1825 My New Daming

Chapter 160 Great Britain Needs Bigger, Faster, Higher, and More Airships! (Please subscribe, ask for a monthly pass)

"Lord Elliott, based on my experience, air combat between airships seems unrealistic! No matter whether it is hitting, shooting or throwing knives, it seems that it is not easy to succeed! Ah! Moreover, if one The airship is determined to evade, and if it wants to attack its airship, it will be difficult to find an opportunity to attack. Ahhh!"

The one who was talking and sneezing was the big guy, Saigo Yoshihei Takamori.He caught himself a cold by jumping up and down in an airship, getting cold and hot by turns.

But his cold is still valuable, at least he already knows that airship collision is useless, and it seems impossible to shoot down an airship with a throwing knife
Xixiang's words were translated into English by Qiliang Shimadzu, and George Elliot recorded every word in a notebook with a black cover-this is extremely valuable first-hand information, which not only The experience of airship combat is recorded, but also of fleet artillery and ship air defense!
Now George Elliot can only hope that this notebook can win him the support of Earl Nelson. Otherwise, with his poor record, he may be ordered to retire directly after returning to India, and bid farewell to his beloved navy forever.

"But you still lost eight airships on Jueying Island." George Elliot asked a sad question.

The losses in the Battle of Absolute Shadow Island were quite heavy!
Eight airships turned into fireballs, 24 flying samurai disappeared, and bad luck.And the result was a big zero. Nothing was hit, oh, except that Xi Xiang gave Daming's airship a knife!But it seems to be of no use.

"That's because the airship flies too low and is too close to the enemy's cruiser. In addition, the Ming Dynasty Navy equipped the cruiser with a lifting gun. This weapon seems to be used to deal with the airship. After all, the hydrogen used by the airship is too easy to ignite. Already!"

Shimadzu Qiliang did not pass the question to Xixiang, but answered it directly, because he had carefully questioned every flying samurai who participated in the Battle of Juying Island.

"Use the gun to defend against the air." George Elliot pressed his forehead, why didn't he think of it?Who didn't raise a gun?A good gun with a scope can shoot a humanoid target at a distance of about 2000 meters, and it is even more stable to shoot an airship.

If he had thought of lifting the gun earlier, the Indomitable would not have sunk. The Indomitable was so sinking that it was a shame!
George Elliot sighed, and said again: "It seems that the airship must fly higher."

Shimadzu Qiliang nodded, and said: "If the airship maintains an altitude of 4000 or even [-] meters, it should be very safe. It's just that the accuracy of bombing at this altitude is very problematic."

George Elliot thought about it and said, "It's really hard to hit the target when flying so high, but it's not impossible. If the airship force of one side can bomb the enemy formation before the formal battle between the fleets of the two sides, Even if it doesn't hit the target, it can at least disrupt the enemy's formation and damage the enemy's morale.

The airship can also attack the enemy's wounded warships that have withdrawn from the battle. They usually emit thick smoke due to fire, and their speed will drop sharply. They are good targets and relatively easy to hit. "

Elliot considered it again, and said: "In addition, the airship can also perform tasks such as long-range reconnaissance, breaking diplomatic relations, laying blockades, and even bombing enemy cities! In the end, it seems that the airship is not capable of attacking a completely The capabilities of a combat cruiser must be coordinated with other warships to achieve miraculous effects. It seems that the British Empire must build bigger, faster, taller airships and enough of them!"

Not to mention, after the battles of Peshawar, Kii Waterway and Jueying Island, the British Empire has really entered the airship project, no, it should be an entry!
In fact, before and after World War I in history, Western powers paid great attention to airships, and many people regarded airships as artifacts. It was only because of the rapid progress of aircraft that airships were gradually marginalized.

But now, the airplane has not yet been invented, but the airship has become more mature under the excessive investment of the Zhuge family.There are already large airships similar to "Lz4" and "Lz5"!What's more, Daming's Flying Dragon III airship has proved its worth with tangible results!Actual combat is the best way to test weapons!Even if a weapon is really awesome, as long as it has not been tested in actual combat, no matter how good the paper data is, it will be underestimated.

As for a weapon that is not very good, as long as it has achieved good results in actual combat, it may be transformed into a magic weapon.

The current airship is a magic weapon. Who dares to say that it is not magical? The British Empire is the first to refuse!
If it weren't for the awesomeness of the airship artifact, how could the British Empire's war in Afghanistan be fought like this?How could it be possible for the invincible battleship Indomitable to be directly sunk in the Kii Waterway?
Therefore, the British Empire must try its best to catch up with the airship project, and must use airships to occupy the sky!
Thinking of this, George Elliot said to Qi Liang Shimadzu: "Mr. Shimadzu, I must go back to Calcutta now because the experience I gained in Japan is very important to the British Empire! The British Empire will Because of these valuable experiences, he will become the master of the sky and the sea."

As soon as he heard that George Elliot was leaving, Sailiang Shimadzu became a little anxious, "General, are you going to abandon the warriors of Nagasaki?"

George Elliot hurriedly comforted Shimadzu and said, "Of course not. The British Empire will never abandon an ally who fought bravely. Now the British Empire has given you enough weapons and ammunition, and also paid you a large amount of military expenses. So, you We must use your bravery to prove that the investment of the British Empire is valuable! As long as your value is proven, the British Empire will continue to give you assistance."

This is a beautiful statement, and it seems to make sense.But there is a problem, that is, Nagasaki is too far from Great Britain and too close to Daming.After the Ming Empire won the Kii Sea Battle, it had actually obtained the command of the sea off the coast of Japan.They can completely block Nagasaki's sea traffic. At that time, the aid of the British Empire will not be able to come in!

And now the reason why Ming Dynasty has not blocked Nagasaki is not that they can't do it, nor that they don't want to do it, but that the Ming Empire handles things more formally and pays attention to a procedure.

To fight, you have to be upright and righteous, and you have to propose it from the cabinet, pass it at the Political Council, and the emperor (now Empress Dowager Zheng) approve it before you can send troops to fight against the Japanese rebels in Nagasaki.

The previous Battle of Jiyi Waterway and the Battle of Jueying Island were actually self-defense, not initiated by Da Ming.As for the Battle of Peshawar, it was a proxy war instigated by the military intelligence department of the Ming Dynasty. Although the military of the Ming Dynasty was deeply involved in this war, it was after all a war for which the Kingdom of Jin took full responsibility.

But to send the navy to blockade Nagasaki and send the army to land in Kyushu, it must be approved by the cabinet, the parliament, and the emperor before the army can make a move.Walking alone is impossible in the Ming army!

Therefore, Elliot, the culprit, can still leave Nagasaki on the galleon of the East India Company staying in Nagasaki. The Daming Navy may ask to board the boat to check whether there is pornography on the sailboat, but as long as there is absolutely no porn on the sailboat that Elliot is on. Well, Daming will never engage in such framing, even if he knows that Yilu is not a good person, he will let him go.

After all, what the Ming Empire wants to win now is only Japan, instead of going to war with Britain. Now is not the time for Stud.

Of course, the greater probability is that the Ming Navy will never find out that the three [-]-ton galleons anchored in Nagasaki Port have run away.Because there are only a few destroyers of the Ming Dynasty wandering around the sea off Nagasaki, and it is quite far from Nagasaki.Therefore, when it got dark and Elliot slipped away on the galleon, most of the destroyers didn't know about it.

(End of this chapter)