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This article is about the unit in Age of Empires III. For other uses, see Crossbowman.

Archaic archer. Good against infantry.
—In-game description

The Crossbowman is an archer in Age of Empires III that can be trained at a Barracks, Fort, and Galleon.

Crossbowmen are available to the French, Germans, Maltese, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedes.

Overview[]

Crossbowmen are ranged infantry units that use crossbows in battle. They are counter infantry units that are useful for attacking heavy infantry such as Musketeers, but are easily defeated by melee cavalry and artillery. They are similar in many ways to Skirmishers. Although the Crossbowmen might be out-ranged by their Skirmisher counterparts, they are cheaper and are trainable earlier in the game. The exceptions to this rule reside in the Dutch who can train Skirmishers in the Commerce Age and the French through the use of the "TEAM Early Skirmishers" Home City Card which allows them and their allies to train Skirmishers in the Commerce Age.

Spanish players have the option of being able to train Crossbowmen and Pikemen very quickly (6.75 seconds) in the Commerce Age, due to the "TEAM Archaic Soldier Training" and "Liberation March" cards, and can train instantly if the cards are also used with the Standing Army improvement.

The Portuguese can train Crossbowmen and Pikemen more quickly (5.4 seconds) in the Commerce Age, due to the Ordenança technology from the Church, sent by the "Treaty of Tordesillas" card, and the "Fencing School" card.

If the player picks The Adventurer for aging up into the Fortress Age with the Spanish or Maltese, the player will receive 8 Crossbowmen.

Upgrades[]

Age Upgrade Cost Effect Civ.
Age III tech tree aoe3
Veteran archer Veteran Crossbowmen 200 wood
200 coin
Upgrades Crossbowmen to Veteran (+20% hit points and attack)
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Portuguese
Spanish
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Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Guard archer Guard Crossbowmen 600 wood
600 coin
Upgrades Crossbowmen to Guard (+30% hit points and attack); requires Veteran Crossbowmen and The Papal Guard
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Spanish
Guard archer Order Besteiros 750 wood
750 coin
Upgrades Crossbowmen to Order Besteiros (Guard Crossbowman with +10% hit points and attack); requires Veteran Crossbowmen
Portuguese
Guard archer Arbalesters Upgrades Crossbowmen to Arbalesters (Guard Crossbowmen with +5% hit points and attack, and +1 range); requires Veteran Crossbowmen
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Imperial Age
Imperial archer Imperial Crossbowmen 1,500 wood
1,500 coin
Upgrades Crossbowmen to Imperial (+50% hit points and attack); requires Guard Crossbowmen and The Papal Guard
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Spanish
Imperial archer Imperial Order Besteiros Upgrades Order Besteiros to Imperial (+50% hit points and attack); requires Order Besteiros
Portuguese
Imperial archer Imperial Arbalesters Upgrades Arbalesters to Imperial (+50% hit points and attack); requires Arbalesters
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Civilization differences[]

Age of Empires III[]

  • Before the Definitive Edition, the Portuguese have Besteiros, which upgrades their Crossbowmen to Veteran (if not already) and gives them +30% hit points and attack, and renames them to Besteiro.

Definitive Edition[]

  • Choosing The Papal Guard to advance into the Industrial Age reduces the cost of the Crossbowman Guard (Royal Guard for the Portuguese) upgrades and allows them to be upgraded to Imperial. However, the Swedes are the only civilization with access to Crossbowman who cannot upgrade them beyond Veteran, even with The Papal Guard.
  • Choosing The Logistician to advance into the Commerce Age with the Portuguese gives Crossbowmen +1 Line of Sight and range and enables to train them at Town Centers.
  • The Portuguese can turn all Crossbowmen into Ordinance Riflemen through Ordenança.

Consulate Besteiro[]

Archaic archer. Good against infantry.
—In-game description

The Order Besteiro (Besteiro before the Definitive Edition) is a counterpart of the Crossbowman, which starts with +10% hit points and attack.

Upgrades[]

The Order Besteiro is automatically upgraded in the Fortress Age, Industrial Age, and Imperial Age:

  • Fortress age up +20% hit points and attack
  • Industrial age up +30% hit points and attack
  • Imperial age up +50% hit points and attack

Civilization differences[]

Age of Empires III[]

Definitive Edition[]

  • The Ethiopians can ship 10 Order Besteiros with Portuguese Crusaders, which also allows them to be trained at War Camps. These Order Besteiros do not receive the starting +10% hit points and attack bonus, unlike their regular counterparts.

