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Helmsman is a Tier I Promotion Promotion for naval melee units in Civilization VI.

Effects[]

+1 Movement Movement.

Civilopedia entry[]

Steering a ship isn't as easy as it appears; it's far more than just turning the tiller. Once sails went up, the value of a skilled helmsman escalated considerably, demanding both skill and strength. In Greek triremes, for instance, steering was achieved through two steering oars on either side of the stern controlled by a single kybernetes ("helmsman"), who usually had the Trierarch ("captain") next to him shouting advice. A good helmsman had a keen sense of how his ship would react to different conditions (wind, swells, currents, and storms) and was able to anticipate the delay between changing the helm and when the ship would respond to the rudder. The same is as true today as then.

Civilization VI Promotions [edit]
Land Advanced Rangefinding Alpine Ambush Amphibious Armor Piercing Arrow Storm Barding Battlecry Breakthrough Camouflage Caparison Charge Choke Points Commando Coursers Crew Weapons Depredation Double Envelopment Echelon Elite Guard Emplacement Escort Mobility Expert Crew Expert Marksman Forward Observers Garrison Grape Shot Guerrilla Hold the Line Incendiaries Marauding Pursuit Ranger Reactive Armor Redeploy Rout Schiltron Sentry Shells Shrapnel Spiking the Guns Spyglass Square Suppression Thrust Tortoise Urban Warfare Volley Zweihander
Naval Advanced Engines Auxiliary Ships Boarding Bombardment Coincidence Rangefinding Convoy Creeping Attack Deck Crews Embolon Flight Deck Folding Wings Hangar Deck Helmsman Homing Torpedoes Line of Battle Loot Observation Preparatory Fire Proximity Fuses Reinforced Hull Rolling Barrage Rutter Scout Planes Silent Running Supercarrier Supply Fleet Swift Keel Wolfpack
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Warrior Monk Cobra Strike Dancing Crane Disciples Exploding Palms Shadow Strike Sweeping Wind Twilight Veil
Nihang1 Jangi Kara1 Jangi Mojeh1 Sanjo1 Tegh1 Trehsool Mukh1
Giant Death Robot GS-Only Drone Air Defense GS-Only Enhanced Mobility GS-Only Particle Beam Siege Cannon GS-Only Reinforced Armor Plating GS-Only
Apostle Chaplain Debater Heathen Conversion Indulgence Vendor Martyr Orator Pilgrim Proselytizer Translator
Spy Ace Driver Cat Burglar Con Artist Covert Action R&F-Only Demolitions Disguise Guerrilla Leader License to Kill R&F-Only Linguist Polygraph GS-Only Quartermaster Rocket Scientist Satchel Charges GS-Only Seduction Smear Campaign R&F-Only Surveillance GS-Only Technologist
Rock Band GS-Only Album Cover Art GS-Only Arena Rock GS-Only Glam Rock GS-Only Goes to 11 GS-Only Indie GS-Only Music Festival GS-Only Pop Star GS-Only Reggae Rock GS-Only Religious Rock GS-Only Roadies GS-Only Space Rock GS-Only Surf Band GS-Only
Soothsayer2 Incantation2 Inquisitor2 Messenger2 Plague Bearer2 Zealot2
1 Requires DLC2 Apocalypse mode only
R&F-Only Added in the Rise and Fall expansion pack.
GS-Only Added in the Gathering Storm expansion pack.
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