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Even trained seamen and gunners could not be trusted to load and fire to perfection once fire was opened. The first broadside, aimed with deliberation, was worth any five subsequent ones — it was a tactical necessity to save it up until it could be delivered with the most crushing effect.
“Mr. James!” bellowed Hornblower. The signal midshipman was waiting at his elbow, but midshipmen should always be bellowed at, especially by a lieutenant with a very new commission.
