Corvus
Rome, being very inferior and inexperienced in sea battles had to think
quickly. After finding an abandoned Carthaginian warship they built 100 duplicates
in 60 days. They soon built over 200 warships and won huge victories at sea.
They also developed a strategy where they invented a large hook like drawbridge
called the Corvus or Raven and would thrust it out and catch a hold of the enemy
ship which would then allow 120 soldiers to march onto the vessel. This tactic
would turn their naval battle into a land battle and it proved successful for
Rome , who had won every major sea battle of the first Punic War.
Rome, being very inferior and inexperienced in sea battles had to think
quickly. After finding an abandoned Carthaginian warship they built 100 duplicates
in 60 days. They soon built over 200 warships and won huge victories at sea.
They also developed a strategy where they invented a large hook like drawbridge
called the Corvus or Raven and would thrust it out and catch a hold of the enemy
ship which would then allow 120 soldiers to march onto the vessel. This tactic
would turn their naval battle into a land battle and it proved successful for
Rome , who had won every major sea battle of the first Punic War.