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Re: John E. Doolittle
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Sat, 29 Jan 2000 04:23:36 GMT
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Dave Schuler wrote in message ...
> In lugnet.pirates, Lance Scott writes:
> > The tactic does still hold with turret mounted guns, the enemy can still • only
> > bear a fraction of his firepower, while you can use all of yours.
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> > Missiles on the other hand negate that advantage entirely.
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> Heh. Yeah, I guess it's a lot different when you can fire more-or-less • from
> all directions...
Ok, sounds good.
So what's the late eighteenth/early nineteenth century equivalent of a
missile system - a carronade? ;-)
Richard
Still baldly going...
Check out Port Block at http://www.hinet.net.au/~rparsons/port/
Note the change in URL - Port Block is moving (to new and larger
accommodations)
Do adjust your set.
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| On Sat, 29 Jan 2000, Richard Parsons (<Fp2xL2.D31@lugnet.com>) wrote at 04:23:36 (...) I don't think so - carronades were only good a short range. You might be able to put a very large cannon on a very small, fast ship, but even so, you'd probably (...) (25 years ago, 29-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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