Episode 493: Blackbeard Part III - The Blackbeard Effect
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Cannons on Pirate Ships
The cannons on pirate ships are called minon a banai haaeminions fired four to 12 pound balls that had an effective range of a thousand yards. Once the pirate ship got into close range, they would add grape shot, also known as dice shot, or le grand le grandic. Grenadosralosalte arone o were basically a combination of a grenade and a stick of dynamite. The other ship was faced with a boat load of pirates who had no shame,. which, again, was a message left up to interpretation - it's te gud tem pirates of pensan.
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