Valley Emperor

The patrol ships in the Datang Navy are positioned to share the pressure of the capital ships, and they do some chores. Therefore, although the tonnage of this kind of warship is not small, the early patrol ships have 150. ton, and the patrol ships built in the later period basically have a standard displacement of 180 tons.

This tonnage is actually not too small. It must be known that among the vast majority of ships currently running the East Asian route, quite a few ocean-going merchant ships are only one or two hundred tons.

But as a warship, this tonnage is obviously too small.

At present, the standard positioning of the main battleship of the Datang Navy is that the battleship starts at 1,000 tons. In fact, even the first battleship has a standard displacement of 1,300 tons.

The standard for cruisers is more than 500 tons. The first-generation cruisers, the Lianzhou-class cruisers, also have 550 tons. As for the first-generation cruisers currently under construction, their tonnage has soared to 800 tons.

Even if it is a frigate, the first generation frigate was 350 tons, but now it has risen to 450 tons.

In other words, the current Navy's capital ship, the lowest tonnage is 350 tons, and the one under construction is 450 tons.

In contrast, the second-generation patrol ship, which is a full circle smaller, is only 180 tons.

The combat effectiveness of warships these days is basically equal in size, because the larger the tonnage, the more artillery can be loaded.

A battleship can carry more than 60 artillery pieces, and they are all large-caliber naval guns, while a 180-ton patrol ship can only carry more than 10 pieces of artillery pieces, and mainly small and medium-caliber artillery pieces. Firepower is not one level at all.

However, the weakness of the patrol ship is relative to the main ship of the Datang Navy. If it is against the battleships of other indigenous countries, then it is another matter if it is weak or not.

More than a dozen artillery pieces are not much, but they are not much.

Moreover, this kind of boat is small in size, has a large sail area, and is also equipped with oars for offshore inland river operations, so it is quite flexible.

Therefore, when the two patrol ships entered the Han River, they could not only provide cover for the two cumbersome and temporarily refitted Pair 6 fire support ships, but they could also use their powerful firepower to support Pair 6.

Two refitted merchant ships and two patrol ships constituted a total of smashing into the Han River and providing strong fire support for the 6th troop. After all, these four ships carried nearly a hundred artillery pieces.

This firepower is actually stronger than the firepower of the entire 15th Infantry Division!

After Deng 6, the total number of Deng 6 troops that entered Seoul was only 3,000 people, but these 3,000 people were supported by nearly 100 naval artillery firepower. kill Buddha.

Well, the premise is to fight on the shore of the Han River. If it is out of the shore area, then you can only rely on the 6th team.

But it doesn't matter. In addition to the Navy's own 6th clan, there is also a mixed battalion of the guards in the Deng 6 unit. The total strength is not much, only a thousand people.

However, in addition to an infantry battalion, this guards battalion also has an artillery team and other baggage units. force.

The larger one is the mixed brigade, the medium one is the mixed group, and the smaller one is the mixed battalion.

It is worth mentioning that the artillery team in the mixed battalion of the Guards, although the field artillery carried by it is no different from the field artillery of the other 6th Army and the 6th Marine Corps, they are all ordinary five-jin field artillery. , but the shells they use are different.

Because the shells they use are not ordinary solid shells or shotguns, but grenades that have not been officially mass-equipped in the 6th Navy.

Before the Tang Dynasty, the grenade was developed, but because the technical details were not perfect, and the construction of the production line also took time, in addition, some small problems were exposed during the many live ammunition tests, so it took a long time. All grenades are in the stage of technical perfection, and the production is only in small batches, which are basically taken away by the Guards.

Except for a small number of tests, the 6th Army and the Navy are not equipped on a large scale!

But today, the artillery unit of the Guards that came to the Korean Peninsula used grenades.

Although there are not many, they only have a few artillery pieces in total, and the number of grenades they carry is only enough for them to use, but when they attack Seoul, they still play a huge role.

When they bombarded the natives in Seoul, the scene almost took the artillery of the 6th Marine Corps next door into consideration!

Although their navy is called a turtle by the soldiers of the 6th Army, their navy is actually well-informed. They know and use this grenade, and it is a big guy like 48 pounds or 24 pounds.

But it was precisely because of the use of these artillery pieces that when they saw the Guards shoot grenades with only five jin field artillery, their eyes were wide open, for fear of missing any detail.

Many of them know that the navy is already testing grenades, and it is estimated that a large number of them will be equipped in the near future, but to be honest, this is just a rumor. Pass.

When they saw it, it was a curiosity!

