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 | Ramming was impossible, but the main purpose of these warships remained the transportation of soldiers to fight on the decks of the opposing ship (as, for example, at the Battle of Sluys). |
| Warships resembled floating fortresses, with towers in the bows and at the stern (respectively, the forecastle and aftcastle). |
| Small hand-held anti-personnel cannons were used, but large cannons mounted on deck further compromised the stability of warships, and cannons at that time had a slow rate of fire and were inaccurate. |
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| One of the Aftcastle 2 lb swivel guns (bronze). |
| Four of these are mounted on the rails above the 3rd quarterdeck (2 port and 2 starboard,) and one faces directly aft. |
| Because it is stored in the Aftcastle cabins, it is only brass embellished. |
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