Captured Mortar

Captured Mortar
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Type	Artillery Native warrior
Civilization	Native Americans
Age	Imperial Age
Training
Trained at	Native Embassy
Food	150
Coin	350
Training time	45 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	300
Resists	75% vs. Ranged
Speed	3.0 (Limber) 1.2 (Bombard)
Line of Sight	44
Population	4
XP train bounty	50
XP bounty	50
Siege attack
Damage	500
Multipliers	×0.5 vs. Ship
Range	4-40
Area of Effect	1
Rate of Fire	6.0

“	Artillery captured and operated by Native Americans. Can also inflict splash damage to enemy land units. Good against buildings and ships.	”
—In-game description

The Captured Mortar is an artillery unit in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition that can be trained by Native American civilizations at the Native Embassy once the Imperial Age is reached.

Overview

The Captured Mortar is the Native American equivalent of European Mortars with similar stats to the Howitzer, and which can be upgraded by Native upgrades — such as Legendary Native Warriors — as well as various Home City Cards.

Upgrades

The Captured Mortar is automatically upgraded in the Imperial Age.

Captured Howitzer (+25% hit points and attack)

Age	Upgrade	Cost	Effect
	Legendary Native Warriors	1,500 food, 1,500 wood	Upgrades native warriors to Legendary (+50% hit points and attack)

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Buildings, ships
Weak vs.	Infantry (especially Arrow Knights), cavalry, artillery (especially Culverins)
Improvements
Hit points
Attack	Heated Shot (+1.5× multiplier vs. ships)
Sight	Gunner's Quadrant (+6)
Speed	Cherokee War Dance (+20%) Apache Endurance (+5%)
Creation speed	Incan Chasquis Messengers (-10%)
Train cost	Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost)
Other	Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)
Penalties

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Captured Mortar

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team All Card Description Age HC level Native Warriors Native warriors cost -25% 10 Native Warrior Combat Native warriors get +25% hit points and attack 25 The Native Warrior Combat card is available to Haudenosaunee and Incas. Chinese Card Description Age HC level TEAM Engineering School Abus Gun, Grenadier, Falconet/Organ Gun, Culverin, Mortar, Horse Artillery, Petard, Ram, Mantlet, Light Cannon, Flamethrower, Hand Mortar, Siege Elephant, Flaming Arrow, Morutaru, and Captured Mortar train time -15%; Heavy Cannon, Rocket, Great Bombard, and Flying Crow train time -5%; Black Flag Army and Mongolian Army train time -15% 25 Europeans Card Description Age HC level TEAM Artillery Hitpoints Artillery, Abus Guns, and Grenadiers get +15% hit points 10 The TEAM Artillery Hitpoints card is available to Ottomans and Portuguese (in the Fortress Age). Incas Card Description Age Native Alliance Native warriors cost -10% and get +20% train limit 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 TEAM Cheaper Unit Upgrades Unit upgrades cost -20% 1 Lakota Card Description Age HC level Black Arrow Native warrior train time -85% 10 Spanish Card Description Age HC level TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 LOS 10

Trivia

• The Captured Mortar is the only unit in Age of Empires III that will only be available upon reaching the Imperial Age.
• The Captured Mortar crew looks like Incan Bolas Warriors.

History

“

When Europeans engaged in conflict with indigenous peoples in North and South America, the adroit usage of artillery afforded them great advantages tactically and psychologically. Over time, however, native peoples such as the Inca and Mapuche acquired artillery of their own and used it to devastating effect against their European oppressors.

”

Gallery

Captured Mortar image from the Compendium section