Editing Fire Junk

{{Infobox AoE 3 units
|Name = Fire Junk
|Image = <gallery>
fire ship aoe3de.png|Definitive
Fire Junk.png|Original
</gallery>
|Intro = {{3icons|The Asian Dynasties}}
|Type = {{3icons|Ship}}<br />Warship
|Civilization = {{3icons|Chinese}}
|Age = {{3icons|Commerce Age}}
|Building = {{3icons|Asian Dock}}
|Wood = 100
|Coin = 100
|Time = {{tt|15|10 before update 13.27885}} seconds
|Limit = 10
|HP = 400
|RResist = 50%
|Speed = 9.0
|LOS = 40
|XPtrain = 20
|XPkill = 20
|HSDamage = 500
|HMulti = ×2.5 vs. [[Building (Age of Empires III)|Building]]
|HAOE = 2
}}
{{Quote|Fire Junk. Rams anything on the water and explodes.|In-game description}}
The '''Fire Junk''' is a military [[Ship (Age of Empires III)|ship]] in ''[[Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties]]'' that is exclusive to the [[Chinese (Age of Empires III)|Chinese]] and can be trained at the [[Dock (Age of Empires III)|Dock]] once the [[Commerce Age]] is reached. It makes a beeline towards enemy ships or buildings close to shore and explodes to deal [[Area of Effect|splash damage]], similar to the [[Demolition Ship]] in ''[[Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings|Age of Empires II]]''.

== Overview ==
The Fire Junk is a cheap ship with a high attack, high speed and a great line of sight, the highest in the game for a ship, even higher than a [[Monitor]]'s. But it has low hit points, no range and it can be used only once. It's mainly used to quickly destroy ships, especially fragile ones and ones that transport units. It's also useful against land units and buildings directly adjacent to the water, especially when the enemy has them in tight bunches, allowing multiple kills at once. They can also prove useful in shore battles, destroying Docks quickly and preventing the enemy from training a fleet.

One of the Fire Junk's weaknesses is that against human players, if the enemy ship flees, the Fire Junk will detonate too early.

== Further statistics ==
{| class = "wikitable" style = "font-size: 89%; width: 100%;"
|-
! colspan = "2" style = "font-size: 110%; padding: 1em;" | Unit strengths and weaknesses
|-
| width = "15%" |'''Strong vs.'''
| width = "85%" |[[Ship (Age of Empires III)|Ships]], [[Building (Age of Empires III)|buildings]] and units close to shore/in shallows
|-
|'''Weak vs.'''
|[[Artillery (Age of Empires III)|Artillery]] especially [[Culverin (Age of Empires III)|Culverin]]s, [[defensive structure]]s
|-
! colspan = "2" style = "font-size: 110%; padding: 1em;" | Improvements
|-
| width = "15%" |'''Hit points'''
| width = "85%" |[[File:Rawhide Covers.png|22px]] [[Rawhide Covers]] (+30%; [[Haudenosaunee]] only)<br />[[File:Armor Plating.png|22px]] [[Armor Plating]] (+50%)<br />[[File:Heavy Riverboats.png|22px]] [[Heavy Riverboats]] (+25%; Africans only)<br />[[File:Byzantine legacy.png|22px]] [[Byzantine Legacy]] (+15%)<br />[[File:Cipactli Worship.png|22px]] [[Cipactli Worship]] (+10%; [[Aztecs (Age of Empires III)|Aztecs]] only)<br />[[File:Tar kilns.png|22px]] [[Tar Kilns]] (+10%)<br />[[File:Gadaa System.png|22px]] [[Gadaa System]] (+5%; [[Ethiopians (Age of Empires III)|Ethiopians]] only)
|-
|'''Attack'''
|[[File:Flaming Arrows.png|22px]] [[Flaming Arrows]] (+30%; [[Lakota]] only)<br />[[File:Carronade.png|22px]] [[Carronade]] (+25%)<br />[[File:River Skirmishes.png|22px]] [[River Skirmishes]] (+25%; Africans only)<br />[[File:Cipactli Worship.png|22px]] [[Cipactli Worship]] (+10%; Aztecs only)<br />[[File:Gadaa System.png|22px]] [[Gadaa System]] (+5%; Ethiopians only)<br />[[File:Som ajuran engineers.png|22px]] [[Somali Ajuran Engineers]] (+20% [[multiplier]] vs. [[Frontier fortification]])
|-
|'''Line of Sight'''
|[[File:Town Watch.png|22px]] [[Town Watch (Age of Empires III)|Town Watch]] (+3)
|-
|'''Train time'''
|[[File:Immigrants.png|22px]] [[Immigrants]] (-10%)
|-
|'''Other'''
|[[File:Merritocracy.png|22px]] [[Meritocracy]] (-20% upgrade cost)<br />[[File:Oresund customs.png|22px]] [[Öresund Customs]] (generates {{Resources|coin = 0.1}}/sec.)
|-
|'''Penalties'''
|[[File:Coffee Trade.png|22px]] [[Coffee Trade]] (-10% speed; [[Dutch]] only)
|}

