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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. |
| “ | Close-combat ship. Good against siege ships. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Fire Ship is a Heroic Age Atlantean and Chinese (Tale of the Dragon) close-combat ship that can be trained at the Dock once the Classical Age is reached. They fulfill the role of hammer ships available to other civilizations. They are good against siege ships. Rather than ramming like hammer ships, they deal damage by firing projectiles which deal hack damage.
Like other Atlantean warships, it moves ~5% faster since Retold. The Chinese Fire Ship was not included in the rework of the Chinese civilization in Immortal Pillars, being replaced in its role by the Mengchong.
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, Iron Weapons: +10% attack.
- Copper Armor, Bronze Armor, Iron Armor: -10% hack and crush vulnerability.
- Copper Shields, Bronze Shields, 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 and +20% damage.
- 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, but moves slower and has less hit points than other close-combat ships.
- Fireships are available in the Heroic Age, take 9 seconds to train, deal 20 hack damage, have 6 range, 2 minimum range, 90% accuracy, 235 hit points, 15% pierce / 75% crush armor, 6.75 speed, and take 2 population.
- Fireships are upgraded by researching Reinforced Hull in the Mythic Age. Additionally, they are affected by Heroic Fleet.
Tale of the Dragon[]
- Since patch 2.0, the Atlantean Fireship's minimum range has been removed, and the Fire Ship has been introduced as a Chinese unit with the same stats as the Atlantean version.
Retold[]
- The Atlantean unit is renamed to Fire Ship, matching the name of the Chinese unit in Tale of the Dragon, and the Chinese unit is removed.
- Fire Ships move ~5% faster than other close-combat ships.
- Fire Ships are available in the Classical Age, take 16.5 seconds to train, deal 25 hack damage, have 5 range, 100% accuracy, 300 hit points, 10% pierce / 50% crush armor, 7.3 speed, and take 3 population.
- Fire Ships are upgraded by Heavy Warships and Champion Warships in the Heroic and Mythic Ages respectively. Additionally, Heroic Fleet no longer affects them.
- Since update 17.27932, the Fire Ships have 320 hit points.
Immortal Pillars[]
- Since update 18.9036, the Chinese use mengchong as their close-combat ship instead of a Fire Ship.
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 the fire stream that the Atlantean Fire Ship sprays.
Gallery[]
An Atlantean Fire Ship in Retold
An Atlantean Fire Ship in-game
A Chinese Fire Ship in-game
A Chinese Fire Ship attacking
See also[]
- Pentekonter: The Greek close-combat ship.
- Ramming Galley: The Egyptian close-combat ship.
- Dreki: The Norse close-combat ship.
- Mengchong: The Chinese (Immortal Pillars) close-combat ship
