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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Wraith: [QB] [QUOTE] Age of Exploration: Primary purpose, the exploitation of people and lands for the purpose of expanding nations and building nation's treasuries. After doing this, use the land as staging platforms for engaging enemies in battle. [/QUOTE]Because the Apollo program wasn't primarily intended to beat the USSR to the moon and build up national prestige at all, was it. [QUOTE]America in the late 18th century was not a major player on the world stage. This honor was given to the Continental European nations, Britain, and Russia. US was a product of the Age of Exploration. [/QUOTE]Not entirely sure how this is relevent; if it's a reference to the above fact about the Continental navy, then I should point out that the RN also underwent significant reductions in the number of ships available, frequently, although usually after wars (obviously). Oh, and by the way, wooden hulled Napoleonic ships of the line were still being used as training accomodation and classrooms as late as WWII, and were still floating and seaworthy, as was proved by the fact that most were towed out to sea and scuttled after the war ( :mad: ) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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