== Home City Cards ==
{{CardListStart|Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Fire Junk
|green = 1
|blue = 1}}

=== All ===
{| class = "wikitable" width = "100%"
! width = "25%" |Card
! width = "60%" |Description
! width = "5%" |[[Age]]
! width = "10%" |{{tt|[[Home City|HC]] level|before the Definitive Edition}}
|-
|[[File:Spanish Home City 5 (Improved Warships).png|22px]] '''Improved Warships'''
|Warships get +25% [[hit points]] and attack (also +2 Uhlans for the Germans; +1 Hindu Villager for the Indians)
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
| style = "text-align: center;" |10
|- style = "{{BG-color|green}}"
|[[File:Team improved warships.png|22px]] '''TEAM Improved Warships'''
|Warships get +10% hit points and attack
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
| style = "text-align: center;" |10
|-
|[[File:British Home City 5 (Naval Gunners).png|22px]] '''Naval Gunners'''
|Warships get +20% attack
|{{AoE3Age|3|C}}
| style = "text-align: center;" |25
|-
|[[File:British Home City 5 (Offshore Support).png|22px]] '''Offshore Support'''
|Warships get +15% attack, +2 [[Line of Sight]] and range (also +2 Uhlans for the Germans)
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
| style = "text-align: center;" |40
|- 
|[[File:Indian Home City 5 (European Cannons).png|22px]] '''European Cannons'''
|Warships get +15% attack, +2 Line of Sight and range (also +1 Hindu Villager for the Indians)
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
| style = "text-align: center;" |25
|-
|[[File:Spanish Home City 5 (Admiralty).png|22px]] '''Admiralty'''
|Dock warship technologies cost and research time -60% (also +2 Uhlans for the Germans; +1 Hindu Villager for the Indians)
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
| style = "text-align: center;" |1
|}
* <small>"Improved Warships" is not available to the Chinese, Lakota, and United States.</small>
* <small><span style = "color: green">"TEAM Improved Warships"</span> is available to the Chinese and Maltese.</small>
* <small>"Naval Gunners" is available to the British, [[French (Age of Empires III)|French]], [[Italians (Age of Empires III)|Italians]], Maltese, Russians, Swedes, and United States.</small>
* <small>"Offshore Support" is available to the Aztecs, [[Germans]], Inca, Maltese, and [[Ottomans (Age of Empires III)|Ottomans]].</small>
* <small>"European Cannons" is not available to Europeans and Native Americans.</small>
* <small>"Admiralty" is not available to Africans and Native Americans.</small>

