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imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 21:17, 9 June 2025

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	Prizes and Plunder 3.png\|Edward firing a swivel gun		Prizes and Plunder 3.png\|Edward firing a swivel gun
	ACFT - Edward checking on Yun.png\|Swivel guns aboard the ''Fenghunag''		ACFT - Edward checking on Yun.png\|Swivel guns aboard the ''Fenghunag''
			ACFT - Pirates firing swivel guns.png\|Pirates firing swivel guns
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imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 17:32, 9 June 2025

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	==History==		==History==
	In the early 18th century, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] and eventual [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] installed a pair of swivel guns on his ship, the ''[[Jackdaw]]''.<ref name="AC4" /> During Edward's later travels in [[Southeast Asia]], the engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]], following his recruitment into the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] by Edward, installed a number of breech-loading swivel guns on the ''[[Fenghuang]]''. The ~~guns~~ were personally modified by Yun to have increased caliber and firepower while still being able to rotate in any direction.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 31\|Episode 31]]</ref>		In the early 18th century, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] and eventual [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] installed a pair of swivel guns on his ship, the ''[[Jackdaw]]''.<ref name="AC4" /> During Edward's later travels in [[Southeast Asia]], the engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]], following his recruitment into the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] by Edward, installed a number of breech-loading swivel guns on the ''[[Fenghuang]]''. The cannons were personally modified by Yun to have increased caliber and firepower while still being able to rotate in any direction.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 31\|Episode 31]]</ref>

	During the same period, no matter how many ships he switched, the [[France\|French]] pirate [[Alonzo Batilla]] always installed a pair of swivel guns on his ship.<ref name="ACP" /> The Assassin warship ''[[Aquila]]'' captained by Edward's grandson [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]] also featured a pair of swivel guns, and he used them to devastating effect against British [[frigate]]s at the [[Battle of the Chesapeake]].<ref name="Battle of the Chesapeake">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)\|Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref>		During the same period, no matter how many ships he switched, the [[France\|French]] pirate [[Alonzo Batilla]] always installed a pair of swivel guns on his ship.<ref name="ACP" /> The Assassin warship ''[[Aquila]]'' captained by Edward's grandson [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]] also featured a pair of swivel guns, and he used them to devastating effect against British [[frigate]]s at the [[Battle of the Chesapeake]].<ref name="Battle of the Chesapeake">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)\|Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref>

imported>Gener4l Cl4ank4 at 17:31, 9 June 2025

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	[[File:AC4 Swivel gun.jpg\|thumb\|~~225px~~\|A swivel gun installed on the ''Jackdaw'']]		[[File:AC4 Swivel gun.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|A swivel gun installed on the ''Jackdaw'']]
	The '''swivel gun''' is a small [[Ship\|naval]] [[cannon]] mounted on a rotating post which allows it to pivot for a wide arc of fire.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><ref name="ACP">''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref>		The '''swivel gun''' is a small [[Ship\|naval]] [[cannon]] mounted on a rotating post which allows it to pivot for a wide arc of fire.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><ref name="ACP">''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref>

	==Design==		==Design==
	With a higher rate-of-fire, the swivel gun was used throughout the 18th century as an anti-personnel emplacement on the quarterdecks of warships to supplement the larger main cannons. Although it boasted less destructive force against anything larger than a [[schooner]], a single shot from a swivel gun was generally sufficient to sink [[gunboat]]s. With their greater mobility, it was also a common tactic to use swivel guns to precisely target any gunpowder storage that had been exposed through an enemy's ship hull in the heat of battle.<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="AC4" /><ref name="ACP" />		With a higher rate-of-fire, the swivel gun was used throughout the 18th century as an anti-personnel emplacement on the quarterdecks of warships to supplement the larger main cannons. Although it boasted less destructive force against anything larger than a [[schooner]], a single shot from a swivel gun was generally sufficient to sink [[gunboat]]s. With their greater mobility, it was also a common tactic to use swivel guns to precisely target any [[gunpowder]] storage that had been exposed through an enemy's ship hull in the heat of battle.<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="AC4" /><ref name="ACP" />

