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An ordnance factory designs and manufactures guns and their associated equipment.
The large-scale manufacturing of cannons is a monopoly retained by the state, even in a
republic. The creation of large guns is also a difficult business, and the state is the only
body that can afford to do it. The number of guns available is therefore a measure of
national prestige, and the ability to produce guns, rather than buy them from
foreigners, is equally prestigious. An ordnance factory allows artillery units to be recruited.
Historically, most ordnance factories began in royal ownerships, giving the monarch a
guaranteed access to heavy cannons. These were needed for destroying the castles of
recalcitrant barons! Even though politics moved on, the state control of cannon
production remained. In Britain, for example, the Master of the Ordnance was often a
member of the cabinet, and many royal households across Europe included a post of
Master Gunner. Even the Ottoman Turks, who had a strong tradition of heavy artillery
production, were careful to make sure the Sublime Porte had master gunners on staff.
