The big wooden boat finally walked out of the river and slowly sailed into the ocean.
The dark hull lacked decoration, and the twisted and primitive log structure made it doubtful whether it could adapt to the development of this era, but the roaring steering gear and auxiliary wheels provided it with strong power.
Just looking at the appearance, this is an old wooden sail battleship that has been enlarged ten times, and then the original sails were stripped off and replaced with modern components.
Simple and crude, but quite cheap and effective.
"Boom!"
This is the thirteenth wooden log ship in the fleet. This kind of wooden warship is behind the times in terms of speed and defense capabilities, but it is unexpectedly welcomed by the military regions and soldiers. It is not only limited to the third military region, but also other military regions.
I have used it and made a purchase application.
This cannot be true. Soldiers often refuse weapons and equipment that are harmful to their lives, but they have a very high evaluation of this simple wooden warship.
"The lower half of them is solid, and those murlocs can't penetrate them."
"Even if they are close to the deck or bottom of the ship, the plants attached to them will attack them. It is very effective."
"My side was actually punctured, but they actually healed on their own. And even if they can't heal, it's okay. They have a multi-layered structure. Even if they are broken, they can still float on the water."
Ships made of wood and steel, it seems that iron ships have advantages in all aspects, but in fact, it goes without saying what will happen if wood and iron are thrown into the water. And the log warships provided by Lu Ping An are even more crude.
To put it bluntly, most of its structure is even solid, which also means that it is not afraid of the so-called breakdown at all, and sinking it becomes extremely unrealistic. At most, it becomes a piece of rotten wood floating on the water.
This is not a good thing in naval battles that pursue mobility. The excessive volume and total mass will put heavy pressure on the power system. The reality of high consumption and lack of speed is a joke in modern naval battles. That fragility
The wooden structure has a very weak protection for the crew.
But when the opponents are mainly marine creatures, those murlocs and sea beasts who are good at penetrating land creatures and ships, this stupid and thick "floating graveyard ship" appears to be extremely easy to use. Originally, this was used to mock its extreme
Ridiculous mobility and its own combat configuration are its weaknesses, which means that once it is surrounded and suppressed, it can only be beaten to death. Now some soldiers laugh at themselves, "It is better to die in a tomb on the sea than sink to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish."
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Lu Ping'an originally planned to order ten ships for his base. They were used as tools for him, an extraordinary gardener, to use his power. They were already suspected of being used for public and private purposes. These wooden arks only looked at data and were just garbage among garbage. They were high in consumption and slow in speed.
Not equipped to adapt yet.
But this kind of genetic module that combines "Lamp Tree" and "Fuso Wood", which is called "Ark Wood" by the people of Mercury 42, is a super large log with surging vitality and heat source. It can be fully used by gardeners, and the road is safe.
The reason for the purchase is also reasonable.
For gardeners and animal trainers, with a heat source, life base and water, there are countless lives and countless weapons. If they are strong enough, they can even build a simple ecosystem on the Ark.
Those huge old ships covered with green vines, moss and piranha are like floating ruins that have experienced a shipwreck, but they are the "position" of gardeners on the sea.
Even on the ocean, they can still be used as the best artificial islands. Lu Ping'an's team has even developed "parasitic plants" that can be used as food. The ark trees, which were originally used to save people and relocate, are also salvation.
A holy object blessed by God, it can float on the ocean and be self-sufficient for a long time.
As far as a combat warship is concerned, all attributes of this thing are extremely stretched, its maneuverability is completely lacking, and it lacks offensive power without corresponding ordnance. However, I really didn't expect that after actual combat, it became popular.
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Just recently, Lu Ping'an's "family business" received a large number of orders inexplicably.
"It can only be said that the combat experience of Mercury 42 has come into effect again. When terrestrial creatures fight against a group of underwater amphibious creatures, what is actually needed is not strong ships and cannons designed for surface warfare. In the past, human naval battles were all civil wars.
The goal is just to sink the ship and let the opponent feed the fish."
The shipbuilding industry on Earth has obviously not experienced the test of foreign wars. Most of the threats it faces now are underwater rather than on the water. Under such circumstances
"A stable water platform, an unsinkable island, a defensive position that can be set up on the opponent's front line, and a fortress that allows sailors to rotate and heal their wounds are the ships most suitable for the battlefield."
At least judging from the feedback from other armies, these wooden ships, which are not afraid of being sunk, are actually more useful than iron ships. What is more painful is not even the ship itself, but the naval guns and bombs as the main weapons, which are used in underwater operations.
The effect is extremely poor.
If it really comes to the stage of underwater hand-to-hand combat again, Lu Ping An will probably be much worse than Mercury 42. After all, there is no convenient underwater breathing blessing in this world, and the humans after going to the sea are far worse than the long-handed tribe and the fish people.
too much.
"I kind of understand the extremists"
Those extreme faction Shuichi and others also experienced the naval battle of Mercury 42, but they realized the absolute disadvantage in this aspect earlier. If the navy of the old era of the earth went to war with the Octopus race, it would definitely end in total annihilation.
So, it is indeed impossible to turn the ocean into a restricted area for life and force them to come up to fight land battles.
Standing on the bridge, smelling the fishy sea breeze, Lu Pingan sighed.
Not far away, there is a blazing steel platform. It seems to be a drilling platform of a certain company. It is still lucky enough to be able to survive until now, because people from outside may not understand the importance of those "black oils" to mankind.
"Everyday life collapses too quickly"
It had only been a month since the war broke out, and everything had changed. The daily routines that were once taken for granted had become memories of the past. When the shape and economy of the country were transforming into war shapes, all culture, industries and even the jobs of ordinary people,
Significant changes naturally occurred.
"Boom!"
A huge mushroom cloud slowly rose over the ocean not far away. This familiar yet unfamiliar scene made Lu Pingping feel more helpless.
It seemed like something exploded not far away? Judging from the speed of the waves, it wasn't that far away.
Was his ship completely destroyed? Or was he detonating a super-tonnage bomb as a last resort? Regardless of that scenario, it was not good news for him now.
"Want to take a look? They should be friendly forces."
Lu Pingan looked back and saw that his combined fleet of thirty-seven warships of various colors was already as slow as a turtle (the Ark ship was too slow), and Sakurajima's rescue mission this time was probably destined to be missed.
"Let's split it into three ships."
Lu Ping'an gave the order. The combat power of the three ships itself is not important. Now these ships are stationed with top-level combat forces.
After a slight diversion, most of the warships still headed to the northeast.
This time, it is said that Sakurajima sent out messages asking for help one after another.
"The threats they face are said to be of the level of national annihilation."