Cannon ball

Cannon balls (often abbreviated as CBs) are balls of iron, are produced at iron mongers, and are used by pirates during sea battles. Bigger balls do more damage, but not all ships can use them. Sloops, cutters and longships use small cannon balls; merchant brigs, war brigs, dhows, baghlahs, and xebecs use medium cannon balls; and fanchuans, junks, merchant galleons, war frigates, and grand frigates use large cannon balls.

Cannon ball recipes
Each order produces 10 units of cannon balls.

Small cannon balls

 * Iron: 5 units
 * Wood: 1 unit
 * 3 hours basic ironworking labor

Medium cannon balls

 * Iron: 8 units
 * Wood: 3 units
 * 3 hours basic ironworking labor
 * 2 hours skilled ironworking labor

Large cannon balls

 * Iron: 12 units
 * Wood: 4 units
 * 2 hours basic ironworking labor
 * 5 hours skilled ironworking labor

Secondary Use
Cannon balls can also be used as refined commodities for making furniture. Small cannon balls are needed in the production of:

Medium cannon balls are needed in the production of:

Historical Note
Prior to which added war, all ships used small cannon balls, and the larger caliber shots could not be produced. This led to quite tedious sea battles when using larger ships.