"Ram Attacks" Topic
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| GreyONE | 17 Oct 2013 11:23 a.m. PST |
When a ship was about to conduct a ram attack, did the gun crews on the attacking ship stop shooting and loading in order to brace for impact? Just curious if in game terms a ship should stop shooting when a ram attack is in progress or would this just incur a minus on shooting, or is there no real effect at all? |
| RABeery | 17 Oct 2013 2:39 p.m. PST |
In the 1890's the British had a collision drill. Look under "brace for collision" with Google images and a picture will show up. My anti-virus does not like the site that it's from though. Ron |
| GreyONE | 18 Oct 2013 1:32 p.m. PST |
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| deephorse | 18 Oct 2013 6:23 p.m. PST |
In the rules we use, a ship is not allowed to fire its guns if it has rammed, or been rammed during the movement phase. Now that sounds reasonable but I don't know whether or not it is accurate. |
| GreyONE | 19 Oct 2013 6:47 p.m. PST |
I have read that with the USS Cincinnati managed to fire a broadside at her attacker just before being rammed. However, I always assume that a turn of firing is more than just one broadside but instead multiple firing of guns. I have since read that the USS Sassacus and the CSS Virginia both ordered their crews to brace for ramming, which meant, while making the ram attack, all gun crews stopped loading and firing their ship's guns. |
| jaxenro | 22 May 2014 10:28 a.m. PST |
Just after being rammed by the Saccusus the CSS Abermarle shot her twice while the two were still stuck together so I suppose she fired in the process of being rammed |
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