Swivel gun

The swivel gun is a small naval cannon mounted on a rotating post which allows it to pivot for a wide arc of fire.Assassin's Creed IIIAssassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
==Design==
With a higher rate-of-fire, the swivel gun was used throughout the 18th century as an anti-personnel emplacement on the quarterdecks of warships to supplement the larger main cannons. Although it boasted less destructive force against anything larger than a schooner, a single shot from a swivel gun was generally sufficient to sink gunboats. With their greater mobility, it was also a common tactic to use swivel guns to precisely target any gunpowder storage that had been exposed through an enemy's ship hull in the heat of battle.
==History==
The early 18th century pirate and later Assassin Edward Kenway installed a pair of swivel guns on his ship, the Jackdaw. The Assassin warship Aquila captained by Edward's grandson Ratonhnhaké:ton during the American Revolutionary War also featured a pair of swivel guns, and he used it to devastating effect against British frigates at the Battle of the Chesapeake.Assassin's Creed III – Battle of the Chesapeake
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed III 
*Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
*Assassin's Creed: Pirates
*Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple
==References==
Category:Weapons