Carrack

Carrack
Availability
Civilization	Portuguese
Age	File:Castle-age-reseach.jpg Castle Age
Research
Researched at	Castle
Wood	200
Gold	300
Effect
Ships receive +1/+1 armor.

Carrack is a Unique Technology of the Portuguese in Age of Empires II HD: The African Kingdoms, available at the Castle in the Castle Age.

Strategy

Portuguese already have Ships with more hit points than normal. This technology becomes very handy for Portuguese players in open water maps where naval combat is commonplace. It should be treated as a Dock technology and is recomenned to research Careening first due to the gold cost. When combined with Careening, Carrack provides a substantial boost to a Portuguese player's anti-ship defense making the Portuguese navy arguably the most resilient of the game.

Trivia

• Historically, the Carrack was a type of ship developed by the Genoese in the 15th century before being adopted by the Spanish and Portuguese for oceanic travel. Because of this, it is rather odd for this technology to fall into the Portuguese tech tree rather than the Italians'.
  • However, it could possibly mean that the Portuguese are simply incorporating the beneficial traits of the Carrack into their naval vessels to make them sturdier.