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Naval battles require cooperation. Although the multi-national coalition forces are now fighting with great momentum, there is no cooperation at all. The Westerners are consuming the strength of the New Qin Kingdom. The more than 200 warships of the New Qin Kingdom are placed here today. Can you do it again? Have you seen the warships of the new Qin State? "

He Qingyun shook his head, "It's very few, there are about [-] ships left, and they are withdrawing from the battlefield. Their positions are being taken over by the Portuguese. The British and Dutch coalition forces are the main force on the battlefield. Even if the warships are better than the Dutch The Spaniards are not the main force on the battlefield, after all, they haven't fought a sea battle for several years. The Dutch are still very powerful."

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The ability of the cruiser is not to form an array to fight the enemy decisively in the decisive battle, but to destroy the enemy's vital force in the guerrilla, which is equivalent to peeling the onion.

From the beginning to the development of the war to the French breakout, the cruisers contracted a total of 300% of the output to the Anglo-Dutch coalition forces in the decisive battle. About 56 warships were sunk or damaged by them. When the breakthrough opened, the French main fleet Occupying the breakthrough, the cruiser propped up the defense of the two wings. Of the last 230 broken battleships left inside, a total of [-] battleships staggered out of the encirclement, and then under the cover of the cruiser, the remaining [-] battleships staggered away. .

The remaining 78 cruisers were blocked behind, and 28 frigates and 140 main battleships were added to the establishment, for a total of [-] and six battleships.

The Anglo-Dutch coalition forces had a total of 270 warships, and they were chasing after them. At this time, the warships of the New Qin State were already on their way back. All [-] warships were handed over in this battle, and only about [-] warships survived. , there were only [-] warships that could be launched, and fortunately they won the war, so the crew who fell into the water were about [-] and the surviving crew were handed over to the new Qin State by the British, Dutch, Spaniards, and Portuguese. .

A total of more than 8000 troops went to battle, plus more than 3000 handymen and marines, only more than 300 returned to the new Qin State in the end.

While they were busy returning to the voyage, the Anglo-Dutch coalition forces continued to fight. Originally, there were more than 650 warships left. When the French broke through, more than 130 warships were sunk or damaged, and the remaining 70 warships The battleships only left about 300 battleships from the French, and the French finally broke through with more than [-] battleships including cruisers.

And the British brought more than 500 warships, rushing from left to right, always wanting to keep more French warships, but in the process of chasing them, the broken cruisers cooperated with the main battleship fleet to continuously sink and damage the battleships. Fighting again from morning to dark, the French could not get rid of the pursuit of the Anglo-Dutch coalition forces. At night, the Anglo-Dutch coalition forces once again took advantage of the night situation, bypassed the frontal battlefield, assaulted hundreds of nautical miles, and rushed to the front in more than ten hours Intercept the returning French fleet.

The less powerful Portuguese were also forced to withdraw from the battlefield during the daytime battle. All of their more than 210 warships were here, and only fifteen warships returned. Ten battleships remain.

It can be said that the Portuguese destroyed the last more than 100 warships in the daytime battle.

The French only paid the price of eleven frigates, three main battleships, and seven cruisers being sunk, captured, and injured, and they defeated the main force of the Portuguese battleship fleet as the main force of the assault and pursuit.

During the day, the Anglo-Dutch fleet lost more than 100 warships, leaving more than 380 warships. Although the main force of the British is basically intact, his allies suffered heavy losses. There is still no objection, but during the daytime pursuit, the Spaniards and Portuguese who were chasing head-on suffered a lot of losses. The Spaniards also lost [-] warships, the Dutch lost five warships, and the British did not lose one. This made the coalition forces a little psychologically unbalanced.

Although the Portuguese betrayed the Spaniards and established the country, they still share the same king with the Spaniards. Therefore, the Spaniards saw the losses of the Portuguese and refused to pursue them at night, so they were left behind. After it was broken, it was hung at the tail to force the French to continue forward, while the main force of the British went around. The Dutch divided half of their battleships into joint pursuit with Spain, and half of them and the British detoured to block in front.

Spain has had a total of more than 300 warships since it started the battle. Before the battle, the Spaniards, the new Qin State, and the Portuguese were the main force to attack the French front, so most of them were low-level warships and frigates. In a wave of assaults, Xinqin suffered heavy losses, and the Spaniards also had a hard time. They lost more than 70 warships, the Portuguese lost more than 60 warships, the British lost more than 30 warships, and the Dutch lost more than 20 frigates. There are more than 30 destroyers and more than a dozen main battleships.

