03-05-2009, 06:16 PM
.I've read a theory that the new shipbuilding methods with heavier frames resulted in hulls that were hard to pierce, but I have no idea whether that's been tested. I've also seen it suggested that later galleys were too slow and clumsy to use agile ramming tactics, as opposed to meeting prow to prow.
The new shipbuilding methods were much cheaper in labour and materials, but produced a slightly worse product. Whether they were an advance or a regression is rather subjective I think.
The new shipbuilding methods were much cheaper in labour and materials, but produced a slightly worse product. Whether they were an advance or a regression is rather subjective I think.
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I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
