A hybrid of a fully-rigged ship and a galley, the Galleass is an attempt by Venice to create multirole naval support, combining the movement and construction speed and cost of a galley with the line of sight, firepower, range, armour and rate of fire of a carrack, by having side guns as opposed to bow-mounted guns. While this results in a warship with lower range and an lowered ability to cause splash damage, the Galleass is still sturdy and fast enough to be rushed to wherever it is needed, being a much-needed improvement from its precursor, the Heavy Galley. It is to be noted, however, that while most tall ships are capable of firing more multiple projectiles, the Galleass is still confined to firing only one, thus the Venetian player will be forced to rely on multiple Galleasses to achi