Napoleon: Total War 1vs1: Santísima Trinidad vs Ironclad

Napoleon: Total War 1vs1: Santísima Trinidad vs Ironclad
Nation: Spain vs Great Britain
AI Strength: normal

The Santissima Trinidad carries more guns and crew than any other ship in Napoleon: Total War, though it pays for this with the worst speed, maneuverability, accuracy, and reloading of any ship in the game. However, any target unlucky enough to face its cannons can expect to sustain tremendous damage. The Santissima Trinidad shines best when in the thick of battle, but is vulnerable to being strafed and being hit by indirect attacks from rocket ships and bomb ketches due to its enormous size and sluggish speed. The Santissima Trinidad appears in the Europe campaign, where it is part of the main Spanish fleet operating near the Iberian coast. It also makes an appearance in the historical Battle of Trafalgar, where it is controlled by the Spanish fleet. *Unlike other unique ships, the Santissima Trinidad cannot be rebuilt if destroyed or otherwise removed from the map. Nonetheless, game files indicate that, were she available for construction, it would take 10 turns and 3,250 gold to construct her.

Ironclads represent the most powerful ships in most rosters, boasting nearly unmatched hull strength, excellent speed, and devastating firepower. Their only weaknesses lie in their high cost and the lateness in which they may be acquired. Certain factions, such as France and Spain, have ships that have more firepower or more cannon; however, ironclads are unmatched in terms of hull strength except when compared to the Santissima Trinidad. They beat almost any ship in a head to head fight, and even fast ships may have difficulty evading them. Conversely, ironclads can easily outrun ships that bear more cannon, and even if they are trapped and outgunned, their hulls can take an apocalyptic beating before sinking. While ironclads are superior defensively, they are offensively nearly identical to 80-gun Steam Ships and 80-gun ships-of-the-line, which are cheaper to build and have fewer requirements. Some factions' ship statistics are different from others; differences are listed below (traits that to not differ are not listed). Ironclads are unique in that they are the only ship type where Great Britain is inferior in an aspect: British ironclads have poorer accuracy than those of other factions. However, they are still arguably superior overall due to their better reloading, hull strength, and morale as well as their lower expense to train and maintain. Spanish Ironclads are also unique; while most Spanish ships are identical to their generic counterparts, Spanish Ironclads are cheaper, but suffer from poorer accuracy.
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