What did the English meant by this ?

>>3357042
No, what it means is that with the available technology of the time, it was hard as fuck to send a large naval expedition and expect it to fight at the end of a considerable journey. It's much easier with the home field advantage.

>>3357058
You realize that could literally be said to every wars in history to begin with, up until to arguably the modern days and the invention of the steem powered engine ?
Plus the English convenently brag about plenty of wars of which their opponents had to walk, ride or whatnot for days, weeks, and were also exhausted by those considerable journeys, still it did not stop the beady propaganda from portraying their victories as a clear unmatched war expertise. I demand the same treatment to be applied to English defeats.
Nice try beady Shlanglo indeed nice try but : Not. An. Argument.

>>3357168
The Spanish Armada has more importance in English history than the English Armada does in Spanish history.

>>3357042
Right, the Spanish were the true rulers of the waves. That's why every successful western country is Mother England or one of her former colonies, while the Spaniards are a primitive people who are mostly remembered for speaking their own language with a lisp.

>>3357042
The English didn't have fireships to banter the Spanish into abject defeat, also no storm

>>3357042

>Six Galleons vs. Four Galleons

Assuming that the Galleons are all approximately equal in terms of firepower, that's not really a huge numerical advantage for the English at all. The smaller vessels aren't as important since they probably lack the firepower to really engage the larger ships in a meaningful way.

>>3357257
They could use their speed to cross the T, that's what they are sort of designed to do

>>3357168
So, you're not interested in actually understanding war or history, you're just wanting to thump your chest about your country and piss on the ones you don't like.

>>>/int/

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>>3357042
There is some truth to the phrase "history is written by the victors".

The Spanish BTFO the British several times, but these wars are rarely remembered or talked about in the English-speaking world.

>>3358196
England and Britain are insanely overrated by mainstream history
This is mostly due to US cultural domination since WW2
Americans love Britain