To Petrov's growing concern and aggravation, the Dark Elvish fleet was still pressing onwards. Even with the drone doing RADAR sweeps and providing gunnery with coordinates, they were still getting less hits then they were during the first attack. Then the seas had been full of Drow Frigate and Sloops all packed nice and close. A few shells that missed their target back then had managed to touch down on the Deck on one of her neighbors. This was not the case today. Fire concentration had been less of an option, given that one of the bigger ships was coming head on and he could only bring two cannons to bear on him. So far, he had managed to subtract four of them from their number through constant bombardment, including a Ship of the Line.The crew knew this as well, but at least he had a few hours to prepare for this. They had time to properly set up for engagement. Metal screens were taken out of storage to offer protection against shrapnel, gunfire and arrows, being reinforced by rolled up hammocks. The crews also benefited from a few more permanent modifications, including the steel canopies over the barbettes to protect the crew, even if they did leave the men exposed from the back. The soldiers were still ancy though, nobody wanted to have one of those rams cutting through their ship or have to face a force of Dark Elvish marines in close quarters combat and they could not see a thing in this fog. It had thinned out a bit with the ships that they destroyed, but the Admiral still figured that it would be an omnipresent nussience in this battle.Then he noticed a few faint flashes of light in the mist, followed soon after by a couple of slashes and a pair of loud metallic clangs. It was followed by more of them. He was, so he barked into a speaking tube."What was the range on that ship?""Two thousand eight hundred meters sir!" Arja responded."Two thousand eight hundred?" He repeated for confirmation"Yes sir""Well it seams out enemy has improve their artillery." He looked around his bridge. "Well then let's reply, Starboard Gunport is to fire at will."As this happened, the Dark Elves were, for the most reloading their frontal guns as quickly as they could and firing. Their aim was sub par due to fog, but even so a few of their shots hit home. Those that did would have done some damage to a wooden ship. To the armor plating of the Hunter, however, they just made dents and shocked the marines and crew. Soon afterwards, the broadside gunports were opened and thirteen 75mm cannons were brought to bear. Targeting information was sent out among the gunners, which was aided by the fact that they could now see where the enemy roughly was and they fired off the return salvo and then reloaded for the next.Previous- imperator-zor.deviantart.com/a… Next- www.deviantart.com/art/Infrast…