Artillery Foundry

Artillery Foundry
Building information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Type	Military
Civilization	Europeans
Age	Commerce Age (British, Dutch, Ottomans, Russians, and Swedes) Fortress Age
Use	Trains and upgrades siege units and artillery
Construction
Wood	250
Max. builders	8
Build time	30
Statistics
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, Incas, 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.

Units

Age	Unit	Cost	Pop.	Civ.
	Grenadier	120 food, 60 coin	2	British Dutch Ottomans Russians United States
	Abus Gun	50 food, 100 coin		Ottomans
	Leather Cannon**	300 food, 100 wood	3	Swedes
	Falconet	100 wood, 400 coin	5	British Dutch Ethiopians (Palace) French Germans Ottomans Russians Spanish Swedes John Black's Mercenaries United States Black Family Estate
	Organ Gun	100 wood, 300 coin	4	Portuguese
	Culverin	100 wood, 400 coin		All Hausa (Palace)
	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	6	United States
	Gatling Gun*	100 wood, 300 coin	4	United States
	Cetbang Cannon**			Indonesia

Units with an asterisk (*) are added in The WarChiefs.

Units with two asterisks (**) are added in the Definitive Edition.

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.

Further statistics

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Nothing
Weak vs.	Everything
Improvements
Hit points	Flying Buttress (+20%)
Sight	Gas Lighting (+4)
Construction cost	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25% wood) Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)
Penalties	Code Napoleon (+50% cost, French only) Customized Merc Weapons (+30% cost, John Black's Mercenaries only)

Home City Cards

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Europeans Card Description Age HC level Improved Buildings Buildings get +40% hit points 10 Indians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Improved Buildings Buildings get +25% hit points 10

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

An Artillery Foundry

An in-game Ottoman Artillery Foundry in the Commerce/Fortress Age

An in-game Ottoman Artillery Foundry in the Industrial/Imperial Age