That was the really big change in naval warfare in the second half of the nineteenth century. Barring fires, NOTHING sank a wooden ship, save hot shot (hollow cannon ball filled with molten iron, just before being loaded into the muzzle) hitting a magazine. Wooden ships just took the hits; until, they were taken by a boarding action or struck their colours. Many ships that struck their colours were commissioned into the navy that they surrendered to and several British and French ships went back and forth several times. The Russo-Japanese war was not an unpleasant shock for just being a European power being beaten by an Asian country. It included decisive naval battles where no ships were taken as prizes. Steel ships could take a lot more abuse than wooden ships, but the number of explosive loaded shells spat out by the quick firing guns meant that ships actually sank before they could be captured.

The swedish language too sounds very cool! Wish this had english subs!

Плюс ещё морская качка)))

Судя по всему нигде, мы это не найдём...

но маловато будет, не показали внутренние повреждения, и повреждения щепой

Not an antique gun - they made a full size exact replica and fired that.

@@lunsmann still. I totally underestimated black powder cannons from that era. I knew they could be impressive, but THIS? 12kg transonic iron balls plowing through half a meter of oak like nobodies business?

@@paavobergmann4920 - I agree, it's quite the shock to see it. Though to be honest it's not really a surprise because I did devour the Hornblower series of books and the description of sea battles and aftermath are quite vividly explained. The TV/Video series was tame in comparison, and I absolutely love that series (I own the full set on dvd).

@@lunsmann Yes, the Hornblower books, I love them. And actually "Master and Commander" is not all that bad in giving yoiu a feeling of what it´s like in the gun deck. But still. I saw modern guns fire, and this is, performance wise, not quite as far away as i thought.

@@paavobergmann4920 - the real limiting factor with the old technology was range. Engagements were short range, which meant the other limiting factor (accuracy due to smooth bore barrels) wasn't an issue.