Gunpowder
Gunpowder noun - A mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks.
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Missiles and gunpowder are semantically related. in ammunition topic. In some cases you can use "Missiles" instead a noun "Gunpowder".
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- Often, the AI nations will demand tribute of you and attack you if you refuse, never mind the fact that your military is making use of tanks, aircraft, and long-range missiles while they just discovered how to make gunpowder.
- The League of Privateers (an entire army of Pirates) field the most gunpowder units of any army in the mod, with riflemen, pistol cavalry and lots of cannon, but none of their units have shields and only their late-game melee have any armour, so they're very vulnerable to missiles themselves.
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