Comments on: Aim for the waterline https://www.isegoria.net/2018/04/aim-for-the-waterline/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Mon, 09 Nov 2026 14:48:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Redan https://www.isegoria.net/2018/04/aim-for-the-waterline/comment-page-1/#comment-2627957 Redan Fri, 13 Apr 2018 01:16:29 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=43348#comment-2627957 Kirk:

Essayons, brother! We clear the way.

12 B / C / N / T here, but I started as an 11B Queen. Retired now on the PDRL.

Well met.

SFC redan
USA RET PDRL

]]> By: Kirk https://www.isegoria.net/2018/04/aim-for-the-waterline/comment-page-1/#comment-2627942 Kirk Thu, 12 Apr 2018 22:39:27 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=43348#comment-2627942 As an Engineer, I’m just going to point out the traditional Infantry response to why the Artillery is the King of Battle, while the Infantry is Queen: It’s because the Artillery is constantly doing to the Infantry what the King does to the Queen…

]]> By: redan https://www.isegoria.net/2018/04/aim-for-the-waterline/comment-page-1/#comment-2627925 redan Thu, 12 Apr 2018 19:12:05 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=43348#comment-2627925 Lu An Li:

I’ll be conservative and stipulate ‘red hot’ = 500° C.

https://hypertextbook.com/facts/2000/StephanieLum.shtml

What propellant did you have in mind for this fire mission, and what is the propellant’s temperature of ignition?

King of Battle (Artillery): We put the balls where the Queen of Battle (Infantry) wants them!

]]> By: Albion https://www.isegoria.net/2018/04/aim-for-the-waterline/comment-page-1/#comment-2627787 Albion Tue, 10 Apr 2018 18:18:49 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=43348#comment-2627787 Unless you can get behind an enemy ship and rake it. As most sailing ships below deck had little in the way of dividing walls (I believe removed before the battle began) a cannon shot thus aimed would travel the length of the other ship doing tremendous damage.

]]> By: Lu An Li https://www.isegoria.net/2018/04/aim-for-the-waterline/comment-page-1/#comment-2627786 Lu An Li Tue, 10 Apr 2018 17:51:19 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=43348#comment-2627786 Cannon balls heated red hot and then fire to penetrate the inside of the wooden ship. Start a fire.

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