Fire your broadside cannons
From Create Your Own Story
You present Midnight's flank to your target and order your men to load the cannons. Apparently, the other galleon's crew know what you are trying to do : your quarry is beginning to swerve to port, trying to align her cannons with your ship to fire back. You know you will get only one chance to shoot before you are blown to smithereens.
Use cannonballs, aim for the hull
Use cannonballs, aim for the deck
Use cannonballs, aim for the rigging
Use chain-shot, aim for the hull
Use chain-shot, aim for the deck
Use chain-shot, aim for the rigging
Use grapeshot, aim for the hull