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== Cannons ==
== Cannons ==
Building Carronade Cannons are unlocked at Gunner rank. You can shoot pre-built Carronade cannons as a Sailor and build rusty cannons as a Cadet or simply donate and bypass all ranking.
Building Carronade Cannons are unlocked at Gunner rank. You can shoot pre-built Carronade cannons as a Sailor and build rusty cannons as a Cadet or simply donate and bypass all ranking.
At present there are 5 cannon types that can fire 5 different projectiles. You can build a maximum of 15 cannons as Gunner, 20 as Lieutenant, 30 as Commander and 50 as Captain.
At present there are 5 cannon types that can fire many different projectiles. You can build a maximum of 15 cannons as Gunner, 20 as Lieutenant, 30 as Commander and 50 as Captain. Cannons are very versatile and make great siege tools.


You can use /cannons in-game for a basic tutorial on how to build a cannon, Watch the video below or follow the how to build steps.
You can use /cannons in-game for a basic tutorial on how to build a cannon.


== What You Need ==
== What You Need ==
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== How To Build ==
== Types of Cannons ==


Once you have the right rank, you can build different types of cannons, If you place a blank sign on the side of the barrel, it will give cannon information and its owner.
Once you have the Gunner rank, you can build all the different types of cannons. If you place a blank sign on the side of the barrel, it will give cannon information and its owner.


'''Rusty Carronade Cannon'''
'''Rusty Carronade Cannon'''
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Made by placing 3 Grey Wool lengthwise and is unlocked at Cadet Rank, is ideally used to fire into/from ships or Fortifications! You can adjust how far your cannon fires using more/less gunpowder, with a maximum load of 3 gunpowder.
Made by placing 3 Grey Wool lengthwise and is unlocked at Cadet Rank, is ideally used to fire into/from ships or Fortifications! You can adjust how far your cannon fires using more/less gunpowder, with a maximum load of 3 gunpowder.


This cannon however can only fire a 'shrapnel' shot, which is in the form of a cobble stone shot, this does damage to the player (1 hit kill), but however no explosive damage of sorts.
This cannon however can only fire a 'shrapnel' shot, which is in the form of a cobble stone shot, this does damage to the player, but however no explosive damage of sorts.




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'''Carronade Cannon'''
'''Carronade Cannon'''


Start by building your barrel, 3 long out of black wool, each end of the cannon needs a stone button, at the rear of the cannon you place a torch on top of the barrel.
3 long out of black wool, each end of the cannon needs a stone button, at the rear of the cannon you place a torch on top of the barrel. Better than the rusty cannonade, materials to build two of them are given out as part of the [[Ranks#Gunner|gunner rankup reward]].




'''Coal Carronade Cannon'''
''Detailed Information:''


Start by building your barrel, 3 long out of black wool, each end of the cannon needs a stone button, at the rear of the cannon you place a torch on top of the barrel.
The Carronade cannon has a maximum load of 3 gunpowder, each gunpowder multiplies the velocity by 1.0, Spread of 1.0, Anyone next to the canon without a helmet will get 5 seconds of nausea, Has a fuse of 1 second, barrel cool down of 3 seconds, When aiming, it has maximum horizontal angle between -45° to 45° and can be fired by right clicking the end button or torch. There is an option to auto-reload projectiles & gunpowder via a chest and fire using an attached redstone signal.


''Detailed Information:''


The Carronade cannon & Coal type, has a maximum load of 3 gunpowder, each gunpowder multiplies the velocity by 1.0, Spread of 1.0, Anyone next to the canon without a helmet will get 5 blast confusion (potion effect) Has a fuse of 1 second, barrel cool down of 3 seconds, When aiming, has a Maximum horizontal angle between -45° to 45°, Has no recoil, Is not a front loader (can be loaded from any angle), Is not rotatable, has a mass of 1000kg (For ships) can be fired by right clicking the end button or torch, There is an option to auto-reload projectiles & gunpowder via a chest and fire using attached redstone signal.


'''Iron Cannon (short)'''


2 long out of Iron blocks, each end of the cannon needs a stone button, at the rear of the cannon you place a torch on top of the barrel.


'''(short?) Iron Cannon'''


Start by building your barrel, 2 long out of Iron blocks, each end of the cannon needs a stone button, at the rear of the cannon you place a torch on top of the barrel.


'''Coal Cannon (short)'''


'''(short) Coal Cannon'''
2 long out of Coal blocks, each end of the cannon needs a stone button, at the rear of the cannon you place a torch on top of the barrel.


