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This article is about the gunpowder unit armor class. For general information about gunpowder units, see Gunpowder unit. |

The gunpowder unit armor class is an armor class introduced in Age of Empires II HD: The Forgotten. All units that have an attack bonus against this class deal bonus damage against units with this armor class.
Gunpowder units and buildings[]
The following units and buildings have the gunpowder unit armor class and take bonus damage from attacks against this class.
Hand Cannoneer
Bombard Cannon →
Houfnice (the latter Bohemians only)
Rocket Cart -
Heavy Rocket Cart
Fire Lancer -
Elite Fire Lancer
Janissary →
Elite Janissary (Turks only)
Conquistador →
Elite Conquistador (Spanish only)
Organ Gun →
Elite Organ Gun (Portuguese only)
Cannon Galleon →
Elite Cannon Galleon
Turtle Ship →
Elite Turtle Ship (Koreans only)
Hussite Wagon →
Elite Hussite Wagon (Bohemians only)
Grenadier (Jurchens only)
Bombard Tower
Anti-gunpowder units[]
The following units have an attack bonus against the gunpowder unit armor class. They are sorted descending by the amount of bonus damage they deal.
+10 bonus attack
Condottiero (Italians and allies only)
+4 bonus attack
Winged Hussar (Lithuanians and Poles only)
Armor classes in Age of Empires II | |
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Infantry | Infantry · Spearman · Shock infantry · Condottiero |
Archer | Archer · Cavalry archer · Skirmisher |
Mounted | Cavalry · Camel · War elephant · Mameluke |
Siege | Siege weapon · Heavy siege · Ram |
Building | Building · Standard building · Wall and gate · Stone defense · Castle · House |
Ship | Ship · Fishing Ship · Heavy warship |
Other | Monk · Unique unit · Gunpowder unit · Hero |