Bring back broadsides! Give 'em Cutlasses, ye can fight without a heart but not without yer head! Argh!
Oh, guns are a thing of the past, we have - crazy scientist voice - M I S S I L E S now! Muwahahahahahahaha-ha-ha-ha....ha.....ha....*ahem*.
You wouldn't hear of suicidal rafts if her sides were filled with 50 cals, Vulcans and anti-air cannons.