The carronade is a short smoothbore, cast iron cannon, which was used by the Royal Navy and first produced by the Carron Company, an ironworks in Falkirk, Scotland, UK. It was used from the 1770s to the 1850s. Its main function was to serve as a powerful, short-range anti-ship and anti-crew weapon. While considered very successful early on, carronades eventually disappeared as rifled naval artillery changed the shape of the shell and led to fewer and fewer close-range engagements.
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| - The carronade is a short smoothbore, cast iron cannon, which was used by the Royal Navy and first produced by the Carron Company, an ironworks in Falkirk, Scotland, UK. It was used from the 1770s to the 1850s. Its main function was to serve as a powerful, short-range anti-ship and anti-crew weapon. While considered very successful early on, carronades eventually disappeared as rifled naval artillery changed the shape of the shell and led to fewer and fewer close-range engagements.
- After each shot the Carronade overheats and therefore an Aqueduct has been made to cool it. The Carronade garrison is commanded by Yuna. He once said that the victims of the Carronade die too soon, not permitting them to extract enough suffering for the weapon. Therefore he is performing experiments in the basement to create a being, that can suffer for eternity and not die at the same time (Elina).
- Carronade is an Age of Empires III technology available at the Dock once Colonial Age is researched. Once researched, this technology increases warship damage by 25%. This is exceptionally useful to ships with high attack such as Frigates and Privateers. Since the computer does not research this upgrade, it can give the player an edge in naval combat.
- Carronades were used by the United States of Europe's ironclad and timberclad warships during the war against the League of Ostend. These cannons were very effective in causing heavy damage to 17th century ships, as they threw a much heavier shot than 17th century guns of the same size and weight. This allowed them to play a significant role in the USE Navy's total victory in breaking the Siege of Luebeck.
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| - The carronade is a short smoothbore, cast iron cannon, which was used by the Royal Navy and first produced by the Carron Company, an ironworks in Falkirk, Scotland, UK. It was used from the 1770s to the 1850s. Its main function was to serve as a powerful, short-range anti-ship and anti-crew weapon. While considered very successful early on, carronades eventually disappeared as rifled naval artillery changed the shape of the shell and led to fewer and fewer close-range engagements.
- After each shot the Carronade overheats and therefore an Aqueduct has been made to cool it. The Carronade garrison is commanded by Yuna. He once said that the victims of the Carronade die too soon, not permitting them to extract enough suffering for the weapon. Therefore he is performing experiments in the basement to create a being, that can suffer for eternity and not die at the same time (Elina).
- Carronade is an Age of Empires III technology available at the Dock once Colonial Age is researched. Once researched, this technology increases warship damage by 25%. This is exceptionally useful to ships with high attack such as Frigates and Privateers. Since the computer does not research this upgrade, it can give the player an edge in naval combat.
- Carronades were used by the United States of Europe's ironclad and timberclad warships during the war against the League of Ostend. These cannons were very effective in causing heavy damage to 17th century ships, as they threw a much heavier shot than 17th century guns of the same size and weight. This allowed them to play a significant role in the USE Navy's total victory in breaking the Siege of Luebeck. Unlike the original carronades from the OTL, the ones used by the USE were rifled. The effective range of a USE naval carronade was 400-500 yards, which made it a long-range weapon by the standards of 17th century (or even early-19th century) naval warfare.
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