Drastic Changes to Ship Combat!

[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.

[Edward Edgemenace]

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.

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.

[Dan_OB]

Originally Posted by Edward Edgemenace

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.

I might ask you the same question. While I certainly am not an expert, I have read that war ships where very hard to sink with cannon fire. people would get killed and cannons disabled, but the ship would stay afloat. And if memory serves, accounts of famous sea battles record ships that took several broadsides without sinking.