As an entry-level structure pioneering a new design, gunsmiths are only large enough to fashion one cannon design, that of the bombard.īombard (everyone except for Mongols), Rocket Launcher (Mongols)Īs the merits of cannons became evident on the battlefield, the demand for both new cannon designs and increased production brought about the need for the Cannon Maker. Fashioning a barrel of wrought iron bars that can hold its shape properly requires precision on a level that standard smiths are simply not equipped to deal with, and the Gunsmith is the first specialist workshop equipped to produce such a piece.