Naval mine - Revision history

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 14:44, 4 August 2025

2025-08-04T14:44:42Z

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	During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]] in the early 18th century, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] and eventual [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] equipped fire barrels on his ship, the ''[[Jackdaw]]''. These barrels could be dropped into the water from the ship's stern and then detonated using the ''Jackdaw''{{'}}s [[swivel gun]]s, causing considerable damage to any vessel within close proximity.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>		During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]] in the early 18th century, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] and eventual [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] equipped fire barrels on his ship, the ''[[Jackdaw]]''. These barrels could be dropped into the water from the ship's stern and then detonated using the ''Jackdaw''{{'}}s [[swivel gun]]s, causing considerable damage to any vessel within close proximity.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

	During Edward's later travels in [[Southeast Asia]], the [[Joseon]] engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] created a special type of fire barrels which detonated on impact, removing the need for swivel guns. These barrels were equipped on the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]]'s flagship, the ''[[Fenghuang]]'', and were used by Edward and his allies to repel Admiral [[~~Jeong~~]]'s fleet, which ambushed them near the [[Philippines]].<ref name="FT 47">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 47\|Episode 47]]</ref>		During Edward's later travels in [[Southeast Asia]], the [[Joseon]] engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] created a special type of fire barrels which detonated on impact, removing the need for swivel guns. These barrels were equipped on the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]]'s flagship, the ''[[Fenghuang]]'', and were used by Edward and his allies to repel Admiral [[Zheng]]'s fleet, which ambushed them near the [[Philippines]].<ref name="FT 47">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 47\|Episode 47]]</ref>

	[[File:ACIII-Chase 4.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The ''Aquila'' detonating naval mines]]		[[File:ACIII-Chase 4.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The ''Aquila'' detonating naval mines]]

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 13:24, 9 June 2025

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	[[File:AC3 Naval mines.png\|thumb\|250px\|The ''Aquila'' and a merchant ship approaching naval mines]]		[[File:AC3 Naval mines.png\|thumb\|250px\|The ''Aquila'' and a merchant ship approaching naval mines]]
	A '''naval mine''' is an explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy [[ship]]s or [[submarine]]s.		A '''naval mine''' is an explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy [[ship]]s or [[submarine]]s.

	During the ~~early~~ [[Golden Age of Piracy]] and the [[~~American Revolutionary War~~]]~~, naval mines were set up in harbor regions to act as deterrents, and to impede land invasion by sea~~. ~~They were designed to sink ships or other seaborne craft, or as a threat to prevent~~ the ~~usage of an area of~~ water~~. Moored mines were tethered~~ to ~~sinkers, and floated at predetermined depths~~.		==History==
			During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]] in the early 18th century, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] and eventual [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] equipped fire barrels on his ship, the ''[[Jackdaw]]''. These barrels could be dropped into the water from the ship's stern and then detonated using the ''Jackdaw''{{'}}s [[swivel gun]]s, causing considerable damage to any vessel within close proximity.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

	~~The firing mechanisms~~ of ~~mines were either traditional pressure points,~~ which detonated the ~~explosive~~ on ~~contact. However~~, ~~some harbor mines~~ were ~~controlled~~ by ~~a pressure plate at its top~~, which ~~could be turned off to allow transit of friendly ships~~.		During Edward's later travels in [[Southeast Asia]], the [[Joseon]] engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] created a special type of fire barrels which detonated on impact, removing the need for swivel guns. These barrels were equipped on the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]]'s flagship, the ''[[Fenghuang]]'', and were used by Edward and his allies to repel Admiral [[Jeong]]'s fleet, which ambushed them near the [[Philippines]].<ref name="FT 47">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 47\|Episode 47]]</ref>

	~~These~~ mines, ~~however~~ could be ~~destroyed using~~ [[~~Cannon~~\|~~swivel guns~~]].		[[File:ACIII-Chase 4.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The ''Aquila'' detonating naval mines]]
			During the [[American Revolutionary War]], naval mines were set up in harbor regions to act as deterrents and to impede land invasions by sea. They were designed to sink ships or other seaborne craft, or as a threat to prevent the usage of an area of water. Moored mines were tethered to sinkers and floated at predetermined depths. The firing mechanisms of the mines were either traditional pressure points, which detonated the explosive on contact, or controlled by a pressure plate at its top, which could be turned off to allow the transit of friendly ships.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>

			In 1773, while investigating a series of naval raids near [[Martha's Vineyard]], the ''[[Aquila]]'', captained by the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], came across a minefield that protected the [[Templars\|Templar]]-occupied [[Fort Phoenix]], forcing the crew to either destroy or avoid the mines.<ref name="The Chase">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[The Chase]]</ref> Later, when Ratonhnhaké:ton was trapped in an [[Calculations\|alternate reality]] created by an [[Apple of Eden 3\|Apple of Eden]], the [[New York City\|New York]] Bay was also protected by a minefield, but Ratonhnhaké:ton successfully managed to navigate the ''Aquila'' through it.<ref name="Dark Waters">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – ''[[The Tyranny of King Washington: The Redemption]]'' – [[Dark Waters]]</ref>

