Barracks (Age of Empires III)

"Trains and upgrades hand and ranged infantry."

—In-game description

The Barracks is a military building in Age of Empires III that is available once the Colonial Age is reached. It trains and upgrades infantry.

The Russians and Native American civilizations have Blockhouse and War Hut respectively which combines the functions of a Barracks and an Outpost, while the Chinese have the War Academy which trains banner armies.

Units Edit

Europeans Edit

Age	Unit	Cost
	Pikeman	40 food, 40 wood, 1
	Musketeer	75 food, 25 coin, 1
	Crossbowman	40 food, 40 wood, 1
	Skirmisher	50 food, 65 coin, 1
	Halberdier	50 food, 70 coin, 1

The Musketeer is not available to the Dutch.

The Crossbowman is only available to French, Germans, Portuguese and Spanish.

The Skirmisher is not available to the British.

Dutch Skirmishers can be trained in the Colonial Age.

The Halberdier is not available to the British, Germans and Spanish.

British Edit

Age	Unit	Cost
	Longbowman	60 food, 40 wood, 1

Germans Edit

Age	Unit	Cost
	Doppelsoldner	75 food, 125 coin, 2

Ottomans Edit

Age	Unit	Cost
	Janissary	100 food, 25 coin, 1

Note: The Janissary is the only infantry available to the Ottomans.

Portuguese Edit

Age	Unit	Cost
	Cassador	80 food, 35 coin, 1

Spanish Edit

Age	Unit	Cost
	Rodelero	65 food, 35 coin, 1

Indians Edit

Age	Unit	Cost
	Rajput	100 food, 35 wood, 1
	Sepoy	90 food, 30 coin, 1
	Gurkha	70 food, 55 coin, 1

Japanese Edit

Age	Unit	Cost
	Yumi Archer	50 food, 55 wood, 1
	Ashigaru Musketeer	80 food, 40 coin, 1
	Samurai	100 food, 100 coin, 2

Further statistics Edit

As the Barracks can only be built by European civilizations except Russians, Indians and Japanese, only improvements available to them (including native improvements) are listed here.

Building strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Nothing
Weak vs.	Everything
Improvements
Hit points	Flying Buttress (+20%)
Sight	Gas Lighting (+4, European civilizations only)
Construction cost	Cree Textile Craftsmanship (-25% wood) Tupi Forest Burning (-20% wood)
Other	Iroquois League (train Iroquois Tomahawks and Iroquois Mantlets, vanilla Age of Empires III only)
Penalties	Code Napoleon (+50% cost, French only) Customized Merc Weapons (+30% cost, John Black's Mercenaries only)

Home City Cards Edit

As the Barracks is exclusive to European civilizations except Russians, Indians and Japanese, only other civilizations' TEAM cards that affects them are listed here.

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Barracks

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team All Edit Card Description Age Home City level Improved Buildings Buildings get +40% hit points 10 The Indians have the TEAM Improved Buildings card instead of Improved Buildings. Indians Edit Card Description Age Home City level TEAM Improved Buildings Buildings get +25% hit points 10 Russians Edit Card Description Age Home City level TEAM Barracks Hitpoints Barracks and War Academies get +100% hit points; Blockhouses, War Huts, and Nobles' Huts get +50% hit points 1 Spanish Edit Card Description Age Home City level TEAM Cheap Barracks Barracks cost -50%; Blockhouses and War Huts cost -15%; War Academies cost -25% 1

Trivia Edit

• 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 Barrack’s 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.

History Edit

"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."

Gallery Edit

An in-game Barracks in Discovery Age.

An in-game European Barracks

An in-game Japanese Barracks

An in-game Indian Barracks

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Buildings in Age of Empires III
Economic	Town Center · Trading Post · House (Europeans except British, Aztecs) · Manor (British) · Longhouse (Iroquois) · Teepee (Sioux) · Village (Chinese) · Indian House (Indians) · Shrine (Japanese) · Market · Mill (Europeans) · Bank (Dutch) · Farm (Native Americans) · Rice Paddy (Asians) · Livestock Pen (Europeans) · Sacred Field (Indians) · Fire Pit (Native Americans) · Mosque (Ottomans) · Consulate (Asians) · Church (Europeans except Ottomans) · Plantation (Europeans and Native Americans) · Factory (Europeans) · Capitol (Europeans)
Military	Outpost (Europeans except Russians) · Blockhouse (Russians) · War Hut (Native Americans) · Castle (Asians) · Dock · Monastery (Asians) · Barracks (Europeans except Russians, Indians and Japanese) · Stable (Europeans and Japanese) · Corral (Native Americans) · Caravanserai (Indians) · War Academy (Chinese) · Artillery Foundry · Saloon (Europeans) · Arsenal (Europeans) · Fort (Europeans) · Siege Workshop (Iroquois) · Nobles' Hut (Aztecs) · Dojo (Japanese)
Other	Field Hospital · Native Embassy · Wonders (Asians)
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