The bowmen could shoot down into the waist of an enemy ship, and these were followed by a topcastle at the head of the mast, which, however, could only have held a couple of warriors.
Isaphetha sendoda singadubula phantsi kwisinqe sotshaba lwenqanawa ezi zilandelwa zinqaba eziphezu kwentloko yesikhephe, ethi ngoko ibanjelwe kuphela kwindawo yesibini yamagorha.