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	AC3 CA SP 29 Naval Mines.jpg\|Concept art of ''Aquila'' steering through ~~naval mines~~		AC3 CA SP 29 Naval Mines.jpg\|Concept art of the ''Aquila'' steering through naval mines
	~~ACIII-Chase 4.png\|The ''Aquila'' detonating~~ naval mines		Dark Waters 3.png\|The ''Aquila'' steering through a minefield in an alternate New York Bay
	Dark Waters 3.png\|The ''Aquila'' steering through a ~~mine field~~ in an alternate [[New York ~~City~~\|~~New York]] Bay~~		ACFT - Fire barrels.png\|The ''Fenghuang'' dropping fire barrels into the water
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}}
			**''[[The Tyranny of King Washington: The Redemption]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
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			[[Category:18th century weapons]]

imported>Darman36: Can't recall if mines (gunpowder barrels, really) are present in Tyranny DLC or Freedom Cry

2024-07-04T18:45:44Z

Can't recall if mines (gunpowder barrels, really) are present in Tyranny DLC or Freedom Cry

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			[[File:AC3 Naval mines.png\|thumb\|250px\|The ''Aquila'' and a merchant ship approaching naval mines]]
	A '''naval mine''' is an explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy [[ship]]s or [[submarine]]s.		A '''naval mine''' is an explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy [[ship]]s or [[submarine]]s.

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	The firing mechanisms of mines were either traditional pressure points, which detonated the explosive on contact. However, some harbor mines were controlled by a pressure plate at its top, which could be turned off to allow transit of friendly ships.		The firing mechanisms of mines were either traditional pressure points, which detonated the explosive on contact. However, some harbor mines were controlled by a pressure plate at its top, which could be turned off to allow transit of friendly ships.

	These mines, however could be destroyed using [[~~Cannons~~\|swivel guns]].		These mines, however could be destroyed using [[Cannon\|swivel guns]].

	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center~~" spacing="small~~" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
	AC3 CA SP 29 Naval Mines.jpg\|Concept art of ''Aquila'' steering through naval mines		AC3 CA SP 29 Naval Mines.jpg\|Concept art of ''Aquila'' steering through naval mines
	ACIII-Chase 4.png\|The ''Aquila'' detonating naval mines		ACIII-Chase 4.png\|The ''Aquila'' detonating naval mines
	Dark Waters 3.png\|The ''Aquila'' steering through a mine field in an alternate [[New York City\|New York]] Bay		Dark Waters 3.png\|The ''Aquila'' steering through a mine field in an alternate [[New York City\|New York]] Bay
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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

	==References==		==References==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''		{{Reflist}}

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	[[Category:Weapons]]		[[Category:Weapons]]

imported>Zone of Endless: removing newline between Era and WP-REAL

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removing newline between Era and WP-REAL

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	A '''naval mine''' is an explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy [[ship]]s or [[submarine]]s.		A '''naval mine''' is an explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy [[ship]]s or [[submarine]]s.

imported>RebeccaAWB: /* References */Heading fix, replaced: ==Reference== → ==References==

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	==~~Reference~~==		==References==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''

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imported>Piero.schiavone1994 at 16:05, 27 August 2018

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	[[File:AC3 Naval mines.png\|thumb\|250px\|The ''[[Aquila]]'' and a [[Merchants\|merchant]] ship approaching naval mines]]		[[File:AC3 Naval mines.png\|thumb\|250px\|The ''[[Aquila]]'' and a [[Merchants\|merchant]] ship approaching naval mines]]
	A '''naval ~~mines~~''' is an explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy [[ship~~\|ships~~]] or [[submarine~~\|submarines~~]].		A '''naval mine''' is an explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy [[ship]]s or [[submarine]]s.