=== [[Chinese (Age of Empires III)|Chinese]] ===
{| class = "wikitable" width = "100%"
! width = "25%" |Card
! width = "60%" |Description
! width = "5%" |[[Age]]
! width = "10%" |{{tt|[[Home City|HC]] level|before the Definitive Edition}}
|-
|[[File:Western reforms.png|22px]] '''Western Reforms'''
|All units get +8% [[hit points]] and attack
|{{AoE3Age|4|C}}
| style = "text-align: center;" |40
|-
|[[File:Acupuncture aoe3.png|22px]] '''Acupuncture'''
|All units' train time -20%
|{{AoE3Age|3|C}}
| style = "text-align: center;" |10
|-
|[[File:British Home City 3 (Advanced Dock).png|22px]] '''Advanced Dock'''
|[[Dock (Age of Empires III)|Docks]] get +100% attack and heal [[Ship (Age of Empires III)|ships]] 85% faster; warships' train time -33%
|{{AoE3Age|1|C}}
| style = "text-align: center;" |10
|-
|[[File:Chinese Home City 5 (2 Fire Junks).png|22px]] '''2 Fire Junks'''
|Ships 2 Fire Junks
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
| style = "text-align: center;" |10
|- style = "{{BG-color|green}}"
|[[File:Chinese Home City 5 (TEAM 3 Fire Junks).png|22px]] '''TEAM Burning Sea'''
|Ships 3 Fire Junks
|{{AoE3Age|3|C}}
| style = "text-align: center;" |10
|-
|[[File:Chinese Home City 5 (Chinese Imperial Navy).png|22px]] '''Chinese Imperial Navy'''
|Ships 1 Fire Junk and 1 [[Fuchuan]]
|{{AoE3Age|4|C}}
| style = "text-align: center;" |25
|-
|[[File:Fire junk attack.png|22px]] '''Fire Junk Attack'''
|Fire Junks get +50% attack
|{{AoE3Age|3|C}}
| style = "text-align: center;" |25
|-
|[[File:Indian Home City 5 (European Cannons).png|22px]] '''European Cannons'''
|Warships get +15% attack, +2 [[Line of Sight]] and range
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
| style = "text-align: center;" |40
|-
|[[File:Spanish Home City 5 (Admiralty).png|22px]] '''Admiralty'''
|Dock warship technologies cost and research time -60%
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
| style = "text-align: center;" |1
|}

=== [[Ethiopians (Age of Empires III)|Ethiopians]] ===
{| class = "wikitable" width = "100%"
! width = "25%" |Card
! width = "70%" |Description
! width = "5%" |[[Age]]
|-
|[[File:Ignatian spirituality.png|22px]] '''Ignatian Spirituality'''
|All units get +5% hit points and regeneration capability even while in combat
|{{AoE3Age|4|C}}
|}

=== Europeans ===
{| class = "wikitable" width = "100%"
! width = "25%" |Card
! width = "70%" |Description
! width = "5%" |[[Age]]
|-
|[[File:Indonesia Home City (Lantakas).png|22px]] '''Lantakas'''
|[[Artillery (Age of Empires III)|Artillery]], [[Building (Age of Empires III)|buildings]], and ships get +15% attack
|{{AoE3Age|R|C}}
|}
* <small>"Lantakas" is available to the [[Dutch]] and [[Portuguese (Age of Empires III)|Portuguese]] upon revolting to [[Indonesia (revolutionary)|Indonesia]].</small>

=== [[Indians (Age of Empires III)|Indians]] ===
{| class = "wikitable" width = "100%"
! width = "25%" |Card
! width = "60%" |Description
! width = "5%" |[[Age]]
! width = "10%" |{{tt|[[Home City|HC]] level|before the Definitive Edition}}
|- style = "{{BG-color|green}}"
|[[File:Shivajis tactics.png|22px]] '''TEAM Shivaji's Tactics'''
|All units get +5% hit points and attack
|{{AoE3Age|4|C}}
| style = "text-align: center;" |25
|}

=== [[Japanese (Age of Empires III)|Japanese]] ===
{| class = "wikitable" width = "100%"
! width = "25%" |Card
! width = "60%" |Description
! width = "5%" |[[Age]]
! width = "10%" |{{tt|[[Home City|HC]] level|before the Definitive Edition}}
|- style = "{{BG-color|green}}"
|[[File:Japanese Home City 3 (Cheaper Unit Upgrades).png|22px]] '''TEAM Sengoku'''
|[[Unit upgrade (Age of Empires III)|Unit upgrades]] cost -20%
|{{AoE3Age|4|C}}
| style = "text-align: center;" |1
|}

=== [[Maltese]] ===
{| class = "wikitable" width = "100%"
! width = "25%" |Card
! width = "70%" |Description
! width = "5%" |[[Age]]
|- style = "{{BG-color|green}}"
|[[File:Maltese Home City 2 (TEAM Knights of the Round Table).png|22px]] '''TEAM Knights of the Round Table'''
|Ships 1 [[Hospitaller]] for each [[Town Center (Age of Empires III)|Town Center]] owned by the player; all units get +2% hit points
|{{AoE3Age|1|C}}
|-
|[[File:Maltese Home City 5 (Speronaras).png|22px]] '''Speronaras'''
|Ships get +10% speed; [[Order Galley]]s and Fishing Boats get +30% speed instead
|{{AoE3Age|1|C}}
|}

