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2006-10-07 Olde Tyme Religion

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Posted by anonymous5089 2006-10-07 15:24|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Little more than 10 years later, Drake and Howard would revolutionize naval warfare by using cannonfire alone to win naval engagements. Up until than point naval battles were always decided by boarding the opponents vessels.

This tactic defeated the Spanish Armada and Britain went on to become the premier naval power.

Galleys powered by rowing were of necessity light. Cannonfire was devasting to them both because they were lightly built and had a densely packed mass of rowers.

The Armada had a number of sailing, rowing galleys, delightfully named galleasses. The English shot them to pieces.

Posted by phil_b 2006-10-07 17:58|| 2006-10-07 17:58|| Front Page Top

#2 The victory was a crucial morale-booster for western Europe, even though the Turks later consolidated their grip on the eastern Mediterranean and continued to raid European coastal properties and enslave European Christians for centuries after that. Even Protestant Britain officially celebrated the victory of Lepanto, although they contributed little or nothing to it.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2006-10-07 18:00|| 2006-10-07 18:00|| Front Page Top

#3 Galleys powered by rowing were of necessity light. Cannonfire was devasting to them both because they were lightly built and had a densely packed mass of rowers.

The problem with galleys was not light nuilding but the fact that they had could carry only a few guns while sail powered ships could carry dozens of them.

Posted by JFM">JFM 2006-10-07 18:04|| 2006-10-07 18:04|| Front Page Top

#4 Little more than 10 years later, Drake and Howard would revolutionize naval warfare
"Now where did Frankie learn his trade?

Posted by gromgoru 2006-10-07 19:45|| 2006-10-07 19:45|| Front Page Top

#5 JFM, I beg to differ. Anyone who has rowed boats of different sizes would know this. Mass (weight) makes a huge difference, whereas it makes much less difference to sail powered vessels.

Posted by phil_b 2006-10-07 23:43|| 2006-10-07 23:43|| Front Page Top

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