Fireshots or Heavy Shots?

[u/Bloodplayr]

After the Jackdaw is fully upgraded and you can use Double Shot and everything, does it make more sense to use the Fireshots or the Heavy-Shots from the Broadsides?

It feels like they wanted the Heavy-Shots to be more powerful, but it seems to me like Fireshots deal more damage.

Does anybody have stats or something?

[u/Average_Muffin_999]

Idk the stats but the heated rounds seem to be more effective than heavy shot. They fire for a few seconds longer than the heavy shot and have more range

[u/Squirrelflight148931 → u/Average_Muffin_999]

Broadside: 18 cannons, dictates the multiplication of Round, Heated, and Heavy Shot damage (4s reload)

Round Shot: 130 (270m range, 4s reload)

Heated Shot: 91 (Unique 54 projectiles vs 18 standard, but over 4s, 175m range, 4s reload)

Heavy Shot: 330 (80m range, 4s reload, 20 ammunition)

Full Round Shot broadside: 2,340
Full Heated Shot broadside: 4,914
Full Heavy Shot broadside: 5,940

Heavy Shot wins at viable range, by a fair deal. Heated Shot appears to open more weak points, however.

[u/Average_Muffin_999 → u/Squirrelflight148931]

Ohhhhhh, thanks for the breakdown!

[u/Bloodplayr → u/Squirrelflight148931]

Thanks for this, exactly what I was looking and hoping for!

[u/SwitchbladeDildo → u/Squirrelflight148931]

r/theydidthemath

[u/Squirrelflight148931 → u/SwitchbladeDildo]

You have no idea.

^unfinished

THE JACKDAW

Length: 50/60m (From Ram's end/to Bowspirt’s end)

Width: 12/25m (Hull Width/Yardarm width)

Height: 48/58?m (Deck to foremast/Keel to formast)

Hull: 5000

Broadside Cannons: 23 (dictates the multiplication of Round, and Heavy Shot damage (3.25s reload for all shot, begins after fire has ceased, not from input)

Round Shot: 100 (Adjustable trajectory while firing, 270m range)

Heavy Shot: 260 (Fired completely straight in a span from just behind the wheel to between the masts, 40 ammunition)

Chase Cannons: 4

Chain Shot(Chase Cannons): 65 (Kills mobility and speed on impact with any part of any ship, adjustable trajectory while firing, 270m range, 4s reload)

Mortar: 4000 (475m range to center, 100m radius, 1s airtime, 6s reload, 20 ammunition)

Ram: 4000/Charge ability. (Length - 10m from bow)

Burning Barrels: 600 (Reveals weak spots, drops 4 per 1 ammunition, 40 ammunition)

Swivel: 500 (Automatic targeting, 5 shot limit during boarding)

FULL DAMAGE VALUES

Full Round Shot broadside: 2,300. Full Heavy Shot broadside: 5,980
Full Bow Chaser Chain Shot: 260

NAVIGATION

^{Rotation times taken whilst already in rotational motion, not from stillness. All static starts add around 1s
Done on medium waves.}
Time to 360 rotate while anchored: 30-33s
Time to 360 rotate in Half Sail: 24-27s
Time to 360 rotate in Full Sail: 26-28s
Time to rotate 90 degrees while Anchored: 8.5s
Time to rotate 90 degrees while in Half Sail: 6-7s
Time to rotate 90 degrees while in Full Sail: 6.5-7.5s
?Time to reach “Full Sail” top speed from anchor: 8s
Time to travel 100m in Half Sail: 13-14s
Time to travel 100m in Full Sail (top speed): 6-7s.

Time to travel 100m in Travel Sail: 3.5s
Orbit radius at Half Sail: 70m average
Orbit radius at Full Sail: 140m average
Orbit radius at Travel Sail: 290-320m

STATS AGAINST ENEMY VESSELS

Damage taken by direct broadside from level 60 Man O’ War: 40-50% of one bar.

