'Invincible' First Rate

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'Invincible' First Rate
Level 50 Colossal Warship
Nation:	Great Britain, France, Spain
Profession:	Navy
Max speed: 17.50 Acceleration: 0.35 Deceleration: 1.15 Turning (Fast): 4.05 Turning (Slow): 1.85 Turning acceleration: 2.65 Turning deceleration: 9.15 Best point: 135 Open sea Speed: {{{osspeed}}} Swivels: 4x 1/2lb Topdeck: 16x 8lb Upper Deck: 28x 12lb Mid Deck: 28x 28lb Gun Deck: 30x 40lb Bow Chasers: 2x 12lb Stern Chasers: 4x 36lb		Durability: 2 Capacity: 375 Open sea visibility: 95.2mi Open sea spotting: 0.0mi Total crew: 825 Target tracking: 8 Defense: {{{defense}}} Integrity DR Hull: 3300 - Port: 2400 {{{portdr}}} Starboard: 2400 {{{starboarddr}}} Bow: 1200 {{{bowdr}}} Stern: 600 {{{sterndr}}} Sails: 4125 -
Produced by 'Invincible' First Rate (recipe) Information based on version 1.1.69.0

Wind Diagram 86% 100% 100% 82,5% 82,5% 65% 65% 25% - 35% xxº

First Rates are the kings of the seas. No ship can compare to their sheer firepower and ability to take punishment. The poor maneuverability makes First Rates extremely vulnerable and they should never be sailed without an escort.

Tactics

Having extremely poor acceleration and turning statistics, the 'Invincible' First rate is best used in a line battle. The only truly useable tactic for a ship of this size is simply sailing parallel to it's opponent and slugging it out.

However, in a larger group of ships, much more creative strategies arise. If faster ships of a friendly battle group can heard an enemy ship under the guns of this ship, the results will almost surely be catastrophic for said enemy, even more so if the 'Invincible' is capable of getting in a raking broadside.