28. Beneath Pandaria. Motivated Darkness(2/2)
Tanred commented with a smile:
"Battleships are not soldiers. Even if they are hit by a few shots, they will not lose their combat effectiveness immediately. I admit that many new ideas of the Federation's Black Ark Fleet have given me great inspiration, but naval battles cannot only be won with advanced weapons.
...Black Ark lacks experience in real warfare from the commander to the sailors. Look, they panicked. They have lost 9 ships. We only lost 2 airships and 3 frigates. They are definitely losing!"
Indeed, at this time in the sea off Pandaria, the opposing fleets had been engaged in battle for 2 hours. During the crazy exchange of bombardments, the Black Ark fleet lost its formation first. This was a very important factor in naval battles in the Age of Sail.
It's just sailing by wind. The problem is that in this field, the skilled sailors of the Armada are many times better than the recruits of the Black Ark.
The Federation fleet fell into a headwind situation almost from the beginning of the war. The Armada, which was sailing against the wind, attacked with flexibility from all directions. Fortunately, the firepower of the Black Ark fleet was stronger than that of the Armada, which allowed them to survive until now.
, but as Tanred said, Black Ark is already at the end of its war effort. If General Valentine can no longer reverse the decline, then Black Ark's naval battle will be lost.
But soon, both Tanred and Taylor discovered some strange things about the Black Ark fleet.
"Tyler, am I dazzled? The Black Ark fleet is gathering its formation? What's going on? Are they crazy?"
Tanred frowned and looked through the telescope at the smoke-filled sea in front of him. Major General Taylor was also watching his opponent. After a moment, the major general replied:
"You read that right, General, they are indeed closing in... Wait! They are abandoning ship! Those sailors are jumping into the sea like crazy! What happened?"
In the field of view of the telescope, the two generals clearly saw that the rear battleships of the Black Ark Fleet were leaving the battlefield at the fastest speed, as if they were fleeing, while the dozen or so battleships in front of the Armada were fighting,
Sailors kept dancing and jumping from the deck into the sea, and fires broke out inexplicably on the decks of several battleships, as if they had encountered a rebellion.
"They're running away!"
Taylor rotated the telescope, and he saw the edge of the flagship of the Black Ark fleet. Some federal men wearing commander uniforms were jumping off the deck and gathering on the lifeboats.
"They ran away, these cowards...wait! Why do their sailors seem to be killing each other?"
The major general pointed the telescope at the out-of-control battleships. He saw the crazy federal sailors on the deck of the battleship. He looked back at his commander in confusion. Tanred also put down the telescope at this moment, and he frowned deeply.
Browsing, after a moment, he turned to look at Taylor:
"Let every captain in the fleet report the situation immediately!"
Chapter completed!