Cannon Defense



Cannon Defense is a mini game where player defend Port Royal, Tortuga, and Padres del Fuego from invading ships by manning cannons located on fort walls.

To play, approach a Cannon Defense location. There will be a Cannon Master outside the door (Basil Calledougal (Fort Charles), Geoffrey Bridgebreaker (Tortuga Graveyard) and Rusty McGinnis (Fort Dundee)). Press Shift, the select Cannon Defense.

Man the Guns


Once inside the fort, the pirate is assigned a station on a cannon and can then fire on the incoming ships as they approach shore. Several pirates can play at the same time and a pirate can join the gun crew at any time.


 * Newly arriving pirates may join in the middle of a wave.

Just like with operating a deck gun, use your mouse to target and fire. If you have more than Lead Shot ammunition, use your keyboard to select the type of ammo. You can also SELL back ammunition you've bought.

Open Fire!
The ships will come from the right and head to the town on the left. If they reach the town, the ship will steal some of the town's treasure and then try to get away. Enemy ships do fire back. If struck, the pirate is knocked out, you must shake the mouse to wake up.



If ALL of the town's treasure is stolen, you lose. Once all ships in the wave are complete, players are rewarded. Money earned can buy specialty ammunition. The less that is stolen, the higher the reward.



Stats are kept between rounds and at the end of the game, so pirates can compare their accuracy, damage done, as well as much treasure was saved from the raiders.

Lock and Load!
You earn Navy Cannon skill as you play, but it is ONLY for that game - the skill is not used out side of the game! As you earn skill levels, you get new ammo types and the ability to store more than one type of ammo. But, you still have to buy special ammo from the money you earn defending the town.


 * Level 1 - Round Shot
 * Level 2 - Targeted Ammunition/Two Ammo Slots
 * Level 3 - Nothing
 * Level 4 - Smoke Bomb Ammuntion
 * Level 5 - Mine Ammunition
 * Level 6 - Three Ammo Slots
 * Level 7 - Hotshot Ammunition (Similar to Firebrand)
 * Level 8 - N/A
 * Level 9 - N/A
 * Level 10 - N/A
 * Level 11 - N/A
 * Level 12 - N/A
 * Level 13 - N/A
 * Level 14 - N/A
 * Level 15 - N/A
 * Level 16 - N/A
 * Level 17 - N/A
 * Level 18 - N/A