assigned to various ports in rapid formation to transport materials and supplies. The sea transportation channels of the New Qin Empire were restored, and soldiers and materials transferred every day, as well as various distant ports The daily necessities and goods of the country were transshipped to the Avalan Peninsula and the neighboring peninsula to trade with the Spanish and French merchants who came here.

The lack of sea transportation and sea defense of the New Qin Empire gradually recovered, and the surrounding French and Spanish pirates, as well as the British pirates who came to make trouble, were contained.

The fourth batch of warships returned from Korwu Town and the captured enemy warships added another ten ships to the available fleet of the New Qin Empire. Although these also need some repairs, now is not the time to repair these warships. What's more, their battle situation is basically good, about [-]% of their combat power and [-]% of their maneuverability, which is timely for the New Qin Empire, which urgently needs the protection of warships.

There are also three or five [-]-ton steam engine warships and [-]-ton sailboats captured by the British. These are the main battleships in the New Qin Empire, but now they are organized into the third squadron of the auxiliary fleet and stationed in Ava Lan Peninsula, where is becoming more and more important, needs the protection of a garrison fleet.

A total of 80.00 warships have been returned, and 80.00 warships that can be used for combat have reached [-], although all warships have only reached [-]% five combat effectiveness and [-]% five hull integrity after repairs.

However, this is equivalent to the strength of the biggest war fought with the French when the New Qin Empire just arrived here, but there are no large and large-tonnage warships.

All the current officers of the New Qin Empire are waiting for the news from the Morin Fleet. The ironclad ships performed well in the last decisive battle with the United Kingdom. This time they went to the rescue fleet. The performance of the twelve ironclad ships is gratifying and very impressive. Looking forward, there are still three ironclad warships under construction in the dock, and the two ironclad warships that have been built are now the most powerful warships in the New Qin Empire.

The remaining three ships will be out of the dock in half a month, and then start sea trials. After the sea trials, after some new overhauls and weapon installations, they can enter service in a month. After that, the New Qin Empire will have its own The main characteristic battleship.

However, the voyage is a big drawback, only [-] nautical miles, and it cannot reach the coast of France directly, and there is not much maneuverability to reach the coast of England, and there is not enough coal.

"Maybe we need to build a warship with a longer range. In terms of tonnage, I think [-] tons is not bad. We can remove the gun gallery artillery. Those gun gallery artillery felt useless last time. By removing those, we can reduce five thousand tons." With a weight of [-] tons, if the weight is reduced, our buoyancy can be increased by at least two to three hundred tons, and we can load two to three hundred tons of coal more.

If the coal load is less, the speed can be increased a little, at least one knot, the speed of sixteen knots can be increased, and the voyage can be farther, at least two to three hundred nautical miles, maybe more, so it is close to four thousand nautical miles. , although we have reached the Strait of Gibraltar, we still have to keep up with the [-]-ton steam engine battleship to transport coal, but it is better than the current short legs, and we can achieve a long-lasting existence at sea. If we change the two intermediate islands at sea into With a base, we can cruise the North Atlantic and expand our defenses. "