Some people are fascinated by the art and narrative style embodied in the film, or feel the film is full of professionalism because of the nautical content, but from a serious military point of view, this war film has a bit of magical realism,
1. For the background of the film alone, it is puzzling that the British army sent the Marvel, with only 28 18-pound guns and 197 men, to intercept the Styx, which had "twice its ammunition and personnel, faster and stronger", said To be honest, it sounds more like Colonel Jack offended some general who wanted him to die on the battlefield. At this time, after the Battle of Trafalgar, the French naval suppression no longer exists, and the French fleet has not yet been rebuilt. The mission's cruise fleet can't be drawn.
2. It is impractical to disguise as a whaling ship. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the shape of warships and civilian ships was very different, and as a 28-gun cruiser, the main deck of the Surprise must be a continuous load of at least 9 guns. On the gun deck, even if the Marvel managed to cover the continuous gun ports on the main deck, the 18-pounder guns and swing cannons on the open deck of the poop had to be removed. In the case of the high deck theory at that time, the cutting-edge battleship Styx with more than 40 guns must have a double-layer continuous artillery deck, and its open deck must be higher than that of the Surprise. See clearly.
3. Even if the Surprise really deceived the Styx, it would be difficult for the 10 or so 18-pounder guns on the main deck on one side to quickly interrupt the Styx's mast, and shoot the Styx's mast at such a close distance. It is extremely unwise. The Styx is not an unarmed merchant ship, but a powerful cruise ship. It will call directly to the deck of the Surprise, which is equivalent to the Surprise hitting the Styx's leg, and the Styx hitting the Surprise. Head, Surprise is likely to be outright hors de combat.
4. Even if the Styx is too late to operate the artillery because it is not prepared for the battle, even if the Surprise really breaks the mast of the Styx, it is impossible to connect with the Styx, and the sailors of the Styx do not need to pretend to be dead and wait until the British. When the army boarded the ship, in the process of receiving the ship, the deck of the Surprise was directly attacked by the swing cannons, flintlock guns and 18-pounder guns on the open deck of the Styx with a higher deck. With an advantage in numbers, the French army under the high leadership was eager for the British army to pick up the ship.
In short, as a war movie, this movie is really full of heroic fantasies, rather than the calm strategy that some people say. Under the absolute disadvantage of power, strategy is useless. The winner seeks to win first and then to fight. Napoleon was able to win more with less hits in Austerlitz because the French army, which had just completed the military reform and had won consecutive battles, far surpassed the Russian-Austrian coalition in terms of organizational combat power and morale. , and the battlefield was carefully chosen so that Napoleon outnumbered the outnumbered rather than the weak over the strong. Heroism always praises the weaker side's counterattack with technology in battle, but in reality, how to make yourself stronger before the war is the real technology. From the point of view of a war movie alone, "Fighting for the Sea" is essentially a cowboy-style heroic movie that is deviated from military reality under the premise of puzzling, and it is a bit like some Japanese anime. similar.
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