Arcturian Fire Launcher

Arcturian Fire is a heavy weapon that is used to set enemy ships ablaze and destroy sails.

Overview
The Arcturian Fire is an inexpensive heavy weapon that has a very high chance of causing fires, of which are very potent. Additionally, this weapon deals huge impact damage to sails, as well as burning them severely, making it one of the best weapons for removing sails. Against wood, it lacks burst damage, but makes up for it with its potent fires. Against iron however, it is ineffective. It is best to have only a few on your ship if you want to be able to start fires. Its ability to destroy sails easily may be useful as a counter to faster ships; by equipping these you will greatly improve your ability to destroy them. However, against hulls, although not useless, conventional weaponry will usually be more effective.

Pros

 * Massive burst damage to sails.
 * Guaranteed to start very strong fires.
 * Very inexpensive for a heavy weapon.
 * Reloads faster than other heavy weapons.
 * Unlikely to ricochet.

Cons

 * Very low impact damage to anything except sails.
 * Virtually useless against iron armour.