War Wagon (Age of Empires II)


 * For the related Age of Empires III unit, see War Wagon (Age of Empires III).

The War Wagon and its elite counterpart is a Korean Unique Unit that is trained at the Castle. It was featured in the Age of Empires II: The Conquerors expansion, starting at the Castle Age. The War Wagon fires a bolt at the enemy, similar in appearance to those of scorpions and Galleons. It is much more powerful and resilient than a cavalry archer but more expensive and not as fast.

Tactics
The main purpose of this unit on the battlefield is to make ranged support and soak enemy ranged damage.

Because of their high pierce armor, they are an ideal anti-archery unit. They should be used in high numbers alongside Halberdiers/Pikemen to protect them from cavalry and camels or with Cavaliers or Light Cavalry if they must encounter with Skirmishers, which they are weak against. They are effective in high numbers because it would take a prolonged amount of time for the enemy to defeat all of the wagons. They can also deal high damage (9 base damage the largest among non gunpowder archer type units) so they can be treated as an alternative to the more slow Scorpion which koreans can't upgrade to Heavy Scorpion.

Team Bonuses

 * A team containing Teutons, War Wagons are more resistant to conversion.

The Forgotten Changes

 * War Wagon creation time decreased from 25 to 21 seconds
 * War Wagon cost reduced to 110 wood, 60 gold

History
''The Korean kingdom of Koryo was often under attack from all sides — by China, by barbarian civilizations to the north like the Mongols, and by sea raiders. To survive, they needed a strong military. We have hints from scant records that the Koryo were innovative warriors, perhaps being the first to use rockets in combat and carriages of some type. Trains of these wagons could be arranged into temporary fortifications in open areas, providing a mobile, yet substantial, defensive position against mounted enemies. So became the war wagon, a classic chariot with scythed blades and mobile forts from which archers could fire with some protection.''