breaking-the-line system

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naval tactics

  • Bradley Allen Fiske
    In naval warfare: The age of fighting sail

    “Breaking the line” of the enemy fleet was one aim, because this broke the enemy’s tactical cohesion and made it possible to overwhelm individual ships by bringing greatly superior force to bear on each of them in turn. Popular aims were raking (firing a broadside…

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