Carronade Frigate (ETW unit)
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| Range: | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 |
| Accuracy: | 60 | 70 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Reloading skill: | 40 | 40 | 55 | 40 | 50 |
| Hull strength: | 2716 | 2790 | 2856 | 2716 | 2856 |
| Speed: | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Maneuverability: | Med. | Med. | Med. | Med. | Med. |
| Morale: | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Turns to build: | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Recruitment cost: | 1160 | 1310 | 1170 | 1150 | 1120 |
| Upkeep cost: | 290 | 320 | 290 | 280 | 280 |
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Carronade frigates are single-deck vessels, with extremely impressive short-range firepower.
Normally frigates would be armed with long guns, probably no larger than 12-pounders. A few short-barrelled 64-pounder carronades might be aboard to give a close-in broadside more weight of shot. A carronade frigate goes one better, and carries nothing but carronades – short guns that are half the weight of the equivalent conventional cannon. While the weight of a broadside is truly awesome, the frigate has to get in close in order to blow an enemy to smithereens thanks to the carronades’ limited range. A clever enemy will stay out of range of the carronades’ horrendous power and take long range pot shots.
Historically, only the Royal Navy experimented with an all-carronade armament aboard HMS Glatton (in service from 1795). Glatton carried 28 64-pounder and 28 32-pounder carronades, giving a weight of fire that was more than 17% greater than HMS Victory could deliver at the Battle of Trafalgar! This massive firepower allowed her, on one occasion, to chase all eight vessels in a French squadron back into port. Oddly enough, the next two vessels to carry the name “Glatton” in RN service were also massively over-armed.
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