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- Raking_fire abstract "In sailing naval warfare, raking fire is fire directed parallel to the long axis of an enemy ship from ahead or astern. Although each shot is directed against a smaller target profile than by shooting broadside and thus more likely to miss the target ship to one side or the other, an individual cannon shot that hits will pass through more of the ship, thereby increasing damage to the hull, sails, cannon and crew. In addition, the targeted ship will have fewer (if any) guns able to return fire. A stern rake tends to be more damaging than a bow rake because the shots are not deflected by the curved (and strengthened) bow, and because disabling the exposed rudder at the stern would render the target unable to steer and thus manoeuvre. However, achieving a position to rake a single enemy ship was usually very difficult unless the opponent was unable to manoeuvre due to damage to the sails or rudder; it was easier if a ship was constrained by its position in the line of battle.The effectiveness of this tactic was demonstrated at the Battle of Trafalgar. Admiral Nelson's HMS Victory, leading the weather column of the British fleet, broke the French line just astern of the French flagship Bucentaure, and just ahead of Redoutable. Victory raked the Bucentaure's less protected stern killing 197 and wounding a further 85, including the Bucentaure's captain, Magendie. Admiral Villeneuve was lucky to survive, and although he was not captured for three hours, the raking put Bucentaure out of the fight.".
- Raking_fire thumbnail Fight_of_the_Poursuivante_mp3h9427.jpg?width=300.
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- Raking_fire wikiPageRevisionID "706815332".
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink Age_of_Sail.
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink Battle_of_Trafalgar.
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink Bow_(ship).
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink Broadside.
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink Cannon.
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink Category:Naval_warfare_tactics.
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink Category:Weapon_operation.
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink Crew.
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink Crossing_the_T.
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink Enfilade_and_defilade.
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink French_ship_Bucentaure_(1803).
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink French_ship_Redoutable_(1791).
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink HMS_Victory.
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink Horatio_Nelson,_1st_Viscount_Nelson.
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink Hull_(watercraft).
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink Jean-Jacques_Magendie.
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink Naval_warfare.
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink Pierre-Charles_Villeneuve.
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink Sail.
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink Ship.
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink Stern.
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink File:Fight_of_the_Poursuivante_mp3h9427.jpg.
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLink File:Guillaume_Tell_PU5634.jpg.
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLinkText "Raked".
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLinkText "Raking fire".
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLinkText "rake".
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLinkText "raked her".
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLinkText "raked".
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLinkText "raking broadside".
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLinkText "raking broadsides".
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLinkText "raking fire".
- Raking_fire wikiPageWikiLinkText "raking".
- Raking_fire wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Navy-stub.
- Raking_fire wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Ref_improve.
- Raking_fire wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Reflist.
- Raking_fire subject Category:Naval_warfare_tactics.
- Raking_fire subject Category:Weapon_operation.
- Raking_fire hypernym Fire.
- Raking_fire type Organisation.
- Raking_fire type Technique.
- Raking_fire comment "In sailing naval warfare, raking fire is fire directed parallel to the long axis of an enemy ship from ahead or astern. Although each shot is directed against a smaller target profile than by shooting broadside and thus more likely to miss the target ship to one side or the other, an individual cannon shot that hits will pass through more of the ship, thereby increasing damage to the hull, sails, cannon and crew. In addition, the targeted ship will have fewer (if any) guns able to return fire.".
- Raking_fire label "Raking fire".
- Raking_fire sameAs Q10382692.
- Raking_fire sameAs Tiro_de_enfiada.
- Raking_fire sameAs m.05kyjt.
- Raking_fire sameAs Q10382692.
- Raking_fire wasDerivedFrom Raking_fire?oldid=706815332.
- Raking_fire depiction Fight_of_the_Poursuivante_mp3h9427.jpg.
- Raking_fire isPrimaryTopicOf Raking_fire.