Chapter 408 Siege, absolute advantage
Rockets have their own advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that they are light and simple, and their launch speed and density are far superior to the Red Artillery.
The disadvantage is that it lacks destructive power and is not strong enough to penetrate the deck and ship strings. At most, it can only fall on the deck and explode or burn.
Moreover, rockets, like artillery, have the disadvantage of low accuracy. However, rockets are still called weapons of combat, at least at that time, quite shocking.
Too many! There are thirty or forty rocket launchers on each battleship, and there are thousands of rocket launchers together.
The key is that there is not much recoil. Unlike heavy artillery, even small ships can be loaded and become launching platforms.
So many rockets are simply covering the sky and have a high launch speed. After one round of launch, they will be transported to the launch frame and can be ignited and fired with a little adjustment.
Rockets were densely packed, and most of the warships flying towards Hongmaoyi fell into the sea, arousing small columns of water; some exploded in the air, bursting out dazzling flames and black smoke; some exploded in the air, sprinkling flames.
There were also a few rockets hitting the target, exploding and burning on the deck of enemy ships, causing casualties and chaos.
Boom, Boom, Boom... Almost at the same time, the warships of both sides of the enemy and us flashed flames, and the artillery roared and roared, pushing the heavy shells into the air and smashing towards the opponent.
The Dutch responded quickly, although they were quite shocked, and they encountered a large fleet of Ming navy here and were subjected to fierce and conspiring attacks.
The Ming army had a large number of ships, as if they were ten times theirs. Of course, in terms of ship size and artillery load capacity, it seemed that no Ming army's warships exceeded any of theirs.
Even so, fighting with such a large number of enemies was something that the Dutch did not want to and dared not.
So, they fired the gun and retreated while turning the rudder.
The sails of the two warships were lit by the fire balls bursting from the explosion rockets, and fierce turbulent oil attached to it, and the flames rose. This was not like the deck, and fire extinguishing measures could be used.
The Dutch on the warship could only drop the sails in panic, causing them to fall on the deck before putting out the fire.
Obviously, these two ships lost their sails and could not escape under the siege of the superior Ming army, and they resisted only to struggle to dynasty.
Bru gritted his teeth, but was helpless.
It is impossible to rush up and fight with the enemy. Not to mention the number of enemy ships and firepower, the number of small fire ships in the enemy fleet alone is enough to block them.
"How could Mingguo be like this?" Bru was commanding, and such a puzzle arose, "How could he be a stern enemy of us? The first two times were just polite and then soldiers..."
Boom! A rocket hit the deck, and the sharp iron spike made it stay on it, and then a dazzling fire burst out, and a ball of black smoke rose.
Amid the shrapnel of the shooting, the Dutch soldiers fell down screaming, bright red blood flowing, making the deck slippery.
"Turn the rudder, turn the sail." Bru howled loudly and ordered the sailor to control the sailing rope.
Boom, boom... There was a heavy roar under my feet, and the artillery on the lower deck was still fighting back. Taking advantage of the rudder turning, it was just enough to exert the power of the other side gun.
In Bru's sight, the enemy's ships also distanced themselves, and advanced forward in a fan, and there was a tendency to pursue and siege.
"Enemy ship, enemy ship." A sailor shouted in panic on the mast, stretching out his hand to wave his flag and pointing in the direction of retreat.
Blu's heart sank, turned to look at the sea level and black spots appeared, rapidly expanding, masts and sails emerged.
He raised his telescope, and this time he saw it more clearly, and his heart sank to the bottom.
Chapter completed!