'El Dragon' Mastercraft Barque

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'El Dragon' Mastercraft Barque
Level 18 Medium Scout
Nation:	All
Profession:	All
Max speed: 16.50 Acceleration: 4.50 Deceleration: 1.71 Turning (Fast): 12.65 Turning (Slow): 4.50 Turning acceleration: 17.00 Turning deceleration: 7.00 Best point: 30 Open sea Speed: 66 Swivels: 2x 1/2lb Topdeck: 18x 5lb		Durability: 4 Capacity: 140 Open sea visibility: 52.4mi Open sea spotting: 0.0mi Total crew: 70 Target tracking: 23 Defense: 45 Integrity DR Hull: 800 - Port: 450 2 Starboard: 450 2 Bow: 225 1 Stern: 113 1 Sails: 935 -
Produced by 'El Dragon' Mastercraft Barque (recipe) Information based on version 1.15.52.2

A custom-built El Dragon made with superior craftsmanship and materials. She has more guns, heavier guns and more armor than a standard El Dragon.

Contents 1 History 2 Strategy and Use 3 Tactics 4 Variants 5 Comparable Ships 6 Distinguishing Characteristics 7 Sources

History

Lanteen rigged vessels of all types were a common sight in the Mediterranean and to an extent in other seas, particularly in Asiatic waters of the Near East (i.e. Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Indian Ocean). El Dragon is merely a small merchant bark outfitted in the Mediterranean style and operating outside of her historical waters.

Strategy and Use

This ship is fast but lightly armored. Players wanting a "tank" would be better served sailing the various brigs.

Tactics

A fast pursuit ship that has exceptional upwind sailing capacities but poor downwind performance. She's armed with a decent compliment of lightweight guns for dealing sustained close-range damage. Her lateen rigging is vulnerable to dismantling shot. The large hold makes her a good smuggling ship. The small crew means she is not good at boarding unless equipped with hammocks and the target properly prepared by riddling with canister or grapeshot.

Variants

'El Dragon' Barque

Comparable Ships

'La Diligente' Tartane and 'Corsair' Xebec for similar lanteen rigged vessels.

Distinguishing Characteristics

Reload Rate +20% A wide merchant hull with two lanteen rigged masts gives her the appearance of being a small xebec. In fact her hull could be rigged as a brig.

Sources