A replica of the US topsail schooner Lynx opens fire - Sailing under letter of marque in the 1812 war she was captured and commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Mosquidobit [1006 × 671]

A replica of the US topsail schooner Lynx opens fire - Sailing under letter of marque in the 1812 war she was captured and commissioned into the Royal Navy as HMS Mosquidobit [1006 × 671]

Posted May 21, 2013, 5:12 PM UTC

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Mr_Sceintist•

I'd like to see it firing an anti-ship missle

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buildmonkeyOP•

Unfortunately wooden ships require the flamy bit pointing away from the ship.

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buildmonkeyOP•

Actually, I don't know why I didn't think of it earlier, but does this meet your requirements? Colonel Congreve's innovation wasn't popular with some, the rockets' red glare and all that.

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