User blog comment:AYET/Straw Hat Pirates - Defensive Measures!/@comment-4812569-20120227102546/@comment-4812569-20120227120626

Well, when I say whack, i mean like punching or backhanding someone/thing. Franky could take bullets head on, so mabye he could take cannon balls now.. anyways when I say Franky might be able to 'whack' them away, I mean just backhanding them away. Maybe he can create a stronger version of his 'arm shield' with his new body now to stop cannons.
 * PS, the baseball bat doesn't seem like a bad idea =D
 * PPS, maybe Brook could turn into his soul form, go to the ship and scare the marines to aim off =P