The flagship of Bagnia's First Fleet was a Sailing Battleship called the Sea Lion.
Marlow was very fond of this ship. It was the largest of the three battleships, and its displacement of twenty-five hundred tons allowed it to carry over a hundred cannons.
As the most powerful battleship currently serving in the Kingdom of Bagnia's navy, the Sea Lion boasted an unprecedented three gun decks.
The lower deck carried the most powerful weapons, the Forty-Pound Giant Cannons. Chris had specially ordered these heavy guns from the Modern Steelworks, and they featured long barrels, extended range, flat trajectories, and high accuracy.
The middle deck housed standardized Twenty-Pound Long-Barreled Cannons. Though less powerful than the forty-pound heavy guns, they balanced range with striking power and formed the backbone of naval combat, effectively engaging enemy targets at medium range.
The upper deck and weather deck were lined with lighter Twelve-Pounder Cannons and Short-Barreled Grapeshot Heavy Cannons for clearing enemy decks, providing close-range suppression and support during boarding actions.
When the Sea Lion fired a broadside, over a hundred cannons roared in succession. Their continuous flashes and thick smoke could obscure the entire ship. A single broadside hurled more than half a ton of iron shot, covering long, medium, and short ranges with virtually no gaps in its firepower.
This layered, almost seamless coverage, reaching from distant targets to those close at hand, completely overturned Marlow's previous understanding of naval warfare.
Traditional battles at sea often required warships to struggle closer under enemy fire before descending into chaotic hand-to-hand boarding actions, with uncertain outcomes and appalling casualties.
Now, with a massive ship and powerful guns like those of the Sea Lion, he could calmly deploy his forces beyond the effective range of most enemy cannons and send enemy vessels to the bottom with