Deck sweepers

[GuntherHess]

RE: Deck sweepers w/o the poop

Rather be on an enemy ship back then. Now days you get a harpoon missile shot at you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Harpoon
Fired from 100 miles away you wont even know its coming and with 400 lbs of high explosives all that will be left is a smoking hole in the water.

 

[GuntherHess]

RE: Deck sweepers w/o the poop

http://kms.kapalama.ksbe.edu/projects/2002/civilwar/battle02/scientist.html

here are some civil war 'deck sweepers'

 

[tigue710]

RE: Deck sweepers w/o the poop

shoot Id rather go in a vaporized puff then in slow agony with a 12 inch oak splinter up my but and some guy tearing through my pulverized limb with a hack saw...

 

[cyberdigger]

RE: Deck sweepers w/o the poop

I'm with Tigue all the way there.. specially after watching "Master and Commander" a few too many times.. it's my life-long wish to die so suddenly, I never even saw it coming!!