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[[File:AC4 Swivel gun.jpg|thumb|150px|A swivel gun installed on the ''Jackdaw'']] | [[File:AC4 Swivel gun.jpg|thumb|150px|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''' was a [[Ship|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== | ==History== | ||
By the 16th century, larger naval vessels installed swivel guns and were used either to sink smaller ships like [[gunboat]]s or attack | By the 16th century, larger naval vessels installed swivel guns and were used either to sink smaller ships like [[gunboat]]s or attack weakened areas 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 [[brig]], the ''[[Jackdaw]]''.<ref name="ACIV" /> During the [[American Revolutionary War]]s, the [[American Brotherhood of Assassins|American Assassin]] [[Ratonhnhaké:ton]], grandson of Edward Kenway, repaired the Assassin brig ''[[Aquila]]'' 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> | ||
During the [[Golden Age of Piracy]], the [[Piracy|pirate]] captain and [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]] installed and upgraded his golden swivel guns aboard his | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' {{1st}} | ||
Revision as of 01:35, 13 October 2023
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.[1]
History
By the 16th century, larger naval vessels installed swivel guns and were used either to sink smaller ships like gunboats or attack weakened areas on damaged ships during naval warfare.[2][3][4] During the Golden Age of Piracy, the pirate captain and Assassin Edward Kenway installed and upgraded his golden swivel guns aboard his brig, the Jackdaw.[3] During the American Revolutionary Wars, the American Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton, grandson of Edward Kenway, repaired the Assassin brig Aquila and used its armaments, such as its swivel gun, to accomplish many privateer contracts[2] and to stop the Colonial Templar Nicholas Biddle's influence over the eastern coast.[5]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed III (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
- Assassin's Creed: Pirates
- Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple
References
- ↑
Swivel gun on Wikipedia
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Assassin's Creed III
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Pirates
- ↑ Assassin's Creed III — Biddle's Hideout