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|Weaponry=41 guns
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|Recruitment Cost=1510
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|Upkeep Cost=240
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|Building Requirements=Dockyard
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|Tech Requirements=None
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[[Image:Fluyt.png]]A Fluyt is a design for a square-rigged armed merchantman that is faster and handier than a galleon.
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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The ship is a good sailer, as befits a design coming from a seafaring nation like Holland.
 
The ship is a good sailer, as befits a design coming from a seafaring nation like Holland.
  
 
Historically, the fluyt was originated by Dutch shipbuilders, and the type helped the Dutch to become a maritime trading nation in the 17th Century. Extensively used by the Dutch trading companies, it was soon adopted by other nations. The vessels were easy for a relatively small crew to handle, and could carry around a dozen cannon for self-defence, although these were sometimes left ashore so that even more cargo could be carried.
 
Historically, the fluyt was originated by Dutch shipbuilders, and the type helped the Dutch to become a maritime trading nation in the 17th Century. Extensively used by the Dutch trading companies, it was soon adopted by other nations. The vessels were easy for a relatively small crew to handle, and could carry around a dozen cannon for self-defence, although these were sometimes left ashore so that even more cargo could be carried.
  
The fluyt had a distinctive “fat-bottomed” cross section. This was a cunning scheme to avoid taxes and tolls, as the Danish had a habit of charging tolls based on deck area for access to the straits between Denmark, Norway and Sweden. A small deck (the big cargo hold below counted for nothing) meant lower taxes! The Dutch had to pay these tolls if they wanted access to any of the lucrative Baltic trade.  
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The fluyt had a distinctive “fat-bottomed” cross section. This was a cunning scheme to avoid taxes and tolls, as the Danish had a habit of charging tolls based on deck area for access to the straits between Denmark, Norway and Sweden. A small deck (the big cargo hold below counted for nothing) meant lower taxes! The Dutch had to pay these tolls if they wanted access to any of the lucrative Baltic trade.
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==Details==
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Fluyts are like slightly smaller, faster, and handier version of the Spanish galleon. Available only to the Dutch, fluyts are an advantageous asset when in comes to trade in the trade theatres, as they can actually defend themselves quite well if the need arises, unlike other factions' indiamen or dhows.
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== Factions ==
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*[[Image:Dutch_flag.jpg|25px]] [[United Provinces (ETW Faction) |United Provinces]]
  
==Uses==
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[[Category:ETW Ships]]
Fluyts are like  a slightly smaller, faster, handier version of the Spanish galleon. Only recruitable by the Dutch, they give them an advantge when in comes to trade in the trade theatres, as fluyts can actually defend themselves quite well if the need arises, unlike other factions' indiamen or dhows.
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[[Category:ETW Units]]

Latest revision as of 09:47, 30 May 2017

Fluyt (ETW Unit)
Fl1.jpg
Class Fluyt
Unit Size 142 men
Weaponry 41 guns
Morale
Melee Attack
Ranged Attack
Defence
Charge Bonus
Accuracy
Range
Ammunition
Region Global
Recruitment Cost 1510
Upkeep Cost 240
Turns to Build
Unit Limit
Building Requirements Dockyard
Technology Requirements None
Attributes


Fluyt.pngA Fluyt is a design for a square-rigged armed merchantman that is faster and handier than a galleon.

Overview

The ship is a good sailer, as befits a design coming from a seafaring nation like Holland.

Historically, the fluyt was originated by Dutch shipbuilders, and the type helped the Dutch to become a maritime trading nation in the 17th Century. Extensively used by the Dutch trading companies, it was soon adopted by other nations. The vessels were easy for a relatively small crew to handle, and could carry around a dozen cannon for self-defence, although these were sometimes left ashore so that even more cargo could be carried.

The fluyt had a distinctive “fat-bottomed” cross section. This was a cunning scheme to avoid taxes and tolls, as the Danish had a habit of charging tolls based on deck area for access to the straits between Denmark, Norway and Sweden. A small deck (the big cargo hold below counted for nothing) meant lower taxes! The Dutch had to pay these tolls if they wanted access to any of the lucrative Baltic trade.

Details

Fluyts are like slightly smaller, faster, and handier version of the Spanish galleon. Available only to the Dutch, fluyts are an advantageous asset when in comes to trade in the trade theatres, as they can actually defend themselves quite well if the need arises, unlike other factions' indiamen or dhows.


Factions