Artillery Foundry

Artillery Foundry
Building information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Type	Building Military
Civilization	Europeans Federal Americans
Age	Commerce Age (British, Dutch, Ottomans, Russians, and Swedes) Fortress Age
Use	Trains and upgrades siege units and artillery
Construction
Built by	Settler Military Wagon Artillery Foundry Wagon Envoy (with the "Peace of Münster" Home City Card) Grenadier (with the "Génie Troops" Home City Card) Janissary and Azap (with the "Derbentler" Home City Card)
Wood	250
Max. builders	8
Build time	30
Statistics
Size	4x4
Hit points	2,500
Line of Sight	12
XP build bounty	25
XP bounty	50

“	Trains and upgrades artillery.	”
—In-game description

The Artillery Foundry is a military building in Age of Empires III that trains and upgrades artillery, in addition to some infantry units. It becomes available upon reaching the Fortress Age (Commerce Age for British, Dutch, Ottomans, Russians, and Swedes).

The Haudenosaunee build the Siege Workshop, which functions identically to the Artillery Foundry, while the Aztecs, Inca, and Lakota do not have access to artillery and siege units. Asian civilizations build Castles, which combine the functions of an Artillery Foundry and an Outpost, while African civilizations build Palaces, which combine the functions of a Castle and a Tavern.

Units

Age	Unit	Cost	Pop.	Civ.
	Grenadier	120 food, 60 coin	2	British Dutch Italians Russians Swedes United States
	Humbaraci	110 food, 75 coin		Ottomans
	Abus Gunner	50 food, 100 coin
	Fire Thrower	50 food, 75 coin		Maltese
	Leather Cannon	300 food, 100 wood	3	Swedes
	Falconet	100 wood, 400 coin	5	British Dutch French Germans Mexicans Ottomans Russians Spanish Swedes John Black's Mercenaries United States Black Family Estate
	Gatling Gun	100 wood, 250 coin	4	United States
	Organ Gun	100 wood, 300 coin		Portuguese
	Culverin	100 wood, 400 coin		All
	Hoop Thrower	100 food, 50 coin	2	Knights of St. John
	Petard	50 food, 100 wood	1	All
	Mortar	100 wood, 350 coin	4
	Horse Artillery	100 wood, 500 coin	6
	Rocket	100 wood, 500 coin		United States
	Gatling Gun	100 wood, 250 coin	4	United States
	Light Cannon	100 wood, 300 coin		Maya
	Captured Mortar	450 coin
	Cetbang Cannon	100 wood, 200 coin	2	Indonesia

In the Definitive Edition, Grenadiers can be trained by European civilizations other than British, Dutch, Ottomans, and Russians once the "Grenade Launchers" Home City Card is sent.

Improvements

Hit points	State Constitutions (+25%; United States only) Flying Buttress (+20%) Byzantine Legacy (+15%)
Line of Sight	Gas Lighting (+4)
Build time	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25%)
Cost	Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood) Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-10%)
Other	Young Guard (Artillery Foundries can be built in the Commerce Age; French only)
Penalties	Customized Merc Weapons (+30% cost; John Black's Mercenaries only) Code Napoleon (+25% cost; French only)

Home City Cards

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Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

All

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Improved Buildings	Buildings get +40% hit points		10
TEAM Improved Buildings	Buildings get +25% hit points (also +4 Uhlans for the Germans)		10
Chipotle Tactics	Ships 500 food; receive food when an enemy or own building is destroyed equal to 20% ~ 40% of its total cost		N/A

• "Improved Buildings" is available to Europeans and Mexicans.
• "TEAM Improved Buildings" is available to the Inca, Indians, and Maltese.
• "Chipotle Tactics" is available to the Mexicans and Spanish (upon revolting to Mexico).

Dutch

Card	Description	Age
Peace of Münster	Ships 2 Envoys; allows Envoys to build Trading Posts, Barracks, Stables, and Artillery Foundries

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
5 Military Wagons + 2 Trek Wagons	Ships 5 Military Wagons and 2 Trek Wagons

• "5 Military Wagons + 2 Trek Wagons" is available to the British and Dutch upon revolting to South Africa.

Federal Americans

Card	Description	Age
The Alamo	Ship 16 Minutemen; when destroyed by enemies, your buildings spawn a number of Minutemen equal to 1.5% of their cost rounded up	Imperial Age

• "The Alamo" is available to the United States upon selecting the Texas Federal State and Mexicans upon revolting to Texas, and spawns 3 Minutemen when an Artillery Foundry is destroyed.

French

Card	Description	Age
Génie Troops	Enables Grenadiers to mine, chop wood and build Field Hospitals, Trading Posts, Barracks, Stables, Artillery Foundries, and Outposts

• "Génie Troops" is available upon revolting to Revolutionary France.

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
Squires	Military buildings train and research work 80% faster, except Forts which train and research work 340% faster
Flame Throwers	Ships 1 Artillery Foundry Wagon; Fire Throwers get the 'Flamethrower' charged action which deals burning damage in close range

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed
Colegio de San Nicolás	Ships 500 XP; units get +4 and buildings (except Walls) get +8 Line of Sight; sees what enemies can see for 20 seconds
Talavera Architecture	Buildings get +30% hit points, build time -30%, and grant coin upon being built instead of XP	Imperial Age
Maya Architecture	All buildings except Forts get +30% hit points; buildings now give food as well as experience when built; grants Redoubts

• "Colegio de San Nicolás" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
• "Talavera Architecture" is available upon selecting the Puebla Federal State.
• "Maya Architecture" is available upon revolting to the Maya.

Ottomans

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Military Wagons	Ships 2 Military Wagons		25
Derbentler	Janissaries and Azaps can build Barracks, Stables, and Artillery Foundries		25

Russians

Card	Description	Age
Tula Arms Foundry	Ships 2 Grenadiers and 1 Artillery Foundry Wagon

Swedes

Card	Description	Age
Julita Styckebruk	Ships 1 Leather Cannon and 1 Artillery Foundry Wagon

United States

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Westward Expedition	Ships 4 Military Wagons
Connecticut Shipwrights	Artillery train time -25%, buildings' build time -35%, and warships' train time -50%	Imperial Age

• "Connecticut Shipwrights" is available upon selecting the Connecticut Federal State.

Changelog

Age of Empires III

• The Artillery Foundry costs 300 wood and gives 30 XP when built and 60 XP when destroyed.

Definitive Edition

• The Artillery Foundry costs 250 wood and gives 25 XP when built and 50 XP when destroyed.

History

“

The manufacture of artillery is a laborious process involving furnaces and cranes to move the heavy barrels through several stages of construction.

”

Gallery

A Mediterranean/Southern European Artillery Foundry in the Colonial/Fortress Age

An in-game Mediterranean/Southern European Artillery Foundry in the Colonial/Fortress Age

An in-game Mediterranean/Southern European Artillery Foundry in the Industrial/Imperial Age

An in-game Eastern European Artillery Foundry in the Commerce/Fortress Age in the Definitive Edition

An in-game Mediterranean/Southern European Artillery Foundry in the Commerce/Fortress Age in the Definitive Edition

An in-game Mediterranean/Southern European Artillery Foundry in the Industrial/Imperial Age in the Definitive Edition

An in-game Western European Artillery Foundry in the Commerce/Fortress Age in the Definitive Edition

Eastern European Artillery Foundry image from the Compendium section