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This article is about the unit in Age of Mythology: The Titans. For similar units in other games of the series, see Fire Ship. |
The Fire Ship is a Heroic Age Atlantean and Chinese close-combat ship that can be trained at the Dock once the Heroic Age is reached. They fulfill the role of hammer ships available to the other civilizations. They are good against siege ships. Rather than ramming like hammer ships, they deal damage by firing projectiles which deal hack damage.
Further statistics[]
General technologies[]
Heavy Warships: +15% hit points, +20% attack. (Since Retold)- Champion Warships: +20% hit points, +30% attack, and +1 Line of Sight. (Since Retold)
- Copper Weapons, Bronze Weapons, and Iron Weapons: +10% attack.
- Copper Armor, Bronze Armor, and Iron Armor: -10% hack and crush vulnerability.
- Copper Shields, Bronze Shields, and Iron Shields: -10% pierce vulnerability.
- Conscript Sailors: -20% training time.
- Heroic Fleet: +150% attack vs. myth units. (Before Retold)
- Reinforced Hull: +15% hit points and +10% attack. (Before Retold)
Myth technologies[]
- Halo of the Sun (Helios): +4 range.
- Volcanic Forge (Leto): -15% pierce vulnerability.
- Lord of the River (He Bo): +20% hit points.
- Ancient Destroyer (Chongli): +15% movement speed.
- East Sea (Ao Kuang): -20% cost.
Relics[]
Tactics[]
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Their range allows them to tackle enemy ships more efficiently, as they are not at a disadvantage of melee pathfinding and needing to close the gap. This also keeps them safer from naval melee myth units.
Changelog[]
The Titans[]
- The Atlantean unit is named Fireship.
- It has 235 hit points, 30 hack / 15 pierce / 75 crush armors, movement speed of 6.75, range of 6, training time of 9 seconds, population cost of 2, 90% accuracy, and a minimum range of 2. It deals 20 damage per second.
Tale of the Dragon[]
- Fire Ship is introduced as a Chinese unit with same statistics as the Atlantean unit.
- With patch 2.8, its minimum range is removed.
Retold[]
- The Atlantean unit is renamed to Fire Ship, identical to the Chinese unit in Tale of the Dragon.
- The Atlantean Fire Ship has 300 hit points, 30 hack / 10 pierce / 50 crush armors, movement speed of 7.3, range of 5, training time of 16.5 seconds, population cost of 3, 100% accuracy, and no minimum range. It deals 20 damage per hit with a Rate of Fire of 1.5.
- With update 17.27932, the Atlantean Fire Ship has 320 hit points.
History[]
| “ | The success of the Fire Siphon on the battlefield was noted with great interest by the admirals of the Atlantean navy. It was not long before similar devices began appearing on warships. Early mishaps were common; the first few vessels outfitted with the new weapons caught fire before leaving port. But in their first battle against the Egyptians, the Atlantean fireships returned without a scratch, leaving dozens of burning galleys drifting in the shallow waters at the mouth of the Nile. | ” |
| —In-game help section for the Atlantean unit | ||
| “ | At the zenith of ancient naval warfare, it was only a matter of time before fire would be introduced as a weapon to counter navies comprised of wooden ships. The Chinese were among the first to build fire ships that spurted flames onto enemy boats and dealt a lot of damage. Their downside was a much lower range and thus they were often sunk before they could get close. | ” |
| —In-game help section for the Chinese unit | ||
Trivia[]
- The Chinese Fire Ship fires cannonballs rather than a fire stream that the Atlantean Fire Ship sprays.
Gallery[]
An Atlantean Fire Ship in-game
A Chinese Fire Ship in-game
A Chinese Fire Ship attacking
