Is there such a ship?

[Corban_Dallas]

ok not sure if this post falls under shipwright discussion but i though i gave it a try. I asked my self today if there was a ship small or medium in relative scale to the scaling system in the game that would carry heavy cannons, lets say 12lbs to 18lbs. the only one i knew of was the Hornet gunboat (in game) with an 18 pounder, tried to look online or forums but no result(so far/still looking). Anyone know of any ship from the era that had this settings or is it even possible to have the seetings of those types of hevy pounders? Id say if you can put one on a Gunboat 18lbs i believe its possible on a small or medium ship?

[Pxl8ed]

Originally Posted by Corban_Dallas ok not sure if this post falls under shipwright discussion but i though i gave it a try. I asked my self today if there was a ship small or medium in relative scale to the scaling system in the game that would carry heavy cannons, lets say 12lbs to 18lbs. the only one i knew of was the Hornet gunboat (in game) with an 18 pounder, tried to look online or forums but no result(so far/still looking). Anyone know of any ship from the era that had this settings or is it even possible to have the seetings of those types of hevy pounders? Id say if you can put one on a Gunboat 18lbs i believe its possible on a small or medium ship?

You really cant find a heavy or small ship with those big guns, and having a decent number of them.
Some large ships have them but only a few 12 pounders and they come expensive.

[Corban_Dallas]

Originally Posted by Pxl8ed You really cant find a heavy or small ship with those big guns, and having a decent number of them. Some large ships have them but only a few 12 pounders and they come expensive.

k thanks for the info, i was just curious it would have been great when i was a low level newby to have something that could pack a small punch, for example,(lets say a van hoorn with 10-12 pounders lol), of course only downside i see to this would be the ships speed would have been extreemly reduced. I still say it would have been cool to see a ship with that firepower at that level range.

[kblack]

I remember the first book of Aubrey series, when Jack tried to fit 2 12 pdrs as chasers in the small Sophie (that, btw, fitted 4 pdrs).... he couldn't as the ship almost sunk...

[Remus]

Originally Posted by kblack I remember the first book of Aubrey series, when Jack tried to fit 2 12 pdrs as chasers in the small Sophie (that, btw, fitted 4 pdrs).... he couldn't as the ship almost sunk...

Ah, but didn't he know or at least expect this to happen before he tried. Whereas he could reasonably legitimately ask for a couple of cannons, he knew he wouldn't have a chance of getting the new main yard that he really wanted. He wanted the guns for bargaining with the new administration (which he also anticipated) the following day.

In any case, mounting large guns as chasers is a lot kinder on the ship than mounting them as broadside guns, but for most battles in which we are interested, it is broadside guns that count.

[LiMuBei]

Since this is a game and FLS has already gone pretty wild on gun poundage, maybe someday there will be such a ship. In reality however this was just not possible. The deck structure of smaller ships just couldn't be built strong enough to support the weight - and more importantly - the recoil force of such big caliber guns. The latter of which was the main reason afair why Aubrey couldn't fit the big chasers on his Sophie.

[Julian Northage]

The only real occassion for a small ship to pack a huge punch will be if FLS bring on carronades but as has been stated the game is set too far back in history to allow for this.

I want my Van Hoorn to be stronger than my Herc!

[Corban_Dallas]

I did not think about the recoils on the cannon, it does make sence lol, you bark at your crew to fire port battery next thing you know its going overboard on your starboard side and you have a gaping hole of your port side from the recoil force broke apart your structure. I apreciate the info though i see some people at least thought about it.

[cheeseypie5555]

Originally Posted by kblack I remember the first book of Aubrey series, when Jack tried to fit 2 12 pdrs as chasers in the small Sophie (that, btw, fitted 4 pdrs).... he couldn't as the ship almost sunk...

Shhh...I haven't read that series yet, got it for B-day present and was sent home the day after I had left /facepalm

[kblack]

Don't worry.... that was in the first book... of a serie of 21... :-)

(BTW it is a great reading, I've read it maybe 3 times, some books even more...)