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[[Joao de Barros]] described a scene of the conquest in ''Da Asia'':<ref>{{Cite book|last=De Barros|first=João|title=Primeira decada da Asia|year=1552|___location=Lisboa}}</ref><ref name=":2" />{{rp|22}}

<blockquote>As soon as the junk had passed the sand-bank and had come to an anchor, a short way from the bridge, the Moorish artillery opened a fire on her. Some guns discharged leadballs at intervals, which passed through both sides of the vessel, doing much execution among the crew. In the heat of the action Antonio d'Abreu, the commander, was struck in the cheek from a [[fusil]] (''espingardão''), carrying off the greater number of his teeth.</blockquote>

The matchlocks that shoot through both sides of their vessel, had very long barrel and were 18&nbsp;mm in caliber.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mandarinmansion.com/item/fine-malay-matchlock-musket|title=Fine Malay matchlock musket {{!}} Mandarin Mansion|website=www.mandarinmansion.com|language=en|access-date=2020-02-10}}</ref>