Since arriving in the Caribbean, he has been waiting for his own battleship and the first magnificent broadside salvo. He has been waiting for too long!
Lu Yuan waited quietly, even operating the wheel more and more gently, trying his best not to let the moving ship interfere with the gunners' shooting...
"Boom~boom~boom~boom~!" Five flames sparsely sprayed out from the starboard side. [No pop-up novel website]
Since the ship was in a leeward position when shooting, the sea breeze blew the white smoke caused by the shooting and poured it back onto the deck, choking several groups of gunners and coughing desperately.
As for the two cannons that failed to fire successfully, the gun crews inspected the cannons in great fear. One guy even put his head to the muzzle of the cannon and looked in - that's enough!
There were only seven cannons, and only five were fired... How could the smoke get so thick? ! Lu Yuan stood on the poop and easily observed the results of the shooting... He was completely shocked!
"I just said I was going to shoot that rock, right?!" Lu Yuan grabbed August by the collar, pulled him fiercely in front of him, and asked angrily, "I did say that, right? ! I did mean shoot that reef that looks like it's at least fifteen feet tall! And sixty feet wide?!"
"Ah..." August looked at Lu Yuan's angry eyes in panic, looking around in confusion, expecting someone to rescue him! But when he saw all the gunners huddled together in fear and trembling, he had no choice but to nod and replied with a trembling voice, "Yes, your order is for us to shoot that rock..."
Even though he is so big, he is also the first mate of a certain ship. He has fought many bloody battles with others! But when faced with the murderous aura that burst out from Lu Yuan at that moment, he was so scared that he almost peed his pants!
"Sure enough, it's not my problem. I thought I was hallucinating." Lu Yuan let go of his hand in despair, pushed August to one side tremblingly, and staggered to hold on to the rudder. "Are you shooting at the moon?! Fuck Billy! You scumbags! You should all be hanged and sent to see Stalin! I came to Hebei Province and thought this ship was great. ...But I’ve already posed, and you’re just going to show me this?! I’m so angry!”
One hundred meters, one hundred meters, the target is still static. Look at the distribution of the sea water splashed when the shell hits the sea. Damn, a US aircraft carrier needs to be parked there to hit it!
Lu Yuan lost his temper. In the end, I laughed out loud.
In the end, he could only put down the anchor like the head of state, sit down in frustration and think of a solution.
Can a qualified gunner be trained in one day?
It’s simply a fantasy! take it easy……
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When Lu Yuan woke up from his anger, he realized that he had made many mistakes that leaders should not make. For example, you should not get angry in public, for example, you should not directly express disappointment to your team, etc.
Now those gunners. The stormtroopers who were watching around were laughing hard. All of them lowered their heads. Feeling ashamed. They also know that their performance is really poor. In the basic salary + share system stipulated by Lu Yuan, the gunner's basic salary is the envy of everyone, while the stormtrooper's income mainly depends on the share of looting. Of course. Most sailors have part-time jobs, and it is impossible to support professional soldiers on board, so it is not suitable.
Therefore, gunner is also a profession that everyone envies and hates.
Lu Yuan shook his head and walked over. He first praised the seventh group of artillery groups. Although they were the slowest group when loading, their guns were fired correctly and they were also the group closest to the target!
"Okay! Let's start the second round!" Lu Yuan stood up, clapped his hands, and shouted loudly, "You have four minutes! Hurry up and start right away!"
Then he yelled angrily at the stormtroopers, "Go back to bed! Or I'll tie you to the rocks and use them as targets!"
"What are you afraid of being tied there?! They can't hit you anyway!" There was a guy inside who was sarcastically trying to show off his wits, which made the stormtroopers heckle again. Lu Yuan looked at it coldly, raised his hand suddenly, and a cable hung down, tying up the gossip in the crowd.
A bunch of scumbags who are used as cannon fodder actually laugh at other people's technical arms. I really don't know how to write "seeking death"!
A rag was stuffed directly into the man's mouth to muffle his curses. "Send him to the rocks!"
Lu Yu ordered coldly, and the sailors suddenly became silent! The stormtroopers looked at each other and hid aside under the leadership of an old guy.
After several sailors drove the small boat and sent the instigator to the rocks, no one dared to laugh at the gunners anymore. They all stayed away and watched in despair. But it didn’t take long before someone suggested setting up a gambling game for the unlucky guy on the rock... what a bunch of unscrupulous bastards!
At this time, Lu Yuan no longer paid attention to them. He handed the helm to an old sailor and let him drive as he pleased. He walked to the loaded cannons and inspected them one by one. The projectiles were purchased together and were basically the same; the gunpowder was packaged in pre-measured powder packages. After measuring, Lu Yuan found that there was not much difference, so they were basically the same.
