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If you're shooting, or dumping burning oil on your enemy, or even throwing rocks at them, being a bit higher than they are is a significant advantage, if for no
by mcswell 5y ago
If you're shooting, or dumping burning oil on your enemy, or even throwing rocks at them, being a bit higher than they are is a significant advantage, if for no other reason than the fact that you can see them better than they can see you. It's like the high ground in land battles.
- tragomaskhalos 5y agoThis is in Napoleonic times, where naval warfare relied on broadsides of cannons. Stability is a far more important factor here. Also note that 4-decker ships, with a nominal advantage in firepower, were employed by the Spanish but eschewed by the Royal Navy for the same reason.