Crossing the T
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crossing-the-t-284-11502265
title:
Crossing the T
text:
Crossing the T or capping the T is a classic naval warfare tactic used from the late 19th to the mid-20th centuries in which a line of warships crosses in front of a line of enemy ships to allow the crossing line to bring all their guns to bear while it receives fire from only the forward guns of the enemy. It became possible to bring all of a ship's main guns to bear only in the late 19th and the early 20th centuries, with the advent of steam-powered battleships with rotating gun turrets, which
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description:
Naval tactic in gun battle
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossing_the_T
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date modified:
2023-12-31T16:34:01Z
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