Further statistics[]

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Heavy infantry, light cavalry, ranged shock infantry
Weak vs. Heavy cavalry, hand shock infantry, counter-skirmishers, artillery
Improvements
Hit points Maya Cotton Armor Maya Cotton Armor (+20%)
Infantry Breastplate Infantry Breastplate (+10%)
Cree Tanning Cree Tanning (+5%)
Gadaa System Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only)
Navajo Weaving Navajo Weaving (+5%)
Tar kilns Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack Seminole Bowyer Seminole Bowyer (+15%)
Carib Kasiri Beer Carib Kasiri Beer (+10%)
Iroquois lacrosse Iroquois Lacrosse (+10%; vanilla Age of Empires III only)
Tupi Poison Arrow Frogs Tupi Poison Arrow Frogs (+10%)
Armatoloi Armatoloi (+5%)
Gadaa System Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only)
Yoga Yoga (+5%)
Clenched Fist Clenched Fist (+25% hand attack)
Somali jile daggers Somali Jile Daggers (-35% hand attack Rate of Fire)
Carib Garifuna Drums Carib Garifuna Drums (+1.0 multiplier vs. villagers)
Kalthoff repeaters Kalthoff Repeaters (+0.1 multiplier vs. light infantry)
Resistance Somali oryx shields Somali Oryx Hide Shields (+5% ranged resistance)
Range Sarmatism Sarmatism (+1)
Schutzenfest Schützenfest (+1)
Line of Sight Town Watch Town Watch (+3)
Sarmatism Sarmatism (+1)
Schutzenfest Schützenfest (+1)
Speed Tillys Discipline Tilly's Discipline (+20%; Germans only)
Military Drummers Military Drummers (+10%)
Quechuan Mountaineering Quechuan Mountaineering (+10%)
Akan Drums Akan Fontomfrom (+5%)
Apache Endurance Apache Endurance (+5%)
Train time Standing Army Standing Army (-25%)
Akan Drums Akan Fontomfrom (-20%)
Quechuan Diet Quechuan Diet (-15%)
Immigrants Immigrants (-10%)
Strangers' Quarters Strangers' Quarters (-10%; Ethiopians only)
Other Merritocracy Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)
Portuguese Crusaders Portuguese Crusaders (ships 10 Order Besteiros and allows them to be trained at War Camps; Ethiopians only)
Penalties High Crusade High Crusade (-5% hit points; Knights of St. John only)
Tillys Discipline Tilly's Discipline (+10% cost; Germans only)

Home City Cards[]

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Crossbowman
Some cards are highlighted with:
Green TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Purple Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times
Blue Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

All[]

Card Description Age
Team ranged infantry damage TEAM Senegalese Riflemen Ranged infantry get +10% attack; French and Hausa-only ranged infantry get +15% attack instead
Age III tech tree aoe3
  • "TEAM Senegalese Riflemen" is available to the French and Hausa.

Asian[]

Card Description Age
Good faith agreements Good Faith Agreements Consulate units' train time -50%; Consulate technologies' cost -40% (-300 export for Brigades) and research time -50% (except Brigades)
Age I tech tree aoe3
Intervention Intervention The Consulate ally sends a shipment of their units (also +1 Villager for the Indians)
Age III tech tree aoe3
  • "Intervention" ships 11 Besteiros (if Portuguese allies are picked).

Chinese[]

Card Description Age
Chinese Home City 1 (TEAM Yongle Infrastructure) TEAM Yongle Infrastructure Ships 1 Mongol Scout; infantry, land villagers, healing units, Envoys, and Disciples get +5% speed
Age II tech tree aoe3
  • "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" does not stack with the Inca "TEAM Inca Bridges" card.