Finally, he stopped at the lead wire of different lengths that was exposed outside the gun port. At this time, there was neither the British improved flintlock nor the flintlock, only this ordinary fuze. Lu Yuan silently pulled out his bayonet and cut off the excessively long fire lines one by one, leaving only a length no longer than his index finger outside the barrel.
Then Lu Yuan raised the tip of his sword and picked up a wooden block that was used to cushion the cannon barrel. The sword light flashed, and in the blink of an eye, it was cut into a square wooden pillar 20 fingers long.
"Each gunner takes one, and after each reload, the excess part is cut off by himself. If anyone violates..."
Lu Yuan did not continue, but everyone understood what he meant.
"But such a short fuse is too dangerous for the person igniting the fire!" Most of the gunners silently picked up the wooden strips and pinned them to their belts, but one gunner still protested.
Lu Yuan didn't even look at him, he just said coldly. "Then run faster!"
Under the high pressure, no one said anything.
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After that, Lu Yuan corrected what he thought was wrong in turn, because he had found a way to solve the problem.
Since if the mountain doesn’t come, it’s me, then I’ll go and the mountain will be fine!
Since the energy system was transformed into infuriating energy, replacing the auxiliary brain with a new energy source is like taking a stimulant, and the amount of calculations has doubled! Lu Yuan, with the support of his assistant brain's calculation capacity, can definitely do things beyond the limits of human imagination!
Lu Yuan gradually understood the details of the naval gun salvos of this era. It was indeed very complicated, but also very rough.
Such as artillery aiming in this era. Basically it relies on the gunner's experience. The elevation of the cannon can be adjusted by prying the wooden block underneath the cannon body, and you can only choose between horizontal, 4 degrees, and 8 degrees. Use the knots on the left and right of the cannon to move the cannon left and right. Lu Yuan directly fixed the shooting angle, and then prohibited the left and right adjustments of the cannon.
But gunpowder loading is quite complicated. It is completely based on the gunner's experience to load full, half or even one-third gunpowder. It is said that mortars have more than ten kinds of charges. Non-professionals cannot use it smoothly.
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"Okay! Let's do it again!"
Lu Yuan shouted loudly. He took over the helm of the ship again.
"No. 1!" August lit the fuse. Three seconds later, there was a "boom" and the 16-pound medium-sized cannon sprayed out a stream of flames! The cannonball traced an almost straight line. It accurately hit the reef a hundred meters away and knocked down a piece of gravel!
The gunners were shocked and couldn't close their mouths! All the sailors on the ship were also shocked, with their mouths open and unable to close! What just happened? No one would have thought that it would hit with one shot! This is a hundred meters! In today's sea conditions, even the most elite gunners dare not think of something. Is he possessed by the god of luck? !
"Ah~! Ahhh!" August beat his chest excitedly and hugged each other in celebration with the people in the same artillery crew!
"No. 2!" But when he tried to hug Lu Yuan, Lu Yuan ignored him and continued to give orders with an almost indifferent expression. At the same time, he concentrated on fine-tuning the wheel little by little - he now felt that this thing should be lowered. The transmission gears are ten times more refined! Otherwise, it would be impossible to meet his requirements for control accuracy!
The gunner of No. 2 gun ignited the wire with some anxiety. Three seconds later, there was another gunshot! This time it landed right in front of the reef, less than one meter away from the reef! The whole ship made a sound of regret. But the No. 2 gunner still jumped up excitedly and hugged the gun crew excitedly! This is considered a near-missile, and it is equally impressive in a naval battle!
"The No. 2 gunner's charge is always less than others." Lu Yuan silently recorded it in his assistant brain.
"number 3!"
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Cannons fired one after another, causing the sailors to go from shock to numbness, and then from numbness to shock. A total of seven shots, and he hit three times! And the other four rounds also landed near the reef! What kind of hit rate is this? ! But the fort obviously does not allow adjustment of the shooting angle? ! It is not allowed to adjust the left and right, so how do you hit it?
Only August saw something, and his mouth opened in disbelief. August felt that if he told others his guess, that person would think he was crazy!
But Lu Yuan didn't need him to ask questions at all, and directly ordered, "Third round! Reload immediately! You still have 4 minutes to chat before being hanged!"
So the gunners went to the third round of reloading in a hurry!
At this time, countless data were flashing in Lu Yuan's eyes! "The shooting curve deflection angle of the No. 4 gun is 0.6 degrees" "The error of gunpowder combustion is 0.2 seconds" "Nearby sea conditions and surge model"...
