106-gun First Rate (NTW unit)
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| Accuracy: | 30 |
| Reloading skill: | 20 |
| Hull strength: | 3820 |
| Speed: | 13 |
| Maneuverability: | Low |
| Morale: | 13 |
| Turns to build: | 10 |
| Recruitment cost: | 2400 |
| Upkeep cost: | 600 |
A 106-gun ship-of-the-line has an impressive array of guns and is intended to be the centrepiece of a fleet.
While these warships are among the most powerful vessels afloat, they are lubberly sailors, being both slow and unresponsive. This is not a serious shortcoming because, armed with 106 cannons firing 32-, 24-, and 18-pounder balls on their three decks, they deliver a terrible and destructive broadside. They actually have more artillery than most land armies! Their cost, however, is a drawback and few navies can afford to build or maintain more than a handful of them.
Historically, 106-gun ships-of-the-line were never common, and hardly ever sent to overseas stations. They were pure battleships, existing only to fight in set-piece actions, and not for mundane duties such as protecting merchantmen, policing the seas and hunting down privateers. They were commissioned and richly decorated as a physical representation of the glory of the state, but this practice went into decline as warfare became more intense, forcing ships to become more functional.
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