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[[File:AC4 Swivel gun.jpg|thumb|150px|A swivel gun installed on the ''Jackdaw'']]
[[File:AC4 Swivel gun.jpg|thumb|250px|A swivel gun installed on the ''Jackdaw'']]
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>
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==
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==
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>  
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 [[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>
==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''
ACFT - Pirates firing swivel guns.png|Pirates firing swivel guns
</gallery>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
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Latest revision as of 04:59, 14 May 2026

A swivel gun installed on the Jackdaw

The swivel gun is a small naval cannon mounted on a rotating post which allows it to pivot for a wide arc of fire.[1][2][3]

Design[edit | edit source]

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 gunboats. 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.[1][2][3]

History[edit | edit source]

In the early 18th century, the pirate and eventual Assassin Edward Kenway installed a pair of swivel guns on his ship, the Jackdaw.[2] During Edward's later travels in Southeast Asia, the engineer Yun Pyeong-Gyu, following his recruitment into the 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.[4]

During the same period, no matter how many ships he switched, the French pirate Alonzo Batilla always installed a pair of swivel guns on his ship.[3] 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 frigates at the Battle of the Chesapeake.[5]

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Edward firing a swivel gun
    Edward firing a swivel gun
  • Swivel guns aboard the Fenghunag
    Swivel guns aboard the Fenghunag
  • Pirates firing swivel guns
    Pirates firing swivel guns

Appearances[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed III
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Assassin's Creed: Pirates
  4. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple – Episode 31
  5. ↑ Assassin's Creed III – Battle of the Chesapeake
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