	==History==		==History==
	~~The~~ early 18th century [[~~piracy~~\|pirate]] and ~~later~~ [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] installed a pair of swivel guns on his ship, the ''[[Jackdaw]]''.<ref name="AC4" /> During the same period, no matter how many ships he switched, [[France\|French]] pirate [[Alonzo Batilla]] always installed a pair of swivel guns on his ship.<ref name="ACP" /> The Assassin warship ''[[Aquila]]'' captained by Edward's grandson [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]] also featured a pair of swivel guns, and he used it to devastating effect against British [[frigate]]s at the [[Battle of the Chesapeake]].<ref name="Battle of the Chesapeake">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)\|Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref>		In the early 18th century, the [[Piracy\|pirate]] and eventual [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] installed a pair of swivel guns on his ship, the ''[[Jackdaw]]''.<ref name="AC4" /> During Edward's later travels in [[Southeast Asia]], the engineer [[Yun Pyeong-Gyu]], following his recruitment into the [[Zhawang Corporation\|Zhang Wei Union]] by Edward, installed a number of breech-loading swivel guns on the ''[[Fenghuang]]''. The guns were personally modified by Yun to have increased caliber and firepower while still being able to rotate in any direction.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 31\|Episode 31]]</ref>

			During the same period, no matter how many ships he switched, the [[France\|French]] pirate [[Alonzo Batilla]] always installed a pair of swivel guns on his ship.<ref name="ACP" /> The Assassin warship ''[[Aquila]]'' captained by Edward's grandson [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]] also featured a pair of swivel guns, and he used them to devastating effect against British [[frigate]]s at the [[Battle of the Chesapeake]].<ref name="Battle of the Chesapeake">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)\|Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref>

			==Gallery==
			<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
			Prizes and Plunder 3.png\|Edward firing a swivel gun
			ACFT - Edward checking on Yun.png\|Swivel guns aboard the ''Fenghunag''
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imported>UJ112013 at 12:09, 11 February 2025

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	[[File:AC4 Swivel gun.jpg\|thumb\|225px\|A swivel gun installed on the ''Jackdaw'']]		[[File:AC4 Swivel gun.jpg\|thumb\|225px\|A swivel gun installed on the ''Jackdaw'']]
	The '''swivel gun''' is a small [[Ship\|naval]] [[cannon]] mounted on a rotating post which allows it to pivot for a wide arc of fire.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>		The '''swivel gun''' is a small [[Ship\|naval]] [[cannon]] mounted on a rotating post which allows it to pivot for a wide arc of fire.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><ref name="ACP">''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</ref>

	==Design==		==Design==
	With a higher rate-of-fire, the swivel gun was used throughout the 18th century as an anti-personnel emplacement on the quarterdecks of warships to supplement the larger main cannons. Although it boasted less destructive force against anything larger than a [[schooner]], a single shot from a swivel gun was generally sufficient to sink [[gunboat]]s. With their greater mobility, it was also a common tactic to use swivel guns to precisely target any gunpowder storage that had been exposed through an enemy's ship hull in the heat of battle.<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="AC4" />		With a higher rate-of-fire, the swivel gun was used throughout the 18th century as an anti-personnel emplacement on the quarterdecks of warships to supplement the larger main cannons. Although it boasted less destructive force against anything larger than a [[schooner]], a single shot from a swivel gun was generally sufficient to sink [[gunboat]]s. With their greater mobility, it was also a common tactic to use swivel guns to precisely target any gunpowder storage that had been exposed through an enemy's ship hull in the heat of battle.<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="AC4" /><ref name="ACP" />

