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solastimber · 8 months ago

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ltwilliammowett · 3 years ago

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Boarding Weapons

During a boarding in the Age of Sail, sailors fought with whatever weapons they had at hand. Marines in the tops fired muskets at the enemy deck if the enemy was conveniently located, but in a general boarding manoeuvre, pistols and sharp weapons were much more useful. Before a boarding party engaged the enemy, the crew tried to kill as many opponents as possible, using swivel guns, grapeshots, grenades or muskets. Grappling hooks were then thrown and the two ships joined together. The sailors then climbed aboard the enemy ship and engaged in hand-to-hand combat.

a. British Sea Service Brown Bess musket, b. French Sea Service Charleville msuket, c. French blunderbuss, d. French pistol, e. Dutch pistol, f. British pistol, g. french naval cutlass, h. British naval cutlass, i. French boarding axe, j. British boarding axe, k. French naval sword, l. British naval sword, m. British naval dirk, n. French boarding pike, o. British boarding pike, p. French half-pike in: Bonhomme Richard vs. Serapis, by Mark Lardas

The following selection includes most of the weapons used by the sailors:

Long arms:

While muskets and their attendant bayonets were usually the preserve of the marines, these single shot flintlock weapons could also be used by sailors, if they had access to them. In trained hands they had an effective range of around 90m. In the hands of the average sailor, the range would have been considerably less. Far more suitable in a boarding action were shorter, more lethal firearms such as blunderbusses and volley guns. Both were sinlge shot weapons, but they fired a scatter of shot at the enemy, perfect for a first shot during a boarding action.

Pistols:

Sea Service pistols wer often carried for use during boarding actions. These heavy weapons were single shotted and hard to reload. However, after being discharged, they could be turned around and used as improvised clubs.

Boarding pikes:

Half pikes were similar to the pikes which had once been commonplace on land, only they weremuch shorter, usually around 2,1m long. Their wooden hafts were tipped with a steel point, and their long reach made the museful defensive weapons if a ship was being attacked by enemy boarders.

Swords and cutlasses:

Cutlasses were thick, robust swords, designed as cutting or slashing weapons rather than thrusting ones, although the point could be used if required. Although Sailors practised cutlass drill, there was little finesse to them, and in a swirling melee the large guard protecting the swordsman’s hand could be used as a large knuckle duster, making it almost as useful a part of the weapon as the blade itself. Officers tended to use swords, which were often quite ornate. While these could be used to cut, it was more common to thrust with them, using the point rather than the edge of the blade.

Knives and axes:

Most Seamen carried knives, and these were useful as a weapon of last resort. In a knife fight a seaman’s knife became a useful offensive dagger, or a foil to parry an enemy’s blow. Boarding axes could be wielded with great effect on board a ship, and these were usually with a sharp cutting blade opposed by a spike, often downward curving and mounted on a wooden shaft long enough to be used two-handed and nearly always with protective langets fitted. As the axes were generally stored in racks near each gun they were also handy for defence against enemy boarders, being quickly available to the gun crews to cut grappling lines or defend themselves.

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walterfrodriguez · 6 years ago

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Regalia’s condo association alleges flawed design, building code violations: lawsuit

Rendering of Regalia

Regalia’s condo association is suing the developer, contractor, architect and a laundry list of subcontractors for alleged design and construction defects and damage to the 47-story luxury condo tower in Sunny Isles Beach.

The Regalia on the Ocean Condominium Association filed a lawsuit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court earlier this month against Regalia Beach Developers LLC, general contractor Charleville Development Corp., Arquitectonica International Corp., DDA Engineers and more than a dozen other companies.

The suit seeks more than $750,000 in damages.

A group led by developers Kevin Venger and Louis R. Montello completed the 39-unit tower at 19575 Collins Avenue in 2014. According to the lawsuit, Pistorino & Alam, an engineering firm, provided the association a turnover report outlining defects and deficiencies in the building in November 2016. The following year, the association served the report to the defendants and in 2018, did the same with a supplemental report.

In August of this year, the condo association provided the developer and other defendants with a notice of claim, describing newly discovered water intrusion had damaged the lobby and second floor living room.

The lawsuit details allegations made against the developer, contractors and architect, including that the glass and glazing systems are defective, leading to water intrusion and air infiltration; that the aluminum structure and railings were improperly installed with missing screws or screws “tightened beyond the acceptable tolerance,” and more. As a result of the alleged defective installation of the guardrail system, glass panels are more vulnerable to shattering. The lawsuit cites one example of the glass insert blowing out and shattering on the pool deck area.

The condo association also alleges flaws in the design and damage to the stucco, concrete structure, post tension cables, parking garage, roof, plumbing and drainage systems, HVAC, fire protection system, electrical work, pool deck and spa, doors and more.

The Klaus Auto-Parksystem that the building uses has a maximum weight for a vehicle of 4,410 pounds. But most standard SUVs and luxury cars exceed that limit, according to the complaint.

The condo association is alleging negligence, violation of the state’s building code, and breach of implied warranties.

Attorneys for the defendants either declined to comment or did not respond to emails seeking comment.

While the developer completed the building in 2014, it still has two units left to sell: the three-story penthouse asking $29.5 million and two-story “beach house” asking $22.5 million. Both were relisted in September with Coldwell Banker’s The Jills team. In August, the developer secured a $29 million condo inventory loan for the two units.

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nicolesrollins · 6 years ago