United States Naval Institute Proceedings, Nide 16U.S. Naval Institute, 1890 |
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Sivu 78
... attack . In the days of sailing vessels and smooth - bore guns the oblique attack nearly always proved ruinous to the attacking party , for his leading vessels were exposed to the fire of the entire line of the enemy , and were badly ...
... attack . In the days of sailing vessels and smooth - bore guns the oblique attack nearly always proved ruinous to the attacking party , for his leading vessels were exposed to the fire of the entire line of the enemy , and were badly ...
Sivu 87
... attack his other fleet and prevent the accomplishment of his designs . Our fleet would probably be in telegraphic communiction with the point attacked , and we might be able so to time our escape as to reach the threatened point at a ...
... attack his other fleet and prevent the accomplishment of his designs . Our fleet would probably be in telegraphic communiction with the point attacked , and we might be able so to time our escape as to reach the threatened point at a ...
Sivu 146
... attack , rather than be in another kind of carriage in which the defense was more studied than the attack , and in which they had to be protected by thick armor for a time . No protection was perfect . If a shell hit a big ironclad when ...
... attack , rather than be in another kind of carriage in which the defense was more studied than the attack , and in which they had to be protected by thick armor for a time . No protection was perfect . If a shell hit a big ironclad when ...
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