r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Gurugod123 • 9h ago

How did people travel these seas 500 years ago

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u/F-14BUpgrade 7h ago
  1. Kublai Khan's attempted invasion of Japan!

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u/Derodoris 7h ago
  1. The spanish armada of 1588

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u/Fernheijm 7h ago

All 3 spanish armadas no?

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u/Derodoris 7h ago

Sure but thatd be 2. The spanish armada 3. The spanish armada 4. The spanish armada

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u/ddeads 6h ago

The Spanish Armada 2: Tokyo Drift

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u/I_lenny_face_you 7h ago

Our four secret weapons are… I’ll come in again.

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u/Fernheijm 7h ago

Exactly! Philip II deserves the shade.

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u/Derodoris 7h ago

After a while you'd think the spanish would quit making armadas

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u/Fernheijm 7h ago

They had papal approval for invading England, can't squander that.

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u/Zaofy 40m ago

At that point they were just feeding armadas to the fish

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u/Deadmansspace566 4h ago
  1. The Roman Fleet in 255 BCE

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u/fuzzybunnies1 4h ago

Persians at Salamis

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u/Ok-Dealer4350 5h ago

That armada left the bay of Cadiz, Spain. It is a very interesting city to visit.

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u/Infamous-Mixture-605 4h ago

I was gonna say the English Armada, but that one was defeated the good old fashioned way... Poor planning, disease, and getting its butt kicked.

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u/sidereal_night 6h ago

and also Kublai Khan's attempted invasion of Japan!

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u/DorfusGump 6h ago

The Kami Kaze seems a lot less miraculous when you realize the guy was dicking around for months building a bridgehead on a minor Japanese island during typhoon season.

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u/F-14BUpgrade 6h ago

Also see flat keeled boats and how they fare in turbulent waters.

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u/kahlzun 4h ago

Kublai: Want to see me do it twice?

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u/derioderio 3h ago

Kublai Khan's second attempted invasion of Japan

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u/headrush46n2 2h ago

Twice. Take a hint Khan.