"Search and aim”

    I arrived at the port once again. While my companions were as reluctant as always they let me go by myself. For now they headed to the king to discuss something.

    I chose a position on the waterfront and deployed the guns. Immediately all of the ships oared or sailed out of my line of fire.

    Right after I was done preparing I launched both of my hydroplanes. They were sent in different directions: 11 and 1 o’clock.

    While I was waiting for a target bearing I checked the guns, the systems and the radar.

    A minute later one of the planes spotted something on the horizon. The plane approached and saw a huge crab-like creature. I immediately sent the other plane to assist. The creature I will be fighting looks huge, I think it is more than 1000 feet long. Its current speed is around 15 knots. Range…

    BOOM BOOM

    ‘Looks at the clock’

    1 minute later.

    [Aaaand… Splash!]

    The shells barely reached the target, the crab thing is more than 22 miles away. I considered holding fire until it is closer.

    When the creature approached 20 miles mark I fired ranging shots.

    BOOM BOOM

    And a couple of shots to estimate its bearing.

    BOOM BOOM

    After I found the estimations acceptable I fired full broadside.

    BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM

    5 shots hit their target but the hydroplanes did not confirm damage.

    BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM

    7 hits, … no damage?

    I decided to open continuous fire.

    BOOM

    BOOM

    BOOM

    BOOM

    I was confused: even if my shots hit the crab, even if the planes confirmed explosion, the creature remains unharmed.

    I prepared for a rapid broadside.

    BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM

    ‘Requiem’

    BOOM-BOOM-BOOM-BOOM

    The majority of my shots hit, yet no damage to the target. This is going to be bad.

    Target is 29800 meters away from the capital.

    P.S.: Delight has a preference for three ways to fire: Broadside, Fast broadside and Continuous fire.

    Her normal broadside is fired one turret at a time with a short delay between each gun and larger delay between each turret. F(ire) – 0.1s – F – 0.5s – F – 0.1 – F – 0.5s – etc.

    Fast broadside has 0.1s delay between each gun and turret. F(ire) – 0.1s – F – 0.1s – F – etc.

    Continuous fire mode has enough delay to allow continuous fire. By the time the last of 8 guns fires, the first gun is ready to fire. F(ire) – 1s – F – 4s – F – 1s – F – 4s – etc.