Dutch[]

Card Description Age
Dutch Home City 2 (Infantry Hitpoints) TEAM Infantry Hitpoints Infantry get +10% hit points; Dutch-only infantry get +15% hit points instead
Age II tech tree aoe3

Ethiopians[]

Card Description Age
Ethiopian Home City 2 (TEAM Coffee Consumption) TEAM Coffee Consumption Ranged infantry get +5% speed
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Ignatian spirituality Ignatian Spirituality All units get +5% hit points and regeneration capability even while in combat
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Trainspeed africa Feudal Armies All units' train time -15%; hero respawn time -15%
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Hegemony Hegemony Gascenya, Shotel Warriors, Neftenya, Javelin Riders, and Order Besteiros generate 0.03 influence/sec. Oromo Warriors generate 0.09 influence/sec.
Age I tech tree aoe3

Europeans[]

Card Description Age
French Home City 2 (8 Crossbowmen) 8 Crossbowmen Ships 8 Crossbowmen (also +2 Uhlans for the Germans)
Age II tech tree aoe3
French Home City 2 (10 Crossbowmen) 10 Crossbowmen Ships 10 Crossbowmen (also +3 Uhlans for the Germans)
Age III tech tree aoe3
Maltese Home City 2 (20 Crossbowmen) 20 Crossbowmen Ships 20 Crossbowmen (also +4 Uhlans for the Germans)
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Spanish Home City 1 (24 Crossbowmen) 24 Crossbowmen Ships 24 Crossbowmen (also +4 Uhlans for the Germans)
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Spanish Home City 3 (Fencing School) Fencing School Infantry and shock infantry train time -40% (also +2 Uhlans for the Germans)
Age II tech tree aoe3
United States Home City (Rhode Island Militia) Rhode Island Militia Ships 10 Veteran State Militia and 5 Militiamen; Caravels, Galleons/Fluyts, Frigates, and Ironclads get +10% ranged attack per garrisoned State Militia and/or Militiaman (up to +60%); turns all Crossbowmen/Longbowmen and Pikemen into State Militia; State Militia replace Crossbowmen, Longbowmen, Pikemen, and Halberdiers at Barracks and Forts, and can be upgraded to Guard
Revolution
  • "8 Crossbowmen" is available to the French, Germans, Maltese, and Portuguese.
  • "10 Crossbowmen" is available to the French, Germans, Maltese, and Portuguese.
  • "20 Crossbowmen" is available to the Germans and Maltese.
  • "24 Crossbowmen" is available to the French, Germans, Maltese, Portuguese, and Spanish.
  • "Fencing School" is not available to the French, Maltese, and Spanish.
  • "Rhode Island Militia" is available to the French and Swedes upon revolting to the United States.

French[]

Card Description Age
French Home City 2 (Cent-Suisses) Cent-Suisses Crossbowmen, Pikemen, and Halberdiers get +10% hit points and resistance
Age II tech tree aoe3
French Home City 2 (Tirailleurs) Tirailleurs Turns all Crossbowmen into Skirmishers
Age III tech tree aoe3
Spanish Home City 2 (Hand Infantry Hitpoints) Ranged Infantry Hitpoints Crossbowmen, Musketeers, Skirmishers, and Revolutionary Sharpshooters get +15% hit points
Age II tech tree aoe3
French Home City 3 (Royal Fencing School) Royal Fencing School Infantry and shock infantry train time -40%; +3 Royal Musketeers
Age II tech tree aoe3

Germans[]

Card Description Age
German Home City 2 (Scharnhorst Reform) Scharnhorst Reform Landwehrs replace Crossbowmen at Barracks, Home City, and on the map
Age III tech tree aoe3
Spanish Home City 2 (Hand Infantry Hitpoints) Long-range Infantry Hitpoints Crossbowmen, Skirmishers, and Landwehrs get +15% hit points; +4 Uhlans
Age IV tech tree aoe 3

Haudenosaunee[]

Card Description Age
Iroquois Home City 2 (Scout Infantry) TEAM Scout Infantry Ships 1 Native Scout; infantry get +8 Line of Sight
Age II tech tree aoe3

Inca[]

Card Description Age
Inca Home City 2 (TEAM Inca Bridges) TEAM Inca Bridges Ships 1 Chasqui; infantry, land villagers, healing units, and Envoys get +5% speed
Age I tech tree aoe3
  • "TEAM Inca Bridges" does not stack with the Chinese "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" card.

