The corvus (Latin for "crow" or "raven") was a Roman ship mounted boarding ramp or drawbridge for naval boarding, first introduced during the First Punic... 10 KB (1,408 words) - 01:09, 2 March 2024 |
ASM-N-8 Corvus, a United States Navy missile Corvus (boarding device), used by ancient Roman warships Corvus chaff launcher, a British shipborne chaff decoy... 2 KB (302 words) - 01:02, 12 February 2024 |
fleet and to be the first Punic general to encounter the Roman corvus boarding device with its deadly effect. Confident in Carthage's superiority at sea... 4 KB (433 words) - 21:02, 27 February 2024 |
superior forces of Carthage in the First Punic War by using the corvus boarding device, a simple technological advantage—the grappling hook—allowed them... 88 KB (11,306 words) - 10:08, 1 May 2024 |
advantage over the traditional naval boarding device, the corvus, in that it was much lighter. The corvus boarding bridge is estimated to have weighed... 3 KB (363 words) - 08:45, 1 December 2023 |
to innovations in land warfare, the Romans also developed the corvus (boarding device) a movable bridge that could attach itself to an enemy ship and... 68 KB (7,195 words) - 16:12, 29 April 2024 |
distinct advantage over the corvus, the traditional naval boarding bridge, in that it was much lighter; the corvus boarding bridge is estimated to have... 7 KB (988 words) - 21:23, 29 March 2024 |
Roman siege engines (section Corvus) were afterwards called "crows". Corvus means "crow" or "raven" in Latin and was the name given to a Roman boarding device first documented during the First... 21 KB (2,935 words) - 14:48, 13 February 2024 |
Ships of ancient Rome (section Boarding) of the corvus. An older and alternative way for boarding was the use of grappling hooks and planks, also a more flexible system than the corvus. Agrippa... 51 KB (8,504 words) - 01:42, 26 April 2024 |