Gunboat Squadron

Gunboat Squadron
Model
Model Information
Class	Support Unit
Faction(s)	Kingdoms of Men Armada, Kingdoms of Men
Race(s)	Human
Model History
First Appearance	Armada Rulebook
Status	Active
1st Edition	Yes
Reference
Store Link	Mantic Store
STL Link	Mantic Vault
Sources	Armada Rulebook

Gunboat Squadron is a type of ship in the Kingdoms of Men Armada. It is one of the Support ships in the fleet.

About

A Gunboat Squadron is like a gnat in comparison to the larger ships-of-the-line. Nevertheless, they have a useful place in the fleet. A gunboat would typically have only a single mast with square-rigged sails, mounting between one and three fixed cannons.

Fleets of all navies kept gunboats on hand. They could be useful in shallower waters, as with only a single mounted cannon, they were able to manoeuvre relatively easily where a large ship could not. If this cannon was a 32-pounder it could still prove dangerous to larger vessels. For instance, a Frigate-class could easily destroy a single gunboat with a single broadside hit. But if deployed in large numbers, the Frigate-class would struggle to deal with every gunboat before sustaining heavy damage itself. The extremely cheap cost and relative time is taken to build these gunboats could prove a tremendous advantage.

Gallery

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  Gunboat Squadron Model
• Armada Ship Rules
  Armada Ship Rules

External Links

• Mantic Vault - https://vault.manticgames.com/files/basilean-sloop-stl/
• Mantic Store - https://www.manticgames.com/armada/basileans/sloop-squadrons/
• Armada Rulebook - https://www.manticgames.com/armada/getting-started-armada/armada-digital-rulebook/

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