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gatter

A historic weapon that was mounted upon ships in the mid 18th century. Used commonly by pirates and even the British Navy at one point, in an effort to counter the pirates advanced weaponry. The "Gatter" is a canon designed to shoot wooden-barrels that would shatter upon contact, sending wood shrapnel speeding in all directions. The barrels were filled with turtles. The purpose of the turtles was to make the ground on the ships near impossible to walk on, however, the turtles shot everywhere much like the wood shards did.

First Mate: "Black Beard sir, they're everywhere!"
Black Beard: "Aye, LOAD THA GATTER YE SCALLYWAGS!"

by Captain Science July 7, 2012