Complex sentence: Paddle-wheel crafts would continue to hold an important place in the Chinese navy, and along with gunpowder bombs were a significant reason for the success in the later Song Dynasty naval victory of the Battle of Caishi in 1161 AD.
Split into simpler sentences: Paddle-wheel crafts would continue to hold an important place in the Chinese navy. Along with gunpowder bombs, paddle-wheel craft were a significant reason for the success in the later Song Dynasty naval victory of the Battle of Caishi in 1161 AD.