From the moment it appeared in Montevideo Harbor, everything was doomed.
Although those warships still stubbornly used their own armor and strong central ironclad to resist bombing from the air, it was only a matter of time before they were sunk or destroyed.
"Battleship? This is really... very strong!"
Observing the targets at sea from the air, Ma Guangming looked at the warships shrouded in fire and smoke, and said with emotion,
"The Central Ironclad Fort is truly worthy of its reputation!"
An Yangzhi, the deputy captain next to him, smiled and said,
"No matter how well-deserved the reputation is, what's the use? Otherwise, let us bomb it. After all, this is what war is like - if you fall behind, you will be beaten!"
If you fall behind, you will be beaten!
An Yangzhi didn't know the meaning of his wise words. He just used words to describe the simple reality in front of him.
Nodding, Ma Guangming said:
"Okay, after today, the whole world will know that the once powerful navy is nothing compared to airships... Let's send them all into the sea."
"I am very sure of that!"
An Yangzhi smiled proudly.
With their proud smiles on their faces, the airship troops formed two columns in the air, following the flagship ship. At an altitude of 500 meters and at a speed of less than 50 kilometers per hour, they flew over the enemy ships on the sea one after another and continuously dropped bombs.
While the airship troops were dropping bombs, the photographers on the airship faithfully recorded everything with their cameras.
Without film records, no naval officer would dare believe all this!
What they saw was an incredible scene - the airship defeated the battleship!
And the way it was defeated was simply unbelievable!
In fact, all this is a matter of course. After all, in the past few years, the Ming Dynasty's airship troops have been doing everything possible to improve bombing accuracy. From the day the simple mechanical sight was invented, airship bombing warships have no longer been able to do so.
Any questions.
Nowadays, the way for airships to bomb battleships is very simple. That is to slowly fly to the front of the battleships. Because the speed of the airship is very slow, it naturally flies very steadily, so the accuracy of dropping the bomb will not be too far. With the addition of the bombing sight,
With the help of the bomb, the accuracy is naturally extremely impressive. A hit rate of more than 5% may not seem like much, but as long as a few bombs hit the warship, it can also cause unimaginable damage to the warship.
Moreover, as long as the number of airships is large enough, enough bombs can be dropped, so the same hit rate can naturally be guaranteed.
This time, Ming Dynasty dispatched a total of 72 airships, each of which carried 18 200 kilogram bombs, for a total of 1,296 200 kilogram bombs. If the average hit rate can reach 5%, Brazilian warships will have to endure more than 64 bombs
200 kilograms of bombs, and at least 20% to 30% of near-misses!
In other words, on average, each warship will be hit by at least more than 8 aerial bombs. Such a bombing, let alone those warships in this era that do not have top armor at all, even if a dreadnought comes over, it will not be able to withstand such a bombing.
bombing!
Especially since most of these warships were parked in the parking area, the airship troops simply chose to drop bombs in a semi-hovering manner after approaching the air, which directly led to the accuracy of the hit doubled.
In the next few dozen minutes, the surviving Brazilian warships became targets. The four "Riachuelo"-class battleships, which seemed to be very strong, were only passively bombed because they had no time at all.
Pressurize the boilers to avoid aerial bombardments by maneuvering.
But now, they can only be bombed in the anchorage port... After all, it takes time for a steam boiler to boil water!
The boat will be gone before the water opens.
Finally, with a violent explosion, a violent explosion occurred under the destroyed turret amidships of the "Riachuelo". The battleship whose ammunition depot was hit was directly blown into two pieces, and then
Even the cannon was blown hundreds of meters into the air.
Amidst the billowing smoke, everyone was stunned - this was the first time an airship had sunk a battleship!
History was frozen at this moment!
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The "Riachuelo" became the first combat ship in history to be bombed and sunk!
When he received the telegram from the floating troops, Emperor Zhu Da was stunned for a while, and then an extremely excited smile appeared on his face.
"Haha, I knew this attack would definitely succeed!"
The reason why Emperor Zhu was so excited was because he proposed the "airship air raid" plan, and the results achieved by the airship troops now prove his wisdom!
Of course, for Emperor Zhu Da, this was not the most important thing.
What's most important?
Of course, it was the Ming Dynasty's airship force that once again showed the world its powerful and invincible strength.
"Overnight, all battleships will be eliminated!"
Emperor Zhu Da laughed loudly.
After the battleship "Riachuelo" was sunk by an airship, and after the Brazilian fleet was destroyed by Ming Dynasty's airships, there will definitely be another airship craze around the world!
This time is even more fanatical than the last time, because airships will fundamentally change the state of land and naval warfare.
"Those small countries in Europe will definitely be manufacturing airships in large quantities! They may not be able to maintain a large fleet, but they can still maintain dozens of airships."
Emperor Zhu Da said in his heart:
"It seems that we need to get the plane out as soon as possible. Once we have the plane, we can use incendiary bombs to hit the airship. When the time comes, we will win money by using the plane to hit the airship... In addition, we need to strengthen the air defense of the battleship as soon as possible... Well, we can consider it.
Let’s talk about anti-aircraft guns. Anyway, Ming Dynasty has successfully developed rapid-fire guns, but the best thing is to improve the Gatling. The ballistic trajectory of the current 30mm Gatling is too curved. You can improve the shells, but don’t look back and let those Europeans come back.
This is a "teacher's wisdom and long-term plan to make it clear"."
Just as he was thinking of this, the attendant suddenly reported loudly:
"Your Majesty, the Ambassador to Brazil urgently telegraphed that he had submitted a declaration of war to the Brazilian Empire at 10:15 a.m. on July 30, 1876, the seventh year of Shengde..."
"Haha, the time is just right!"
Emperor Zhu Da laughed and said loudly,
"The bombing of the airship was at 10:23. In other words, our attack on the Brazilian fleet was a normal attack, not a sneak attack. Well, from the perspective of international public law, we still occupy the highest moral ground!"
Ming Dynasty is a country that pays great attention to international public law. Who told me that Ming Dynasty is a civilized country?
The Ming Dynasty never carried out any sneak attacks. They always declared war first and then attacked. Although it only lasted less than ten minutes, from a legal point of view, this was unprovoked!
Sneak attacks are something only Japan can do.
I am the Ming Dynasty. Of course, the great dynasty will declare it first and then fight it.