During the pursuit of the siege, the Spaniards and the Dutch were the main players, and the British were looking for the main force of the French. The Spaniards lost more than 50 warships, injured more than 30 warships, and the first wave of injured warships returned. More than 30 warships In fact, among the total losses of more than 400 ships at that time, the Spaniards, the Portuguese, and the Dutch shared most of the warships equally.

Among them, the Portuguese are the most serious. After chasing for a day, the Portuguese are still the most serious, followed by the Spanish, the Dutch again, and finally the British.

The British had more than 600 warships, lost more than 30 ships in the first wave, and injured more than 80 ships in the second wave. If they chased for a day, they would only lose about a dozen ships. Instead, they used more than 180 ships to escort and isolate the battlefield. People are more cunning. When others use warships like this and others suffer heavy losses, they still have about 200 warships. In fact, they only lost more than [-] warships in the entire war, and most of the warships were only slightly injured. They were arranged to escort back The wounded warships of various countries in the Azores went.

So from the beginning to the end, the British who were in command and in a dominant position did not lose too much. The real loss is estimated to be that many warships were sunk. This is the biggest loss.

At this time, it was the British and the Dutch who still had combat effectiveness.

With more than 100 British and Dutch escort warships returning to the battlefield, their total number of warships has broken through more than 300 directly from the more than 500 they started chasing, most of which are Dutch and British warships, that is to say, the French Use their own low-level warships to consume their opponents, while the British use the command power in the coalition forces to consume the strength of their allies.

Previously only the British, Spaniards, Portuguese, and the total number of warships participating in the battle of the new Qin State were more than 400. In fact, the Dutch force was not included in the calculation. The Dutch force ranged from low-level warships to the main fleet. , There are more than 400 ships in total.

The Dutch also dispatched many warships to cover the two wings in the previous skirmish. Most of the warships damaged and sunk by the cruisers belonged to the Dutch and the British. Therefore, the Dutch's combat power at this time is about [-] ships. Battleships These powerful warships, in the process of chasing them, the Dutch lost dozens of warships, and then there were [-] or [-] warships left. Now the Spaniards and the Dutch are the main force when chasing them, while the British are intercepting them everywhere. , Take a long way to intercept the French fleet retreating to break through.

Because the British occupy the absolute main position, because the Dutch are weak now, and because there are more and more nobles and businessmen in their country who are close to the British, so now the Dutch are already dominated by the British, so the British can completely command moved the Dutch fleet.

Even though the Dutch lost a lot and complained, the British still used them as cannon fodder to divert their troops.

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The British are cunning, but they also paid for the loss of nearly 200 warships. This is a real sunk warship. The direct loss of the population reached more than 2 people, and more than 100 frigates and main battleships were seriously injured. The loss of more than 1 people is a heavy loss for the United Kingdom, which only had more than 2 people participated in the war this time. What's more, there are still 3 people who were rescued and then recuperated in the rear. The British lost They are the real British sailors trained later. Although according to the routine, they still need to hire a lot of European mercenaries, about 3 people, but these [-] people are also the backup force of the British.

In addition, in addition to the tens of thousands of people who actually fought on the battleships, there were also colonial troops and African black slaves involved in miscellaneous labor, transportation, and supply operations. They were all on the Azov Islands and on the battleships, and they often suffered losses.

At this time, the British actually had more than 300 ships left. Some of them were still escorting the injured warships on their way back, and some were on their way back for reinforcements. Now the British have also discovered that something is wrong. The French still have more than 300 warships. At the beginning of their pursuit, there were still more than 700 warships. Withdrew from the war, the Portuguese also suffered heavy losses and withdrew from the battle, the Spaniards also lost more than half, and many warships also withdrew from the battle, with a total force of more than 400 warships remaining.

From more than 800 warships to more than 400 warships, it can be said that the Anglo-Dutch coalition forces faced the French in the battle. The French had a strength advantage at the beginning, with more than 400 ships. Back against the Anglo-Dutch coalition forces, which had only more than 900 ships at the beginning, they were defeated. From more than 1000 ships, only more than 400 ships were left, and now there are only about [-] ships, but the more losses in the future smaller.

It's because the rest are main battleships, cruisers, especially cruisers. More than 100 cruisers have been hit and now dozens of them have been damaged, and there are still 100 or [-] cruisers covering the main fleet. The Spanish warships fought with fifty or sixty Dutch warships. As long as they escaped this night, they would be able to get rid of the pursuit of the Anglo-Dutch coalition forces.