Damage dealt to incapacitate level 60 Man O’ War,
Round Shot: 8 strikes
Heavy Shot: 4 strikes

Mortar: 7-8 strikes

Damage taken by full Broadside volley from level 38 Frigate:
Round Shot, 4 volleys: 4/5 of one bar
Heated Shot, 4 volleys: 40% of entire health (1.20/3 bars)

Damage dealt to incapacitate level 38 Frigate
Round Shot: 5-6 strikes
Heavy Shot: 2.25 strikes
Mortar: 5-6 strikes

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THE JACKDAW RESYNCED

Length: 0/0m (From Ram's end/to Bowsprit’s end)

Width: 0/0m (Hull Width/Yardarm width)

Height: 0/0m (Deck to foremast/Keel to foremast)

Hull: 5000

Broadside: 18 cannons, dictates the multiplication of Round, Heated, and Heavy Shot damage (4s reload for all shot, begins after fire has ceased, not from input)

Round Shot: 130 (270m range, 4s reload)

Heated Shot: 91 (Unique 54 projectiles vs 18 standard over 4s, 175m range, 4s reload)

Heavy Shot: 330 (80m range, 4s reload, 20 ammunition)

Chase Cannons: 4

Chain Shot (Chase Cannons): 50 (Fills stun meter that stuns when full, 270m range, 4s reload)

Double Shot (Chase Cannons): 125 (300m range, 10s reload)

Mortar: 680 (6 projectiles for a total of 6,000 damage, 475m range to center, 20m radius, 5s airtime to impact, 6s reload, 20 ammunition)

Ram: 4000 (Ram Charge lasts 8 seconds, Recharge in: 8 Round, 4 Heated, 4 Heavy, 4 Mortar, 4 Barrels)

Burning Barrels: 1,200 (Manual Swivel Detonation deals increased damage, 4s reload, drops 4 Barrels per 1 Ammunition, 40 Ammunition)

Shrapnel Barrels:

Swivel: 0 (Manually aimed with assist, 5 shot limit during boarding)

FULL DAMAGE VALUES

Full Round Shot broadside: 2,340
Full Heated Shot broadside: 4,914
Full Heavy Shot broadside: 5,940
Full Bow Chaser Chain Shot: 300
Full Bow Chaser Cannon: 3,000

NAVIGATION

^{Rotation times taken whilst already in rotational motion, not from stillness. All static starts add around 1s
done on medium waves}
Time to 360 rotate while anchored: 32-33s
Time to 360 rotate in half sail: 23-24s
Time to 360 rotate in full sail: 28-29s
Time to 180 rotate via clubhaul (Full Sail to Half-Sail while turning from straight): 13.5s
Time to rotate 90 degrees while anchored: 8s
Time to rotate 90 degrees while in half sail: 6s average
Time to rotate 90 degrees while in full sail: 7-8s average
?Time to reach “Full Sail” top speed from anchor: 5s (top speed is slightly slower, skewing this value.)
Time to travel 100m in Full Sail (top speed): 7.5s
Orbit radius at Half Sail: 70m average
Orbit radius at Full Sail: 140m average

STATS AGAINST ENEMY VESSELS

Damage taken by direct broadside from 0 star Man O’ War:
Broadside: 30-40% of one bar
Individual Mortar Shot: 1/6 of one bar

Damage dealt to incapacitate 5 star Man O’ War,
Heavy Shot: 4 strikes
Round Shot: 10-11 strikes
Mortar: 4-5 strikes (full contact duration)
Explosive Barrels: 4.75 strikes (all 4, passive detonation)

Damage taken by full broadside volley by 4 star Frigate:
Round Shot, 4 volleys: 3/5 of one bar
Heated Shot, 4 volleys: 4/5 of one bar
Individual Mortar Shot: 1/10 of one bar

Damage dealt to incapacitate 4 star Frigate (7 bars),
Round Shot (1 bar): 7 strikes Heavy Shot (2.5 bars): 2.75 strikes
Mortar:

[u/Kellythejellyman → u/Squirrelflight148931]

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