>>516117864
>they were talking about muskets!!!
Ironically most of the warships were privately owned, and owning a warship back then is the modern equivalent of owning a fleet of B-2 Stealth Bombers today. A warship was capable of completely shutting down coastal port cities, like Boston, and raging comprehensible havoc in the 1700s.
And I don't think those were ever taken away.