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This article is about the unit in Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon. For other uses, see Chu Ko Nu. |
The Chu Ko Nu is an ranged soldier available to the Chinese at the War Academy since the Classical Age in Age of Mythology: Tale of the Dragon.
Further statistics[]
God bonuses[]
Nü Wa: -10% wood and gold cost.
General[]
- Medium War Academy Soldiers, Heavy War Academy Soldiers, and Champion War Academy Soldiers: +1 Line of Sight, +10% attack, and +10%/+15%/+20% hit points respectively.
- Levy Barracks Soldiers and Conscript Barracks Soldiers: -20% training time.
- Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons, Iron Weapons: +10% attack.
- Copper Armor, Bronze Armor, Iron Armor: -10% hack vulnerability.
- Copper Shields, Bronze Shields, Iron Shields: -10% pierce vulnerability.
- Burning Pitch: 3× attack vs. buildings, +50% attack vs. ships.
Myth technologies[]
- Houyi's Bow (Chang'e): +10% attack.
- Jade Rabbit (Chang'e): +10% speed.
- Oracle Bone Script (Huang Di): -15% wood and gold cost, -15% training time.
- Dragon Scales (Ao Kuang): -10% hack vulnerability.
Relics[]
- Thundercloud Shawl: -5% pierce vulnerability.
- Pelt of Argus: +6 Line of Sight.
- The Bow of Artemis: -15% cost.
- The Girdle of Hippolyta: +5% hit points.
- The Toothed Arrows: +5% attack.
- The Trios Bow: +2 Line of Sight and range.
Tactics[]
They carry repeating crossbows which, before an update, fired two bolts at once. They are excellent at dispersing infantry, but vulnerable to attacks from fast-moving units, especially cavalry. They are more expensive than the Greek Toxotes but they share the same speed, armor stats, and damage output. There are also a handful of god bonuses and upgrades available to lower the cost of Chu Ko Nu.
Changelog[]
Tale of the Dragon[]
- Initially, Chu Ko Nu could not garrison in buildings. With patch 2.0, they can.
- Initially, Chu Ko Nu have 16 range, 4 pierce damage, and 0.7 accuracy. With patch 2.7, they have 14 range, 7 pierce damage, and 0.8 accuracy.
- In an update[When?], the number of projectiles of the Chu Ko Nu was reduced from 2 to 1.
History[]
| “ | The Chinese Chu Ko Nu repeating crossbow was known for its simple design and incredible rate of fire. It held a magazine of 10 bolts with steel tips, which it shot in succession, and was operated by grasping the stock in the left hand and working the lever with the right. In that swift movement, a bolt would drop into place, the string would be strung, and then the bolt would be fired, with another bolt dropping in to take its place. The weapon was specifically designed to fire rapidly and be turned on groups of enemy troops at a distance of no more than 150-250 feet. It was especially effective against cavalry. Horses provided large targets for the generally inaccurate Chu Ko Nu, and when the animal was wounded it usually lost control and sowed pandemonium in the surrounding ranks. Stories of the Chu Ko Nu date back to 250 BCE, when legend has it that the first Chinese emperor Qin Shi Huang used the weapon to shoot sharks for sport. Most accounts, however, have the creation of the Chu Ko Nu occurring during the Chinese Han Dynasty, around the year 200 CE. |
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Trivia[]
- The Chu Ko Nu uses a modified version of the Greek Gastraphetoros reload animation.[1]
- The unit was reintroduced in Immortal Pillars.
Gallery[]
Player 1's Chu Ko Nu in Tale of the Dragon
Player 2's Chu Ko Nu
An army of Chu Ko Nu attacking
Earliest extant double-shot repeating crossbow, from a Chu (楚) tomb dated to the Warring States Period
A real-life Chu Ko Nu
A Ming-Chinese soldier operating a Repeating Fortress-Crossbow, from Mao Yuanyi's Treatise on Military Provisions (武備志 Wubei Zhi), 1621
