Battleship

Battleship
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Type	Ship War ship Mercenary warship
Age	Fortress Age
Training
Trained at	Dock (Asians, Europeans, Federal Americans, and Native Americans) Port (Africans)
Cost	1,000 Wood 1,000 Coin
Train time	70 seconds
Train limit	1
Statistics
Hit points	4,500
Resistance	75% Ranged
Speed	4.75
Line of Sight	40
Garrison	100
Ability	Transports land units Trains military units (with the "Naval Infantry" and "Armada" card) Defence Promotion (with the "Valmy" card)
Special ability	See Special abilities
Train XP	200
Kill XP	200
Healing
Healing	25/s
Range	18
Requires	"Nossa Senhora da Conceição" card
Ranged attack
Damage	35 Siege
Area of Effect	1
Range	32
Rate of Fire	0.5
Bonus damage	0.34× vs. Artillery

“	Battleship. A mighty Ship of the Line that rules the waves and everything on it.	”
—In-game description

The Battleship is a warship in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition that is available to any civilization in the Dock (for Asians, Europeans, Federal Americans, and Native Americans) or Port (for Africans) after building a Trading Post on a European Royal House. It is the strongest warship in the game, but has no unique abilities by default, unlike other European warships. Additionally, all European civilizations have access to the Battleship through their Home City.

Overview

The Battleship is by far the most resistant warship in the game, with a hefty 4,500 hit points and 75% ranged resistance. It pays for this with one of the lowest speeds; only 4.75 (compared to the 6.5 of an already slow Monitor). A player can only have one Battleship at a time, and acquiring a new Battleship after destruction will cost the player 1,000 wood, 1,000 coin, which makes it an expensive unit. Though the build limit of the Battleship is 1, Spanish players are able to have 2 Battleships on the field with the "Nuestras Señoras" card, which ships 2 Battleships. This also increases the build limit by one. British players are able to have several Battleships through the card "Rule, Britannia".

Though slow, the Battleship can garrison up to 100 units, double that of any other European warship. This, along with its hit points and resistance, makes it an excellent ship for transporting large armies to the enemy base. However, its exceedingly fast Rate of Fire of 0.5 and range of 35 (outranging most warships) mean it also possesses great battling capabilities. The Spanish also have access to the "Armada" card, which allows the Battleship to train infantry, cavalry, and artillery units. This makes it a mobile Barracks, Stable, and Artillery Foundry.

If the Germans ship the "Adler von Lübeck" card, their Battleship can train mercenary units, making it a mobile Tavern/Mercenary Camp.

Promotion

Battleships benefit from the Defence Promotion (with the "Valmy" Home City Card). This ability increases their hit points for each enemy military unit they defeat, up to a maximum of three units. They also benefit from Home City Cards or upgrades that improves warship units' hit points, such as Armor Plating or Byzantine Legacy.

Promotion	Bronze Rank	Silver Rank	Gold Rank
Defence Promotion	+5% hit points	+10% hit points	+15% hit points

Special abilities

• Health Regeneration: Regenerates hitpoints when idle (0.25% per second after 3.5 seconds idle).
• Deflection (requires the "Holy League" Home City Card): Absorb 25% of the damage inflicted to nearby allies within 12 range.
• Detonate (requires the "Willem" Home City Card): Self-destructs to inflict 300 siege damage (with a ×5.0 multiplier against ships and buildings, ×0.2 against villagers, and no damage against hunted resource) to all units and buildings (including ally) in a range of 20. Automatically triggered when destroyed. Can be manually activated instead.

Upgrades

The Battleship is automatically upgraded in the Imperial Age.

• +50% hit points and damage

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Ships, infantry and buildings close to shore
Weak vs.	Artillery especially Culverins, defensive structures
Improvements
Hit points	Armor Plating (+50%) Heavy Riverboats (+25%; Africans only) Rawhide Covers (+20%; Haudenosaunee only) Byzantine Legacy (+15%) Cipactli Worship (+10%; Aztecs only) Tar Kilns (+10%) Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only)
Attack	Carronade (+25%) Flaming Arrows (+25%; Lakota only) River Skirmishes (+25%; Africans only) Cipactli Worship (+10%; Aztecs only) Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only) Somali Ajuran Engineers (+20% multiplier vs. Frontier fortification)
Line of Sight	Town Watch (+3)
Cost	Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost) Golden Liberty (-5% coin cost)
Train time	Immigrants (-10%) New Mexico Immigration (-10%; United States only) Strangers' Quarters (-10%; Africans only)
Other	Greek Shipyards (+1 train limit) Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost) Öresund Customs (auto gather 1.125 coin/s)

Home City Cards

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

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Purple	Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

