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11 Naval Tactics V: Silence the Guns is one of the confirmed Smuggler Rank 3 Windrose Naval Tactics unlocks in Windrose. It applies a suppression debuff to enemy ships on impact, reducing their reload speed and making 1v2 fleet engagements more manageable.
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33 Effect
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55 PropertyValueTriggerHitting an enemy ship with your cannon fireDebuff duration30 secondsDebuff magnitudeReduces enemy reload speed by 20%
66 How to Acquire
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88 Sold by the Smugglers of Port Royal Provisioner at Reputation Rank 3. Priced in Piastres, typically several hundred Piastres.
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1010 Strategic Value
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1212 Silence the Guns shines in 1v2 and 1v3 engagements against Blackbeard fleets. Applying the debuff to one enemy ship reduces its return fire, which lets the player focus on a second ship while the first is temporarily less dangerous. In boarding-heavy playstyles, the suppression effect buys time for Boarding Party Gear to close the distance without sustaining heavy counter-fire.
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1414 The 30-second duration is long enough to cover a full exchange with one ship, while the 20% reload reduction shifts the damage ratio in the player's favor. Stacking Silence the Guns with Naval Tactics IV: Shipshape on the same Frigate gives a combination of sustained regen and enemy suppression that makes the Frigate effective as a solo-fleet engagement platform.
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1616 See Also
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1818 Windrose Naval Tactics — overviewNaval Tactics IV: Shipshape — companion tacticNaval Combat — combat mechanicsSmugglers of Port Royal — vendor faction