Ironclad

picture of ironclad

History:

By early 1857 the French experiments with rifled guns led them to conclude that armor was necessary for their warships and they stopped building wooden ships. The naval architect, Stanislas Dupuy de Lome, was in charge of the ship design for the French navy. He had devised a method which both England and France had used in converting sailing ships to streamers, and he began the first armored warship in 1858. His first ironclad was named "Gloire". Her hull was plated from stem to stern with iron, backed by wood. She was the first seagoing armor-clad. The british ironclad "warrior." (see Battleship for further info) Although "Glorie" was the first ironclad, more attention have been payed to the two American ironclads: "Monitor" and "C.S.S Virginia" (Merrimack). The battle between these two warships attracted world-wide attention as the first duel between ironclads. The spectacular success of the "Merrimack" on the previous day, when she rammed and sank the "Cumberland" and then destroyed another sailing vessel, the "Congress", by gunfire, served to convince the general public that the day of the wooden man-of war was ended.

Hint:

Great for offensive navy war, cannot carry units.

Specifications:

Advance Attack: Defence Move Resource cost
Steam Engine 4 4 4 60

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