Romans 242 BC:>What is a naa-vey?Romans 241 BC:>*Defeats the naval hegemon of the Mediterranean*
>>18487060how is possible
>>18487060Naval battles were fought in boarding actions.
>>18487060This is how it will look like when the Chinese navy completely wipes out the US fleet at the start of WW3.
Meanwhile in the eastern Mediterranean…
>>18487064Carthage's hegemony meant jackshit in the face of Rome just churning out an equal sized navy in record times.Also at that particular point in history ship combat was mostly boarding so sailing skills were more of a strategical than tactical advantage.
>>18487069Only your fanfic scenario
>>18487085>Also at that particular point in history ship combat was mostly boardingWell, no, obviously not. In more ancient times before the ram was widespread, yes, and later in the Middle Ages, sure.>sailing skillsSails weren't used in combat, but he who handled his ship better won. Even the Romans supposedly relying on boarding is a bit of a meme, IIRC the corvus isn't mentioned in some of the later battles of the war.
>>18487124Kek your supercarriers and their battle groups are hiding a thousand miles away from Iranian flying doritos, brutal humiliation
>>18487069>>18488042two more weeks to taipei, zhao
>>18487060That is meme tho. Romans have reliable sea fearing allied cities with strong navy
>>18487074>Actium: a Roman defeatFockin pleb&kikepedia
