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It is of "Indiaman" ship class, and is a formidable force to contend with. It's deck is over 15 blocks above sea-level, giving it's crew the safety and advantage of height over it's opponents, enabling archers upon it's decks to fire down onto the unsuspecting shipmates of other competing crews during battle. | It is of "Indiaman" ship class, and is a formidable force to contend with. It's deck is over 15 blocks above sea-level, giving it's crew the safety and advantage of height over it's opponents, enabling archers upon it's decks to fire down onto the unsuspecting shipmates of other competing crews during battle. | ||
[[File:Berlusconi from space.PNG|250px|thumb|left|Berlusconi can be seen from space]] | [[File:Berlusconi from space.PNG|250px|thumb|left|Berlusconi can be seen from space]] | ||
The masts and sails of the Berlusconi are towering, making it often | The masts and sails of the Berlusconi are towering, making it often the tallest ship competing. One of the few advantages of having large sails is that it keeps much of the wool away from the usual target area of ships enemy ships- the hull. Which is important as once the wool dips below the amount required, the ship, and its crew will take the plunge- a fate which has so far not befell the Berlusconi. | ||
Within it's hull it harbours an arrange of artillery, usually that of short carronades, linked up to an automatic firing system- beware though that the majority of this battery is kept near the top of the ship, and that the ship hosts "false" cannons on its hull, which can trick and draw fire to areas which will only prove pointless to that of any ship which chooses to engage it. | Within it's hull it harbours an arrange of artillery, usually that of short carronades, linked up to an automatic firing system- beware though that the majority of this battery is kept near the top of the ship, and that the ship hosts "false" cannons on its hull, which can trick and draw fire to areas which will only prove pointless to that of any ship which chooses to engage it. | ||
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==Notable Battles== | ==Notable Battles== | ||
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