Indians[]

Card Description Age
Dravidian martial arts Dravidian Martial Arts All units get +15% hand attack; Rajputs get +20% hand attack instead; +1 Hindu Villager
Age II tech tree aoe3
Shivajis tactics TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Indian Home City 3 (Foreign Trading Companies) Foreign Trading Companies Gives a trickle of 0.75 export/sec.; banner army cost -15% export; Indian units cost +2.5% (Villagers, Fishing Boats, and Sacred Cows cost +5% instead); +1 Hindu Villager
Age IV tech tree aoe 3

Japanese[]

Card Description Age
Onin war Onin War Infantry get +33% siege attack
Age II tech tree aoe3
Japanese Home City 3 (Cheaper Unit Upgrades) TEAM Sengoku Unit upgrades cost -20%
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Bakufu Bakufu Daimyo and Shogun Tokugawa get +5% speed, +10 Line of Sight and train units 15% faster; land military unit train time -20%, artillery and banner army train time -10% instead
Age III tech tree aoe3

Maltese[]

Card Description Age
Maltese Home City 2 (TEAM Knights of the Round Table) TEAM Knights of the Round Table Ships 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center owned by the player; all units get +2% hit points
Age I tech tree aoe3
Maltese Home City 2 (12 Crossbowmen) 12 Crossbowmen Ships 12 Crossbowmen
Age III tech tree aoe3
Maltese Home City 2 (Steel Bolts) Steel Bolts Crossbowmen get +2 Line of Sight and range, +12 siege attack range, and +0.75 attack multiplier against heavy infantry
Age III tech tree aoe3
Iroquois Home City 2 (Infantry Attack) Archaic Soldier Attack Crossbowmen and Pikemen get +15% attack
Age II tech tree aoe3
Iroquois Home City 2 (Infantry Hitpoints) Archaic Soldier Hitpoints Crossbowmen and Pikemen get +15% hit points
Age II tech tree aoe3
Spanish Home City 2 (Hand Infantry Combat) Archaic Soldier Combat Crossbowmen and Pikeman get +15% hit points and attack
Age III tech tree aoe3
Maltese Home City 3 (Squires) Squires Military buildings train and research work 80% faster, except Forts which train and research work 260% faster
Age III tech tree aoe3

Mexicans[]

Card Description Age
Mexican Home City 2 (TEAM Mariachi) TEAM Mariachi For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed
Age I tech tree aoe3

Portuguese[]

Card Description Age
Portuguese Home City 5 (Naval Infantry) Naval Infantry Caravels can train Crossbowmen, Ordinance Riflemen (if available), Pikemen, and Halberdiers; Monitors and Ironclads can train Musketeers, Cassadores, and Grenadiers (if available); Frigates can train all Barracks units; Battleships can train all Barracks units and Grenadiers; Caravels, Frigates, Monitors, Ironclads, and Battleships now tagged as recruiting ships
Age I tech tree aoe3

Spanish[]

Card Description Age
Spanish Home City 1 (Archaic Soldier Training) TEAM Hidalgos Pikeman, Crossbowman, Aenna, Cetan Bow, Longbowman, Otontin Slinger, Yumi Archer, and Pavisier train time -40%; Old Han Army train time -30%; Jungle Bowman, Plumed Spearman, Fulani Archer, Desert Archer, Puma Spearman, Insurgente, Standard Army, and Ming Army train time -15%
Age I tech tree aoe3
Spanish Home City 2 (Hand Infantry Hitpoints) Archaic Infantry Hitpoints Hand infantry and foot archers get +15% hit points; Rodeleros get +20% hit points instead
Age II tech tree aoe3
Spanish Home City 2 (Hand Infantry Combat) Archaic Infantry Combat Hand infantry and foot archers get +15% hit points and attack
Age III tech tree aoe3
Spanish Home City 2 (Peninsular Guerrillas) Peninsular Guerrillas Ranged infantry get +20% attack, musket infantry get +10% attack instead; Skirmishers now see the Line of Sight of enemies they attacked for 3 seconds
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
Mexican Home City 3 (Liberation March) Liberation March Infantry, cavalry, and shock infantry get +5% speed and -35% train time
Age III tech tree aoe3
Spanish Home City 3 (Inquisition) TEAM Spanish Inquisition Ships 1 Inquisitor; all units get +10 Line of Sight
Age II tech tree aoe3

Asian[]

Card Description Age HC level
Good faith agreements Good Faith Agreements Consulate units' train time -50%; Consulate technologies' cost -40% (-400 export for Brigades) and research time -50% (except Brigades)
Age I tech tree aoe3
1
Intervention Intervention The Consulate ally sends a shipment of their units (also +1 Villager for the Indians)
Age III tech tree aoe3
10
  • "Intervention" ships 11 Besteiros (if Portuguese allies are picked).

