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Tosa Frigate

Wooden Frigate - Kaiyo Maru class

The Kaiyo Maru is an impressive vessel: her sheer size sets her apart from other ships. Her coal-fired engine is the main source of propulsion. She is slow moving but incredibly strong, a strength which is backed up with excellent firepower. Her range and accuracy are both good, and the rifle-armed crew members have exceptional morale. Her size means she is most effective in open sea battles rather than close quarter coastal and port battles.

The Kaiyo Maru was constructed in the Netherlands at the shipyards of Cornelis Gips and Sons. At the time of launch she was the largest wooden warship ever built in a Dutch shipyard and cost the Shogun and his government 831,200 guilders. She arrived in Japan in 1867 just before the Boshin War.

In the autumn of 1868, the original Kaiyo Maru was one of seven ships that carried troops loyal to the Shogun, along with the French military advisor Jules Brunet, to the island of Hokkaido. It was here that they established the Republic of Ezo, the leaders petitioned the Imperial Court to allow them to continue the ways of the samurai on the island. Their request was turned down. This move was swiftly followed by a fleet carrying 7,000 men and, after a crushing defeat at the Battle of Hakodate, the short lived Ezo Republic was no more.

Unit Name Wooden Frigate - Kaiyo Maru class

Unit Key Boshin_Frigate_Kaiyo_Maru

Soldiers 150

Category Heavy Ship

Class Frigate

Multiplayer Cost 4800

└ Multiplayer Limit 0

Recruitment Cost 3460

├ Recruitment Turns 4

└ Unit Limit 8

Upkeep Cost 440

Marines 100

├ Marines Type boshin_marine

├ Missile Range 180

├ Missile Accuracy 30

└ Missile Ammunition 30

Seamen 50

├ Seamen Type boshin_seaman

├ Melee Attack 12

└ Melee Defence 2

Gunners 52

├ Gun Type boshin_naval_cannon_medium boshin_naval_cannon_medium

├ Range 750

└ Fire Power 250

Accuracy 70

Reloading Skill 4

Hull Strength 1500

├ Ship Category Boshin_Naval_Crew

├ Manoeuvrability Low

└ Top Speed 12

Morale 17

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.

Strengths & Weaknesses

• Large, slow moving vessel
• Large crew
• Excellent range and accuracy
• Excellent morale
• Strongest non-ironclad vessel available
• Excellent firepower