Yang Fan asked Xu Xiu to bring the body armor, put it on for his wives, and put on their helmets. After a while, they rushed over and fought hand to hand, firing at each other. The Japanese iron cannons would also come intensively. After all, swords and guns were useless. They would hurt themselves.
My family members are not doing well.
"Sir, how do Japan's navy rely on them to fight naval battles? Are their firearms powerful?" Xiao Niangpi asked again and again while putting on a body armor.
"How should I put it? The design of their Anzhai ship is very strange. I don't understand their thoughts. The people on this island are all very strange. There are not many artillery on it, especially the lack of large artillery. They mainly have big barrels, and
It’s a matchlock gun with an enlarged caliber.”
The Anzha ship has a pointed bottom below the waterline like other seagoing ships, but the buildings above the waterline have their own characteristics.
The small house ship has only one cabin and a bottom warehouse. The bottom warehouse is filled with supplies. There are oarsmen in the cabin, and a large oar seven or eight meters long is used to drive the ship forward. At the same time, the square cabin also has a gun window. There are installations inside.
It is an eagle cannon or a small French cannon. They are small artillery fixed on the window.
Above this layer of rectangular cabin is the deck, which has bulwarks. Japan's proud iron gunners hide behind the bulwarks and shoot at the enemy with matchlock guns.
However, in the Korean War, their matchlock guns, which were invincible during the Warring States Period, became ineffective at sea.
At that time, both the Ming and North Korean navies were equipped with medium-sized artillery, and the Ming even had cannons such as red cannons. As a result, they suffered heavy losses in naval battles.
No matter how accurate the matchlock gun is, it is no match for the long-range and powerful artillery.
The larger medium-sized Anzha ship has a two-story rectangular cabin. The lower level is full of sailors rowing oars, and the second level is the artillery warehouse. There are a large number of large barrels, eagle cannons, and Kokubeng (France cannons) installed in the gun windows.
).And the top is the deck with bulwarks.
This medium-sized house ship has a small house on the deck, which is the commander's residence and combat command post. The medium-sized house ship has been divided into three areas from top to bottom. On the top deck, iron cannons (Japanese-style matchlock guns) fire
Area. The second floor of the gun warehouse is mainly for artillery. The first floor of the power warehouse is mainly for sailors to rock oars and drive the ship forward.
The three areas work closely together and will not interfere with each other, which is conducive to combat command.
The large Anzaku boat has three levels of cabins. On the top deck there is a castle tower like a Japanese castle. It is said that the largest Anzaku boat is fifty meters long and ten meters wide.
Yang Fan said to Xiao Niangpi: "Actually, the Japanese ships are the worst in Asia. They don't even have keels, and the ship's sidings are all overlapping. Fortunately, the watertight compartment technology was stolen from the Ming Dynasty, but they didn't learn it well.
It’s a mess. The Anzha-bune is actually a galley that combines a sail and an oar.”
Lin Yueru asked: "Then they can use the sail and swing the oar at the same time. Wouldn't it be very fast?"
Yang Fan shook his head and said: "Their ship design is too bad, the line shape is not good, the resistance is great. The speed is not fast, the maximum speed is only 3.5 knots."
"Ah, this is too slow." The little girl is already used to the high-speed performance of clipper boats. When she heard that the maximum speed of these broken boats is only 3.5 knots, she felt unbearable. Isn't this the same as a turtle?
Yang Fan said: "This is not the only shortcoming of the Anzhai ship. This kind of ship has a high center of gravity and such a large rectangular cabin. It is top-heavy and can easily capsize in high sea conditions. Moreover, this kind of ship has a backward design and does not even have a keel. It is very
If it is not strong, it will be afraid of collision."
In historical battles such as the Myeongryang Sea Battle and the Noliang Sea Battle, the Ming Navy and the Korean Navy used a large number of ramming tactics. Because the Anzhai ship was top-heavy and had extremely poor strength, it was often crashed and overturned.
Lin Yueru pointed out the window. There were some very small boats in the distance, shuttling back and forth, as if conveying military orders or something.
"What are those boats, sir? They move quite fast."
"That is the morning boat, the fastest and most flexible reconnaissance ship in Japan. It is a type of morning boat. It is maneuverable and flexible but does not have much protection. It can carry 20 sailors, 10 soldiers and 8 matchlocks. It is mainly used for reconnaissance and tax collection.
, when we rush over, these small boats will stay far away. In front of the big ships, they have no combat capabilities."
Chen Xi asked: "Can the Japanese navy attack? In any case, it is an island country and its home is ships. There should be many sailing talents, right?"
Yang Fan smiled bitterly and said: "The Japanese Navy is not only better than North Korea in East Asia, but the Vietnamese Navy is also better than them."
Xiao Niangpi said in surprise: "The Vietnamese navy is actually stronger than the Japanese navy."
"How refreshing! The Japanese navy and pirate ships were beaten to pieces by the Spanish and Dutch in Southeast Asia."
According to the information found, Japanese people living in Vietnam recorded that Northern Vietnam owned a total of 230 to 240 ships. Each ship had a standard crew of 64 people. There was a 4- to 8-pound gun on the bow and two on the hull.
A slightly smaller cannon.
According to data records, the firepower configuration of the Vietnamese navy is naturally worse than that of the Dutch.
According to historical records, the largest armed merchant ship of the Dutch East India Company had 7 to 8 large snake guns weighing about 4,000 pounds, which could fire projectiles weighing about 18 pounds; there were also more than 10 semi-snake guns weighing about 3,000 pounds on the ship, which could fire
Projectile weighing approximately 9 pounds.
However, the Vietnamese navy's concentrated firepower and Western artillery battles also caused major incidents. In 1643, 50 Vietnamese navy ships concentrated their firepower and sank three Dutch ships, which was regarded as a great shame and humiliation by the Dutch.
On the contrary, Japan's famous Japanese pirates, although they wreaked havoc along the coast of the Ming Dynasty, failed when they encountered the Western colonists because of their poor performance on the water.
In the 1670s, it was badly beaten by Portuguese merchant ships. Often the ships were sunk, people were taken away to build the castle, and the goods were looted.
Just when Yang Fan was explaining the situation of Japan's fleet, both sides finally entered the artillery range.
After seeing the fleet of huge white ships rushing towards them at high speed, they opened fire. The Fran cannons on the bow of the ship immediately opened fire, causing chaos due to the lack of effective command.
Densely packed iron cannon lead bullets flew in. The Fran cannon on the bow of the ship also opened fire in sequence.
However, in the eyes of Yang Fan's Great White Fleet, these firearms were not worth mentioning at all. Whether they were lead bullets or cannonballs, when they hit the cruiser's hull, they were bounced off the hardwood planks. None of them penetrated.
While the Japanese officers and soldiers were horrified, the three cruisers, in a perfect shape, slammed into the dense interceptor fleet composed of Anzha ships, Seki ships, and small morning ships.
As soon as Dong Tianpeng's Hengshan rushed into the enemy ship array, it directly hit an Anzhai boat that was unable to dodge. This boat was thirty meters long and was probably used by nobles.
Clipper boats have a hollow bow, which makes them easy to lift up. So the Anzhai boat, which had an unstable center of gravity, was knocked over at once.