Dutch[]

Card Description Age HC level
Dutch Home City 2 (Infantry Hitpoints) TEAM Infantry Hitpoints Infantry get +15% hit points
Age II tech tree aoe3
10

Europeans[]

Card Description Age HC level
French Home City 2 (8 Crossbowmen) 8 Crossbowmen Ships 8 Crossbowmen (also +2 Uhlans for the Germans)
Age II tech tree aoe3
1
French Home City 2 (10 Crossbowmen) 10 Crossbowmen Ships 10 Crossbowmen (also +3 Uhlans for the Germans)
Age III tech tree aoe3
1
Spanish Home City 1 (24 Crossbowmen) 24 Crossbowmen Ships 24 Crossbowmen (also +4 Uhlans for the Germans)
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
10
Spanish Home City 3 (Fencing School) Fencing School Infantry train time -40% (also +2 Uhlans for the Germans)
Age II tech tree aoe3
10
  • "8 Crossbowmen" is available to the French, Germans, and Portuguese.
  • "10 Crossbowmen" is available to the French, Germans, and Portuguese.
  • "24 Crossbowmen" is available to the French, Germans, Portuguese, and Spanish.

French[]

Card Description Age HC level
French Home City 2 (Tirailleurs) Tirailleurs Turns all Crossbowmen into Skirmishers
Age III tech tree aoe3
40
Spanish Home City 2 (Hand Infantry Hitpoints) Ranged Infantry Hitpoints Crossbowmen and Skirmishers get +15% hit points
Age II tech tree aoe3
10
French Home City 2 (Ranged Infantry Attack) TEAM Ranged Infantry Attack Gunpowder infantry and archers get +15% attack
Age III tech tree aoe3
10

Germans[]

Card Description Age HC level
Spanish Home City 2 (Hand Infantry Hitpoints) Long-range Infantry Hitpoints Crossbowmen and Skirmishers get +15% hit points; +4 Uhlans
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
10

Indians[]

Card Description Age HC level
Dravidian martial arts Dravidian Martial Arts All units get +15% hand attack; +1 Hindu Villager
Age II tech tree aoe3
40
Shivajis tactics TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
25

Iroquois[]

Card Description Age HC level
Iroquois Home City 2 (Scout Infantry) TEAM Scout Infantry Infantry get +8 Line of Sight
Age II tech tree aoe3
10

Japanese[]

Card Description Age HC level
Onin war Onin War Infantry get +33% siege attack
Age II tech tree aoe3
40
Japanese Home City 3 (Cheaper Unit Upgrades) TEAM Cheaper Unit Upgrades Unit upgrades cost -20%
Age IV tech tree aoe 3
1

Russians[]

Card Description Age HC level
Russian Home City 3 (Dueling School) Dueling School Infantry (except Skull Knights), Old Han Army, and Territorial Army train time -25%; Black Flag Army, Standard Army, Ming Army, and Imperial Army train time -12%
Age II tech tree aoe3
25

Spanish[]

Card Description Age HC level
Spanish Home City 1 (Archaic Soldier Training) TEAM Archaic Soldier Training Pikeman, Longbowman, Crossbowman, Aenna, Cetan Bow, Otontin Slinger, Yumi Archer, and Old Han Army train time -50%; Standard Army and Ming Army train time -25%
Age I tech tree aoe3
10
Spanish Home City 3 (Inquisition) TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 Line of Sight
Age I tech tree aoe3
10

Changelog[]

The Asian Dynasties[]

Definitive Edition[]

  • Crossbowmen ranged attack inaccuracy removed.
  • Guard and Imperial upgrades are available to the French, Germans and Spanish through The Papal Guard, while the Portuguese can now upgrade Crossbowmen into Royal Guard and Imperial through the same politician.
  • Crossbowmen have a ×2.0 ranged multiplier against light cavalry and ranged shock infantry, and ×0.75 against cavalry and hand shock infantry.
  • Originally, the Swedes cannot train Crossbowmen. With update 14825, the Swedes can train Crossbowmen, but cannot upgrade them to Guard and Imperial.
  • With update 23511, the Crossbowman is tagged as foot archer.
  • Ordinance Besteiro costs 1,000 wood, 1,000 coin.

