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The ''Aquila'''s cannon projectiles included standard {{Wiki|Round shot|round shots}}; {{Wiki|Chain-shot|chain-shots}} to disable enemy ships' masts; {{Wiki|grapeshot}}, {{Wiki|Shrapnel shell|shrapnel shells}} and {{Wiki|Heated shot|heated shots}} to start fires. The ship was also armed with {{Wiki|swivel gun|swivel guns}} that could be used to snipe certain targets like a captain or the gunpowder reservoir. | The ''Aquila'''s cannon projectiles included standard {{Wiki|Round shot|round shots}}; {{Wiki|Chain-shot|chain-shots}} to disable enemy ships' masts; {{Wiki|grapeshot}}, {{Wiki|Shrapnel shell|shrapnel shells}} anti-peronnel and {{Wiki|Heated shot|heated shots}} to start fires. The ship was also armed with {{Wiki|swivel gun|swivel guns}} that could be used to snipe certain targets like a captain or the gunpowder reservoir. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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The Aquila was a Continental Navy vessel, captained by the Assassin Connor Kenway, during the American Revolutionary War. The vessel was used by Connor to sail across the Eastern Seaboard of North America and the Caribbean Sea.
Armaments
The Aquila's cannon projectiles included standard round shots; chain-shots to disable enemy ships' masts; grapeshot, shrapnel shells anti-peronnel and heated shots to start fires. The ship was also armed with swivel guns that could be used to snipe certain targets like a captain or the gunpowder reservoir.
Trivia
- "Aquila," the Latin word for "eagle", is another reference to the eagle motif of the Assassins, which Aquilus' name is derived from. It was also the constellation that contained the star which the Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad was named after.
- In an interview, Ubisoft developer Matt Turner said that Connor could freeroam the seas in the Aquila.
References
- Assassin's Creed III - IGN E3 Live Coverage
- Ubisoft spills more details at Tech Trends
- Assassins Creed 3 Interview - 3 New Areas Revealed & More NAVAL COMBAT at E3
