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itt we discuss the theoretical implications of steam-driven ironclad warships being ubiquitous at the time of the battle of fort sumter
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Jun 23, 2017 03:12
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Yarr hand over yer booty! This be a hostile boardin!
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Jun 23, 2017 03:13
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wouldnt a ship clad in iron just sink
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Jun 23, 2017 03:22
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BIG PUFFY NIPS posted:wouldnt a ship clad in iron just sink Obviously. You can't make boats out of things that don't float.
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Jun 23, 2017 03:24
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when two ironclads actually fought in the civil war it was pretty much a draw technology only matters when one side has significantly more than the other
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Jun 23, 2017 03:25
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Wifi Toilet posted:Obviously. You can't make boats out of things that don't float. What if we covered a witch in iron? Would that work?
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Jun 23, 2017 03:28
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Harald posted:when two ironclads actually fought in the civil war it was pretty much a draw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironclad_warship#First_battles_between_ironclads:_the_U.S._Civil_War #til
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Jun 23, 2017 03:29
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Cubone posted:oh. huh. cairo illinois is an absolute shithole just fyi Harald fucked around with this message at 03:34 on Jun 23, 2017 |
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Jun 23, 2017 03:31
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oh, no, I didn't even know iron ships were used in the civil war, I just googled it after you said that. you were mostly right I'm pretty sure
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Jun 23, 2017 03:33
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Ok im sorry but is it possible for me to sink the USS Iowas with the Monitor in world or warships?
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Jun 23, 2017 03:37
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Cubone posted:oh, no, I didn't even know iron ships were used in the civil war, I just googled it after you said that. you were mostly right I'm pretty sure imagine being the poor gently caress in that iron pillbox on top of the uss monitor and the noise after a cannonball hits it
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Jun 23, 2017 03:42
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Cubone posted:oh, no, I didn't even know iron ships were used in the civil war, I just googled it after you said that. you were mostly right I'm pretty sure why did they need ships in the civil war anyway im pretty sure there were no battles in hawaii
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Jun 23, 2017 04:49
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Hawaii hadn't even been invented yet
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Jun 23, 2017 04:55
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they had to blockade cuba to stop the spread of socialism
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Jun 23, 2017 05:15
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sorry wooden ships... my defense is ironclad
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Jun 23, 2017 05:18
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Iron ships on the water very free (and heavy)~
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Jun 23, 2017 07:24
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If you put Fort Sumter on an ironclad you could just move it out of the way and avoid that nasty civil war business entirely
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