Listening to the creaking sound of the hull, Kan Shu knew that the speed of 25 knots was a little too fast. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

After making a quick turn and closing the distance between himself and Peter's fleet again, Kanshu ordered the top sail to be lowered to reduce the speed of the ship a little.

The Sea Shark class has three mainmasts and a bow mast, and on the mainmast there are different classifications such as top-mast sails, mid-mast sails, downmast sails and docket sails, wing sails, and so on.

After the three-sided mast sails were lowered, the speed of the Sea Shark-class No. 1 ship, which had lost nearly a quarter of its wind support, suddenly dropped to about 18 knots.

Although it is about a section slower than when the sail is full, downwind, and the steam engine is not turned on, but with the propeller drive driven by the steam engine, the flexibility of the ship is definitely not comparable to that of a mere sailboat.

Kanshu took control of the No. 1 ship, crossed an arc from the rear of the Sea Shark-class ships No. 2 and No. 3, which were still harassing and shelling from a distance, and after giving the order to follow the battle, he rushed to Peter's fleet in front again.

Driving the battleship out of a few hundred meters, Kanshu turned his head and found that the second and third ships were still there under artillery bombardment, without the slightest momentum to follow his own charge.

Kanshu's previous fears became a reality, and the captains of those two ships were unreliable.

They no longer have the courage to fight to the death, let alone the fighting spirit of the Xuan army, they have fallen into a long and comfortable life.

Ignoring the two battleships, Kan Shu once again turned his attention to the enemy fleet in front of him.

At this moment, the Sea Shark-class No. 1 ship was like Zhao Zilong, who was about to rush towards Cao Ying on the slope of Nagasaka, full of indomitable momentum.

In Kanshu's heart, this battle is to play the military soul of the navy and lay the foundation for the establishment of a real navy, and for this reason, even if he dies here, he will not hesitate.

However, this time Kanshu charged, did not carry out the previous tactics, the enemy is not a fool, the same trick, two times in a row, that is to gamble with his own life.

Although Kanshu has made up his mind to spare his life, he can't lose his life in vain, and the three years of study by the general's side are not in vain.

This time, he drew a big circle, quickly sailed more than 1,000 meters away from Peter's fleet, and in the midst of the enemy's frightened and indiscriminate shelling, ignoring the large splashes of various shells of different weights falling a few hundred meters away from the flanks of the ships, he came directly to the front of the enemy's direction.

After surpassing the enemy by about 300 meters, he suddenly made a sharp right turn, and easily completed a tactical move that will be a classic for hundreds of years to come, "seizing the T-shape".

This is the tactic that most generals, or almost all generals, are most eager to complete during the naval Armageddon in the next few hundred years.

So what exactly is the T-shaped tactic?

To put it simply, the T-prefix tactic is to turn the side of your fleet to the enemy's fleet, maintain a 90° right angle to the enemy's fleet, and occupy the horizontal position above the capital English letter T.

So, what kind of magic does this T-prefix have that will attract generations of admirals to pursue this tactic? What are the benefits of this?

In fact, the tactic of seizing the T-prefix is determined by the firepower configuration of the battleship itself.

As early as the era of sail battleships, that is, the period in which Chen Xin was located, was the beginning of a few hundred years, and the decisive battle at sea relied on battleship bombardment.

And the sail battleships of this era themselves, because of the limitations of towering sails and artillery technology, the guns were arranged in the interior of the battleship, arranged in two columns along the side compartments of the ship.

When fighting, if you use one of these flanks against the enemy, you will be able to exert one-half of your firepower at the same time.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, in the era of dreadnoughts and battleships, that is, the era of knapsack main gun turrets, the guns were arranged along the longitudinal axis of the ship, and the T-shaped head could even give full play to the firepower of the main guns.

The design of a special naval weapon such as a battleship determines the tactic of seizing the T-shape, which is the most important tactic of these battleships in naval warfare.

From this era when battleships were being formed and perfected, to the era of super-dreadnoughts a few hundred years later, the T-shaped tactic was the key to determining the route of the battleship fleet.

Battles at sea are not like decisive battles on land, and under normal circumstances, there is no such thing as a fight to the end.

In naval battles, under normal circumstances, if you can win, you will fight, and if you can't win, you will run, just like the naval battle of the Netherlands in later generations, fighting and fighting, both sides feel that they can't do it, so they retreat, after an earth-shattering naval battle, basically both sides have no damage to their vitality, which is a good example.

Therefore, a flexible position is very important, and there is no doubt who occupies the T prefix and controls the fate of the side.

If you can't win at the T-prefix, you can evacuate at any time, and if you don't occupy the T-prefix and want to retreat, the price you pay will be quite heavy.

The command of the fleet was mainly based on the orders of the flagship commander, and due to the communication technology of the time, the command was mainly through flags and lights (mainly at night).

As a result, it is easier for the fleet in the T-shaped horizontal formation to command in battle, while the fleet in the column can only rely on the observation of the lead ship to indirectly understand the battlefield information.

In addition, naval warfare relies on the presence of the captain of each warship, so a good position is very important for the naval commander to observe on the spot.

Because in the current naval battle between Kanshu and Peter's fleet, it is impossible to lower the sails, which is tantamount to giving up resistance and letting others slaughter.

If it is on a T-head, then the commander can clearly see the enemy's movements, whether standing on the front deck or the aft deck.

But if you don't grab the T-head, then, standing on the front deck, you will be obscured by the sails, and standing on the back deck, you will not be able to see the situation ahead.

The difference in the commander's vision can also have a huge impact on the battle.

The seizure of the T-prefix is so important that the naval commanders of various countries will not be willing to give up the competition for the T-prefix.

Just now, when Kanshu launched the first charge, Peter's fleet suddenly turned around, just to occupy the T-shape, but unfortunately, the Sea Shark-class No. 1 ship suddenly increased a lot of speed and was caught off guard, but it was not successful, but Kanshu killed an armed merchant ship.

Now, Kanshu once again relied on the speed of the ship, which was three times higher than the opponent's fleet, and easily grabbed the T-shape.

Moreover, because of the sudden insertion from the flanks, the distance between the two sides was already very close.

Kan Shu looked at the professional warship that was at the front of the enemy's fleet less than 200 meters away from him, and shouted at the intercom pipe with hideous eyes, "Rapid fire with all your might." ”

As his voice fell, two 105mm howitzers, four 88mm cannons, and eight 40mm flat-fire guns let out a roar of rage.