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<p>The <a href="page.php?w=Age_of_Sail">Age of Sail</a> encompasses the period of roughly 1571-1862, when large, sail-powered wooden naval warships dominated the high seas, mounting a large variety of types and sizes of <a href="page.php?w=cannon">cannon</a> as their main armament. By modern standards, these <a href="page.php?w=naval_artillery">naval artillery</a> pieces were extremely inefficient, difficult to load, and short ranged. These characteristics, along with the handling and seamanship of the ships that mounted them, defined</p><p>
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