Puckle Guns: Great for taking down buildings?

[Dead Guy]

Also noticed this, they're very good at occupied houses and such. Too bad I can't get them to not suck at anything else, cannister is just so much better?

[Slaists]

Also noticed this, they're very good at occupied houses and such. Too bad I can't get them to not suck at anything else, cannister is just so much better?

And Shrapnel is so much better than canister...

[Khorak]

Well this is pretty ironic, since I found them distressingly poor at taking down infantry.

[Rhuarc]

Well, I think it all comes down to two things: accuracy and reload time.

Its all about how much firepower can be delivered on target in the shortest time. Puckle guns, although not as powerful, beat out cannons/howitzers, pound for pound, is this regard. Of course, what other arty has that puckle guns don't is range (plus explosive shot, etc.). So if you can move your guns as close as you like- short of being in range of infantry- then puckle guns win hands down.

This would be the case with any fixed, defenseless target- like buildings, AI formations hiding uselessly behind walls, fortified AI artillery that can't fire on anything not directly in front of it..well you get the picture.

[Sheogorath]

It's a well known fact that puckle guns were the 18th century equivalent of the GAU-8.
What, you guys didn't know that?

[antisocialmunky]

Creating killing zones in fortress battles is what they are really good at. Since they can continually pour fire at a common location unlike cannons and even infantry, they can totally slaughter enemy units.

[Ordani]

Well this is pretty ironic, since I found them distressingly poor at taking down infantry.

Like most other artillery, they do alright in mass, though poorly alone. Not remotely worth losing LI for, of course, but not totally useless. I generally keep some in my city-assault army specifically to waste all the militia holed up in houses since my other artillery never plays a significant role anyway.

[Sheogorath]

Most ETW artillery does great en masse. I find myself routinely creating grand batteries and simply pummeling the enemy army to dust before they get into musket range.

[Khorak]

Most ETW artillery does great en masse. I find myself routinely creating grand batteries and simply pummeling the enemy army to dust before they get into musket range.

My obsession with having ten units of howitzers in every full stack is becoming unhealthy and disturbing. I live only for percussion shells.

[Fisherking]

Wow! It isn’t just me?

I dislike building much artillery until I can get howitzers and mortars.
never had 10 in a stack though