Shared

Card	Description	Age
Advanced Dock	Dock damage +100%, heal work rate for ships +85%; war ship train time -33%
Improved Warships	War ship hit points and damage +25%
TEAM Improved Warships	War ship hit points and damage +10%
Naval Gunners	War ship damage +20%
Offshore Support	War ship damage +15%, Line of Sight and ranged attack range +2
European Cannons	War ship damage +15%, Line of Sight and ranged attack range +2
Admiralty	Dock war ship technology cost and research time -60%

• "Advanced Dock" is not available to Africans.
• "Improved Warships" is not available to the Chinese, Lakota, and United States.
• "TEAM Improved Warships" is available to the Chinese and Maltese.
• "Naval Gunners" is available to the British, French, Italians, Maltese, Russians, Swedes, and United States.
• "Offshore Support" is available to the Aztecs, Germans, Inca, Maltese, and Ottomans.
• "European Cannons" is not available to Europeans and Native Americans.
• "Admiralty" is not available to Africans and Native Americans.

Africans

Card	Description	Age
Advanced Port	Port damage and heal work rate for ships +100%; war ship train time -33%
Feudal Armies	Unit train time -15%; hero respawn time -15%

Aztecs

Card	Description	Age
Artificial Islands	War ship wood cost -35%

British

Card	Description	Age
Rule, Britannia	Delivers 1 Battleship; costs free the first time sent and 1,000 coin thereafter

Chinese

Card	Description	Age
Western Reforms	Unit hit points and damage +8%
Acupuncture	Unit (except monk) train time -20%; Summer Palace banner army, Flying Crow, and Heavy Cannon spawn time -5%

Dutch

Card	Description	Age
Dutch States Army	Mercenary train time -15%, speed (except Napoleon Gun and Li'l Bombard) +7%; mercenary shipment arrive time -20%; enables Highlander to be trained at Barracks and Taverns, Royal Horseman at Stables and Taverns; Pikeman, Halberdier, Skirmisher, Hussar, and Ruyter cost +10%
Willem	Delivers 1 Battleship; Battleship speed +2, gets the Detonate ability; costs 1,500 coin

• "Dutch States Army" reduces the arrive time of "1 Battleship" and "Willem" cards by 20%.

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
Ignatian Spirituality	Unit (except herded animals) hit points +5%, regeneration rate +1.0 (even in combat)
Land of the Sea	The Ras increases the attack of war ships he is garrisoned in by +35% (stacks if multiple Rases are garrisoned in one ship)

Europeans

Card	Description	Age
Mercenary Loyalty	Mercenary and native warrior shipment cost -25%, infinite shipment cost -10% instead, the "Hire Indian Jat Lancer" shipment cost -50% instead, the "Hire Ronin Army" shipment cost -33% instead
1 Battleship	Delivers 1 Battleship; costs 1,000 coin
Brethren of the Coast	Delivers 1 Battleship with 10 Pirates in it; enables Battleships to train American, African and European outlaws (if available), Pirates, Duber the Pet Monkeys, and some pets; costs 1,000 coin
Royal Dahomets	Dahomey Amazon hit points and damage +15%, and enables to be trained at Taverns, Native Embassies, and Battleships
Lantakas	Artillery, building, and ship damage +15%

• "Mercenary Loyalty" reduces the cost of "1 Battleship" card by 10% and all other unique European Battleship cards by 25%.
• "Brether of the Coast" and "Royal Dahomets" are available to the British and French upon revolting to Haiti.
• "Lantakas" is available to the Dutch and Portuguese upon revolting to Indonesia.

French

Card	Description	Age
Valmy	Delivers 1 Battleship; Battleships now benefit from Defence promotions; costs 1,500 coin

Germans

Card	Description	Age
Adler von Lübeck	Delivers 1 Battleship and 1 Privateer; enables Battleships to train mercenaries; costs 900 food, 900 wood, 900 coin

Haudenosaunee

Card	Description	Age
Wampum	Unit train bounty +35%, train time -20%, siege unit and artillery train time -5% instead; building build bounty +35%

Indians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	Unit hit points and damage +5%
Bombay Marine	Ship train time -30%, train bounty +30%; +1 Hindu Villager

Italians

Card	Description	Age
Holy League	Delivers 1 Battleship; Battleships get the "Deflection" ability, which enables to protect nearby war ships; costs 1,500 coin

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Sengoku	Unit upgrades cost -20%

Lakota

Card	Description	Age
Winter Counts	Unit train bounty +40%; building build bounty +20%

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table	Delivers 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center and Command Post present on the map; unit hit points +2%
Speronaras	Ship speed +10%; Fishing Boat and Order Galley speed +30% instead
Morgan's Flagship	Delivers 1 Battleship; Battleship regeneration rate +0.75%; costs 1,500 coin

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military building training and research work rate +400%, unit speed +10%
Colegio de San Nicolas	Delivers 1 Large Collection of Books (500 XP); unit Line of Sight +4; building (except Wall) Line of Sight +8; reveals enemy units' positions for 20 seconds
National Servant	Unit (except herded animals) hit points +10%; Padre heal work rate +200%	Imperial Age

• "Colegio de San Nicolas" is available upon selecting the Michoacán Federal State.
• "National Servant" is available upon selecting the Estado de México Federal State.

