Xebec/Ultima Ratio

Xebec 	Xebec 	Xebec	Xebec 	Xebec 	Xebec 	Xebec 	Xebec	Xebec
 	
*Fast and highly flexible attack craft, meant for interception, close-up harassing and scouting.
*Slow rate of fire and movement speed, but has best turn speed, and no minimum range.	
*Fast and highly flexible attack craft, meant for interception, close-up harassing and scouting.
*Slow rate of fire and movement speed, but has best turn speed, and no minimum range.	
*Fast and highly flexible attack craft, meant for interception, close-up harassing and scouting.
*Slow rate of fire and movement speed, but has best turn speed, and no minimum range.	
*Fast and highly flexible attack craft, meant for interception, close-up harassing and scouting.
*Slow rate of fire and movement speed, but has best turn speed, and no minimum range.	
*Fast and highly flexible attack craft, meant for interception, close-up harassing and scouting.
*Slow rate of fire and movement speed, but has best turn speed, and no minimum range.	
*Fast and highly flexible attack craft, meant for interception, close-up harassing and scouting.
*Slow rate of fire and movement speed, but has best turn speed, and no minimum range.	
*Fast and highly flexible attack craft, meant for interception, close-up harassing and scouting.
*Slow rate of fire and movement speed, but has best turn speed, and no minimum range.	
*Fast and highly flexible attack craft, meant for interception, close-up harassing and scouting.
*Slow rate of fire and movement speed, but has best turn speed, and no minimum range.
Prereq: 	Build time	HP 	LOS 	Attack	Attack speed	Movementspeed	 	
* 	10s(150t) 	190 	10 	17 x 2	26.7s(40t) 	52 	 	
Cost 	Cost 	Cost 	Created from	Armour	Weapon range	Specialty 	 	
Base 	Ramp 	Pop 	Created from	Armour	Weapon range	Specialty 	 	
: 100: 60	
: 2: 2 	3 	 	9 	0-9 	? 	 	
  	  	  	  	  	  	  	  	 
===Overall strategy===
This unit is meant to be a Fluyt that actually can sail as fast as a Frigate, but suffers in that she only mounts swivel guns (lower attack), and also has fewer hitpoints, making the Xebec the third strongest medium vessel in the game, after the Frigate and the Fluyt. However, she has one bonus — she is every bit as manoeuvreable as a Galley, and possibly only slightly costlier, and is also proficient at attacking Fire Vessels or Rocket Boats. Additionally, because she costs more Wealth than Timber she is highly ideal as a warship especially in scenarios where Timber is in short supply.
So for the Middle Eastern and South Asian factions that are able to raise her, the Xebec is a very useful unit to have around, as like the American Constitution-class heavy frigate, she is a "one-size-fits-all" warship — meant to be used to raid and overpower enemy Frigates by virtue of sheer numbers. On the other hand, a Xebec is not meant to be used against the bigger and heavier warships such as the Man of War or Heavy Frigate: that is the task of the Fire Vessel or Rocket Boats. Even the lowly War Junk can win in a single-ship duel against the Xebec. Still, being of middling cost and endowed with good manoeuverability, the Xebec is a powerful tool if used in vast numbers once other higher-level foes have been sunk.
===Unit summary===
Category:Ultima Ratio