But their goal was not so much to board enemy ships as it was to disable them with the metal - tipped ram of the trireme propelled to its target by 170 rowers.
Bet viņu mērķis bija nevis sakaut pretiniekus ar abordāžas palīdzību, bet gan izsist to kuģiem caurumus, — tāpēc triērām, kuru airus cilāja 170 airētāju, priekšgals tika apkalts ar dzelzs smaili.