=== [[Mexicans]] ===
{| class = "wikitable" width = "100%"
! width = "25%" |Card
! width = "70%" |Description
! width = "5%" |[[Age]]
|- style = "{{BG-color|green-blue}}"
|[[File:Mexican Home City 2 (TEAM Mariachi).png|22px]] '''TEAM Mariachi'''
|For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed
|{{AoE3Age|1|C}}
|-
|[[File:Federal card colegio de san nicolas.png|22px]] '''Colegio de San Nicolás'''
|Ships {{Resources|xp = 500}}; units get +4 and buildings (except [[Wall (Age of Empires III)|Walls]]) get +8 Line of Sight; sees what enemies can see for 20 seconds
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
|-
|[[File:Federal card national servant.png|22px]] '''National Servant'''
|All units get +10% hit points; [[Padre]] healing 200% faster
|{{AoE3Age|5|C}}
|}
* <small>"Colegio de San Nicolás" is available upon selecting the [[Michoacán]] [[Federal State]].</small>
* <small>"National Servant" is available upon selecting the [[Estado de México]] Federal State.</small>

=== Native Americans ===
{| class = "wikitable" width = "100%"
! width = "25%" |Card
! width = "60%" |Description
! width = "5%" |[[Age]]
! width = "10%" |{{tt|[[Home City|HC]] level|before the Definitive Edition}}
|-
|[[File:Iroquois Home City 5 (Water Dance).png|22px]] '''Water Ceremony'''
|[[Water Ceremony]] available at the [[Community Plaza]]
|{{AoE3Age|1|C}}
| style = "text-align: center;" |1
|}
* <small>"Water Ceremony" is not available to the Lakota.</small>

=== [[Russians]] ===
{| class = "wikitable" width = "100%"
! width = "25%" |Card
! width = "60%" |Description
! width = "5%" |[[Age]]
! width = "10%" |{{tt|[[Home City|HC]] level|before the Definitive Edition}}
|- style = "{{BG-color|green}}"
|[[File:Russian Home City 5 (Cold Water Port).png|22px]] '''TEAM Cold Water Port'''
|Warships cost -15%
|{{AoE3Age|1|C}}
| style = "text-align: center;" |10
|}

=== [[Spanish (Age of Empires III)|Spanish]] ===
{| class = "wikitable" width = "100%"
! width = "25%" |Card
! width = "60%" |Description
! width = "5%" |[[Age]]
! width = "10%" |{{tt|[[Home City|HC]] level|before the Definitive Edition}}
|- style = "{{BG-color|green}}"
|[[File:Spanish Home City 3 (Inquisition).png|22px]] '''TEAM Spanish Inquisition'''
|Ships 1 [[Inquisitor]]; all units get +10 Line of Sight
|{{AoE3Age|2|C}}
| style = "text-align: center;" |10
|}
{{CardListEnd}}

== Changelog ==
=== ''The Asian Dynasties'' ===
* Fire Junks train in 10 seconds.

=== ''Knights of the Mediterranean'' ===
* Fire Junks train in 15 seconds.

== Trivia ==
* The Fire Junk uses the same model as the [[War Junk]].
* When it is trained, the Fire Junk quickly begins to burn, and it can burn indefinitely.
* Ironically, althought being a Chinese unique unit, the Fire Junk's history section does not mention any usage of fire junk by the Chinese navy, but instead mentioning the usage of a similar demolition ship by the [[British]] against the [[Spanish (Age of Empires III)|Spanish]], which is unavailable in-game.

== History ==
{{quote|Virtually everything on a tall ship is flammable, from wooden planks and tar that seals seams to greased ropes and canvas sails, to gunpowder - especially gunpowder! Black powder ships, also called fireships, were ships set afire and allowed to drift (or were sometimes piloted by a minimal crew, who escaped before impact) into enemy fleets with the purpose of setting them afire and blowing them up. Fireships were particularly nasty when sailed into harbors to destroy immobile ships at anchor.<br /><br />Fireships were used by the English Royal Navy against the larger and more powerful Spanish Armada. Unable to find a proper port or deep mooring, the Spanish fleet congregated in a defensive arc, into which the British sailed a half-dozen fireships, scattering and confusing the Spanish fleet. This allowed the smaller English fleet to engage the Spanish Armada on a more even footing.}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery widths = "185">
Fire Junk.jpg|An in-game Fire Junk
Fire junk history portrait.png|The Fire Junk's history portrait
Fire junk aoe3de ingame.jpg|In-game Fire Junk in the ''Definitive Edition''
</gallery>

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