Emplacement

Emplacements are a unique type of upgrade available at the Outpost, Toll Outpost, Fortified Outpost, Wooden Fortress, Keep, Castle, Tughlaqabad Fort and landmarks which function as such in Age of Empires IV. Upon completion, their effects only apply to the structure they were researched at. The player will have to construct/research the emplacement again at another structure if they wish for that structure to receive the benefits as well. Some buildings may have multiple emplacements, while some emplacements are mutually exclusive.

The following list shows all emplacements available to different buildings across civilizations. Since it is possible that one emplacement may be available to one building but not another for the same civilization, emplacements are listed separately for separate buildings. Landmarks which behave as regular buildings are excluded.

Generic Emplacements

Outpost-type

Depending on the civilization, the building can be Toll Outpost or Wooden Fortress instead.

Emplacement	Cost	Statistics	Unavailable
Arrowslits	25 gold, 50 stone 30 seconds	· Attack: 10 ranged · Bonus: +10 vs Ship · Attack speed: 1.12s · Range: 7 tiles	Chinese
Fortify Outpost	100 stone 30 seconds	· Hit points: +1,000 · Fire armor: +5	Mongols Rus Golden Horde
Springald Emplacement	50 gold, 125 stone 30 seconds	· Attack: 40 ranged · Bonus: +40 vs Ship · Attack speed: 3.88s · Range: 9 tiles	Byzantines
Cannon Emplacement	125 gold, 375 stone 60 seconds	· Attack: 70 siege · Bonus: +70 vs Ship · Attack speed: 3.88s · Range: 9.5 tiles	Rus

Keep-type

For the Japanese, Knights Templar and Tughlaq Dynasty the equivalent buildings are the Castle, Fortress and Tughlaqabad Fort, respectively.

Emplacement	Cost	Statistics	Unavailable
Springald Emplacement	50 gold, 125 stone 30 seconds	· Attack: 40 ranged · Bonus: +40 vs Ship · Attack speed: 3.88s · Range: 9 tiles	Byzantines
Cannon Emplacement	125 gold, 375 stone 60 seconds	· Attack: 70 siege · Bonus: +70 vs Ship · Attack speed: 3.88s · Range: 9.5 tiles	Ottomans Knights Templar

Other

Emplacement	Building(s)	Cost	Statistics	Unavailable
Naval Arrowslits	Dock	75 wood, 125 stone 30 seconds	· Attack: 35 ranged · Attack speed: 3.5s · Range: 11 tiles	Knights Templar

Unique Emplacements

Outpost

Emplacement	Civilization	Cost	Statistics	Notes
Handcannon Slits	Chinese Zhu Xi's Legacy	25 gold, 50 stone 30 seconds	· Attack: 25 ranged · Bonus: +25 vs Ship · Attack speed: 3.12s · Range: 7 tiles	replaces Arrowslits
Mangonel Emplacement	Byzantines	75 gold, 200 stone 30 seconds	· Attack: 7 (x3) siege · Bonus: +24 vs Ship · Attack speed: 4.12s · Range: 8 tiles	replaces Springald Emplacement

Keep

Emplacement	Civilization	Cost	Statistics	Notes
Mangonel Emplacement	Byzantines	75 gold, 200 stone 30 seconds	· Attack: 7 (x3) siege · Bonus: +24 vs Ship · Attack speed: 4.12s · Range: 8 tiles	replaces Springald Emplacement
Arbalest Emplacement	French Jeanne d'Arc	N/A	· Attack: 40 ranged · Bonus: +50 vs Ship · Attack speed: 1.50s · Range: 9.5 tiles	requires Red Palace
Great Bombard Emplacement	Ottomans	250 gold, 400 stone 60 seconds	· Attack: 100 siege · Bonus: +100 vs Ship; 200 vs Building · Attack speed: 7.12s · Range: 10 tiles	replaces Cannon Emplacement
Trebuchet Emplacement	Knights Templar	275 gold, 150 stone 30 seconds	· Attack: 25 siege (x2) · Bonus: +100 vs Ship; 250 vs Building · Attack speed: 12.12s · Range: 18 tiles	can be individually selected

Other

Emplacement	Civilization	Building(s)	Cost	Notes
Castle Turret	Rus	Wooden Fortress	75 stone 30 seconds
Castle Watch			50 stone 15 seconds
Nest of Bees	Chinese	Great Wall Gatehouse	N/A
Rocket	Japanese	Castle Atakebune	N/A
Cannon		Shogunate Castle		requires Shogunate Castle upgrade
Naval Springald Emplacement	Knights Templar	Harbor	100 wood, 150 stone 30 seconds