Of course, this was their thinking. They didn't know that more than 200 British warships and dozens of Dutch warships had already moved in front of them from both wings.

But it’s useless to be sure. They are now retreating on their own initiative, not fleeing in a hurry after being defeated, so they are more calm. After counting this naval battle to a draw, they felt that it would be good if they could win a little bit, and there was a slight sense of pride.

After all, no matter how you fight, the main force of the British has not moved. There are still more than 400 warships in the country, and the French still have more than 600 warships in the country. The British are fine, they can't tell the big difference between the winner and the loser, the French are just fighting for orthodoxy and righteousness.

They and the UK both know that you and I can't do anything to each other. We face each other across the sea to maintain a balance, and in the balance I am a little better than you. You just don't dare to mess with me casually.

Under such circumstances, the French actually did not know that the British had already taken the lead. They were planning whether to turn back to the Spaniards and Dutch at dawn. The Dutch and some of the British warships, because they felt that the offensive of the coalition forces had become weak, and the coalition forces had no strength to pose a threat to them.

The countries following the observations have different opinions. Song Qing’s opinion is to surround and annihilate this wave of pursuing enemies, and then look for the Dutch and British on the two wings, and make a big circle to break through again. He doesn’t know the British now. Some warships of the Chinese and the Dutch have already detoured to intercept the way forward.

In the dark night, when the dawn comes, all the warships are emitting thick black smoke, slowly moving forward. This is the warship of the French fleeing north. They are crossing the vast Atlantic Ocean between the British and the Azores, fleeing towards the mainland of France .

The fleet was fast and slow, and turned several times. In order to get rid of the Spaniards and Dutch fleets that followed thirty nautical miles away, there were only about 300 Spanish and Dutch warships left. There are more than [-] ships, but they still dare not go backwards, because they know that more British warships are overtaking them from the flanks and rear at high speed, trying to outflank their sea route back home.

At dawn, the French fleet suddenly turned around, and three hundred warships rushed towards the Dutch fleet on the rear side. Regarding the number, direction, and speed of the chasing fleet, the French have always had intelligence support. The destroyer sent by the side is to detect the enemy. This destroyer is not a frigate converted from an old destroyer in the New China Kingdom. The fastest speed is only [-] knots.

The fastest speed of this frigate reached 23 knots, which was much faster than that of the destroyers of the Anglo-Dutch forces. The fastest speed of the destroyers of the British and French forces was only 22 knots, but generally only The speed of 21 knots to [-] knots shows that they are still not as good as the New China Kingdom from the New Qin Kingdom in the development of steam engines, and all the French use steam engines from the New China Kingdom.

Reconnaissance or not reconnaissance is not a big deal, the key is that as long as these warships are not surrounded or malfunction, they can basically slip around the enemy, and then return with the destroyer pursued by the enemy, and report the situation of the enemy they saw, so the destroyer It is so useful now.

The cruisers used by the New China Kingdom are larger in tonnage, faster, higher in defense, and dense in firepower. At least in a crisis situation, it is good to run 24 knots too fast. If the steam engine is damaged, it can continue to run at [-] or [-] knots. Run away at a high speed, and when the enemy is close, you can resist the enemy's attack with a good defense force, and counter the enemy with dense and powerful artillery. This is the power of the cruiser.

In the future, frigates will improve their performance, give priority to speed and defense, and protect the main battleship on the periphery. The main battleship will give priority to the combination of defense and firepower, and the speed will be slightly slower. The fastest battle speed is only 21 knots, or at most the fastest speed of [-] knots. The main battleships of the New China Kingdom are actually not as good as the French main battleships with slightly weakened defense and tonnage. The firepower and defense power are only slightly better than the old cruisers of the New China Kingdom.

Facing the Spanish and Dutch warships that they were looking for, the French decided to put all their eggs in one basket and kill the enemy first. If they could kill these enemy warships, the rest would not have to run away. Their number of battleships and combat effectiveness would be comparable to those of the British. Even with the Dutch, the French decided to fight two battles and turned defeat into victory. They were not reconciled to this time being just a war of attrition.

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The French suddenly turned around, which frightened the Spaniards. The Spaniards immediately moved out with frigates and destroyers to block the French raid. The French escort fleet broke through to the inner wing, caught off guard, retreated hastily, approached the enemy, and the formation panicked. The French cruisers took the opportunity to surround them, and more than 100 French main battleships pounced on the Spanish destroyers and frigate.

