24-Pounder Frigate (ETW Unit)
| 24-Pounder Frigate (ETW Unit) | |
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| Class | Razee |
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| Weaponry | 48 guns |
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| Region | Global |
| Recruitment Cost | 2080 |
| Upkeep Cost | 520 |
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A frigate is a single deck warship, used for independent cruises, commerce raiding and convoy protection.
Overview
American frigates are stronger than those built by other nations, both in terms of the punishment they can sustain and in weight of broadside. The two factors are related: the design includes diagonal bracing, and thick planking, allowing a ship of this type to mount 24-pounder cannons in place of the usual 12-pounders carried aboard frigates. This American frigate still has all the traditional virtues of the type. It is a good sailor, and can operate far from home waters. It outguns other frigates, but has the necessary speed to escape from larger battleships. Historically, the reasons for creating a class of large frigates were strategically sound for the fledgling United States. There was, of course, no shortage of suitable timber in American yards on the eastern seaboard to make ships to this design. More importantly, however, the design recognised that America simply didn’t have the manpower to create a navy to the European model. She needed ships that used relatively small crews for the amount of havoc they could cause!
Details
These strong American frigates are fully the equivalent of the Razees available to other nations, in speed, hull strength and firepower. As such it is fully capable of overwhelming any trade vessel and indeed any warship up to the size of a 5th Rate with ease. If used carefully, one or two of these vessels can disable a ship of the line, especially 3rd and 4th Rates, due to the heavy artillery they carry. However, one must remember that they are still only frigates, and as such will not be able to stand up to a ship of the line in a protracted engagement, and certainly not if the ship of the line has any nearby support.
