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At the bow of a ship, open and with all the space given to the ceremonial theater on Guyot, was a single <span class="mu-i">medium cannon</span>. Around it were several hang up bits of chain with small iron balls attached to the end. This is <span class="mu-s">chainshot</span>, the very same used to disable your ship's mast. You find <span class="mu-s">four lengths</span> of chainshot and <span class="mu-s">two powder charges</span>.
There are many types of shot used by cannons on the Black Sea, for different purposes. <span class="mu-s">Round shot</span> is the most common and most useful to break holes in the enemy ship, which not only can kill crew but also let water in to an enemy ship, disable their guns, and smash up their cargo. It's the most universal type of ammo. <span class="mu-s">Chainshot</span> on the other hand deals little to no damage to hull and is only mildly effective at killing crew; instead being most useful for disabling masts, fighting-tops, rudders, prow-beams, crossing-planks, and ship-spikes. You feel as though you've learned a valuable lesson here.
<span class="mu-r">”Let's give her a test fire, eh?”</span>
Wheeling the big cannon onto your own ship, you load it with a standard cannonball, which you only now realize are way too big to be used by your small cannons; either the dockmaster at Guyot scammed you or he was so ignorant he thought they could be used together. Oh well. You load up a powder charge and fire it at the hull of the enemy ship as you prepare your own mast for sailing again. It knocks a hole in the side, and you can see the gulping of black water pouring in and the panicked yells of the men holed up under-deck.
<span class="mu-r">”Haha! Take that, you shits.”</span>
Squint taps you on the shoulder.
“Captain... it nay be wise to waste our cannonball on a helpless ship. 'Sides, I think it be too cruel...”
<span class="mu-r">”They attacked us first. They're pirates.”</span>
“Pirates that would have let us go if we surrendered. It's the pirate's code.”
<span class="mu-r">”What do YOU know of the pirate's code?!”</span>
Squint falls silent.
