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Originally Posted by macalot
fwiw dept: I was told by a retired Navy sailor that she would move 18" on a broadside like that. I was thinking it was more, but I'm sure it felt like a heckuva lot more  |
I've heard the same before but it's been shown to be a myth. If you use conservation of momentum, with zero friction, the ship would be moved at 6 inches per second by the guns firing. Add in the fact the ship is in water and it would move very little, if at all.