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05-02-07, 06:29 AM	#2
danlisa Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cornwall, UK Posts: 5,499 Downloads: 45 Uploads: 1	Nice find & good question. I always assumed the answer to be NO because the barrels recoil and absorb the force after each round. Glad I was right. If they didn't I would suspect the force from a 'broadside' could quite likely capsize the ship. __________________

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