Experimental Howitzer...

So whats the point of these howitzers?

The only difference i can see between them and regular Howitzers is their range... Exp-Howitzers have 120 range and the regular howitzers have 400 range, their firepower is the same so WTF?

Accuracy, reload speed ?

Originally Posted by PlacidDragon

Accuracy, reload speed ?

nope every other stat is the same, only difference is range...


even if it has other shot types the range makes them useless

They shot , quick lime , cacus shot. Regular howies only shot explosive, chain

Ok during one of my last battles before winning the campaign my range on my experimental were about equal to that of my 12pounders set on round ball...

I like them.

The expiremental howitzer is the only one capable of shooting quicklime (it can't shoot chain).

Yep thats what i was saying

They should at least give them 200 range, at least... there are rifle men who have a range of 100+ so... that sucks.

I havent played the game yet, but isnet the experimental howrizer from the 7 years war and not this time frame? and any screen shots?

Originally Posted by Red_legged_devils

I havent played the game yet, but isnet the experimental howrizer from the 7 years war and not this time frame? and any screen shots?

Lots of stuff is "futuristic" in NTW (like the Ironclad). They are inserted into the game more like novelty items really

No, actually I believe Robert Fulton was commissioned by Napoleon to build some steam driven iron clad gun boats for the projected invasion of Britain. They were like large gun barges intended to negate the British Naval advantage in the channel during the planned invasion.

hehe, if artillery is reduced to musket range, they dont sound very useful, no (im sure they pack a wallop for close range tho.. but its kind of useless if it means that when you can fire, it also means eating 160 musket balls from an angry mob of line infrantry

Theres an ironclad in this game?!?!

Originally Posted by Jack Aubrey KB,MP,JP,FRS

Theres an ironclad in this game?!?!

not like a civil war ironclad, its a wooden warship with Iron slapped on its hull, makes them nearly invincible

It's not a real ironclad, more like an average ship with some iron protecting some parts of it... on the inside, since you don't see any iron on the outside... so actually it's not really an ironclad at all, regardless of whether they want to call it one.

The howitzer has more than 200 range, its default shot is canister for some reason...

Originally Posted by DoomBunny666

The howitzer has more than 200 range, its default shot is canister for some reason...

This. They're still not that good though since carcass and quicklime shot both suck compared to standard explosive howitzer shells.

PlacidDragon:

7 years war was in 1756-63,- that hardly makes it "futuristic" in the Napoleonic age...

Experimental howitzers have 400 range, just like normal howitzers. I find the normal ones better since they have laser guided projectiles though.