Tyranny of Steel

esigned to take out the masts of any sea-faring vessel and cripple their ability to sail, and this was precisely the munitions Honoria ordered her crew to load into the cannons.

”Load the chain shot and prepare to fire upon the target when we get in range; I want as many of the sailors taken alive as possible! ”

The Sloop of war traveling roughly twice the speed of the Caravel quickly closed the distance. Judging by the Austrian flag that was being flown on its back, the Venetian sailors knew that their luck had run out.

With this in mind, the crew began to pray to God as they began to load their bows and crossbows. However, Honoria ’s vessel was far from the range of such primitive weapons, and she quickly pulled up to the Caravel ’s port side, where she gave a command to her cannoneers.

”Open fire! ”

With that said, the ten cannons on the port side opened fire as the linked cannonballs twirled through the air targeting the small Caravel. Even though some of the chained shots missed their targets, more than enough had successfully hit the masts and, in doing so, crippled the vessel ’s sailing capability, leaving the Venetian Caravel and its crew stranded in the water.