PreviousSection IndexNext

Warships

Venetian Galleass

Venetians were one of the trendsetters in the field of building and use of rowing vessels. Their fleet included numerous galleys and one of the most powerful and expensive rowing vessels - galleasses. Galleass was larger than galley. It was up to 70 metres long, and its crew included up to 1200 sailors. Their baptism of fire galleasses took in the Battle of Lepanto in 1571 and brought the victory of Christians over Ottoman fleet. Galleasses made use of their advantage over other types of vessels under calm, when oars allowed them to gain quite a good speed. Though, their navigability left much to be desired, they were impossible to overcome a storm and did not put to sea under a nasty weather.
 
Medium-range military vessel. Has two types of artillery on board: cannons and mortars. Much iron and coal is spent to fire.

Building Time: 3000
Life: 65500
Cost:

Wood

 11500 

Iron

 1000 

Gold

 1100 
Upkeep: 0.937
Attack:

Attack - Cannon

 1000

Attack - Plunging Fire

 100

    
Upgrades:
Train carpentersDesign new rigging typesResearch new sighting devices for artilleryDesign new tackle and fishing netsResearch improved additions to gunpowder formulaDesign new barrel types: unicorn, carronade