Question from waltjrimmer  How do you reveal powder kegs?  This
has been asked before, I know. I doubt there's any magic,
special secret that allows you to reveal the man-of-war ships'
powder kegs, but is there a forumula to it? Do you have to shoot
the same spot several times with broadside shot? Are they in a
specific place? Someone suggested you might have to get a
perfect broadside on the ship, hitting with each ball. And does
it have to be round shot or can you use one of the others?
Accepted Answer  erdvilla answered:  I finally found a 66%
chance of getting the kegs exposed. Go to full sail and ram the
ship exactly in the front, if done properly the kegs will be
exposed. If you are using the Naval ram then for the smaller
ships you might want to try Half sail. You need to be head to
head for the kegs to be exposed, if the enemy ship starts
turning around to try getting you into firing zone then by
ramming it on the side it'll sink, so yeah it is a trial and
error method but seems to be the safest way.