Bank Wagon

Bank Wagon
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Type	Wagon
Civilization	Dutch
Age	Colonial Age
Abilities	Builds a Bank for free
Statistics
Hit points	250
Resists	20% vs. Siege
Speed	4
Line of Sight	18
XP bounty	60

“	Transforms into a Bank.	”
—In-game description

The Bank Wagon is a wagon in Age of Empires III that is unique to the Dutch and can only be shipped from their Home City. It builds a Bank for free.

Civilization differences

• In The Asian Dynasties, the Bank Wagon is also available to the Japanese through the Bank Wagon shipment sent from the Consulate if they choose the Dutch as their ally (requires a level 25 Home City).

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Bank Wagon

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team Dutch Card Description Age HC level Bank Wagon Ships 1 Bank Wagon 40 Stonemasons Settlers and wagons build buildings 65% faster 10 Indians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack 25 Japanese Card Description Age HC level Land Reforms Villagers and wagons/rickshaws build buildings 50% faster and buildings' build bounty doubled 10 Spanish Card Description Age HC level TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 LOS 10

Trivia

• The Bank Wagon always speaks Dutch even if obtained by the Japanese (see above). This is also the case with Church Wagon and Arsenal Wagon.

History

“

Before the completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869, commerce between the East Coast of the US and its western territories were extremely limited, choices boiled down to either shipping the goods around South America's Cape Horn a land journey across the continent. With the California gold rush in 1849, the opportunities for the reliable transportation of goods and currency increased dramatically. During the 1850s and 1860s, Wells Fargo became known as the premier provider of financial and commercial transport services. Its overland stagecoach line encompassed over 3,000 miles across the west, with routes to California, Montana, Colorado, and Neraska. The coaches used by Wells Fargo were constructed by J. Stephens Abbott and Lewis Downing at their factory in Concord, New Hampshire. They were built tall and wide to better accommodate the less-than-smooth dirt trails available. These wagons used a suspension made from thick bullhide, rather than steel, giving their coaches a remarkably smooth ride.

”

Gallery

The Bank Wagon's model