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Small cannon balls Finished goods Mass: 7.1 kg Volume: 1 L Obtained from: Iron mongers Medium cannon balls Finished goods Mass: 14.2 kg Volume: 2 L Obtained from: Iron mongers Large cannon balls Finished goods Mass: 21.3 kg Volume: 3 L Obtained from: Iron mongers

These balls of iron, produced at iron mongers, are used by pirates during sea battles. Bigger balls do more damage, but not all ships can use them. Sloops, cutters and longships use small cannon balls, merchant brigs, war brigs, dhows, baghlahs and xebecs use medium cannon balls, and merchant galleons, war frigates and grand frigates use large cannon balls.

Contents 1 Cannon ball recipes 1.1 Small cannon balls 1.2 Medium cannon balls 1.3 Large cannon balls 2 Secondary Use 3 Historical Note

Cannon ball recipes

Each order produces 10 units of cannon balls.

Small cannon balls

• Iron: 5 units
• Wood: 1 unit
• 3 hours basic ironworking labor

Medium cannon balls

• Iron: 8 units
• Wood: 3 units
• 3 hours basic ironworking labor
• 2 hours skilled ironworking labor

Large cannon balls

• Iron: 12 units
• Wood: 4 units
• 2 hours basic ironworking labor
• 5 hours skilled ironworking labor

Secondary Use

Cannon balls can also be used as refined commodities for making furniture. 10 small cannon balls are needed for small cannonballs. 10 medium cannon balls are needed for cannonballs.

Historical Note

Prior to release 2004-01-26 which added war, all ships used small cannonballs, and the larger caliber shot could not be produced. This lead to quite tedious sea battles when using larger ships.