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<P><FONT face=Arial color=#990033 size=2><A
href="http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi573.htm">http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi573.htm</A></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>SCA "period" is
defined to be Western civilization before 1600 AD, concentrating on the Western
European High Middle Ages. One significant advancement that helps us
define what is "end of period" was the wide spread use of firearms on the
battlefield. Although the decline had started with the advent of the
long-bow, with the development of firearms, heavy armor, pretty much, became
obsolete. </FONT></FONT></P>
<P>Firearms also changed the way we fought at sea. Here is a snap-shot of
what we know about how firepower was adopted as a naval tactic.</P>
<P>take a listen,</P>
<P>regards,</P>
<P>dsd</P></BODY></HTML>