Iroquois Tomahawk

The Iroquois Tomahawk is a unique infantry unit of the Iroquois minor natives in Age of Empires III. It is a ranged melee unit effective against Cavalry.

After the WarChiefs expansion, the Iroquois natives were replaced with the Huron, and this unit was replaced by the Tomahawk. Still, the old unit can be rescued from certain treasures in American maps, such as New England.

Overview
Since the Iroquois Tomahawk deals damage at range, they should maintain this range whenever possible behind the front lines. They lack multipliers against Light Infantry. and this, combined with their soft defenses means they will be shredded if they face these units.

This unit might at first seem similar to the Tomahawk, but it is different in certain aspects.

They cause melee damage in range. This, combined with their anti-cavalry bonus makes them an excellent unit to face cavalrymen, and as such, the unit has some similarities with the Colonial Militia available to players who revolt. Both have decent speed, a ranged bonus against cavalry, but will be easily destroyed by Skirmisher units.

History
"The Tomahawk is a type of axe used by Native Americans. It has a wooden shaft and a stone, iron, or brass head. A popular version of the Tomahawk could double as a smoking pipe, blending together symbols of war and peace. Iroquois men traded furs for these ingenious pipe tomahawks. Very ornate versions of these tomahawks were given as gifts to Native American leaders and were fashionable to both carry and wield."

Trivia

 * The Tomahawk available to the playable Iroquois faction inflicts ranged damage, while the Native and Treasure version does melee damage at range.