On the sea, ships are chasing each other, performing extremely complex relative motions with constantly changing speeds! And due to the waves, the ship itself is also swaying longitudinally and transversely, and the smaller the ship, the more violent the swaying is. In this era, there are no giant ships that cannot be shaken by the sea.
The shooting of the cannon itself is more complicated, with manual charging and the amount of gunpowder cannot be determined; the shooting curve is inaccurate due to quality problems of the cannon; when loading the cannon, you need to drag the cannon back and then push it back after the loading is completed! The position changes before and after determine that the target of each shot changes...
Of all the factors, Lu Yuaneng had full control over the influence. It’s just the ship itself! So he fixed the firing angle of the cannon on the fort and stipulated the firing direction. First of all, he ensured that the artillery salvo could be concentrated within a range!
Then Lu Yuan estimated the firing curves of the seven guns at the moment of firing by calculating the sea wind, ocean currents and the movement of the ship itself. In the process, he adjusted the posture of the ship's hull so that the bombardment area could be directly hit. Cover the target!
Although it is still impossible to achieve accurate shooting, the probability of hitting will undoubtedly be greatly increased!
Naval battles have always been about this probability!
"The loader of No. 2 will be deducted 10 pesos from his salary. Your gunpowder is less for the second time; the gunner of No. 6 will be the loader. Every time you push back the cannon, it will shake left and right, causing misalignment. August , let the people in the powder room make an accurate half charge, don't let the gunner estimate it by himself. Then I will mark the position of the gun door. You can find someone to carve the groove. In the future, the front wheel of the gun will be stuck Only grooves can be used for shooting!..."
Lu Yuan explained one item at a time. He made a dozen opinions in a row. We also made several job promotion and promotion adjustments. There are also fine adjustments to the horizontal direction of the gun position, which can further narrow the left and right width of the covered area.
"I remember!" August replied obediently. The more he looked at Lu Yuan at the helm, the more frightened he became.
"Wait. You...ah, no! It's the captain! Captain, do you think I have a salary?" The No. 2 loader was not frustrated, but asked in surprise.
"If you continue to be nagging, I will hang you on the mast in two minutes! Don't worry, I will definitely give your wife today's salary!" Lu Yuan raised his head and said. Hearing that salaries had been calculated starting today, all the gunners remembered their lucrative contracts and suddenly became energized!
"This time we will fire a salvo!" Lu Yuan shouted loudly, "One, two, three, light the fire!"
The gunners took turns putting the match rope to the fuse and lighting it, and then quickly got out of the way. Three seconds later, the neat and gradual shooting raised a thick white mist again. This time, the experienced Lu Yuan let it stay on the side of the ship. The hull of the ship was pushed outward by a full five meters by this salvo!
When this extremely rhythmic shooting was completed, Jacques on the observation deck was the first to shout, "Two out of seven, five close! This time it's so beautiful!" The old sailors on the ship couldn't help cheering! This kind of hit rate has never been heard of! But so far they still can’t figure out how to do it!
"No. 1 Artillery Group and No. 3 Artillery Group have become official members, let's have another round!" Lu Yuan continued to give orders indifferently. At this time, everyone was actively acting without any doubts! Although I don’t know why, the hit rate of the artillery suddenly increased to a terrifying level! But there is no doubt that the key lies with Lu Yuan!
Everyone peeked at the cold captain in awe.
Lu Yuan's authority was gradually established.
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When Lu Yuan drove the boat away from the reef, no one cared about the situation of the idiot on the reef. Just look at the rock that turned into a dog-gnawed rock. You can tell that the guy above... I don’t know what’s left.
Among the seven groups of gunners, five groups were promoted to official gunners, and the guaranteed salary increased by 30%! Only the qualified gunners from the other two groups were left, and the others were kicked into the stormtroopers and re-selected.
This rule has remained the same since then.
After an afternoon of training, in the increasingly dark and stormy sea, Lu Yuan led the fleet and once again faced the pirate fleet without hesitation! On the sea, there are no clear routes. In order to catch the sea breeze, ships always circle the route repeatedly instead of strictly adhering to the route. Therefore, perhaps a gust of wind can cause two ships heading towards each other on the same route to pass by each other without even being able to see each other.
That’s why you need a lookout hand with keen vision!
Towards evening, Jacques at the top of the mast shouted, "I see them! Northwest! A four-star Galen and a five-star Caravel!"
"Sound the alarm! Raise our flag! Let's fight!" Seeing Lu Yuan's gesture, August roared with enthusiasm!
A unique flag painted with a siren flew up, flying under the Caribbean sky for the first time! (To be continued...)
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