Cannons

20 guns you can fit to a ship. Guns carried only by computer-controlled ships and forts are left out. Bigger shot hits harder but reloads slower; range and accuracy vary by pattern. A ship's batteries take any cannon of the size they were designed for — see each ship's page for its default layout.

20 cannons

Name	Shot	Damage	Max range	Reload	Accuracy
1/2 lb Swivel Gun	1 lb	8	125 m	2.8 s	96
4lb Cannon A 4lb Iron Cannon.	4 lb	17	700 m	5.5 s	56
6 lb Prizecannon Gun	6 lb	22	700 m	7 s	68
6lb Cannon A 6lb Iron Cannon.	6 lb	25	700 m	7.8 s	68
8 lb Prizecannon Gun	8 lb	30	700 m	9.3 s	76
8lb Cannon A 8lb Iron Cannon.	8 lb	34	700 m	10.3 s	76
9 lb Prizecannon Gun	9 lb	37	700 m	11 s	80
9lb Cannon A 9lb Iron Cannon.	9 lb	41	700 m	12.3 s	80
12 lb Prizecannon Gun	12 lb	53	700 m	15 s	68
12lb Cannon A 12lb Iron Cannon.	12 lb	57	700 m	16.3 s	68
16 lb Prizecannon Gun	16 lb	67	700 m	18 s	56
16lb Cannon A 16lb Iron Cannon.	16 lb	72	700 m	19.3 s	56
18 lb Prizecannon Gun	18 lb	77	700 m	20 s	56
18lb Cannon A 18lb Iron Cannon.	18 lb	81	700 m	21 s	56
Gunboat Gun Tiny Ship (Cannot Grapple) The gunboat has a single, heavy bow chaser. Despite her unique characteristics, she is not suitable for most battles.	18 lb	58	700 m	15 s	56
24 lb Prizecannon Gun	24 lb	113	700 m	27 s	56
24lb Cannon A 24lb Iron Cannon.	24 lb	119	700 m	28.5 s	56
32lb Cannon A 32lb Iron Cannon.	32 lb	157	700 m	34 s	56
36 lb Prizecannon Gun	36 lb	179	700 m	37 s	56
48 lb Prizecannon Gun	48 lb	254	700 m	46 s	56