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Nagaoka Ironclad

Ironclad - L’ocean class

Ocean class ironclads are an improved version of the French “Provence” class. They are screw-driven battleships fitted with metal-reinforced rams below the waterline that make them particularly deadly to smaller wooden vessels. They have excellent range and accuracy and the crew has exceptionally high morale. The crew are armed with rifles, ready to repel any boarding attacks from those ships fortunate enough to get close enough to attack. The sheer size of these warships makes them ideal for large naval engagements at sea, but they are less suited to small scale port battles as they are less manoeuvrable than some of their smaller counterparts.

The Ocean class ironclads were designed by French naval architect Henri Dupuy de Lome. He was educated at the Ecole Polytechnique and spent some time studying in England. His radical ideas about ship design were not immediately welcomed on his return to France, but after the construction of “Le Napoleon”, the first ever screw-driven battleship, there were few who questioned his methods.

His inventiveness was not confined to the conventional. In 1870 Dupuy de Lome put his considerable experience to use designing the first ever navigable balloon. The French government provided him with anything he required, including large amounts of money, to complete the project. The ‘Dupuy de Lome’ became the first operational airship and was used to great effect during the Franco-Prussian War.

Unit Name Ironclad - L’ocean class

Unit Key Boshin_Ironclad_L'Ocean

Soldiers 50

Category Heavy Ship

Class Ironclad

Multiplayer Cost 10000

└ Multiplayer Limit 0

Recruitment Cost 10800

├ Recruitment Turns 5

└ Unit Limit 2

Upkeep Cost 1080

Marines 30

├ Marines Type boshin_marine

├ Missile Range 180

├ Missile Accuracy 30

└ Missile Ammunition 30

Seamen 20

├ Seamen Type boshin_seaman

├ Melee Attack 12

└ Melee Defence 2

Gunners 24

├ Gun Type boshin_naval_cannon_extra_large boshin_naval_cannon_extra_large

├ Range 850

└ Fire Power 550

Accuracy 70

Reloading Skill 4

Hull Strength 6000

├ Ship Category Boshin_Naval_Crew

├ Manoeuvrability Low

└ Top Speed 14

Morale 19

Abilities

• Fast Reload
  This increases the reload skill of a ship's crew for a short period of time.
• Overheat Engine
  This increases a ship's speed for a short period of time.
• Ramming
  This ship can ram others, causing damage to both the enemy and itself.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Medium-speed ironclad vessel
• Large crew
• Excellent range and accuracy
• Excellent morale
• Large number of guns