The Americans trained with live ammunition more often than their British counterparts; the British, spending long periods at sea, tended to reserve their supplies of powder and shot for actual engagements.
AmaMelika ayeqeqeshwa ngembumbulu zokwenene amaxesha amaninzi kunentshaba zawo zaseBritane, amaBritane, ayechitha ixesha lawo elininzi elwandle, kwaye ayezigcana ezawo imbumbulu ukwenzela umlo wokwenene.