10-lber Unicorn is a type of howitzer foot artillery in Napoleon: Total War.
Description[]
Wonderfully versatile and breathtakingly powerful, the unicorn is the crowning achievement of Russian artillery.
This impressive piece of artillery, named for the unicorn traditionally engraved on the barrel, has fantastic range capabilities and fires a wide array of shot types. A howitzer and cannon hybrid, the unicorn is operated by skilled artillerymen who, although expertly trained in the firing of cannons, lack skills required for effective defence in melee. However, the power and versatility of the unicorn guns on the battlefield more than make up for this weakness.
The first unicorn was cast by Andrey Chokhov, a Russian gun founder who began his career during the reign of Ivan the Terrible (1547-84). He supervised the creation of many of Russia’s most famous artillery pieces including the behemoth “Tsar Pushka”, or Tsar Cannon. This masterpiece was commissioned by Tsar Feodor and weighed a whopping 38 metric tons. It originally sat on a wooden carriage that was later destroyed during Napoleon’s attack on Moscow in 1812. It now sits in the Kremlin next to the “Tsar Bell”, the biggest bell ever made but never rung.
General Information[]
10-lber Unicorns are Russian howitzer artillery. They are considerably more expensive to train and maintain than most other factions' howitzers, but boast superior range, accuracy, and reload skill.
Russia may also train 20-lber Unicorns, which have even better range, but inferior accuracy and much higher recruitment and upkeep costs.
Historical info[]
The unicorn which was cast in 1577 by Andrey Chokhov is not related to the unicorn shown in the game in any way.[1]
The unicorn was invented in 1757 and was accepted by artillery commander, general Peter Ivanovich Shuvalov. The name comes from unicorn-shaped handles on the barrel of the guns; unicorn was figured on Shuvalov's family coat of arms.[2]
The unicorn was a hybrid between the howitzers and guns, with a longer barrel than contemporary howitzers, giving projectiles a flatter trajectory, but longer range.
| Napoleon: Total War Artillery | |
|---|---|
| Cannons | 12-lber Foot Artillery • 18-lber Foot Artillery • 6-lber Foot Artillery • 6-lber Horse Artillery • 8-lber Foot Artillery • 9-lber Foot Artillery • Artillerie à Cheval • Artillerie à Pied • Grand Battery of the Convention • Guard Foot Artillery • Guard Horse Artillery |
| Howitzers and Mortars | 10-lber Unicorn • 20-lber Unicorn • 5-In Howitzer • 6-In Howitzer • 7-lber Howitzer • Bombardment Mortars • Experimental Howitzer • Howitzers |
| Other | Rocket Troop |