08-05-2006, 09:54 PM
In an earlier thread, we discussed the momentum of ancient trieres. After some counting and guesswork, we were impressed by the immense forces released when a triere rammed another ship.
Here's a related a question. Imagine a Roman quinquereme with a corvus. A Carthaginian quinquereme tries to ram our Roman, which rapidly lowers its corvus. The shock must have been terrible - and I am wondering whether a corvus could survive it. Anyone any thoughts?
Here's a related a question. Imagine a Roman quinquereme with a corvus. A Carthaginian quinquereme tries to ram our Roman, which rapidly lowers its corvus. The shock must have been terrible - and I am wondering whether a corvus could survive it. Anyone any thoughts?
