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| − | *[[Great Britain (ETW Faction)|Great Britain]] | + | *[[Image:Austria_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Austria (ETW Faction) | Austria]] |
| + | *[[Image:France_flag.jpg|25px]] [[France (ETW Faction) |France]] | ||
| + | *[[Image:Britain_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Great Britain (ETW Faction)|Great Britain]] | ||
| + | *[[Image:Poland_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Poland-Lithuania (ETW Faction)|Poland-Lithuania]] | ||
| + | *[[Image:Prussia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Prussia (ETW Faction) |Prussia]] | ||
| + | *[[Image:Spain_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Spain (ETW Faction) |Spain]] | ||
| + | *[[Image:Sweden_flag.jpg|25px]][[Sweden (ETW Faction) |Sweden]] | ||
| + | *[[Image:Dutch_flag.jpg|25px]] [[United Provinces (ETW Faction) |United Provinces]] | ||
| + | *[[Image:United_States_flag.jpg|25px]] [[United States (ETW Faction) |United States]] | ||
Revision as of 16:47, 16 January 2011
| Carronade Frigate (ETW Unit) | |
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| Class | 6th Rate |
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| Region | Global |
| Recruitment Cost | 1170 |
| Upkeep Cost | 290 |
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Overview
Normally frigates would be armed with long guns, probably no larger than 12-pounders. A few short-barrelled 64-pounder carronades might be aboard to give a close-in broadside more weight of shot. A carronade frigate goes one better, and carries nothing but carronades – short guns that are half the weight of the equivalent conventional cannon. While the weight of a broadside is truly awesome, the frigate has to get in close in order to blow an enemy to smithereens thanks to the carronades’ limited range. A clever enemy will stay out of range of the carronades’ horrendous power and take long range pot shots.
Historically, only the Royal Navy experimented with an all-carronade armament aboard HMS Glatton (in service from 1795). Glatton carried 28 64-pounder and 28 32-pounder carronades, giving a weight of fire that was more than 17% greater than HMS Victory could deliver at the Battle of Trafalgar! This massive firepower allowed her, on one occasion, to chase all eight vessels in a French squadron back into port. Oddly enough, the next two vessels to carry the name “Glatton” in RN service were also massively over-armed.
