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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== | ||
Revision as of 14:09, 11 February 2025
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
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.[2] During the same period, no matter how many ships he switched, 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 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