Galley

Galley is a naval units unit in Cossacks 3, available at the Shipyard. They are the generic version of the Galley family.

Background
These were oared vessels with auxiliary fore and aft sails allowing the ship to travel at great angles (up to 30�) to the wind. Galleys were most common in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea and on rivers. Galleys were not very seaworthy and relatively slow (about 7 knots). But they were very manoeuvrable and did not depend on the wind. A galley was usually armed with several powerful guns at the bow and small-bore cannon. Galleys were of different sizes. The most prevalent characteristics were as follows: length - 41.7-43.0 m (136-140 ft); width - 5.5-7.3 m (18-24 ft); hull depth - 1.8-2.7 m (6-9 ft); 20-24 thwarts (benches for oarsmen). A galley's weaponry comprised 3-6 twelve-pound cannon and 18-21 falconets. Hired workers, convicts or sometimes soldiers were used as oarsmen. In addition to oarsmen, galleys took on 24-40 sailors, 9-14 officers and about 150 soldiers.

Characteristics

 * Mid tier warship.
 * Bears two kinds of artillery, cannons and bombards.
 * Cannons are effective at close ranges, while bombards are used at very long ranges.
 * Bombards are effective at shelling coastal buildings and fortifications.
 * Requires gold for upkeep.
 * When out of gold, the galley stops firing.
 * Spends a lot of coal and iron on firing.