Book 29. (1 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 30 | 72 | The View more quotes about height">height of the bulwarks, as in round ships, discourages boarding. |
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Book 29. (7 results) Swordsmen of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 30 | 69 | "How can the ship defend itself?" I asked. |
| 30 | 70 | "Variously," said Aëtius. |
| 30 | 71 | "To begin with, it is difficult to attack, given its size. |
| 30 | 72 | The height of the bulwarks, as in round ships, discourages boarding. |
| 30 | 73 | Here we have an extreme instance of that. |
| 30 | 74 | Consider the difficulty of scaling the walls of a city, particularly if the city were at sea. |
| 30 | 75 | And the timbers, particularly at the bow, and in the vicinity of the waterline, are layered horizontally, and interlaid with sheets of metal, to a depth of five feet. |
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"How can the ship defend itself?" I asked.
"Variously," said Aëtius.
"To begin with, it is difficult to attack, given its size.
The height of the bulwarks, as in round ships, discourages boarding.
Here we have an extreme instance of that.
Consider the difficulty of scaling the walls of a city, particularly if the city were at sea.
And the timbers, particularly at the bow, and in the vicinity of the waterline, are layered horizontally, and interlaid with sheets of metal, to a depth of five feet.
- (Swordsmen of Gor)