Monday, March 9, 2026

Cannon Were Crude Tools

 


Cannon fire was unreliable.

Guns misfired. Powder clumped. Accuracy depended on distance, weather, and chance.

Naval battles were rarely decisive exchanges. They were tests of endurance and nerve.

Firepower mattered—but not cleanly.

Modern historical fiction increasingly reflects this messiness rather than cinematic clarity.


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