Zauberlehrling<p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Polybius" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polybius</span></a> describes this device(the Corvus) as a bridge 1.2 m (4 ft) wide and 10.9 m (36 ft) long, with a small parapet on both sides. There was a heavy spike shaped like a bird's beak on the underside of the device, which was designed to pierce and anchor into an enemy ship's deck</p><p><a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Roman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Roman</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/NavalWarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NavalWarfare</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/MilitaryHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MilitaryHistory</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/PunicWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PunicWar</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/Corvus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corvus</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvus_(boarding_device)" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corvus_(</span><span class="invisible">boarding_device)</span></a></p>