Stiletto Ship

"'The Stiletto's incredible speed makes her perfect for outrunning the enemy while still packing a punch.' - Shipwright's Summary"The Stiletto is a level nine ship with good armament, speed, maneuverability, okay cargo hold, and health. The Stiletto's only weakness is the ship has few cannons in general, that can be easily sniped off at close range. Losing a cannon can reduce the damage output by 50% of the total the Stiletto can deal with one side.

Her sister ship, the Cutlass, lacks a pair of size five bow guns, and due to a recent nerf they both have the same health. It makes up for it by having an extra three cargo slots whilst maintaining the same speed, high caliber guns, and maneuverability.

It can be considered a large Flyboat by some, its advantage is also it's downfall. It has the highest damage output for a small crew (excluding mortar crews, since they are uncommon) but suffers from being easily disarmed and the fact that the gunners are required to be skilled. Unlike the gun-deck ships such as the Shark, which can be fearsome even with an inexperienced crew.

History Edit
The Stiletto used to be popular among pirates due to its speed and damage output and therefore has become infamous (like the Marauder) because of this. but due to the recent nerf to its crosswind speed it is no longer very viable for raiding.

Due to changing times in Tradelands Warefare the Stilletto like the Marauder has been rendered obsolete by the change in wind and sails update having always been slow against but fast with the wind now it cannot move faster than a heron being out sped and out-maneuvered in every direction what was once a staple in the pirate and navy community has now fallen to a lowly reminder of the ever-changing nature of Tradelands. This is due to the fact that its crosswind and upwind speeds have been massively nerfed making it easy to bow or sternlock.

Another recent update has seen to shorten the stilettos lifespan and usability by nerfing its health (previously 11k)

Strategy Edit
Often seen in a formation of 3-4 the Stiletto is quite versatile in the roles it can play,

When used as a DPS or A Damage Per Second it is often a frontliner as its large 42 size cannons can be used to quickly decimate the enemy armada, Due to its quick turnspeeds and easy maneuverability, it is often used to get behind the enemy's slow and often slow turning speed ships like that of the Astraeus or the Alliance. The saying goes. "A Stilly in your stern will make your ships sink and burn"

If you're using the stilly as a Support rather than a DPS then you should be running it as far away from the battle as your Captain or Navy Officer will allow (within range of course) use your ships 42 long guns to your advantage, make sure your able to hit your targets and aim for cannon snipes along with the potential to kill the enemy crews onboard the Stiletto is one of the easier ships to kill the enemy crews with.

Trivia Edit

 * Named after the long, slender, and light Dagger.
 * Often referred to as a "Stilly" or "Stillie"
 * A go-to ship for pirates and small crews.
 * It's similar to the Cutlass in appearance, the only difference is it exchanges three extra cargo room for two size 5 cannons in the front.
 * Still a very versatile ship in combat, though it is very bad going crosswind and upwind
 * Often used in formations of 3 and 4
 * The triple Stilly formation originated in the Pirate Faction by the group known as The Dark Nebula Pirates.
 * With the sail update for this ship, its actual speed is speed 9.
 * The Dark Nebula Pirates are famous for their Stiletto formations, which include several stillies strategically taking on any ship that catches their eye

See Also Edit

 * Cutlass -Sister Ship
 * Stiletto(weapon) -Weaponed its named of