	During the early [[Golden Age of Piracy]] and the [[American Revolutionary War]], naval mines were set up in harbor regions to act as deterrents, and to impede land invasion by sea. They were designed to sink ships or other seaborne craft, or as a threat to prevent the usage of an area of water. Moored mines were tethered to sinkers, and floated at predetermined depths.		During the early [[Golden Age of Piracy]] and the [[American Revolutionary War]], naval mines were set up in harbor regions to act as deterrents, and to impede land invasion by sea. They were designed to sink ships or other seaborne craft, or as a threat to prevent the usage of an area of water. Moored mines were tethered to sinkers, and floated at predetermined depths.

imported>Piero.schiavone1994 at 16:05, 27 August 2018

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	[[File:AC3 Naval mines.png\|thumb\|250px\|The ''[[Aquila]]'' and a [[Merchants\|merchant]] ship approaching naval mines]]		[[File:AC3 Naval mines.png\|thumb\|250px\|The ''[[Aquila]]'' and a [[Merchants\|merchant]] ship approaching naval mines]]
	'''~~Naval~~ mines''' ~~were~~ explosive ~~weapons used against~~ [[ships]]~~, mainly during the early~~ [[~~Golden Age of Piracy]] and the [[American Revolutionary War~~]].		A '''naval mines''' is an explosive device placed in water to damage or destroy [[ship\|ships]] or [[submarine\|submarines]].

	~~Commonly~~, naval mines were set up in harbor regions to act as deterrents, and to impede land invasion by sea. They were designed to sink ships or other seaborne craft, or as a threat to prevent the usage of an area of water. Moored mines were tethered to sinkers, and floated at predetermined depths.		During the early [[Golden Age of Piracy]] and the [[American Revolutionary War]], naval mines were set up in harbor regions to act as deterrents, and to impede land invasion by sea. They were designed to sink ships or other seaborne craft, or as a threat to prevent the usage of an area of water. Moored mines were tethered to sinkers, and floated at predetermined depths.

	The firing mechanisms of mines were either traditional pressure points, which detonated the explosive on contact. However, some harbor mines were controlled by a pressure plate at its top, which could be turned off to allow transit of friendly ships.		The firing mechanisms of mines were either traditional pressure points, which detonated the explosive on contact. However, some harbor mines were controlled by a pressure plate at its top, which could be turned off to allow transit of friendly ships.

imported>Kennyannydenny: Kennyannydenny moved page Naval mines to Naval mine: Singular like the rest of the articles

2018-08-27T14:58:51Z

Kennyannydenny moved page Naval mines to Naval mine: Singular like the rest of the articles

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imported>Piero.schiavone1994 at 16:17, 10 May 2018

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	==Reference==		==Reference==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''

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imported>Evandrus Primæ at 16:04, 7 October 2016

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	'''Naval mines''' were explosive weapons used against [[ships]], mainly during the early [[Golden Age of Piracy]] and the [[American Revolutionary War]].		'''Naval mines''' were explosive weapons used against [[ships]], mainly during the early [[Golden Age of Piracy]] and the [[American Revolutionary War]].

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	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
	<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">		<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180">
	AC3 CA SP 29 Naval Mines.jpg\|Concept art of ''[[Aquila]]'' steering through naval mines		AC3 CA SP 29 Naval Mines.jpg\|Concept art of ''Aquila'' steering through naval mines
	ACIII-Chase 4.png\|The ''Aquila'' detonating naval mines		ACIII-Chase 4.png\|The ''Aquila'' detonating naval mines
	Dark Waters 3.png\|The ''Aquila'' steering through a mine field in an alternate New York Bay		Dark Waters 3.png\|The ''Aquila'' steering through a mine field in an alternate [[New York City\|New York]] Bay
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]] in the early 18th century, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] and eventual [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] equipped fire barrels on his ship, the ''[[Jackdaw]]''. These barrels could be dropped into the water from the ship's stern and then detonated using the ''Jackdaw''{{'}}s [[swivel gun]]s, causing considerable damage to any vessel within close proximity.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>		During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]] in the early 18th century, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] and eventual [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] equipped fire barrels on his ship, the ''[[Jackdaw]]''. These barrels could be dropped into the water from the ship's stern and then detonated using the ''Jackdaw''{{'}}s [[swivel gun]]s, causing considerable damage to any vessel within close proximity.<ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

	During Edward's later travels in [[Southeast Asia]], the [[Joseon]] engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] created a special type of fire barrels which detonated on impact, removing the need for swivel guns. These barrels were equipped on the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]]'s flagship, the ''[[Fenghuang]]'', and were used by Edward and his allies to repel Admiral [[~~Jeong~~]]'s fleet, which ambushed them near the [[Philippines]].<ref name="FT 47">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 47\|Episode 47]]</ref>		During Edward's later travels in [[Southeast Asia]], the [[Joseon]] engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]] created a special type of fire barrels which detonated on impact, removing the need for swivel guns. These barrels were equipped on the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]]'s flagship, the ''[[Fenghuang]]'', and were used by Edward and his allies to repel Admiral [[Zheng]]'s fleet, which ambushed them near the [[Philippines]].<ref name="FT 47">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 47\|Episode 47]]</ref>

	[[File:ACIII-Chase 4.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The ''Aquila'' detonating naval mines]]		[[File:ACIII-Chase 4.png\|thumb\|250px\|left\|The ''Aquila'' detonating naval mines]]