Start by building your barrel, 2 long out of Coal blocks, each end of the cannon needs a stone button, at the rear of the cannon you place a torch on top of the barrel.




'''Mortar'''


'''Mortar'''
2 vertical high out of Iron blocks, top of the cannon needs an iron pressure plate, on the side of the bottom of the mortar you place a torch. You can fire vertically from the mortar, in a maximum of (about) 0° to 90 vertical angle, maximum horizontal angle between -45° to 45° arch from the opposite direction of the torch.


Start by building your barrel, 2 vertical high out of Iron blocks, top of the cannon needs a stone pressure plate, at the bottom of the mortar you place a torch. You can fire vertically from the mortar, in a maximum of (about) 0° to 90 vertical angle, maximum horizontal angle between -45° to 45° arch from the opposite direction of the torch.




'''Coal Mortar'''
'''Coal Mortar'''


Start by building your barrel, 2 vertical high out of Coal blocks, top of the cannon needs a stone pressure plate, at the bottom of the mortar you place a torch. You can fire vertically from the mortar, in a maximum of (about) 0° to 90 vertical angle, maximum horizontal angle between -45° to 45° arch from the opposite direction of the torch.
2 vertical high out of Coal blocks, top of the cannon needs an iron(?) pressure plate, on the side of the bottom of the mortar you place a torch. You can fire vertically from the mortar, in a maximum of (about) 0° to 90 vertical angle, maximum horizontal angle between -45° to 45° arch from the opposite direction of the torch.
 
 
 
'''Cast Iron Cannon'''
 
Also known as the coal cannon, better than the Cannonade Cannon and worse than the Iron Cannon, 3 coal blocks 2 buttons and a torch on the back. Can fire a variety of shots as well as status-changing projectiles.
 
 
 
'''Iron Cannon'''
 
The top-tier cannon only surpassed by the Double Barrelled-Iron Cannon, the iron cannon is built with 3 iron blocks and can fire powerful blasts of hardened cannonballs and the ender pearl shot.




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A rarely seen sort of cannon, it is U-shaped. Start with 2 (short) Iron Cannons with the front stone button- but not with the torches or back stone buttons for them, with them built next to each other with a block's gap between them. Then connect them in the middle with one block of Iron, you should then place a stone button and torch on top of this middle 'back' Iron block.
A rarely seen sort of cannon, it is U-shaped. Start with 2 (short) Iron Cannons with the front stone button- but not with the torches or back stone buttons for them, with them built next to each other with a block's gap between them. Then connect them in the middle with one block of Iron, you should then place a stone button and torch on top of this middle 'back' Iron block.


And there, you have yourself a Double Barrelled-Iron Cannon ''-more looking into of this cannon type is needed, especially if the build instructions are correct, how it works, and whether it still exists.''
''-more looking into of this cannon type is needed, especially if the build instructions are correct, how it works, and whether it still exists.''


== Types of Projectiles ==
== Types of Projectiles ==
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''Cobblestone'' – Basic Cannonball
''Cobblestone'' – Basic Cannonball


The Cobblestone cannonball has a velocity of 3, penetration of 1, Fires 1 cannonball, spread of 1, Explosion power of 2 (Creeper is 3), with a fuse of 1 second, Direct hit Damage of 10, If a player is next to an explosion 5 damage, Potion range of 5, Potion duration of 7, Potion amplifier of 1, Potion Effects harm & slow.
The Cobblestone cannonball is the basic form of projectile. Upon impact it causes brief slowness and nausea. It does not deal damage to blocks. Velocity of 3, Fires 1 cannonball, spread of 1, Explosion power of 2 (Creeper is 3), with a fuse of 1 second, Direct hit Damage of 10, If a player is next to an explosion 5 damage, Potion range of 5, Potion duration of 7, Potion amplifier of 1, Potion Effects harm & slow.


''Diamond'' – Hardened Cannonball -Can penetrate 1 blocks; On Explosion will explode firworks, and a chance to spawn 1-3 neutral Iron Golems, Fireworks can ricochet back off the wall you hit too! This WILL work firing into protected claims! Flush out that pirate!
''Diamond'' – Hardened Cannonball -Can penetrate 1 blocks; On Explosion will explode firworks, and a chance to spawn 1-3 neutral Iron Golems, Fireworks can ricochet back off the wall you hit too! This WILL work firing into protected claims! Flush out that pirate!
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