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Originally Posted by kronckew
... heated shot was as noted used against wooden ships ...
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Oh yes, it also was:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heated_shot
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Originally Posted by kronckew
... most fortresses had ovens for heating shot ...
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Some of them shooting at ships:
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM3J37
The largest famous use of hot shot has been performed by the British, during the Gibraltar siege in 1782, against French and Spanish
floating artillery:
http://www.clis.com/friends/HotShot.htm
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