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==Design== | ==Design== | ||
With a higher rate-of-fire, the swivel gun was used throughout the 18th century as an anti- | 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== | ||
Revision as of 18:29, 13 October 2023
The swivel gun is a small naval cannon mounted on a rotating post which allows it to pivot for a wide arc of fire.
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 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
The early 18th century pirate and later Assassin Edward Kenway installed a pair of swivel guns on his ship the Jackdaw, as did the Assassin-turned-Templar Shay Cormac on his ship the Morrigan.[2] 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 frigates at the Battle of the Chesapeake.[4]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed III (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
- Assassin's Creed: Pirates
- Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple