line-abreast battle

naval formation

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In naval warfare: The age of galley warfare
…the bow, which dictated a line abreast as the tactical formation. In the line abreast, two lines of opposing galleys approached each other head on, with the ram of each vessel unobstructed by the ships on either side. Momentum was the key to the ram’s destructiveness, so that sprint speed—as…
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