1717 New American Empire

Twenty ironclad ships fired all the artillery shells on the entire ship in one hour. The result was that of the ten British battleships, six completely lost their combat effectiveness. The remaining four still maintained sufficient combat effectiveness.

, but still unable to fight. Because the base

More than 80% of the skilled artillerymen have lost their combat effectiveness in the shelling. Many of them were shaken by the shock wave to the hard objects on the ship, and then directly hit and fell unconscious. Even if they can be woken up, they will be in a daze.

As long as it hits one's own battleship, that's fine.

There was no way. Twenty ironclad ships, forty dormitory guns, and thousands of various kinds of artillery shells were considered good if they were not broken into pieces. Then, the ironclad fleet, with all the cannon shells fired, once again moved away from the enemy at an extremely fast speed.

The British fleet walked out of the circle and sailed to Storm Harbor. They had to go back for inspection to see if anything bad had happened. Both ships weighed hundreds of tons, but that was because

The entire hull is made of steel, with the same weight and much smaller volume than a wooden sailboat.

Britain still had fifty-five battleships, twenty cruisers, and thirty-five frigates left. The Storm led the fleet and began to turn around and leave when the ironclads retreated. The crazy 75mm artillery destroyed one ship after another.

An approaching frigate. The cruiser opened fire from a distance, trying to focus the fire to kill them. However, even the twelve-pounder cannon hitting the modified frigate was blocked by the steel plates installed in the cabin, and did not cause much damage.

At this time, the Ijik motor-sailing frigates also began to explode at full speed. A steam unit can give the frigate a speed of 20 knots. In the stunned state of the British, the frigate first completed the turn and began to retreat. Then came the cruiser,

Under the cover of the frigate, it crossed the hull, and the cannons on both sides fired wildly, causing the enemy cruisers that wanted to get closer to be driven back. The Storm completed its turn amid the sound of cannons.

The fleet retreated and all the ships safely walked out of the battlefield. It was not that the British did not want to pursue them, but the Ijik chicken thieves had long been prepared and used artillery fire to create a layer of ships between the British fleet and them.

Wrecks. Only some of the frigates on the periphery have that.

They bypassed the entire layer of wreckage and then caught up with the retreating fleet. However, there were only frigates. What was the point of catching up? They could only die. With the firepower of their frigates, there was nothing they could do to defeat the Ijik fleet. Instead, they only had to take a beating.

75mm shells, they will be disabled.

Therefore, without being pursued by any British warships, Ijik and the others safely returned to Storm Harbor, under the protection of coastal defense artillery and heavy howitzers. One by one, they resupplied artillery shells, repaired ships, and at most

It will take half a month to return to perfect condition. They are not worried that the British will take advantage of this time to attack Storm Harbor. Instead, they hope that the British will rush over stupidly. Ten coastal defense forts have been built here, each with

There are three 25mm caliber heavy punch thirty front-loaded rifled guns.

Because the war with the British officially started, in order to protect the safety of Storm Harbor, Xiao Lin once again spent a lot of money to let the engineers free fifty heavy howitzers, which were merged with the original artillery regiment of the port to become one hundred. One hundred.

The power of the heavy howitzer cannot be resisted by a fleet without battleships. Only battleships can resist with their rough skin and fleshy bodies, force their way in, and design the storm harbor. If the British come, they will dig their own graves.

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To be honest, the British really didn't dare to come. When they came out, the sixty-five large and small battleships were in high spirits. However, after an encounter, after inspection, it was found that the four battleships had no possibility of emergency repair. The specifics were too far away.

, the injury was too serious, it was simply

They cannot be towed back to the shipyard in time. Each of the remaining battleships needs repairs. If they want to restore their full combat effectiveness, three of them must stay in the shipyard for more than a month. The shipyards on the North American continent are even more backward than the mainland.

Don't talk about comparing it with the company's.

Xiao Lin's shipyard invested 2 billion US dollars in purchasing backward equipment of the 21st century. Its technical capabilities were in the 1970s. Except for some necessary details, other aspects have already entered into mechanized operations. British shipyards in North America are mainly

Relying on manpower, there are at most a few torque devices. Therefore, the efficiency of repairing battleships is so slow. Moreover, just three huge battleships have already occupied most of their repair capabilities.

In addition to the casualties of battleships, the losses of cruisers and frigates were also very heavy. Six of the twenty cruisers were directly sunk by concentrated fire during the exchange of fire with Ijik's cruisers. Ijik relied on the advancement of cruisers to act rogue.

