As several captains found to their cost, a superior sailing enemy with ordinary cannon could stand off out of range and batter them till they struck.
Ubuninzi babaphathi bafumana incitho, engaphezulu kuhambo ngenqanawa lotshaba ngehambo ngoku ngekho mthethweni inkanunu ingama phandle kwezibalo babetshintshisa ngayo de bayibetha.