Don't be fooled by the fact that there are only three, but their longer barrels make them formidable. If encountered at sea, these long-barreled cannons will certainly give the enemy an unforgettable lesson.
Below the deck, on both sides of the cabin, are lined up 12 short-barreled cannons.
When the distance between two ships is reduced to a certain point, the Steel Bone will open its reserved firing ports, reveal the pitch-black barrels, and rain down cannonballs upon the enemy ship.
The short-barreled cannons lack the range and accuracy of the long-barreled heavy cannons, but they make up for it with their numbers, faster reloading speed, and both range and accuracy that far exceed cannons of the same period. When six short-barreled cannons fire simultaneously, they can completely suppress any armed merchant ship.
As for the mortars, also known as early howitzers, they are used as multipurpose cannons—
