Chapter 347： Line up at sea to shoot one

Twelve warships formed a long column, and under the leadership of the flagship Unicorn, they headed silently to the southern waters.

The fleet is not just sailing, one after another roar sounded one after another, this is the artillerymen on the ship conducting shooting training.

In order to simulate the battlefield environment to the greatest extent, these two rounds were for shooting training with live ammunition, and the entire fleet was shrouded in smoke.

Fleet Commander Tirpitz stood on the bow of the Unicorn, leaning on the railing, holding a pipe, and staring at the sea ahead without saying a word.

According to the interrogation of the pirate captives, the pirates entrenched in Westport initially had more than 60 ships, but they would send at least 20 ships to carry the looted supplies.

There are nearly 40 warships left, can the fleet he leads handle it?

This is the first time that Arda's military power has been shown to the world outside the Northwest Gulf, and the partner is the army of the Kingdom Government. If it messes up, wouldn't it mean that Graeman will be named as a savior?

Once it fails, it will lead to many serious consequences.

Externally, the rest of the kingdom has always been dismissive of the Northwest Gulf, and failure will intensify this contempt.

This is nothing, anyway, that kind of stereotyped impression is not one or two, and it is mainly the troubles in the Northwest Gulf—failure will deal a major blow to Lord Greiman's prestige among the lords, Arda is doing well in the War of Usher Easy positions can be gained and lost.

Although he is a soldier, Tirpitz is not ignorant of the current political situation in the Northwest.

The lords are preparing to establish a customs union organization. Since it is an alliance, there must be a boss, or a de facto leader. Although this alliance was proposed by Arda, it may not be Arda's turn to take the position of leader, and every powerful territory (or thinks it is a strong territory) is just around the corner.

Arda urgently needs to enhance his political prestige again, and military victory is often the most direct.

He looked at the sailors on the deck who were nervously practicing the loading steps, and remembered the words that Admiral Austin often used to encourage his subordinates.

"We are the most powerful and efficient killing machines of our time!"

Equipped with epoch-making powerful weapons, which are as powerful as legendary artifacts, the officers and soldiers with strict organization and clear division of labor train day after day to master and master every step of operating the "artifact". Step by step, pouring death flames on the opposite side.

Good food ensured their strong bodies, strict discipline endowed them with tenacious souls, sufficient military pay maintained their high morale, and generous pensions relieved their worries.

What army in the world can do better?

"We are the strongest!"

Tirpitz repeated these words silently in his heart.

"Commander Tirpitz!"

A slightly immature shout interrupted his thoughts.

Tirpitz turned around, looked down, and saw the young cadet.

"Mr. Allen!"

Tirpitz addressed Da Rao with a smile on his face.

"Reporting to the commander, today's line tactical shooting training has been completed!"

Midshipman Allen reported loudly to the fleet commander in a solemn tone.

Although the old ships such as Nanfang stayed in Fulan Port due to the need for maintenance, the officer candidates on these ships were also arranged to go to the South Fleet for training. In order to train the next generation of qualified officers, the Navy will not let go of any opportunity for actual combat .

"Well, it's hard work. Let the artillerymen rest, we are likely to encounter fierce fighting today."

"Yes, Commander!"

"Ah, by the way, Mr. Allen..." "Is there anything else, Commander?"

Tirpitz called to the young midshipman.

"After the battle begins, you will follow the gunnery officer on the lower deck of the Unicorn and wait for his orders."

With a child's body, it is very convenient to shuttle in the low cabin, which is very suitable for passing messages and orders.

"Yes, Commander!"

Allen saluted and left excitedly.

"This is the first time that line tactics will be used in actual combat. I don't know how effective it will be."

The navy's line tactics were derived from the army's line infantry tactics.

The army's line infantry tactics were invented by Lord Graeman, combined with his invention of muskets and artillery, they played a huge role in the series of wars Arda participated in.

In every battle, Arda soldiers holding muskets and neatly lined up in row after row became a lingering nightmare for the soldiers of the ranks.

Accompanied by the beat of the drums, they walked in a neat pace, and when the officer gave an order, they fired in unison, efficiently harvesting the life of the enemy on the opposite side.

After the army achieved great success, Lord Graeman ordered the naval officers to study the application of line tactics to naval battles.

Due to the invention of epoch-making new weapons and new tactics, Paul Grayman is considered in the army as a person who was inspired by the Lord of Light. Otherwise, how can he lead so many successes without systematic military education? ?

The high-ranking officers of the navy, who had great trust in the lord, immediately began to study the application of line tactics on the sea.

So the Navy changed the way warships fought individually in their daily training, and turned to be more holistic."

Due to the narrow bow and stern of the sailboat at this time generally only a few light cannons can be installed, the main cannons are installed on both sides of the battleship, placed perpendicular to the keel of the ship,

Therefore, the specific tactics are as follows: the ships face the enemy sideways and line up in a long line end-to-end to facilitate the fleet's firepower, so that each battleship has half of its artillery that can shoot at the enemy.

The "Maritime Combat Doctrine" promulgated by the Naval Command clearly defines the column as the standard formation for naval operations: "All warships in each squadron must try their best to keep in line with their squadron leaders...".

According to this combat doctrine, if a captain leaves the line array without authorization during combat, he may be sent to a military court afterwards—even if he has achieved greater results.

The new tactics also make up for another deficiency of the Arda navy: no matter what, they are a young army that has just been established, and the combat capabilities of the soldiers at sea are indeed inferior to those of the traditional sea forces—such as the countries of the Horn Bay. Much worse, traditional naval warfare tactics, such as boarding battle, the Arda Navy cannot compete with the enemy when the strength of the troops is similar.

Therefore, how to use one's own range advantage and firepower advantage to the extreme, and kill the opponent's vital forces before the enemy gets close to jumping gangs, causing an indelible blow to their morale, has become the top priority of the navy when researching new tactics. Heavy.

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