In the 1810s and 1820s, greater emphasis was placed on the accuracy of long-range gunfire, and less on the weight of a broadside.
The carronade was initially very successful and widely adopted, although in the 1810s and 1820s, greater emphasis was placed on the accuracy of long-range gunfire, and less on the weight of a broadside.
Secretary General Kofi Annan and international law experts rose to a strong defense of United Nations war crimes tribunals for the Balkans and Rwanda today in response to a broadside attack on them on Thursday by the Bush administration's ambassador for war crimes.
The minority leader showcased that approach on Thursday in a broadside at his Republican colleagues for preventing a vote on Wyden's bill.
Mr. Romney kicked off the week of campaigning on Monday with a broadside against Mr. Gingrich's record in Congress and as a consultant in Washington.
Vincent Nichols, the most senior Roman Catholic clergyman in England and Wales, rode into the argument about entitlements on February 15th with a broadside against the coalition's welfare reforms.
The American frigate ignored the French attempt at hailing her and closed to within fifty yards of L'Insurgente before opening up on her with a broadside.
The Heritage Foundation, for one, responded to Budget Office estimates on Waxman-Markey with a broadside titled, "C.B.O.
After engaging with small arms for a while, Lieutenant Shaw eventually veered his schooner away and the Flambeau opened up on the Americans with a broadside of roundshot.
It also — which may be a surprise on an album billed as a broadside — holds some of Springsteen's most elaborate studio concoctions since "Born to Run".
Her main armament consisted of six BL 9.2-inch Mk X guns in single turrets, two on the centreline and two on each beam, giving a broadside of four 9.2 in guns.
