06-19-2006, 09:20 PM
Smashing the oars without ramming must have been a crafty and difficult maneuver to execute in itself though... Low angle of attack right behind the opposing ram, retracting your own oars fast and far enough so your own rowers are unhurt, skimming by without actually ramming and getting stuck, then unship the oars again and make sure you don't get rammed by any enemy trieres covering openings in the first line.
