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War_Hymn t1_jclqlam wrote

Reply to comment by goldfinger0303 in Grad Student Explores Ancient Warfare With Naval Ram Project by kratos2025

Where did you hear that? They used grappling hooks to pull and tethered ships. Its not like Age of Sail ships used a corvus device, but boarding was still common.

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goldfinger0303 t1_jcmyijh wrote

You don't board from the front of the ship??? You grapple it and pull it side by side. People weren't hopping over the bow.

The corvus was unique because you could ram, stun the crew, drop the corvus and charge.

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