Dragoon
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| Dragoon | |
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| First Appearance | Age of Empires III |
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| Light Cavalry | |
| Cost | 90 Food 90 Coin |
| Age Available | Fortress Age |
| Base Hit Points | 200 |
| Pop. Use | 2 |
| Speed | 7.25 |
| LOS | 15 |
| Resists | 30% vs. Ranged |
| Melee Damage | 11 |
| Melee Multipliers | 3.0x vs. Melee Cavalry 2.0x vs. Artillery 2.75x vs. Coyote Runner |
| Range Damage | 22 |
| Range Multipliers | 3.0x vs. Melee Cavalry 2.0x vs. Artillery 2.75x vs. Coyote Runner x0.5 vs. Villager |
| Range | 12 |
| Siege Damage | 9 |
| Siege Range | 6 |
| R.O.F. | 1.5 / 3.0 (Ranged and Siege) |
Dragoons are a type of ranged counter-Cavalry unit used in Age of Empires III. Dragoons can be trained in the Fortress Age, unless TEAM Early Dragoons card is used by the Portuguese.
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The Dragoon works as a ranged counter-Cavalry Cavalry unit. It is strong against most, if not all types of Cavalry, but is weak to Infantry, such as Light Infantry and has no resistance to melee attacks. The Dragoon is often not considered to be the most useful type of Cavalry, due to its limited use and the fact that it is available in a later age than the Hussar. Several civilizations replace dragoons with Cavalry Archers, while the Dutch use Ruyters and the Germans use War Wagons and Black Riders.
If playing as the Portuguese, Dragoons are available in the Colonial Age. Portuguese Dragoons are also more useful than other civilizations' as they can be upgraded to royal guard, and have the Dragoon Combat card, giving them an advantage in attack and hit points (unction Dragoons have better attack but fewer hit points) compared to other civilizations. The Portuguese can also give them the advantage in range if the right cards are used. Dragoons are also good against heavy infantry using guerrilla tactics. Skirmishers can also be engaged if the dragoons are put into melee mode. Overall, Dragoons are a formidable unit that is especially good against hand cavalry when used correctly.
The Outlaw Rider treasure guardian type is a weaker version of the dragoon with no multipliers vs cavalry.
The Russians can't train Dragoons but can send nine Kalmuchs (Dragoons) from their church when the Royal Decree shipment has arrived.
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