These grenades can be fired by long-barreled artillery, and the loading is similar to ordinary solid bullets. It is much easier to operate than short-barreled heavy howitzers, and the shot is higher.

And more importantly, the accuracy of the fuze is far better.

After the shells are fired, although some shells will inevitably explode in mid-air, most of them are still within an acceptable range, and there is no such thing as the shells explode as soon as they come out of the barrel.

After seeing the artillery of the Guards shelling with grenades, they didn't even bother to watch the deaths and injuries of the natives. Anyway, the natives in Seoul have collapsed. In the face of the powerful Deng 6 troops and naval artillery firepower, they basically do not There may be something to fight back, they are more interested in the grenades of the Guards.

Then, he also had the cheek to ask the guards to ask for a small number of grenades to prepare himself, and it was fun to try some grenades.

Anyway, these grenades were originally aimed at the existing long-barreled artillery of the 6th Navy, and in order to simplify logistics, the Datang Empire formulated a unified caliber for the 6th Navy's artillery.

Even in the actual production process, in order to make more efficient use of the existing production lines by the three major weapon companies, many artillery pieces used by the 6th Army and the Navy are often different in gun mounts, but the barrels are basically the same. .

The barrels used by the 6th Army's nine-jin field guns are actually no different from the Navy's nine-jin naval guns, and they are even produced in the same production line.

Although the Guards formed their own system independently of the 6th Army and the Navy, their equipment was the same as that of the 6th Navy. After all, although they formed their own system, they were not so powerful that the Ministry of State-owned Enterprises specially developed a set for them. Weaponry.

Strictly speaking, many of the weapons and equipment of the Guards are actually the same as those of the 6th Navy. The artillery uses the 6th Army standard cannon, and the flint gun is not the 6th Army standard. The naval flintlock is characterized by a slightly shorter barrel than the 6th Army standard rifle.

This also means that many weapons and equipment of the 6th Army, the 6th Marine Corps, and the Guards are actually the same. Even if there are differences, the differences are not big. In terms of logistics, it is basically completely the same. consistent.

Cannonballs are no exception.

After the Guards' grenades were taken by the Navy, because there were not many, there were only a few dozen in total. The Navy's Second Squadron was preparing to take this opportunity to experience the power of the grenades in actual combat in advance.

So they randomly pulled a boat that was captured from the natives of Goryeo, opened their sails to allow the boat to continue sailing, the personnel retreated, and then it was a target boat!

It's just that although this scene looks like an actual combat test, in fact, the people in the navy don't care about whether they can hit or not, because this is a problem of artillery skills, not a problem with artillery shells. They are more concerned about the hits of these grenades. effect after the target.

So in order to ensure a hit, they frantically drove the test battleship to a place less than 100 meters away from the target ship to shoot!

Although it is said that fighting on the sea, the hit rate is terrifyingly low, and firing guns at a distance of 400 meters, then basically don't expect a high hit rate, but firing guns at this distance within 100 meters, as long as the gunner is not stupid, basically It won't go wrong!

In naval battles, battles within 100 meters are basically bayonet hand-to-hand combat, and the hit rate is very high. .

So a vote of admirals is to stand on the bridge and stare at the target ship on the opposite side!

With the sound of a cannon, they saw that the target ship on the opposite side, which was only a few dozen tons, suddenly burst into flames. Because the distance was very close, they could clearly see the scene of the sawdust flying after the shell exploded!

There was another cannon shot, this time the shell fell into the upper bridge at the rear of the ship. After the explosion, it also set off a violent storm.

In the third shelling, they even saw that the sails were all smashed to pieces.

The live ammunition test is still going on, and they have been firing more than a dozen shots before they stop!

And the target ship has changed into a thousand warehouses and a hundred holes. Although the outer shell of the hull is still intact, the upper deck and the interior are almost a mess, and even one mast is broken. As for the sails It is Qiankura Baikong, it is impossible to continue sailing.

From a distance, although this tattered ship is still floating on the sea, everyone knows that in actual combat, this level of shelling is enough to make the ship lose its power and cause heavy casualties. .

After many naval officers boarded the target ship and watched it in person, they couldn't help but have a scene in their minds: when the battleships of the two sides faced off, the enemy could only foolishly hit traditional artillery shells such as solid bullets, but he was the One after another, the grenades were sent to the enemy ships, and the violent explosions destroyed their sails, injuring a large number of their personnel, and even caused the gunpowder keg on the enemy ships to explode and catch fire.

The thought of such a scene made these naval officers excited: our Datang Navy must be invincible in the world!

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