Archive for January 1st, 2012

Sea Battle

Or rather, battle when one’s opponent is AT sea.

Dungeoneer has discovered the joy of kicking the enemy when he is :

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I asked PomonaPunkRock this question 20 times and it was a total lockout:

“Do you deny that White GeNOcide is your goal? So far you have only denied the METHOD, you are using to eliminate White people is genocide.”

Sorry to repeat myself, but I found it mind-blowing, once I realized exactly what it was she was admitting, by her silence. Its one thing to hear it from Bob, but getting it from the horse’s mouth is different. They really are in a lot of trouble. Lol

The enemy is totally adrift when you use the Mantra right. You should not only pour it on, you should ENJOY pouring it on.

In the early wars with Britain, American ships were always smaller so they concentrated on using chain balls to dismast the enemy while they took his direct broadside. The Brits really looked like they were winning . Their huge beautiful Man of War had hardly a scratch on it, and the American was riddled.

But then the Brits realized that they couldn’t maneuver any more. The American ship could pound them at will.

And DID.

One other point about this I haven’t seen discussed in history books is that the Americans had the range on the masts. Aiming artillery or even rifles in the middle of a battle when the sea is rolling and your ship is being rocked by enemy hits, not to mention that you are only getting glimpses of your target through the black powder haze is close to impossible.

But by the time the Brits got to trying to repair the damage to their sails, American gunners had had n hour’s practice on hitting them. Any British seaman trying to get up there would be picked off by rifles or hit by grape shot or ripped to pieces by chain shot.

After getting shoved around by the giant British Navy all those years, this must have been a wonderful experience for Americans.

So enjoy it, Dungeoneer, while I cheer you on.

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