The African Royals[]

Knights of the Mediterranean[]

  • With update 13.9057, the Crossbowman is tagged as light infantry.
  • With update 13.27885, the Portuguese no longer need The Papal Guard to upgrade Crossbowmen into Royal Guard and Imperial.
  • With update 13.58326, Crossbowmen have a ×2.5 ranged multiplier against light cavalry and ranged shock infantry, ×0.6 vs. cavalry and ×0.5 vs. shock infantry.
  • With update 14.43676, Crossbowmen have a ×0.6 ranged multiplier against shock infantry. Ordinance Besteiro and Arbalester upgrades received new models.
  • Originally, Arbalester costs 1,000 wood, 1,000 coin, researches in 30 seconds, and upgrades Crossbowmen to Arbalesters, which are Guard Crossbowmen with +10% hit points and attack. With update 14.43676, Ordinance Besteiro and Arbalester cost 750 wood, 750 coin, Arbalester researches in 20 seconds, and upgrades Crossbowmen to Arbalesters, which are Guard Crossbowmen with +5% hit points and attack.
  • With update 15.30007, Ordinance Besteiro and Imperial Ordinance Besteiros are renamed to Order Besteiros and Imperial Order Besteiros, respectively, and the Order Besteiros upgrade received a new model.

Trivia[]

  • Portuguese Royal Guard/Consulate Crossbowmen are named after the Military Order of Christ.
    • Before update 15.30007, they are named after the Ordenanças.
    • Before the Definitive Edition, Consulate Crossbowmen are simply named "Besteiro", which means "crossbowman" in Portuguese.
  • The Dutch originally had access to training the Crossbowman, and there are unused voice files for Dutch Crossbowmen in the game files and in the Scenario Editor.
  • In the Definitive Edition, the Swedish Crossbowman uses the Swedish dialogue originally spoken by the Fusilier, while the Fusilier is a French mercenary unit and uses the French Grenadier's dialogue files.

History[]

Handheld crossbows began to appear in the tenth and eleventh centuries. Crossbowmen were attractive to military leaders because they took much less time to train than archers using bows. Firearms eclipsed Crossbows by the end of the sixteenth century.

Europeans, chiefly the Spanish, included crossbows amongst the muskets and cannon they brought to the New World. Cortes arrived with more than two dozen crossbows and less than ten muskets. Columbus' crew had crossbows when they landed in the West Indies. When the original stockpile of munitions ran out it was difficult or impossible to make or trade for more. Explorers had to be very careful with their limited supply.

Gallery[]

See also[]

