Three Kingdoms Bandits

Chapter 520 Wuling Navy Training
These days, Gan Ning has been in a state of excitement.Because he got the news that the lord is going to fight Liu Biao, and the main force is their navy.

"Su Fei, this time the navy can't embarrass the lord. These new warships let the soldiers take the time to practice and get familiar with them as soon as possible."

Gan Ning ordered.

"General, don't worry. The soldiers are very active, and this time they will definitely show the prestige of the Wuling navy."

Su Fei said.

"My lord personally led the three major armies out of Hangu Pass, which attracted Cao Cao to cease fighting. Just thinking about it makes my blood boil."

Gan Ning looked intoxicated.The Wuling army has become so strong that the navy must not hold back.

Knowing that they were going to fight against Liu Biao, all the sailors were extremely excited.This is a battle of revenge. Now that they have a battleship that is far more powerful than the building boat, the victory must belong to them.

After this battle, the number one navy in the world is none other than the Wuling navy!

This is the wish of every sailor and the goal of hard work so far.

With Wu Shun's arrival, the enthusiasm of the soldiers reached a critical point.Everyone is very efficient.

Wu Shun proposed an idea to Gan Ning: add catapults to each battleship.As an ultra-long range too close fire strike.

Although the rivers are not as stable as the land.The preparation of stone bombs is also less than one-tenth of that on land.But the catapult installed on the battleship is a deterrent to the enemy.

At the time of the battle, there were many fleets of the two armies, densely packed across the river.The catapult only needs to keep projecting, and basically doesn't need to pay attention to whether it can hit or not.

With so many enemy ships, even if you bombard with your eyes closed, you can hit them a few times.

What's more, no one would wrap the warships in iron sheets like the Wuling Army and Navy.Usually wooden structures.The stone bombs were poured with kerosene and ignited and bombarded, causing great damage.

If a large ship is bombed intensively, it is likely to be bombarded with holes and beyond recognition before it gets close to the Wuling navy.

"Crash into a catapult? It's fine, but sailors don't know how to use it."

After Wu Shun put forward his idea, Gan Ning was so happy that he carried himself away.But later he thought of the most critical question, the sailors can play bows and arrows on the water, but they can play catapults, which is probably not enough.

"If you don't know how to use it, you can learn it! How about this, let the Suzaku Legion come over to train with your water army first, and see how the actual combat effect is."

To turn an idea into a reality, it is not enough to rely on a single sentence. It must go through continuous trials and experiments before it can become a reality.

Considering that the soldiers of the Suzaku Army were not familiar with water skills, Wu Shun ordered Dongfang Qiang to support [-] catapults, and [-] teams of soldiers of the Suzaku Army responsible for catapults to assist the water army in training.At the same time, the soldiers of the Suzaku Legion were also trained in water skills.

The battleship returned to the dock, and when it came out again, there was an extra catapult on the bow and stern of the ship.According to Wu Shun's request, the shipbuilder fixed the catapult on the battleship to form a whole with the battleship.

Seeing the slightly changed warship, the sailors could not wait to sail into the Yuan River for shooting training.

Ordinary bow and arrow shooting needs to be very close to the enemy.The two sides are approaching, and the soldiers only need to keep shooting arrows.Basically no training is required.

The attack range of the catapult is very far, and it takes a lot of practice to make the catapult an attack method.

Wu Shun is on top of Gan Ning's flagship right now, and he wants to watch the naval training in person.Only then can he discover the problem.

Before coming out, the soldiers of the Suzaku Legion had already undergone water training for a period of time.During the installation period of the battleship, Gan Ning sent people to conduct unified and targeted training for these soldiers who were responsible for operating the catapult.

Now, these landlubbers are no longer afraid of water, and they will no longer vomit in the dark on the battleship.

"Xingba, is the target ship in place?"

The flagship had already stopped, Wu Shun asked Gan Ning.

"My lord, the wind and waves are a bit strong today, and the target ship may drift with the wind and waves."

Gan Ning has sent someone to tow the target boat to the designated location.

"It's okay, only in this way can the effect be tested, let's start practicing."

Wu Shun said.

In actual combat, who can guarantee that it will be calm.Since it is training, it is to practice in difficulties.

"Yes!"

Wu Shun ordered the battleship to start training.Gan Ning immediately ordered the training to begin.

With the flag waving, fifteen warships lined up on the Yuanjiang River.

The command flag was waved again, starting from No. [-] battleship, which is the flagship of Wu Shun, the catapults began to aim and launch.

There is no good way to aim the catapult now, and the fire control system is just a concept at present.If you want to hit, you have to rely on the experience of the soldiers.

Any angle, height, and strength have to be gradually accumulated during practice.

The catapult on the flagship launched first, and the stone bomb fell into the water ten feet away from the target ship.Accurate not bad.

After all, it is understandable that there is a big difference in accuracy when using catapults on water and land.

After the flagship, the catapult on the No. [-] battleship launched.The two stone bullets directly passed the target ship and landed in Yuanjiang, which was seven or eight feet away from the target ship.

The accuracy of the No. [-] battleship is slightly better than that of the flagship.

The following catapult bombardment was not very effective.The one who deviates the farthest can reach thirty feet, and Wu Shun is so angry that he wants to curse.

It was not until the NO.15 battleship attacked that the landing point was the first to approach the target ship!

The stone bullet fell into the water two feet away from the target ship and almost hit the target ship.All the other soldiers sighed.

However, with this experience, the No. 15 warship finally hit the target ship first in the fifth round of attacks.The other battleship admirals cheered!
"The catapult is powerful, isn't it?"

Wu Shun laughed.

The target ship hit by the stone bullet had a big hole in the front string!If it goes any lower, the target boat will leak and tilt.

"The power is great, and the attack distance is far. It just keeps missing!"

Gan Ning said depressedly.

Fifteen warships, a total of five rounds of thirty stone bombs, only one hit.This hit rate is too low.

If you play with such a hit rate, it's no wonder you don't get laughed at.

And once the enemy ship approaches, the catapult is not very useful.If the hit is high, you can also retreat and entangle with the enemy while fighting.If it's not high, it's better to directly collide and board the ship to fight directly.

"Xingba, this is the first training. You can hit it after [-] attacks. This is already very good. Practice slowly, let the soldiers record the angle, strength, and height of the catapult when they attack, and combine various Record, the hit rate will increase in the end."

Wu Shun said.

In the naval battles of later generations, there were very few battles that followed the strings.They are all bombarding and sinking the target from a distance, without giving the enemy a chance to approach!
Wu Shun wanted to cultivate the tactics of the Wuling navy from now on.In the future, if gunpowder is produced, Wu Shun will definitely hit the battleship with a cannon. At that time, the battleship will not need to fight at close range, and will be able to destroy the opponent from a distance.

"My lord, if the catapults can focus on the target ship, and we start a real battle, the local warships will basically not be able to approach us."

After listening to Wu Shun's words, Gan Ning thought of the terrifying scene where the catapult hit every shot.

"Hehe, if the enemy ship wants to approach us, we can retreat. Therefore, the firepower of the battleship is only one aspect, and the performance is the most important part of the battleship. Of course, good tactics are also very important."

Wu Shun said.

(End of this chapter)