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In 1588 the Spanish Armada utterly obliterated the entire English Royal Navy at the Battle of Gravelines. It is generally agreed here that the Armada was so much more powerful than the Royal Navy that it would have been ASB for the English to win. However, one of the many problems that plagued the British during the battle was a severe shortage of gunpowder, which forced them to limit their bombardments of Spanish ships. What if one of the ASBs gave a never-ending supply of gunpowder to every English ship during the battle? I still don't think it would be possible for the English to win, but maybe they could sink a few more Spanish ships. How might history be changed?
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