pbass111 wrote:
THOSE frigates did THAT

? Oh, well. Just to get in a word, carronades are supposed to be combined with the main battery during fire, and not treated as separate. And Yes, they are supposed to be removed before main battery guns due to damage.
Did I get out of this with at least a LITTLE bit of dignity left?
No you did not.

The real rule is you have the OPTION of losing a carronade. Being an online game, I would suggest most people would always lose the carronade first, so, that should be the way the game works. We certainly do not want to make a phase (turn) just to select what to lose!
My choice would always to be that YOU lose the gun. My Cannon are indestructible!!!