Talk:Ottomans/@comment-88.253.63.83-20161210100839/@comment-27726014-20171022061552

I consider the great bombard as actually a minus for the Ottomans as it means they have no heavy cannon. The Britsh rocket is a decent alternative but the great bombard is quite inferior I feel. Yeah it has great damage but the heavy cannon has a 50% higher rate of fire. Against units the heavy cannon can take out pretty much everything in just 1 hit so the extra damage doesn't matter. The larger splash damage of the bombard is completely nullified by the lower rate of fire which still allows great cannons to cover a larger area with damage. The great bombard also has many penalties instead of bonuses. Even against buildings the heavy cannon outclasses it.