The British used the opposite tactic: firing on the down roll into the enemy hulls, causing a storm of flying splinters that killed and maimed the enemy gun crews.
Ibritane kwelayo icala yayisebenzisa iqhinga elichasene noku ngokuthi ihlasele uqengqeleko elosezantsi kwisiqu senqanawa yotshaba, nto leyo yayibangela ukubhabha kwengceba zayo kwaye ibulale, ingxwelerhe amajoni okudubula.