Yes, getting caught in calm and forced to endure racking fire from a half a dozen galleys with a brace of 24lbers each can be a harrowing experince to say the least.
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Re: Ships
Yes, getting caught in calm and forced to endure racking fire from a half a dozen galleys with a brace of 24lbers each can be a harrowing experince to say the least.
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Re: Ships
I think I can find an story on how a Portuguese galleon stood up to around 15 enemy galleys by itself for over a day, after having it's masts taken out only to be rescued by some warships that happened to be in the area.Originally Posted by Pharnakes
Yes, getting caught in calm and forced to endure racking fire from a half a dozen galleys with a brace of 24lbers each can be a harrowing experince to say the least.
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Re: Ships
Of course there are always exceptions, but then they only prove the rule...
And in large fleet engaments, galleys are at an obvious massive disadvantage. But in the right circumstances galleys were still relevant to naval warfare well into the 19th century. And the evolution of the galley, the gun boat was even deadlier, properly used.
Last edited by Pharnakes; 05-30-2007 at 00:42.
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