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[[File:AC4 Swivel gun.jpg|thumb| | [[File:AC4 Swivel gun.jpg|thumb|250px|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><ref name="ACP">''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]''</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" /><ref name="ACP" /> | 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== | ||
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 guns 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> | |||
==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'' | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Revision as of 19:31, 9 June 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
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 guns 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
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Edward firing a swivel gun -
Swivel guns aboard the Fenghunag
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed III (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
- Assassin's Creed: Pirates
- Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple