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Old 11-23-2010, 10:00 AM   #24
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Default Re: Ship warfare before cannons

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Originally Posted by Dangerious P. Cats View Post
How can naval warfare be conducted without cannons at Tech levels 0-3 (maybe 4 even) outside of boarding actions?
Iron prows and ramming speed were sometimes used. This was far from ideal, impact could damage the attacking ship even sink them, though they were built to ram more breakable enemy ships.
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