Broadside
A broadside is the side of a ship, or more specifically the battery of cannon on one side of a warship or their coordinated fire in naval warfare, or a measurement of a warship's maximum simultaneous firepower which can be delivered upon a single target (because this concentration is usually obtained by firing a broadside). From the 16th century until the early decades of the steamship, vessels had rows of guns set in each side of the hull. Firing all guns on one side of the ship became known as a "broadside". The cannons of 18th-century men of war were accurate only at short range, and their penetrating power mediocre, which meant that the thick hulls of wooden ships could only be pierced at short ranges. These wooden ships sailed closer and closer towards each other until cannon fire wou
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Broadside
A broadside is the side of a ship, or more specifically the battery of cannon on one side of a warship or their coordinated fire in naval warfare, or a measurement of a warship's maximum simultaneous firepower which can be delivered upon a single target (because this concentration is usually obtained by firing a broadside). From the 16th century until the early decades of the steamship, vessels had rows of guns set in each side of the hull. Firing all guns on one side of the ship became known as a "broadside". The cannons of 18th-century men of war were accurate only at short range, and their penetrating power mediocre, which meant that the thick hulls of wooden ships could only be pierced at short ranges. These wooden ships sailed closer and closer towards each other until cannon fire wou
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A broadside is the side of a s ...... en it crippled the other ship.
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Con il termine bordata si indi ...... zi di uno stesso lato (salva).
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En bredsida är en militär term ...... ngsidorna på ett örlogsfartyg.
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Salwa burtowa – w walce na mor ...... ch wież w osi symetrii okrętu.
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Une bordée, dans le langage ma ...... rver la sécurité des matelots.
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Бортовий залп — одночасний (аб ...... орту корабля у морській війні.
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舷側砲とは艦砲の一種である。軍艦の舷側に配置してあるため旋回が利かず射界は狭い。主に船に大砲が搭載されるようになってから第二次世界大戦の頃まで使われた。
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A broadside is the side of a s ...... ch other until cannon fire wou
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Con il termine bordata si indi ...... zi di uno stesso lato (salva).
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En bredsida är en militär term ...... ngsidorna på ett örlogsfartyg.
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Salwa burtowa – w walce na mor ...... kadr okrętów w szyku liniowym.
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Une bordée, dans le langage ma ...... ce, etc.) ;
* on appelle auss
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Бортовий залп — одночасний (аб ...... орту корабля у морській війні.
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舷側砲とは艦砲の一種である。軍艦の舷側に配置してあるため旋回が利かず射界は狭い。主に船に大砲が搭載されるようになってから第二次世界大戦の頃まで使われた。
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Bordata (guerra)
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Bordée
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Bredsida
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Breitseite
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Broadside
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Salwa burtowa
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Бортовий залп
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舷側砲
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현측포
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