With the wide application of firearms, naval tactics have also undergone major changes. Yu Shishi, a famous anti-Japanese soldier, put forward that "naval battles are just about winning small boats with big boats and winning small boats with big shovels;" More ships are better than fewer ships, and more wars are better than less wars. " It can be seen that the naval battle of the Ming Dynasty entered the modern mode very early. During Jiajing period, more than half of the soldiers in Ming warships used firearms, but in Wanli period, the proportion reached 99%. The Ming navy was mainly equipped with a lucky boat, which was born in the coastal areas of Fujian. Its bottom tip is wide, its head tip is wide, and its ends are inclined. Building materials are mainly pine, Chinese fir, camphor wood and nanmu in Fujian. There are six lucky boats in naval battles, namely 1 and No.2 respectively ... According to Qi Jiguang Yun, a famous anti-Japanese soldier who won several victories in 1560, "The lucky boat is as high as a city and is not driven by human power. It depends on the wind. The Japanese boat is as small as my gigolo boat, so the lucky boat runs smoothly like a car running over a mantis. According to "Wu Bei Zhi", "Between firearms and valleys, ups and downs may not make you a thief. Even if you win, there is no geometry, but you can fake it to scare the enemy. There are two things to rely on: launching a Franco machine. Missed, there is no boat and no powder in the middle, and neither is one. Fireballs and the like are put on the bow. As soon as we met, we were thrown from a height. The fire was burning and the thief boat was burning. Second, ". This shows that China Navy has a large ship type and a high freeboard, and it has obvious advantages in melee situations such as collision.
Ming Dynasty's East Expedition Navy-[1] Dafu Boat: First, it is known as Dafu Boat, with three floors, wide bottom and high fore and aft, which can accommodate 100 people to "start and stop in too deep" and poor maneuverability; [2] No.2 financial ship: No.2 financial ship is slightly smaller than 1 and is commonly used. The lucky boat is as high as a building and can hold 100 people. The bottom tip is wide, the bow is upturned and open, the tail is towering, and the draft is about 3. 5 meters, the bow of the ship is equipped with 1 gun, 6-kilo Franz machine, 3 bowls, 20 thunder guns, 60 nozzles, 10 guns, 500 crossbows, 10 fire crossbows, 300 rockets and 60 fire bricks. There are 64 crew members, 9 sailors and 55 soldiers. According to the description in Wu Bei Zhi, this huge ship is set on the third floor. Its sides are protected by boards and bamboo. It stands like a wall with two sails and a mast. This middle school has four floors. The lower floor is equipped with ballast stones, the third floor is equipped with fresh water tanks, and the second floor is where soldiers live. The top floor is the terrace, which needs to be climbed from the ladder on the third floor. On both sides, the plate wings are used as fences, and people rely on them to fight, and the arrows and guns are overlooking. It is actually a weapon in naval warfare.
The disadvantage of a lucky boat is its poor maneuverability. "It's as high as a city, and it's not human-driven. It depends on the ebb and flow of the wind, but it is inconvenient to return to Hunan. And it eats deep water, which is not good for the vast ocean. In the Caspian Sea, it is easy to be shallow, so it must be supported by a whistle boat. " ("Continued Literature General Examination")
[3] Grass-grazing boat: The third kind of blessing boat is called grass-grazing boat, also called sentry boat, which is smaller than blessing boat.
[4] Haicang Ship: The fourth type of ship is called Haicang Ship, which is similar to the sentinel ship, slightly smaller than the Fu ship, with a draft of about seven or eight feet, and the wind is small and maneuverable, which is in line with the Fu ship. The weapon is equipped with four 1,000-kilo Buddha Lang machines, three bowls, six bowls, 50 spray tubes, 80 smoke cans, 10 fire monitor, 50 fire bricks, 200 rockets, 6 medicine crossbows and 100 crossbows. There are 53 crew members, 9 sailors and 44 soldiers.
[5] Cangshan Ship: The smallest ship in Haicang is called Cangshan Ship, also known as Cangshan Iron. It has a small hull, above the water, with a draft of 5 feet and paddles. When it is calm, sail and sail, swaying with the wind. This ship is light and dexterous, mainly used for chasing enemies and fishing heads. Equipped with 2,000 kg Buddha Lang machine, 3 bowls, 4 bowls, 40 nozzles, 60 chimneys, 30 firebricks, 65,438+000 rockets, 4 medicine crossbows and 65,438+000 crossbows. There are 37 people in the whole ship, 4 sailors and 33 soldiers, forming the top three. The first is a shotgun, the third is a firearm, and the second is a cold weapon.