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WHO WOULD WIN (media.piefed.social)
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[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Explanation: A corvus is an ancient Roman naval boarding device of the kind shown, basically a bridge with a nail in it put on a warship. I think it's got some dark horse energy in this matchup, I'm betting on the corvus as the winner ๐Ÿ™

[โ€“] Batmancer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I imagine it would be 9 out of 10 wins for the Corvette but damn do I want to see the 1 out of 10 match for Corvus.

[โ€“] PugJesus@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago

Corvette's crew goes out to lunch after firing one salvo, thinking it was all solved

Explosive shot passes harmlessly through the trireme's wooden hull, too soft to trigger the impact fuse

Come back on deck to meet a bunch of angry Romans with blades