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Battle Tactics

During the early history of naval warfare there was no such thing as naval tactics. Naval battles consisted of trying to have the sailors on your ships, to board the ships of the enemy and win the ensuing melee. After the invention of the battering ram, naval tactics changed because the ship itself could become a weapon. New strategies emerged to use the ram to destroy the ship of the enemy, and other strategies were developed to counter it. During a naval battle the safest position would be to have your ram presented to the enemy and have the ability to maneuver around the enemy. Because of this ships would deploy with just enough space between them to move. Sometimes the ship would sweep close inboard alongside the side of the ship in order to break off the oars of the ship. The soldiers on the ships would shoot arrows at each other. If this maneuver was pulled off correctly than the enemy ship would be effectively disabled.^[1]

References

^ Pitassi, Michael (2012-05-11). The Roman Navy: Ships, Men and Warfare 350 BC–AD 475. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-4738-1775-3.

[1] Pitassi, Michael (2012-05-11). The Roman Navy: Ships, Men and Warfare 350 BC–AD 475. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-4738-1775-3.

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