Small Caliber Cannons

* **Weapon Name:** Small Caliber Cannons
* **Function:** Attack Airborne Vehicles
 Anti-Ship Weapon
* **Cost (Weapons):**
 3" - $9000
 4" = $16,000
 5" = $25,000
* **Cost (Ammunition):** $1,000 - Light Ammunition Block (10 Shots)

## Overview

Small Caliber Guns or Small Cannons are lighter guns used on major warships. Principally they are the main guns found on Destroyer Escorts to small Cruisers depending on size chosen for them. They also act as secondary guns with large caliber guns, such as Battleships.

These guns are duel purpose, as they can be used for anti-aircraft duties and used to take out incoming ships.
Typically these weapons can be mounted in Turrets or can be simply without armor protection.

## How They Work

All cannons, large and small have barrels, breeches to load ammo into them.

These guns use Small Ammunition to reload. Loading is done by NPC/Villager Crew or by players whom need physically move a ammo box to it's breech.

The weapon can physically turn 360 degrees centering around the Breech of the gun.

Cannon Signs and Chiseled Quartz blocks are necessary if turrets are to be used. Both the Chiseled Quartz block & Cannon sign are not necessary.

If mounted in a turret a the chiseled quartz block must be placed under the sign. Turrets do not work without signs
When the weapon is fired, the entire gun will move back 1 block to simulate recoil of cannon firing.

## How to Use it

This applies to all small caliber cannons of all types.

* Local Control (All types)
Activation; A player clicks be breech of the gun. It will produce a Blaze Rod in the controlling player's inventory. This rod will allow controlling player point, aim, and fire the weapon. Right click the direction which the player wishes to shoot at and it turn and shoot at that direction. To deactivate; a player simply walks away from the weapon. If a NPC player is active at this gun, they load weapon with what available ammo found on the ship until it's exhausted. The NPC/crew will also shoot at whatever target it's told by the XO NPC on the bridge.
* Note: If the ship is not at Battle stations, the NPC crew for the gun will not appear and the player will need to manually load the gun after it's done firing.

* GunDirector Sign control (Specified cannons)
When added to the ship, a Gundirector sign can family of cannons listed on the sign for the ship. A player need only click on a director sign to take control of all cannons designated on the sign. More gundirector signs, the control of the guns are split up. Gundirector will control akk onboard cannons which are NOT controlled by a player.

* FireControl sign control (All Director)
Same as Gundirector, but allows player teleport directly to the director sign controlling a group of weapons. If there more than one director sign, fire control will give the player option of which one of them they wish to go to, this includes AADirector signs.

* NPC XO Controlled (All)
When XO Villager is spawned, the 20mm and 40mm cannons are controlled and directed by this xo.

## How to Setup

The following is a recipes on how to assemble the following weapons. Note the following are parts of a any cannon. Breech (back of the gun, where ammo goes and you shoot from) and barrel (cylinder that guides ammo when fired at the target), mount (where weapon sits on).

### How to Build - 3 Inch Cannon

* **Components Needed**: Black Stained Glass Pane (Breech Block), 3 Light Blue Stained Glass Pane (Barrel Blocks), Any Solid Block Mount the weapon on (*Mount Block not called in game this*. ), If the weapons is to be mounted in a Turret, please review the turret instructions. If expected to mount a turret, remember to include Chiseled Quartz Block and the Oak Sign in these instructions.

* **Assembly**: Place the block your going mount on. You do not want this on the floor (if cannon is in a Turret a mounting block is necessary). Place the Breech block on top of this mounting block. Then place 3 Barrel Blocks out towards where weapon is intended to be aimed initially. If using turret, remember to place the cannon sign on the Mount block, with chiseled quartz block below it.

### How to Build - 4 Inch Cannon

* **Components Needed**: Black Stained Glass Pane (Breech Block), 4 Light Blue Stained Glass Pane (Barrel Blocks), Any Solid Block Mount the weapon on (*Mount Block not called in game this*. ), If the weapons is to be mounted in a Turret, please review the turret instructions. If expected to mount a turret, remember to include Chiseled Quartz Block and the Oak Sign in these instructions.

* **Assembly**: Place the block your going mount on. You do not want this on the floor (if cannon is in a Turret a mounting block is necessary). Place the Breech block on top of this mounting block. Then place 3 Barrel Blocks out towards where weapon is intended to be aimed initially. If using turret, remember to place the cannon sign on the Mount block, with chiseled quartz block below it.

### How to Build - 5 Inch Cannon

* **Components Needed**: Black Stained Glass Pane (Breech Block), 5 Light Blue Stained Glass Pane (Barrel Blocks), Any Solid Block Mount the weapon on (*Mount Block not called in game this*. ), If the weapons is to be mounted in a Turret, please review the turret instructions. If expected to mount a turret, remember to include Chiseled Quartz Block and the Oak Sign in these instructions.

* **Assembly**: Place the block your going mount on. You do not want this on the floor (if cannon is in a Turret a mounting block is necessary). Place the Breech block on top of this mounting block. Then place 3 Barrel Blocks out towards where weapon is intended to be aimed initially. If using turret, remember to place the cannon sign on the Mount block, with chiseled quartz block below it.

## Things to Remember

* Blocks can prevent turning
Remember to make sure the barrel of the weapon has room to turn. Any blocks too close to it on the level the breech is mounted, will prevent turning.

* Disconnecting Barrels
If a cannon is not properly assembled correctly, it can have it's barrel registered as damaged/destroyed. Remember to keep the length of the intended size weapon right length and not to mix blocks in the barrel (this stained glass in Minecraft, but they resemble other barrels in game texture pack.)

* Gun Not Reloading!
While covered in How to Fire a Cannon, this reminder you must include Small Ammunition Blocks somewhere on the vehicle. Some cases when turrets are present, they will be found be neigh or behind where weapon is mounted. If manually loading, you need move a block at time to the weapon and click on the breech with that ammo box. Player with ammo will move slightly slower due to weight of the ammo.

## Also See

* Anti-Aircraft Guns - 20mm & 40mm Autocannons
* Medium Caliber Guns - 6 Inch to 9 Inch Cannons
* Large Caliber Guns - 10 Inch to 18 Inch Cannons
* Director
* Firecontrol