C875 The sound of guns on the Atlantic Ocean

"What is the concept of a 210mm main cannon? "Many people aren't too sure, but if they were told that a cannon of this caliber with a cannon's muzzle could bore into a young man's head, I think many people would immediately imagine such a scene. A thick cannon barrel, a cannon shell that requires two men to carry …"

Many years later, the old Sun Chujian would always give interviews to reporters. He would recall his years of service on the ship and feel extremely excited.

"When the Prime Minister Xiao was preparing to build the Ryukyu Navy, it was right in time to see the technology of the navy. When the Distant Ship had turned into a lone wolf spirit on the Atlantic Ocean, the British Navy was even filled with a large number of sail battleship s, lined up to the left and right of the ship were even musket …"

"Hehe, that is the era in Europe where the weights of the cannons are used to classifying cannonballs. Take the 24 pounds of cannons equipped in the United Kingdom for example, the diameter of the cannons is 5.83 inches, and that is 148 mm. Compared to the main cannons of the Zhiyuan Warship, which are 210 mm, you can see the difference …"

"Even if it's Royal Navy's strongest cannon, with thirty-two pounds of cannon, its caliber is still only 162 mm … Let alone the accuracy and range of the rifled cannon, the Zhiyuan Warship was unquestionably the most powerful monster in the entire world's navy at that time. "

"No, no, no …" Don't listen to that old fellow Kevin blabbering all day. He only told you that there was a lack in all kinds of data. That person was an obsessive compulsive disorder patient … I know that Zhiyuan Warship have many shortcomings, such as the cannon barrel being not tough enough, and the rifled left rear end would be flattened after two hundred shots … "

"Yes, I also know that there is a problem with the aiming device and the optical precision is very poor …" But so what? Scientists are a bit of a perfectionist, and obsessive-compulsive disorder is something for them to prepare... "

"This is like the story often told by the Prime Minister. When a group of people meet a tiger in the forest, they will run away. However, there is one person who doesn't run, but ties his shoelaces first …" Haha, someone asked him, why are you so stupid as to run away? "That person said with a smile, no matter how fast I run, I can't outrun a tiger. I just need to run faster than you …"

Sun Chujian laughed so much that he could barely see his eyes, "That's right! "That was the situation of that era. A tiger called 'National Annihilation' jumped out from the darkness, and all the races fled forward like madmen …"

"Of course we all know, no one, no organization, no country can escape death in the end, but no one wants to die without any resistance, so we have to run crazily. We don't want to be first, but we can't run at the end!"

"When I first saw the Zhiyuan Warship, when I heard the gunshot from the west of the Marshall Islands, I knew... "We've gotten rid of our old fogey position, and China's national destiny has begun its desperate counterattack!"

No matter how hard these veterans tried to recall the scene of that shot, they could not completely describe the shock of that year, because it was the first shot ever fired by a Chinese man in Europe.

The wind and rain were like a torrential storm, the lightning flashed like a swimming dragon, the thunder surged like a tide, and the Qi of a warrior pierced through the rainbow!

The Zhiyuan Warship tore apart its camouflage, the dual cannons were ready for battle, the naked sailors in the boiler room shoveled large chunks of white coal into the furnace, the raging flames releasing a huge amount of energy.

The pressure on the boiler was approaching a dangerous level. The underwater propeller was rapidly pushing the Zhiyuan Warship through the waves at a speed of 13 knots.

4000 meters … 3000 meters … 3500 meters … The target was getting closer and closer, gunner Lin Zhen had already locked onto the target, the release rope was in Xiang Ying's hands, their ears were already stuffed with rubber earplugs, they were able to communicate with each other through sign language.

Xiang Ying stared at the little lamb in the distance, and silently prayed in his heart: "Prime Minister, bless my First Hit … This is the first gun shot of the Zhiyuan Warship, please bless my first shot and hit the target … "

"Captain... Get within two kilometers... "You can launch now!" Lin Zhen roared madly as he signaled his hand to shoot. Without saying a word, Xiang Ying immediately pulled the firing rope.

Boom … A loud bang suppressed the thunder that filled the sky, and the 210-caliber high explosive projectile flew out of the cannon muzzle, lighting up the pitch-black sea with an orange glow.

The blast wave that was shot out by the gunpowder engulfed the entire ship, causing the rain cover to be blown into the Atlantic Ocean. Xiang Ying and Lin Zhen could feel the impact of the wind blast on their bodies through their mouths, and even their organs felt the pressure.

The 210-caliber cannon had a starting speed of 600 meters per second, and it took only four seconds for the shell to explode on the deck of the French Yuyan. The Prussian design of the time-lapse fuse was very reliable.

The French were all going crazy. The fireballs on the deck directly exploded the mast, cutting through the bodies of the sailors. The mate who was standing next to the captain was decapitated without a sound, and the captain was knocked onto the deck by the shock wave.

Blood seeped out of his facial features. He opened his mouth and roared, "Counterattack!" Everyone counterattack! " However, all the sailors on the deck of the Yuyan were deafened, and laid on the deck one after another, wailing in pain.

The Parisian looked at the injured Yuyan and was shocked. The captain of the ship screamed in fear as he stared at the ship that was more than 2000 meters away, like a little girl who had just met a hooligan.

"My God! Impossible... What kind of battleship was this, how could it fire from such a long distance, and how could it have such precision … Why are artillery shells so powerful? "

"Is this what God sent us to punish us... Look, his cannons can rotate, and he can fire without adjusting his hull... Oh no, he's coming for us! Quickly run! "

Compared to the captain's cowardice, the first mate was clearly braver. On the deck, the first mate shouted, "God bless the France! Where can we escape to in the storm? "We don't even dare to raise our main sails. The enemy has decided to kill us for sure without making any declaration. Are we really lambs waiting to be slaughtered?"

"The young fellows of France, retaliate! "Chop them up, we also have cannons …"

Merchant ships equipped with two or three cannons were not that rare in those days. The ocean in the 19th century was far from being as peaceful as it was in the future. Not to mention pirates, even the warships of many countries would occasionally show up to pick up bandits.

In this year and age, all those who could eat this seafarer's food were all desperate criminals! The first mate aroused the Parisian's fighting spirit, and everyone looked down at the timid captain in disdain. The best gunner rushed to the bow of the ship and opened up the black cannons.

It had a caliber of 148 mm and an effective range of 1,000 m, but in reality, its range exceeded 800 m. If it wanted to improve its accuracy, it would have to close in on the target, and only with a range of 400 m would it be under the control of the musket.

"Charge forward …" gunner prepared to launch... Even if we die, we must bite off a piece of their flesh! "