'Couronne' Mastercraft Galleon
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| Level 50 Colossal Merchant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nation: | Great Britain, France, Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Profession: | Freetrader | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A massive merchant ship repurposed for war. The Mastercraft Couronne is the pinnacle flagship for Freetraders.
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History
La Couronne (French for "crown") was an emblematic ship of the French Navy built by Richelieu.
La Couronne was a war Galleon built by the French themselves in accordance to Richelieu's plans to renew the French Navy, after a series of ships built by the Dutch. The construction was supervised by Issac de Launay Razilly (who later assumed command of the ship)[1], and overseen by the famous carpenter Charles Morieur, from Dieppe. She was being constructed at Roache-Bernard; and was one of the most advanced units of her time. She bore 68 heavy guns, 8 firing to the bow and 8 to the aft, an unusual feature until Dupuy de Lôme redesigned naval artillery.
The Couronne took part in the siege of Hondarribia in 1638, and another expedition to Spain in 1639 under Henri de Sourdis.
Strategy and Use
The Couronne is an old ship-of-the line downgraded to a heavy transport ship with half her complement of guns and men removed to make room for cargo. Despite that fact she is still a formidable ship and able to stand in the line of battle.
Tactics
Slow acceleration and poor turning means that this ship, like other ships of the line, should be deployed in a close, well disciplined formation. Stay at extreme range (20 lbrs. have a base range of 625 yards) and pound the enemy line of battle with focused fire from the line. Avoid falling out of formation as this leaves the galleon vulnerable to being demasted and then sunk.
Comparable Ships
Distinguishing Characteristics
- Reload Rate +10%
Sources
This model is based on the French galleon "La Couronne" from 1636. The model was built by Alexander "LiMuBei" Kasper.
