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    Posted: 15-Aug-2012 at 19:36
Well yes pirates sinking prizes is nonsensical.Didn't most merchants surrender?
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Normally. As in later years, crews that resisted could be tortured or murdered by the angry pirates. Common punishments included tieing bowstrings around prisoners' genitals and slicing off ears and noses
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Medieval naval cannons were made of iron hoops welded together and fired lead or stone shot that shattered on impact. The design was still in use during the mid-1500s
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Quicklime was an effective way of taking out enemy crews without damaging the ship. Made from burned limestone, this early chemical weapon irritates the skin and can choke and blind enemies
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Quicklime's explosive properties
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Cossack pirates active from the 15th-17th centuries:
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