Editing Swivel gun

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[[File:AC4 Swivel gun.jpg|thumb|150px|A swivel gun]]
The '''swivel gun''' was a naval artillery cannon that was developed in the 14th century. Known for its high rate of fire, the swivel gun was later used worldwide starting from the 16th century until the late 20th century.<ref>{{WP|Swivel gun}}</ref>

==History==
By the 16th century, larger naval vessels installed swivel guns and were used either to sink smaller ships like [[gunboat]]s or attack the weakpoints on damaged ships during naval warfare.<ref name="ACIII">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="ACIV">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref> 

During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]], the [[Piracy|pirate]] captain and [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] installed and upgraded his golden swivel guns aboard his ship, the ''[[Jackdaw]]''.<ref name="ACIV"/> During the [[American Revolutionary War]]s, [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|American Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], grandson of Edward Kenway, repaired the ''[[Aquila]]'', an Assassin [[brig]], and used its armaments, such as its swivel gun, to accomplish many [[privateer]] contracts<ref name="ACIII"/> and to stop the [[American Rite of the Templar Order|Colonial Templar]] [[Nicholas Biddle]]'s influence over the eastern coast.<ref>''Assassin's Creed III'' — [[Biddle's Hideout]]</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]''

==References==
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