Lin Youshu had also come through that era.
In that era, the cannons used on ironclad ships or sailing warships were no different from those used by artillery units.
At sea, they were used as naval guns; once ashore, if they needed to fight on land, they could be pushed off the ship and used as ordinary cannons. Put simply, they were the same thing.
At most, a mounting frame would be added so the cannons could be operated steadily on a pitching ship.
According to his way of thinking, the navy had to be a combined-arms force. Once aboard a ship, you had to know a little of everything; once ashore, you had to switch classes on the spot and become army personnel.
However, Lin Youshu clearly had different ideas about the Black Sail Vanguard Ship.
"Bringing the Thunderous Heavy Cannon aboard for use is certainly possible, but it isn't really necessary."
"When our naval fleet goes into battle, we won't send out just one type of ship. Destroyers and Black Sail Vanguard Ships can work together, each handling their own duties."
"When bombardment firepower is needed, we can simply have the destroyers' primary and secondary guns provide supporting fire. In my view, the Black Sail Vanguard Ship's main duties are still breaking through and launching surprise attacks. Bringing the Thunderous Heavy Cannon aboard would only make it cumbersome."
As the emperor of Great Zhou, Zhou Xu had far too many things to ponder from dawn to dusk.
By comparison, Lin Youshu, a navy major and now the General Commander of a naval fleet, thought only about fleet training and combat.
Consequently, his thinking in this area was far clearer than Zhou Xu's.
"Of course, considering certain necessities, long-range firepower is still required."
"The Dark Elf fleet previously deployed