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This article is about the building in Age of Empires III. For the similar building in other games of the series, see Barracks. |
“ | Trains and upgrades hand and ranged infantry. | ” |
—In-game description |
The Barracks is a military building in Age of Empires III that trains and upgrades infantry. It becomes available upon reaching the Commerce Age.
The Native American civilizations and Russians have access to the War Hut and Blockhouse, respectively, both of which combine the functions of a Barracks and an Outpost. The Chinese train banner armies containing infantry through the War Academy.
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Units[edit | edit source]
Age | Unit | Cost | Pop. | Civ. |
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40 food, 40 wood |
1 | British Dutch French Germans Portuguese Spanish Swedes Knights of St. John John Black's Mercenaries United States | |
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65 food, 35 coin |
Spanish Knights of St. John | ||
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75 food, 125 coin |
2 | Germans | |
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100 food, 35 wood |
1 | Indians | |
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100 food, 100 coin |
2 | Japanese | |
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75 food, 25 coin |
1 | British French Portuguese Spanish John Black's Mercenaries United States | |
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100 food, 25 coin |
Ottomans | ||
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90 food, 30 coin |
Indians | ||
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80 food, 40 coin |
Japanese | ||
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60 food, 40 coin |
Swedes | ||
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40 food, 40 wood |
French Germans Portuguese Spanish Knights of St. John John Black's Mercenaries Swedes* | ||
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60 food, 40 wood |
British | ||
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50 food, 55 wood |
Japanese | ||
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70 food, 55 coin |
Indians | ||
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50 food, 65 coin |
Dutch French Germans Spanish John Black's Mercenaries United States | ||
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80 food, 35 coin |
Portuguese | ||
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50 food, 70 coin |
Dutch French Portuguese John Black's Mercenaries | ||
Barbary Warrior* | Barbary States | |||
Corsair Marksman* | ||||
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Indonesia | |||
Pirate | Haiti |
- Dutch Skirmishers can be trained in the Colonial Age.
- Units with an asterisk (*) are added in the Definitive Edition.
Further statistics[edit | edit source]
Building strengths and weaknesses | |
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Strong vs. | Nothing |
Weak vs. | Everything |
Improvements | |
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Home City Cards[edit | edit source]
Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Barracks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team All[edit | edit source]
Indians[edit | edit source]
Russians[edit | edit source]
Spanish[edit | edit source]
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Trivia[edit | edit source]
- The ambient sound for the Barracks is a remastered version of the Military Academy selection sound from the 1998 video game Caesar III.
- Ironically, although the Barracks' history description (see below) says that Barracks were built specifically to stop colonists from having to house soldiers, the Barracks does not provide any population and needs houses (civillian ones) to house the soldiers.
- Even though the Barracks is not available until the Commerce Age, it has its Exploration Age appearance, shared by all European civilizations.
History[edit | edit source]
“ | Barracks were constructed in the British colonies when colonists tired of housing British regulars for two straight years during the French and Indian War. Hostilities escalated as increasing numbers of troops were sent to defend the Crown's interests. More and more settlers were required by law to provide shelter to the soldiers. Eventually the dissatisfaction amongst colonists grew so strong that Lord Laudon, General in Chief of America, agitated for the construction of a number of barracks to house the soldiers. The Third Amendment of the U.S. Constitution specifically prohibits the requirement by law for citizens to house soldiers. |
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Gallery[edit | edit source]
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