3 MrShermanTanker Members 63 posts 565 battles Report post #1 Posted September 17, 2017 Title, i was making a small Naval Game for fun, and this suddenly hit me while i finished modelling HMS Victory Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
617 [WOLF1] mavfin87 [WOLF1] Members 2,765 posts 1,320 battles Report post #2 Posted September 17, 2017 You set them on fire, burn the sails and ship, or, you ram them...or you board them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
5,664 Macabe Alpha Tester, Members, In AlfaTesters, Beta Testers 12,393 posts Report post #3 Posted September 17, 2017 Wherever they stored the powder for the cannons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
28 [WAIFU] Yvonne_Swanson [WAIFU] Members 220 posts 6,385 battles Report post #4 Posted September 17, 2017 like classic greek/roman times ? ram dead center on the ship Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
198 [WOLF1] knice_destroyer Members 619 posts 12,934 battles Report post #5 Posted September 17, 2017 Breaking the Masts in Tall Ships In half rendering them dead in the water. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,344 [HINON] Phoenix_jz Beta Testers, In AlfaTesters 7,179 posts 2,029 battles Report post #6 Posted September 17, 2017 It depends, you're talking a totally different method of warfare. For ancient ships like your various 'remes (trireme, bireme, quinquereme, etc), the main method was to immobilize, rather than sink. If you were going to sink them, a ram would inflict devastating damage below waterline. One could also attempt to set enemy vessels aflame. To immobilize, methods such as breaking their oars would be used, but most often the goal was to board and take the enemy ship. Once you enter the age of cannons, shooting at rigging becomes more important, and I suppose powder storage would be your first 'citadel.' Keep in mind, for the ships fighting in WoWs, their citadels are made up of magazines, engines, and boilers. Magazines don't become a thing until gunpowder. Engines and boilers are propulsion, and you won't see that until the 19th century. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,847 mr3awsome Supertester, Members, Alpha Tester, In AlfaTesters, Beta Testers 11,232 posts 1,928 battles Report post #7 Posted September 17, 2017 Citadels are, technically, the area protected by armour. Consequently, all ships prior to the Gloire don't really have a citadel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,044 1Sherman Alpha Tester 4,711 posts 2,407 battles Report post #8 Posted September 17, 2017 The powder magazine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
37 Comrade_Nemo Members 227 posts 4,386 battles Report post #9 Posted September 17, 2017 (edited) Early citadel explosion at the Battle of the Nile... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Nile#/media/File%3AThe_Battle_of_the_Nile.jpg For ten minutes after the explosion there was no firing; sailors from both sides were either too shocked by the blast or desperately extinguishing fires aboard their own ships to continue the fight.[121] Edited September 17, 2017 by Comrade_Nemo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
252 [REVY] Lord_Slayer Members 936 posts 7,292 battles Report post #10 Posted September 19, 2017 Kronan of Sweden experianced a Det that may have been self inflicted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
