This article is about the unit in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties. For the unit in Age of Empires IV: The Sultans Ascend, see Atakebune (Age of Empires IV). |
โ | Slow, powerful ship resistant to building fire that can train units. | โ |
—In-game description |
The Atakebune (Atakabune previously) is a military ship in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties that is unique to the Japanese and can be trained at the Dock once the Commerce Age is reached. It is the Japanese counterpart to the European Galleon.
Overview[]
The Atakebune is weak against most other warships such as Caravels and Frigates, but does well against Monitors. It is the medium ship for the Japanese, and can be seen as a combination of a Barracks, Stable, and warship.
Compared to the Galleon, Atakebunes are cheaper and tankier, but are slower and do less damage. They cost 100 more coin, train 10 seconds faster, have a training limit of 4 instead of 3, have 500 more hit points, 1.0 less speed, 2 less range and LOS, 20 less XP bounty, and 15 less damage. The other stats are the exact same.
Atakebunes are resistant to building fire thanks to the Siege Unit
tag they have; Outposts and Town Centers do half their damage against them.
Units[]
The Atakebune must be close to the shore to train the units, and will also be unable to move and attack while doing so.
Age | Unit | Cost | Pop. |
---|---|---|---|
Yumi Archer | 55 food 50 wood |
1 | |
Ashigaru Musketeer | 80 food 40 coin | ||
Samurai | 95 food 95 coin |
2 | |
Naginata Rider | 100 food 100 coin | ||
Yabusame | 60 food 150 coin |
Further statistics[]
As Atakebune are unique to the Japanese, only technologies that they have access to are shown in the following table:
Unit strengths and weaknesses | |
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Strong vs. | Monitors, infantry and cavalry close to shore |
Weak vs. | Most warships such as Caravels and Frigates, artillery especially Culverins, defensive structures |
Improvements | |
Hit points | Armor Plating (+50%) Byzantine Legacy (+15%) Tar Kilns (+10%) |
Attack | Carronade (+25%) Somali Ajuran Engineers (+20% multiplier vs. Frontier fortification) |
Line of Sight | Town Watch (+3) |
Train time | Immigrants (-10%) |
Cost | Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost) Golden Liberty (-5% coin cost) |
Other | Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost) รresund Customs (generates 0.3 coin/sec.) |
Home City Cards[]
As Atakebune are unique to the Japanese, only their cards and other civilizations' TEAM cards are shown in the following tables:
- Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Atakebune
Some cards are highlighted with: | |
Green | TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team |
Red | Shipment that can be sent twice |
Blue | Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds) |
All[]
Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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TEAM Improved Warships | Warships get +10% hit points and attack | 10 |
- "TEAM Improved Warships" is available to the Chinese and Maltese.
Indians[]
Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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TEAM Shivaji's Tactics | All units get +5% hit points and attack | 25 |
Japanese[]
Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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TEAM Sengoku | Unit upgrades cost -20% | 1 | |
Advanced Dock | Docks get +100% attack and heal ships 85% faster; warships' train time -33% | 10 | |
1 Atakebune | Ships 1 Atakebune | 10 | |
2 Atakebune | Ships 2 Atakebune | 10 | |
Admiralty | Dock warship technologies cost and research time -60% | 1 | |
Improved Warships | Warships get +25% hit points and attack | 1 | |
European Cannons | Warships get +15% attack, +2 Line of Sight and range | 40 |
Maltese[]
Card | Description | Age |
---|---|---|
TEAM Knights of the Round Table | Ships 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center owned by the player; all units get +2% hit points |
Mexicans[]
Card | Description | Age |
---|---|---|
TEAM Mariachi | For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed |
Russians[]
Card | Description | Age | HC level |
---|---|---|---|
TEAM Cold Water Port | Warships cost -15% | 10 |
Spanish[]
Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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TEAM Spanish Inquisition | Ships 1 Inquisitor; all units get +10 Line of Sight | 10 |
Changelog[]
The Asian Dynasties[]
- The unit is incorrectly named Atakabune.
- Atakebunes have a train limit of 5.
Definitive Edition[]
- With some unknown patch, it was correctly renamed to Atakebune.
The African Royals[]
- With update 38254, Atakebunes have a train limit of 4.
History[]
โ | The atakabune-class naval ship was used during Japan's warring states period of the sixteenth century, when rival daimyo built fleets to occasionally engage in naval warfare. When Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified the country's disparate clans under his leadership, he also gained control of many feudal armies. The invasion of Korea in 1591 saw the redeployment of many weapons Toyotomi had acquired from his former enemies, including the atakabune-class ships. They proved vital in the invasion, as well as in the subsequent campaigns lasting until 1598. The atakabune was a boxy, armored ship by design, its hull held together with iron nails that were highly susceptible to rusting. As a result, the atakabune was not suited for carrying heavier payloads, like cannons. The preferred method of Japanese naval combat consisted of grappling an enemy vessel and then boarding with an assault party, so the lack of cannons was not a hindrance. | โ |
Gallery[]
See also[]
- Galleon – European counterpart
- Fluyt – Dutch counterpart
- Fuchuan – Chinese analogue
- Steamer – Federal American counterpart
- Galleass – Italian counterpart