The two sides were driving in the same direction, but the French suddenly turned around, and the Spaniard couldn't react in time. It was already 15 minutes later when they knew it, and they also accelerated to catch up. Both speeds were very fast. When it got up, it was a distance of eight nautical miles, and then the Spaniards responded. It took another 10 minutes to convey the order, which means that twelve nautical miles were lost. The frigate blocked it, and it took another 15 minutes to reach the battlefield, so the double release was already close to about ten nautical miles.

The Dutch warships on the flanks were entangled on both wings by the high-speed turning French frigates. The frigates were supported by cruisers, warships with high speed, high defense, and intensive firepower. About eleven nautical miles to meet the enemy.

The Spaniards stabilized, and it took another 15 minutes to retreat. At this time, the French and the Dutch were already at war, and then the French were intercepted by the Spanish destroyers and frigates a few minutes later. Thirty warships could not stop the 100 The main battleship fleet of the French, the French advanced while fighting back, and advanced a few nautical miles. An hour passed. Fighting in the sea.

The main battleship of the French rushed over the interception and approached the main Spanish fleet ten nautical miles. After the Spaniards found that the Dutch were entangled, they turned around one after another, then hesitated for a few minutes, accelerated to rush up, and at the same time sent a telegram to the front about [-] nautical miles away. Allied main fleet of British and Dutch intercepted.

The dual anti-aircraft guns began to fire when they approached three nautical miles. The artillery of both sides covered every warship of the opponent with intensive firepower at a distance of less than 6000 meters. Today's artillery can hardly hit 5000 to 6000 meters without any hindrance. Technical barriers. At the same time, this is the farthest combat distance. Generally, the two sides will still fight at about one nautical mile, and about 2000 meters to two nautical miles.

That is, the closest combat distance is about 2000 meters, or between 3000 and 4000 meters, and 5000 to 6000 meters is the furthest combat distance. If you are a sneak attack or land attack, and you are fighting with shore artillery, the battleship will be within ten nautical miles. , because this battle requires firepower coverage and does not require accuracy, while naval battles require accuracy. While fighting, one side is close to about 3000 meters, so that the combat distance can maintain the minimum hit rate, about 15.00% or 12.00%. About, but at a distance of 5000 meters to 6000 meters, the accuracy rate is about 2000 to 20.00%, and when it reaches 35 meters, the accuracy rate is [-]% [-] to [-], which is also the highest accuracy rate in naval battles.

The French fleet was approaching, and the Spanish fleet had no choice but to fight. In a relatively hasty manner, more than a dozen rounds of artillery fire failed to hit a French warship that was advancing at high speed. Hitting the three main battleships in Spain, the three main battleships suddenly billowed with smoke, and the flames soared into the sky. The fire extinguished, the wounded were treated, the speed of the battleship dropped, and it hurriedly turned to avoid it, which interfered with other battleships. In the next 15 minutes, Three more warships were hit by three artillery shells by the French main battleship. Although there were not many, one shell happened to penetrate into a turret that had not yet closed the dàn yào cabin, and a shell with only 120mm penetrated the turret armor directly. , Then drilled into the shell compartment, penetrated the protective wall below, and blasted near a pile of ammunition bags, the violent shock wave and flame ignited the ammunition bags.

Suddenly there was a loud noise, the whole battleship suddenly arched several meters, and then fell down, making a piercing sound of twisted steel, and then the position of the front magazine was shattered, sending out countless fragments, and the front was blown about ten meters away. The remaining half of the battleship retreated about ten meters, and then plunged into the sea, and it took five or six minutes to sink slowly.

The Spaniards here were attacked continuously, and the first main battleship was sunk, while the Dutch had already sunk eight destroyers, two main battleships were seriously injured, three frigates were slightly injured, and the French destroyers had three was sunk, one frigate was sunk, two were injured, and then suppressed by the firepower of the French cruiser, they hurriedly retreated while fighting, trying to join the French fleet.

The destroyers and frigates sent by the Spaniards were also divided into three parts. One part returned to the main French fleet that was entangled in the assault, and the other two parts tried to support the fleet protected by the Dutch on both sides. In addition to the French frigates, they damaged seven destroyers and three frigates. In the end, they had to give up the rescue of the Dutch fleet and return to join the Spanish main battleships to meet the French main fleet.

The two sides entangled in this sea area for two hours. The [-] warships of the Dutch fleet lost [-] destroyers, [-] frigates, and [-] main battleships. Of the remaining [-] warships, five main battleships were the same as the Spanish main force. The fleet reunited, and the other dozen warships scattered to break through after being damaged, and five of them were captured.