¶ 'Mercy' Naval Frigate
A Naval Officer-only 32-gun frigate. She has good range, firepower and defensive capabilities.
¶ History
HMS Unicorn was a 28-gun, Sixth Rate frigate of the Royal Navy. It was the Unicorn upon which the Defiant was modeled after. Originally ordered as a 24 gun ship to the draft of the French privateer Tyger. read more...
¶ Strategy and Use
The Mercy is a solid ship for a Naval Officer. Good for open sea, anti-piracy engagements, missions and group pvp. The Mercy has a respectable top speed, decent damage resistance and when yardarm to yardarm it has a respectable broadside. The Mercy can outgun many other Frigates at most ranges thanks to its inherent accuracy and reload bonuses. With the reload bonuses and properly rigged reload times on the 16 pounders can be as under 24 seconds.
Don't expect it to out muscle a MC/Heavy Oliphant at point blank range, as its optimal range is roughly 450 yds (so the 9 pounders can be brought to bear).
¶ Tactics
Use your speed as an advantage, and keep distance between you and enemy Frigates/sloops-of-war. The Mercy can outgun most other Frigates at long range or medium ranges. Keep your opponent at your 'sweet spot' so that your quick reload times can be used to best effect.
¶ Comparable Ships
- 'Hercules' Mastercraft Frigate
¶ Distinguishing Characteristics
- +4 Accuracy
- +15% Reload rate
- Sail Bonus 25%
¶ Sources
This ship is a refit of the 'Defiant' Mastercraft Frigate that may be found at your Naval HQ.
Can be gained through 50 Marks of Victory or 10 Magistrate's Commendations for Excellence and a 'Defiant' Mastercraft Frigate deed.
Interesting facts on the Defiant model
Akella based the 'Defiant' on a kit model of HMS Unicorn (28 guns). While the kit claims to represent a frigate built by Fredrik Henrik af Chapman and launched in 1700, several facts make that impossible, not the least of which are that Chapman was not born until 1721 and the first frigate bearing the name Unicorn did not enter service until 1748. It is this HMS Unicorn that the in game and Corel models actually represent.
¶ Version History
(2.12.39.0) 2013-05-15
- Changed Insurance Value
- Changed Sailing and Range Stats
¶ Strategy and Use
¶ Tactics
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| SAILING Sailing These parameters determine how your ship sails. Max Speed: Maximum Speed SHIPHow fast your ship can move in battles. Improving battle speed does not improve Open Sea speed. Acceleration: Acceleration Determines how fast the ship gains speed. Deceleration: Deceleration Determines how fast the ship loses speed. Lower values are better if you want to maintain speed, higher values are better if you want to stop quickly. Turning (Fast): Fast Turn Rate The Ship's turn rate in degrees per second. This is how fast the ship turns if it is moving at maximum speed. Turning (Slow): Slow Turn Rate The Ship's turn rate in degrees per second. This is how fast the ship turns if it is moving at a speed of at least 4 knots. Turning Accel: Max Turning Acceleration This shows how fast a ship accelerates into a turn. The higher the value, the faster the ship reaches its maximum turn rate. Turning Decel: Min Turning Deceleration Ships gradually suffer less deceleration as they turn. This shows a minimum amount of deceleration a ship has when turning. Lower numbers (relative to other acceleration stats) are better. Best Point: Best Point The wind angle at which the ship can attain its maximum speed. The wind comes from angle 0o, and angle 180o is running with the wind at your back. Capacity: Capacity How many units of cargo the ship can hold. O.S. Visibility: Open Sea Visibility How far away other ships will spot you on the open sea. O.S. Spotting: Open Sea Spotting Increases your spotting range, allowing you to detect ships beyond their O.S. Visibility. Crew: Crew The maximum number of crew on your ship. Shows the fighting strength of your crew. Target Tracking: Target Tracking Reduces the accuracy penalties you suffer due to your movement and your target's movement. Improves your chance to hit fast moving ships. |
16.95 1.38 2.53 8.48 4.75 6.70 8.15 135 90 75.0 0.0 205 15 |
50 ( Huge) LEVEL (SIZE): Level and Size3 36810 The level required to use this ship, and the size of the hull. DURABILITY: Durability The number of ships you have left. Decreases by 1 whenever the ship is defeated in combat (with the exception of skirmish). INSURANCE VALUE: Insurance Value Amount of doubloons you will receive for this ship if she is sunk or scuttled. |
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| HEALTH Health The ship's Health stats show how much damage it can sustain. Hull: Hull (Structure) The internal structure of your ship. When your structure runs out, your ship sinks. Port: Port (Left) The ship's port armor. Armor facings protect the ship's hull. Stbd: Starboard (Right) The ship's starboard armor. Armor facings protect the ship's hull. Bow: Bow (Front) The ship's bow armor. Armor facings protect the ship's hull. Stern: Stern (Rear) The ship's stern armor. Armor facings protect the ship's hull. Sails: Sails & Masts Shows how much damage the ship's sails and masts can sustain. Ships lose speed as they take sail damage. |
Integ. Integrity The ship's Integrity stats show how much damage it can sustain. 1960 1400 1400 710 360 2300 |
DR Damage Reduction Shows how much the ship's armor reduces the damage it receives. - 8 8 7 6 6 |
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| MODIFIERS Modifiers These change your chance to hit, chance to get hit and the damage you take. Sails: Sails Offense, defense and resistance values for your ship's sails and masts. Crew: Crew Offense, defense and resistance values for your ship's crew. Bow: Bow (Front) Offense, defense and resistance values for your ship's bow armor. Stern: Stern (Rear) Offense, defense and resistance values for your ship's stern armor. Sides: Broadsides (Left & Right) Offense, defense and resistance values for your ship's broadsides. Grapple: Grappling Grappling offense makes it easier to board ships. Grappling defense protects you against hostile boarding attempts. |
OFF Offense Offensive modifiers are a percentage increase to your chance to hit. The numbers here include any benefits from 'Accuracy, All' items. 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 |
DEF Defense Defensive modifiers are a percentage decrease to the chance enemies will hit you. The numbers here include any benefits from 'Defense, All' items. 23.0 22.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 0.0 |
RES Resistance Resistance is a percentage reduction in the damage you take. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - |
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Polars
Upwind & Luffing
Close
Haul Close
Haul Beam
Reach Beam
Reach Broad
Reach Broad
Reach Running
25% - 35% 4.24 - 5.93 knots 45° 13.98 knots 82.5% 13.98 knots 82.5% 15.68 knots92.5% 92.5%15.68 knots 16.95 knots 100% 16.95 knots 100% 15.68 knots 92.5% Open Sea Speed: 54
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