Chapter 46: 1 day on board (2)
"As a captain, the most important thing is to be able to sail well under various conditions, to kill the enemy with artillery, and to fight with the enemy!" Storm gave him a face-to-face instruction.
To sail a boat, you must first know the sails. Starting from the bow, there are: bowsprit, foremast, mainmast and rear mast, and the types of sails hanging on the masts include slash sails, spinnakers, and quadrilateral gutters. , Main mast support sail, fore mast main sail, main midmast support sail, fore mast sail, main mast support sail, fore mast sail, rear mast support sail, main cross sail, rear midmast Rope sails, main sails, main mast sails, rear mast sails, rear mast midsails, front midmast support sails, etc.
Of course, because Beigang No. 3 is not large enough, the types of sails are not complete, but Storm has a wide range of knowledge and lists them, and everyone has textbooks.
It’s just a matter of learning. What is really practical is to rely on specific commands.
There are enough sails, and the resulting sail combination is basically designed to maximize the use of tailwinds, crosswinds, headwinds, and so on. Generally, the jib is pulled from the bow to the first mast to take advantage of the headwind. On the first and second masts, horizontal sails are used to make full use of the tailwinds, and sling sails are used on the high sails. On the last mast, a girder sail is used to increase the power of the rigging sail. This configuration can take into account the needs of various wind directions, and is designed to provide stable power for ships in various sea areas. Distributed in different positions of the mast.
He explained one by one, the horizontal sail is the main force of the wind, and the stern girder mounted on the stern of the ship can help steering, and the function of the jib is to enable the sailboat to make zigzag maneuvers when the wind is upwind...
"Can the spinnaker go against the wind?" someone asked.
"No, it can't. Its principle is just to cross the wind at an angle, and then take the zigzag to complete the route against the wind."
To make the battleship sail fast, the sails of the battleship must be deployed as much as possible to take on more wind, and the combination of sails. Zhang Fan’s perspective is a university question.
"When opening a sail, the sailors must strictly follow the operating specifications, first unfold the sails at the ends of the sails (the rods used to hang the sails), and then loosen the sails in the center of the sails. If the sails are released first, then..." He made a flying motion and said: "The sail will soon fill up with the wind, and it will fly to the top of the mast. The full sail will hit the sailors on both ends of the sail to the deck!"
"Come on!" Storm took a deep breath, stood on the high position at the stern and began to give orders!
Now the weather is clear and the wind speed is medium (look at the streamer on the mast, and if you have experience, the streamer is high), so he ordered all the sails to open.
"The upper mast sail rises to the top of the mast, the left rudder!" Yan Changwu shouted.
The drill he is currently conducting is to target a small island on the sea and command the ship to drive over.
However, he failed!
Under his command, the training ship did not drive according to his requirements, but strayed crookedly.
"Fail!" Storm said unceremoniously.
He took over the command, moved the ship a little farther, and replaced it with another student to direct the control.
What is embarrassing is that none of the trainees successfully drove the training boat to the designated position that day, all of them drove crookedly!
It seems that they need more training.
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The morning time is spent in continuous training. At about 11 o'clock, the captain must check the work diary of the star officer (duty officer) that day, listen to the routine reports of the officers and noncommissioned officers, and solve problems if they encounter problems. The wrong sailor called all the sailors to assemble and whipped openly.
"There must be military laws on board to be able to order and prohibit!" Storm explained.
The hapless ghost of the day was a sailor. He didn't clean the place when he was on duty, so he got three lashes and executed it publicly!
At noon, everyone starts lunch. After lunch, if there is nothing special, such as war or storm, then the afternoon is used for training. Ordnance officers and sailors teach the sailors how to fight with cold weapons, how to use guns, and sail. For the operation of cable and other skills, officers also organize training in artillery, squadron warfare, fire extinguishing, and drainage.
Due to the lack of officers, the three Dutchmen were extremely busy, while the trainees were nervously learning their commanding skills.
Because there are teaching materials, the instructions given by the officers are compared, and the students understand it quickly.
To be honest, shooting a gun sounds cool, but the actual practice is not pleasant at all.
The atmosphere on the deck of the ship was tense, the gunpowder was filled with smoke when the gun was fired, and even more terrifying was the recoil of the gun, and the sea water filled the ship's side when bad luck happened!
"Everyone knows that the heaviest and most powerful artillery on a battleship is installed on the bottom of the gun deck. Then, when the battleship is sailing in wind and waves, the portholes of the heavy-duty artillery are the most vulnerable to seawater intrusion. UU看书wwww. Uukanshu.com But in naval battles, side heavy naval guns are often the key to victory. So in many battles, sailors braved the wind and waves to load gunpowder and projectiles, then opened the portholes and pushed the cannon to the porthole to fire. Wind and waves are coming in at this time, so it depends on what everyone thinks, whether you are submerged or sunk!" Storm sighed authentically. ,
A student asked: "So what is your choice, Chief Instructor?"
"Nonsense!" Storm said flatly: "Open the window and shoot!"
"As for the water, then pump it!" Storm said lightly, but every officer knew that it was hard work. They had seen that when the wind was high and the waves were rushing, the surging sea water would follow the low bottom cannon. The vents of the deck infiltrate into the cabin until it flows into the bilge. Water in the bilge will cause the stored food to deteriorate, and the bilge plate and keel are soaked and corroded by seawater, which is also fatal to the hull. Hundreds of sailors were mobilized in shifts to pump the bilge water out (hand pumps) all day long. In many cases, they pumped dozens of tons of water per hour on average!
Think about firing guns here and pumping water over there. No one can spare it.
It is relatively safe to fire a cannon in the cabin, but the danger is also not small. The recoil force of the muzzle pushes the cannon back, and it hurts people! In addition, the quality of the artillery is not high, and it is easy to explode. The people next to it will explode into a cat with a face, and the flesh and blood will be separated.
I never know when disaster will fall from the sky, and there was a shot outside, and the one who hit him had to sigh for his life.
"So, we all have to believe in Mazu Empress, please bless her!" Chief Instructor Storm said with a dull face.
But the commander-in-chief Yan Changwu said more positively than him: "We ask Mazu Niangniang to bless us, and we must prepare for the war!"