The guns were very powerful and fast, and the inside of the ship's cabin was made of thick steel plates. Withstanding the British artillery fire, the five ships together fired at an enemy cruiser. Under such rogue tactics,

, it is natural to sink six ships.

At the same time, there are still nine ships that must enter the repair shop. The frigates are the heaviest losses. The British frigates cannot take advantage of the design in front of the battleship group led by Ijik. Their speed and flexibility are simply not possible.

It was not as good as the company's frigates. It was better than the cruisers and battleships, but it did not form an overwhelming advantage. On the contrary, there was a danger of capsizing at any time under their gunfire. When the ironclad ships in front attacked, they went to intercept them without mercy.

Of the thirty-five frigates, seven were directly sunk by submarine hunting ships and guided missile speedboats. Behind them, eight more were sunk by motor sailing boats, bringing the total to fifteen. There were still six ships, and they got in front of the motor sailing boats.

Wanting to harass the aircraft and sailboats, they were sprayed violently by the fire-breathing turret.

Jike retreated with the fleet and is still burning on the sea. Apart from this, the other ships were not damaged at all, and they did not even need to enter the repair shop. However, the loss of twenty-one ships made the British frigate group already

Lost most of its combat effectiveness.

After this battle, the British had less than thirty warships left with sufficient combat effectiveness. Because of the large loss of frigates, the fleet's tactical options were greatly limited. Without frigates, the fleet would not have enough flexibility.

It can be crowded together at all times and rely on powerful and intensive firepower to prevent the enemy from approaching. If it is slightly spread out, it will be divided by the enemy and eat up the entire fleet bit by bit. And now, the company's navy

, in their opinion, he is a good player in dividing and guerrilla tactics.

Although they despise this despicable tactic, they have to admit that they really can't think of any way to deal with it. In desperation, Kamal can only lead the fleet back to avoid being completely annihilated by the company's fleet on the sea.

.Even so, you will be met with hostility

He would be ridiculed by his people and scolded by the three Earls of Linman, so he could only choose such an action. After Kamal returned with the fleet, the greatly reduced number and the scarred hull made everyone on board

The British in the port, who were looking forward to the fleet's triumphant return, were in an uproar.

Contrary to what they imagined, this didn't look like a victory at all. Most people were still taking chances and began to inquire about the situation of the battle from the navy on shore. The silence and haggard state of the navy told these people,

They indeed failed. They paid a huge price, but not a single enemy warship was left behind. This is simply not a record that the unparalleled British fleet in this era can achieve. Even the navy soldiers who like to brag the most can only

Able to walk away silently.

I don’t know who made the first move, but a conflict broke out between the navy and civilians in the public area of ​​the port. It may be that the civilians couldn’t stand the navy’s incompetence, so they took action in anger. Or it may be that the navy couldn’t tolerate the civilians’ questioning in a reproachful tone.

If you are a little rude, you will attract

They fought each other. When Lin Man and his three private soldiers arrived to maintain order, five marines and twelve civilians died in the fight. Kamal was locked up for this, and Lin Man

They already believed that Kamal was an untalented admiral.

Later, word of the company's naval strength came from the mouths of naval soldiers who experienced this battle. The entire North American continent knew that the Yanhuang Trading Company, a force dominated by Indians in their eyes, had broken through the tribal Indian system.

Due to human limitations, a powerful fleet was built that could defeat the British, a naval power. The first to respond were the Spanish and Portuguese who received the news in the second batch.

Both sides restrained their methods at the same time and withdrew their hands towards the company. The two did not originally believe that the company could completely crush the British, so they wanted to take advantage of the war between the two sides to gain some benefits, whether it was snatching

It's still stealing, as long as the result is good, any method can be used. However, since the company's fleet defeated the British's terrifying navy, it means that all the previous legends have a strong basis in fact.

In this case, it is not in their interests to rush against such a powerful force without obtaining further detailed information. At this time, the French began to cause trouble in the European continent. King Louis XV of France,

After receiving the manufacturing technology for the two weapons provided by the company, the arsenal was immediately started to build. At the same time, many large arsenals began to transform their production lines with the help of French textbooks provided by the company and a few junior engineers.

Louis XV burst out with great enthusiasm and even used the royal family's private property to support the reform. In just six months, the production and repair of the Hall m819 musket and heavy punch type 1 artillery had been completed. Louis XV began to treat the British

Baring their fangs, the 10,000 elite French troops, all in uniform, began to assemble at the border.

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