The Spanish ships outnumbered and were much larger than the English ships. The Spanish always kept their guns preloaded before going into battle so the general and crew member were not trained to reload the guns. (Geoffrey Parker, Why the Armada Failed). The Spanish strategy was to fire off at the enemy ship just before they rammed into their enemy so their was no need for the crew to be trained to be able to reload because they thought that one shot would be enough (Geoffrey Parker, Why the Armada Failed). The Spanish also used the preloaded guns as a device to cripple the enemy ship just before boarding (Geoffrey Parker, Why the Armada Failed). The English utilized a new style of ship design known as race -built war ships allowing them to be faster than any of the Spanish ships. (Geoffrey Parker, Why the Armada Failed). At the battle of Gravelines the English utilized their advantage of speed and gun speed to deal heavy damage to Spanish. They attacked at close range and to Despite being outnumbered in ships and guns, the technology that the English had developed gave them the edge they needed to defeat the
The Spanish ships outnumbered and were much larger than the English ships. The Spanish always kept their guns preloaded before going into battle so the general and crew member were not trained to reload the guns. (Geoffrey Parker, Why the Armada Failed). The Spanish strategy was to fire off at the enemy ship just before they rammed into their enemy so their was no need for the crew to be trained to be able to reload because they thought that one shot would be enough (Geoffrey Parker, Why the Armada Failed). The Spanish also used the preloaded guns as a device to cripple the enemy ship just before boarding (Geoffrey Parker, Why the Armada Failed). The English utilized a new style of ship design known as race -built war ships allowing them to be faster than any of the Spanish ships. (Geoffrey Parker, Why the Armada Failed). At the battle of Gravelines the English utilized their advantage of speed and gun speed to deal heavy damage to Spanish. They attacked at close range and to Despite being outnumbered in ships and guns, the technology that the English had developed gave them the edge they needed to defeat the