Boarding
Entern (from ndl. Or ndd .: enteren , from Spanish .: entrar , dt .: to attack , to conquer ; also: capturing , raising , English boarding ) is a maneuver at sea and describes the conquering of an opposing ship, usually for military purposes or for piracy purposes .
The boarding maneuver should not sink the ship, but rather bring it under its own control with the substance intact. A well-known aid for boarding is the grappling hook .
history
Roman Empire
Historically, boarding maneuvers were already carried out by the Romans in the Punic Wars against Carthage . Here, the galleys rammed the opposing ships with a ram that got caught in the hull of the other ship. Then a boarding bridge called Corvus ( raven ) was lowered, over which the soldiers stormed the other ship, see also: Roman Navy .
17th and 18th centuries
The pirates of the 17th and 18th centuries used a different technique, encouraged of course by the invention of the cannon. They shot at the opposing rigging with chain balls, two iron balls connected by a chain. Fired from a single cannon, they were supposed to cut the ropes or tear down the masts and thereby immobilize the attacked ship. Snipers in the masts should take out opponents on deck and in the masts, especially the captain.
As soon as the enemy slowed down, you approached, threw grappling hooks that caught on the deck and railing, and pulled the ship close. Then they stormed with muskets and cutlass . If successful, the ship could then be captured as a prize .
Second World War
The boarding of submarines of the German Navy by Allied troops became known:
- U 110 by the Royal Navy
- U 570 by the Royal Navy
- U 505 by the US Navy
present
Nowadays, military boarding teams are crossed over with speedboats or roped down from helicopters .
The German Navy distinguishes between different types of boarding:
- Unopposed boarding : the captain has agreed to the boarding beforehand and is cooperative.
- Non-cooperative boarding : boarding without the consent of the captain.
- Opposed boarding : Entering against the express will of the captain and possibly by force of arms.
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ After the mission directly to South Africa for exercise . In: Bundeswehr aktuell , Volume 48, No. 12, March 26, 2012, pp. 6-7 (PDF; 898 kB) ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved September 16, 2013.
- ↑ Clear the way for Middle East deployment (here: p. 2) . In: Handelsblatt , May 20, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
