please explain battle ammo

[jarnott92]

i am not an idiot.., but
i go into battle with 1000 gunpowder and 1000 round shot. i battle, aside from the initial load, only have 110 rounds (not broadsides rounds) total before i run out of ammo.
i come out of battle and i still have over 800 or so of each left. how does this work?

[Jolie Rouge]

More information needed.

Which ship.
How many cannons.

[TaktischesBrett]

You need more Gunpowder than cannon balls. The Gunpowder consumption is descriped in the cannon description. For rought estimate is 10 Gunpowder to 1 Ball.

[Isaac]

ez maths, 7th rate (smallest ship) get 500 balls and 1500 ammo to last 1 big battle.

Add another 500 rounds and 1500 powder for every rating after that.

Example 6th rate get 1000 rounds and 3000 powder to last a big battle or maybe two.

Bring more powder if you can afford it!

[TK421]

Medium Cannons:
One 4pd cannon = 4 gunpowder + 1 ball + 2 Crew
One 6pd cannon = 5 gunpowder + 1 ball + 3 Crew
etc...

Long Guns:
One 4pd cannon = 5 gunpowder + 1 ball + 3 Crew

Each type of gun (Medium, Long Gun, Carronades, Mortar) require different amounts of ammo to operate.

So if you have a ship with 40 medium cannon and they are all 4pd cannons, you need 160 gunpowder, 40 balls and 80 crew to fire every cannon 1 time.

[Reiver671]

Look at your ship in the equip menu, see how many guns it has. Multiply that by 30 or 40 for number of cannon balls you want.

To the left of the cannon slots for equiping your cannons there is a number, that is amount of gunpowder you need to fire every gun once, multiply that by 30 or 40 to give how much gunpowder you need.

[Necrozis]

Originally posted by TK421:

Medium Cannons:
One 4pd cannon = 4 gunpowder + 1 ball + 2 Crew
One 6pd cannon = 5 gunpowder + 1 ball + 3 Crew
etc...

Long Guns:
One 4pd cannon = 5 gunpowder + 1 ball + 3 Crew

Each type of gun (Medium, Long Gun, Carronades, Mortar) require different amounts of ammo to operate.

So if you have a ship with 40 medium cannon and they are all 4pd cannons, you need 160 gunpowder, 40 balls and 80 crew to fire every cannon 1 time.

and then on top of that its only if he shoots normal shots and not double or charged