Military units in Age of Empires III
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Flag ChineseDE ChineseShaolin master aoe3de Shaolin Master · Shaolin monk aoe3de Disciple · Sentry cn jp de Sentry · Irregular cn jp de Irregular · Chu ko nu aoe3de Chu Ko Nu · Qiang pikeman de Qiang Pikeman · Changdao de Changdao Swordsman · Arquebusier de Arquebusier · Steppe rider de Steppe Rider · Keshik de Keshik · Iron flail de Iron Flail · Meteor hammer de Meteor Hammer · Flamethrower de Flamethrower · Hand mortar de Hand Mortar · Flying crow de Flying Crow · Fire ship aoe3de Fire Junk · War junk aoe3de War Junk · Fuchuan aoe3de Fuchuan
Flag IndianDE IndiansBrahminDE Brahmin · Sentry IN de Sentry · Irregular IN de Irregular · Rajput de Rajput · Sepoy de Sepoy · Gurkha de Gurkha · Urumi de Urumi Swordsman · Sowar de Sowar · Zamburak mansabdar de Zamburak · Mahout de Mahout Lancer · Howdah aoe3de Howdah · Flail elephant de Flail Elephant · Siege elephant de Siege Elephant
Flag JapaneseDE JapaneseIkkoIkkiDE Sohei Archer · Sentry cn jp de Sentry · Irregular cn jp de Irregular · Yumi archer de Yumi Archer · Ashigaru de Ashigaru Musketeer · Samurai aoe3de Samurai · Naginata de Naginata Rider · Yabusame de Yabusame · Flaming arrow aoe3de Flaming Arrow · Morutaru de Morutaru · Daimyo kiyomasa aoe3de Daimyo · Tokugawa aoe3de Shogun Tokugawa · Yamabushi aoe3de Yamabushi · Shinobi aoe3de Shinobi · Fune aoe3de Fune · Atakabune aoe3de Atakebune · Tekkousen aoe3de Tekkousen
Flag IncanDE IncaInca-war-chief-icon-aoe3 Inca War Chief · Chasqui-icon-aoe3 Chasqui · Jungle-bowman-icon-aoe3 Jungle Bowman · Plumed-spearman-icon-aoe3 Plumed Spearman · Chimu-runner-icon-aoe3 Chimu Runner · DE Bolas Warrior Icon Bolas Warrior · Huaraca-icon-aoe3 Huaraca · Inca Maceman Icon Maceman · Chincha raft aoe3de Chincha Raft
Flag SwedishDE SwedesCarolean Carolean · Hakkapelit-icon-aoe3 Hakkapelit · Leather-cannon-icon-aoe3 Leather Cannon
Flag American act3 aoe3de United StatesUs general aoe3de General · Us marine aoe3de Minuteman · State militia aoe3de State Militia · Regular aoe3de Regular · Sharpshooter icon aoe3 Sharpshooter · Carbine cavalry aoe3de Carbine Cavalry · Gatlin de Gatling Gun · Quaker gun icon Quaker Gun · Gunslinger aoe3de Gunslinger · Cowboy aoe3de Cowboy · Owlhoot aoe3de Owlhoot
Flag MexicanDE MexicansGeneral mx portrait General · Padre revolution portrait Padre · Insurgente portrait Insurgente · Soldado portrait Soldado · Emboscador portrait Salteador · Chinaco portrait Chinaco · Desperado portrait Desperado · Vaquero portrait Cuatrero · Bandido portrait Bandido
Flag Ethiopian aoe3de EthiopiansRas portrait aoe3de Ras · Oromo warrior portrait aoe3de Oromo Warrior · Gascenya portrait aoe3de Gascenya · Shotel warrior aoe3de Shotel Warrior · Neftenya portrait aoe3de Neftenya · Sebastopol mortar portrait aoe3de Sebastopol Mortar · War dhow portrait aoe3de War Dhow
Flag Hausa HausaEmir aoe3de portrait Emir · Fulani Fulani Archer · Raider aoe3de portrait Raider · Lifidi knight aoe3de portrait Lifidi Knight · Maigadi aoe3de portrait Maigadi · Xebec portrait aoe3de Xebec
Flag ItalianDE ItaliansItalians pavisier portrait Pavisier · Italians bersagliere portrait Bersagliere · Italians papal guard portrait Papal Guard · Italians schiavone portrait Schiavone · Italians papal lancer portrait Papal Lancer · Italians papal zouave portrait Papal Zouave · Italians papal bombard portrait Papal Bombard · Italians leonardo tank portrait Leonardo's Tank · Galleass portrait Galleass
Flag MalteseDE MalteseAlain icon aoe3de Grand Master · Hospitaller portrait Hospitaller · Maltese sentinel portrait Sentinel · Hoop thrower aoe3de Fire Thrower · Order galley portrait Order Galley · SPC Fire ship aoe3de Fire Ship
Revolution Revolution
Barbarystates rev barbary warrior portrait aoe3de updated Barbary Warrior · Bolivar icon aoe3de Bolivar · Californio portrait Californio · Cetbang aoe3de Cetbang Cannon · Oruc Reis Icon Corsair Captain · Berber arquebusier aoe3de Corsair Marksman · Cruzob avenger portrait Cruzob Avenger · Cruzob infantry portrait Cruzob Infantry · Comanchero icon aoe3de Cuerudo · Rev france eclaireur portrait aoe3de Eclaireur · Filibuster aoe3de Filibuster · Gatlin de Gatling Gun · Comanchero icon aoe3de Gaucho · Comanchero icon aoe3de Jagunço · Java spearman aoe3de Javanese Spearman · Comanchero icon aoe3de Llanero · Militia Officer portrait Militia Officer · Comanchero icon aoe3de Morochuco · Mounted Granadero Portrait Mounted Granadero · Colonial militia aoe3de Revolutionary · Us volunteer icon Revolutionary Sharpshooter · San martin portrait San Martin · Covered wagon aoe3de Trek Wagon
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