	==History==		==History==
	The early 18th century [[piracy\|pirate]] and later [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] installed a pair of swivel guns on his ship, the ''[[Jackdaw]]''.<ref name="AC4" /> The Assassin warship ''[[Aquila]]'' captained by Edward's grandson [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]] also featured a pair of swivel guns, and he used it to devastating effect against British [[frigate]]s at the [[Battle of the Chesapeake]].<ref name="Battle of the Chesapeake">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)\|Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref>		The early 18th century [[piracy\|pirate]] and later [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] installed a pair of swivel guns on his ship, the ''[[Jackdaw]]''.<ref name="AC4" /> During the same period, no matter how many ships he switched, [[France\|French]] pirate [[Alonzo Batilla]] always installed a pair of swivel guns on his ship.<ref name="ACP" /> The Assassin warship ''[[Aquila]]'' captained by Edward's grandson [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]] also featured a pair of swivel guns, and he used it to devastating effect against British [[frigate]]s at the [[Battle of the Chesapeake]].<ref name="Battle of the Chesapeake">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)\|Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>MikonoshinobiCE at 11:13, 11 February 2025

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imported>Soranin at 14:40, 17 December 2023

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	The '''swivel gun''' is a small [[Ship\|naval]] [[cannon]] mounted on a rotating post which allows it to pivot for a wide arc of fire.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>		The '''swivel gun''' is a small [[Ship\|naval]] [[cannon]] mounted on a rotating post which allows it to pivot for a wide arc of fire.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

imported>Batfan13: For Rogue, Shay has 4 puckle guns on his ship which replaced the swivel gun (Design is different); I don't know why it changed after Edward and but then back to Connor, but it's interesting

2023-10-13T16:43:55Z

For Rogue, Shay has 4 puckle guns on his ship which replaced the swivel gun (Design is different); I don't know why it changed after Edward and but then back to Connor, but it's interesting

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	==Design==		==Design==
	With a higher rate-of-fire, the swivel gun was used throughout the 18th century as an anti-personnel emplacement on the quarterdecks of warships to supplement the larger main cannons. Although it boasted less destructive force against anything larger than a [[schooner]], a single shot from a swivel gun was generally sufficient to sink [[gunboat]]s. With their greater mobility, it was also a common tactic to use swivel guns to precisely target any gunpowder storage that had been exposed through an enemy's ship hull in the heat of battle.<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="AC4" /~~><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref~~>		With a higher rate-of-fire, the swivel gun was used throughout the 18th century as an anti-personnel emplacement on the quarterdecks of warships to supplement the larger main cannons. Although it boasted less destructive force against anything larger than a [[schooner]], a single shot from a swivel gun was generally sufficient to sink [[gunboat]]s. With their greater mobility, it was also a common tactic to use swivel guns to precisely target any gunpowder storage that had been exposed through an enemy's ship hull in the heat of battle.<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="AC4" />

	==History==		==History==
	The early 18th century [[piracy\|pirate]] and later [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] installed a pair of swivel guns on his ship the ''[[Jackdaw~~]]'', as did the Assassin-turned-[[Templars\|Templar]] [[Shay Cormac]] on his ship the ''[[Morrigan~~]]''.<ref name="AC4" /> The Assassin warship ''[[Aquila]]'' captained by Edward's grandson [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]] also featured a pair of swivel guns, and he used it to devastating effect against British [[frigate]]s at the [[Battle of the Chesapeake]].<ref name="Battle of the Chesapeake">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)\|Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref>		The early 18th century [[piracy\|pirate]] and later [[Assassins\|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] installed a pair of swivel guns on his ship, the ''[[Jackdaw]]''.<ref name="AC4" /> The Assassin warship ''[[Aquila]]'' captained by Edward's grandson [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]] also featured a pair of swivel guns, and he used it to devastating effect against British [[frigate]]s at the [[Battle of the Chesapeake]].<ref name="Battle of the Chesapeake">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Battle of the Chesapeake (memory)\|Battle of the Chesapeake]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

imported>Sol Pacificus: Oh right, the lede can just be sourced to the games, not to Wikipedia, as it's clear what they are from the games. / Forgot also to mention that the ref names for mainline games are standardized. It should always be AC3 not ACIII. / Btw I vaguely remember that swivel guns were called something else in Rogue, not sure if I have time to double-check right now.

