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But there are specific riflemen for that. Unless they're the same people. [[User:Thistledown|Thistledown]] 08:09, 28 September 2009 (PDT) | But there are specific riflemen for that. Unless they're the same people. [[User:Thistledown|Thistledown]] 08:09, 28 September 2009 (PDT) | ||
| − | The topmen serve to provide protection for the Captain against boarding partiesand staunch bleeding wounds and repair the harness of the dragon in combat. | + | The topmen serve to provide protection for the Captain against boarding partiesand staunch bleeding wounds and repair the harness of the dragon in combat. [[User:Arkandea|Arkandea]] 09:50, 2 October 2009 |
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Out of curiosity, is there any equivalent in British naval history or is this purely a Temeraire thing? Железное крыло 14:55, 6 May 2007 (PDT)
Yes, the phrase "topman" is a nautical term. (And don't think I'm some sort of nautical smartie, I just looked it up now.) A topman is someone who serves in the top which is defined as "a platform surrounding the head of a lower mast on a ship, and serving as a foothold, a means of extending the upper rigging, etc." -- Strangerface 20:03, 7 May 2007 (PDT)
but what do they do?[edit]
On a ship, topmen are in charge of the rigging on the sails. But a dragon has no sails. So aside from protecting the captain, what are the topmen's responsibilities?
I think they shoot people. Paul 16:56, 26 September 2009 (PDT)
But there are specific riflemen for that. Unless they're the same people. Thistledown 08:09, 28 September 2009 (PDT)
The topmen serve to provide protection for the Captain against boarding partiesand staunch bleeding wounds and repair the harness of the dragon in combat. Arkandea 09:50, 2 October 2009
