Why weren’t cannons on wooden ships aimed downwards to destroy the keel?

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I’m sure the answer will be obvious, but would have guessed sinking would have been beneficial over just destroying a ships sailing ability. At least from what I’ve been able to find.

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What I never saw explained is how the hell they managed to aim those very inflexible guns at a moving target when your own ship is rolling. And the fuses were not instantaneous.

Did they time firing the fuse with the roll? I’d expect it.

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