2023-10-13T16:36:40Z

Oh right, the lede can just be sourced to the games, not to Wikipedia, as it's clear what they are from the games. / Forgot also to mention that the ref names for mainline games are standardized. It should always be AC3 not ACIII. / Btw I vaguely remember that swivel guns were called something else in Rogue, not sure if I have time to double-check right now.

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	The '''swivel gun''' is a small [[Ship\|naval]] [[cannon]] mounted on a rotating post which allows it to pivot for a wide arc of fire.		The '''swivel gun''' is a small [[Ship\|naval]] [[cannon]] mounted on a rotating post which allows it to pivot for a wide arc of fire.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>

	==Design==		==Design==
	With a higher rate-of-fire, the swivel gun was used throughout the 18th century as an anti-personnel emplacement on the quarterdecks of warships to supplement the larger main cannons. Although it boasted less destructive force against anything larger than a [[schooner]], a single shot from a swivel gun was generally sufficient to sink [[gunboat]]s. With their greater mobility, it was also a common tactic to use swivel guns to precisely target any gunpowder storage that had been exposed through an enemy's ship hull in the heat of battle.<ref name="AC3"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''<~~/~~ref~~><ref name="AC4"~~>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''<~~/~~ref~~><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>		With a higher rate-of-fire, the swivel gun was used throughout the 18th century as an anti-personnel emplacement on the quarterdecks of warships to supplement the larger main cannons. Although it boasted less destructive force against anything larger than a [[schooner]], a single shot from a swivel gun was generally sufficient to sink [[gunboat]]s. With their greater mobility, it was also a common tactic to use swivel guns to precisely target any gunpowder storage that had been exposed through an enemy's ship hull in the heat of battle.<ref name="AC3" /><ref name="AC4" /><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>

	==History==		==History==

imported>Sol Pacificus: Forgot to mention also that the first line is in present tense because swivel guns still exist, even if they're just on display at a museum and are obsolete and no longer in use. Just like swords still exist even though no one still fights with them in wars anymore.

2023-10-13T16:29:19Z

Forgot to mention also that the first line is in present tense because swivel guns still exist, even if they're just on display at a museum and are obsolete and no longer in use. Just like swords still exist even though no one still fights with them in wars anymore.

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	==Design==		==Design==
	With a higher rate-of-fire, the swivel gun was used throughout the 18th century as an anti-~~infantry~~ emplacement on the quarterdecks of warships to supplement the larger main cannons. Although it boasted less destructive force against anything larger than a [[schooner]], a single shot from a swivel gun was generally sufficient to sink [[gunboat]]s. With their greater mobility, it was also a common tactic to use swivel guns to precisely target any gunpowder storage that had been exposed through an enemy's ship hull in the heat of battle.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>		With a higher rate-of-fire, the swivel gun was used throughout the 18th century as an anti-personnel emplacement on the quarterdecks of warships to supplement the larger main cannons. Although it boasted less destructive force against anything larger than a [[schooner]], a single shot from a swivel gun was generally sufficient to sink [[gunboat]]s. With their greater mobility, it was also a common tactic to use swivel guns to precisely target any gunpowder storage that had been exposed through an enemy's ship hull in the heat of battle.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref><ref name="ACRG">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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	[[File:AC4 Swivel gun.jpg\|thumb\|~~150px~~\|A swivel gun installed on the ''Jackdaw'']]		[[File:AC4 Swivel gun.jpg\|thumb\|225px\|A swivel gun installed on the ''Jackdaw'']]
	The '''swivel gun''' is a small [[Ship\|naval]] [[cannon]] mounted on a rotating post which allows it to pivot for a wide arc of fire.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>		The '''swivel gun''' is a small [[Ship\|naval]] [[cannon]] mounted on a rotating post which allows it to pivot for a wide arc of fire.<ref name="AC3">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref><ref name="AC4">''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>