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Revision as of 09:41, 19 February 2019
This article is about the unit in Age of Empires III. For the similar unit in Age of Empires II, see Caravel (Age of Empires II). |
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“ | Caravel. Good at exploring, fishing or transport. | ” |
—In-game description |
The Caravel is a small European explorer ship first featured in Age of Empires III. It is available at the Dock once the Colonial Age is reached.
Overview
The Caravel is one of the first military ships available in the game other than the Galleon or Fluyt. Although it is one of the weakest warships in the game, it is relatively inexpensive, costing only 300 wood and 100 coin and can be built in a short amount of time. The Caravel is very useful at exploring uncharted waters because it is not big as other large ships so it can move faster and can store troops inside it and transport them faster. The Caravel is also one of the only warships that can harvest from fish and Whales just like Fishing Boats, with a gather rate of 0.67 and 0.5.
Caravels are one of the easier ships to repair at a dock due to their low hit points, this means a player can withdraw a damaged vessel and have it back in the fight in a relatively short period of time.
Spanish civilizations may want to use Galleons and Privateers instead, due to the Spanish Galleons and TEAM Inquisition cards.
Most civilizations can ship Privateers during the Colonial Age. Though they lack a Caravel's speed and ability to gather resources, they are tougher and possess greater line of sight than most ships in that Age.
The Ottomans use Galleys instead of Caravels.
Abilities
Ability | Effect |
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Fires a volley of cannon shots at an enemy ship within attack range, with each shot causing 100 damage; 60 seconds cooldown |
Further statistics
As the Caravel can only be trained by European civilizations and the Indians, only improvements available to them are listed here.
Unit strengths and weaknesses | |
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Strong vs. | Ships, infantry close to shore |
Weak vs. | Artillery especially Culverins, defensive structures |
Improvements | |
Hit points | Armor Plating (+50%) |
Attack | Carronade (+25%) Percussion Lock (+50% Broadside Attack damage) |
Sight | Town Watch (+2) |
Gather rate | Gill Nets (+15%) Long Lines (+30%) Huron Fish Wedding (+20%) Navajo Craftsmanship (+20% on whales) |
Train cost | Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost) |
Home City Cards
As the Caravel is exclusive to European civilizations and the Indians, only other civilizations' TEAM cards that affects them are listed here.
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Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team All
EuropeansThe Portuguese has TEAM Fish Market instead of Fish Market.
British
Chinese
Indians
Portuguese
Russians
Spanish
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Trivia
- The Caravel uses a low-pitch version of the voice clips of the Musketeer (depending on their language).
History
“ | Caravels were developed by Portuguese shipwrights in the fourteenth century, and were initially used to explore the coast of Africa. They had two masts with square sails and one forward triangular, or lateen, sail. They were relatively small ships and wide for their length, giving them a shallow draft and the ability to sail safely in shallow waters. These two factors made them extremely popular with explorers until the Spanish Galleon took over about 200 years later. Approximate weight: 80 tons. Length: 50 feet. | ” |