Which provided a place for soldiers to retreat to on ships like an actual castle to attack people sieging it. This was because the primary way of fighting was to board another’s vessel and fight hand to hand. This is because Galleys would capsize too easily on the waters outside of the Mediterranean, so they were ultimately ineffective. Ships then began to take on the use of new technology, cannons. Ships from the unlike the romans this was the beginning of modern ships that could hit enemy ships from more than a mile away. Ship tactics taken on during this time, were that of the weather gage and the lee gage. The people who controlled the weather gage were upwind of the enemy and controlled when the fight would begin, the lee gage was downwind and they could easily escape, while the weather gage could not retreat into the wind. This form of battle meant that usually fighting would end and each side would fall back with what they had left. Navies did not give chase and follow the opposing navy to destroy them entirely. Leadership at this time was ultimately controlled by a political figure like the Duke of Medina for
Which provided a place for soldiers to retreat to on ships like an actual castle to attack people sieging it. This was because the primary way of fighting was to board another’s vessel and fight hand to hand. This is because Galleys would capsize too easily on the waters outside of the Mediterranean, so they were ultimately ineffective. Ships then began to take on the use of new technology, cannons. Ships from the unlike the romans this was the beginning of modern ships that could hit enemy ships from more than a mile away. Ship tactics taken on during this time, were that of the weather gage and the lee gage. The people who controlled the weather gage were upwind of the enemy and controlled when the fight would begin, the lee gage was downwind and they could easily escape, while the weather gage could not retreat into the wind. This form of battle meant that usually fighting would end and each side would fall back with what they had left. Navies did not give chase and follow the opposing navy to destroy them entirely. Leadership at this time was ultimately controlled by a political figure like the Duke of Medina for