Native Americans

Card	Description	Age
Water Ceremony	Enables Water Ceremony at the Community Plaza

• "Water Ceremony" is not available to the Lakota.

Ottomans

Card	Description	Age
Mahmudiye	Delivers 1 Battleship; Battleship damage +150%, but ranged attack Rate of Fire +0.5; costs 1,500 coin

Portuguese

Card	Description	Age
Navigation School	War ship cost and train time -20%
Naval Infantry	Enables Caravels to train Crossbowmen, Ordinance Riflemen (if available), Pikemen, and Halberdiers; Monitors and Ironclads to train Musketeers, Cassadores, and Grenadiers (if available); Frigates to train all Barracks units; Battleships to train all Barracks units and Grenadiers; Caravels, Frigates, Monitors, Ironclads, and Battleships now tagged as recruiting ships
Nossa Senhora da Conceição	Delivers 1 Battleship; enables Battleships to heal other ships; costs 1,500 coin

Russians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Cold Water Port	War ship cost -15%
Imperator	Delivers 1 Battleship; Battleship damage +20%, but hit points -20%; the "1 Battleship" shipment cost -20%; costs 1,000 coin

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	Delivers 1 Inquisitor; military and economic unit Line of Sight +10
Armada	War ship hit points +20%, Line of Sight +2; enables Caravels to train Barracks units; Frigates to train Stable and Artillery Foundry units; Monitors to train Mortars; Battleships to train Barracks, Stable, and Artillery Foundry units
Nuestras Señoras	Delivers 2 Battleships; Battleship train limit +1; costs 2,000 coin

Swedes

Card	Description	Age
Vasa	Delivers 1 Battleship; Frigates and Galleons return 100 coin, and Battleships 200 coin when sunk by enemy unit; costs 1,000 coin

United States

Card	Description	Age
Indiana Mobilization	Delivers 1 Carbine Cavalry for each shipment sent so far this game, including this one; unit train time, technology research time, Age up time -10%; costs 250 food, 250 wood
Connecticut Shipwrights	War ship train time -50%; building build time -35%; artillery train time -15%, Heavy Cannon train time -10% instead	Imperial Age

• "Indiana Mobilization" is available upon selecting the Indiana Federal State.
• "Connecticut Shipwrights" is available upon selecting the Connecticut Federal State.

Changelog

Definitive Edition

• Battleships have 35 range.

Knights of the Mediterranean

• With update 14.43676, Battleships have 32 range.

In-game dialogue

The Battleship uses the French Monitor's dialogue files when acquired by Africans, Asians, the Maltese, and Native Americans, while for the British it has its own dialogue files, and for other European civilizations it uses the civilization Monitor's dialogue files. The Battleship acquired by Federal American civilizations does not have dialogue lines and is mute in the game.

Trivia

• The Battleship represents Man-of-War ships, and its model is inspired by the Swedish Vasa warship.
• It appears in the game's trailer, and was included in the release of the United States DLC as a Scenario Editor unit.
• Most European civilizations (except the Swedes) have a unique skin after sending their unique Home City Card that ships a Battleship. Hull color changes to black and white and the golden statue at the front of the Battleship changes (originally, all civilizations have a statue of an angel with only one wing).
  • British, Dutch, and Spanish Battleships have a lion.
  • French and German Battleships have an eagle.
  • Italian, Maltese, and Portuguese Battleships keep the angel.
  • Ottoman Battleships have a wolf.
  • Russian Battleships have a bear.

History

“

During the 17th-19th centuries, naval tactics evolved towards a heavy reliance on broadside bombardments. This led warship construction to favor larger vessels with more cannons and greater integrity. The pinnacle of this development was the ship of the line, so named for the "line", a broadside tactic. These early battleships ruled the seas in their heyday, but were gradually superseded by ironclad frigates during the later part of the 19th century.

”

Gallery

Battleship image from the Compendium section

Regular Battleship

British/Dutch/Spanish Battleship

French/German Battleship

Italian/Maltese/Portuguese Battleship

Ottoman Battleship

Russian Battleship

Render of a Battleship model