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Originally Posted by The Evil Will Mcbain
Well, the Dutchman is a god ship, I guess you have me there, lol. Still, though, I think the effect of cannons was exagerated in the movies. Back in the day, ships used to smash away at eachother for hours.
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I'm sorry, but movie sensationalism aside, what is your source for that assertion? I can't think of a single ship in all naval history that could survive a single full broadsides hit (all cannons firing once) from a warship.