Flint Lock

“	Infantry equipped with firearms gain more hitpoints.	”
—In-game description

Flint Lock is a technology in Age of Empires III that can be researched by European and Federal American civilizations at the Arsenal once the "Advanced Arsenal" Home City Card has been sent (except for the Swedes); the Japanese can also research it at the Golden Pavilion wonder. Once researched, it increases the hit points of gunpowder troopers by 10%.

For the Swedes, the Flint Lock technology available by default.

Also, when revolting into Haiti, it increases Pirate hit points by 10% if the "Letter of Marque" Home City Card is sent.

Further statistics[]

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team

Card	Description	Age
Advanced Arsenal	Enables Arsenal to be built in the Commerce Age; enables Flint Lock, Paper Cartridge, Military Drummers, Pillage, Professional Gunners, and Trunion in the Arsenal

"Advanced Arsenal" is available to Europeans (except the Italians) and Mexicans.

Card	Description	Age
Milanese Arsenal	Delivers 1 Arsenal Wagon; Arsenal technology cost -50%; enables Flint Lock, Paper Cartridge, Military Drummers, Pillage, Professional Gunners, and Trunion in the Arsenal

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Sengoku	Unit upgrade cost -20%

Card	Description	Age
Springfield Armory	Delivers 1 Arsenal Wagon; enables Flint Lock, Paper Cartridge, Military Drummers, Pillage, Professional Gunners, and Trunion in the Arsenal; Arsenal technologies are free but take +250% longer to research
Indiana Mobilization	Delivers 1 Carbine Cavalry for each shipment sent so far this game, including this one; unit train time, technology research time, Age up time -10%; costs 250 food, 250 wood

v • d • e Arsenal technologies
Infantry	Infantry Breastplate · Counter Infantry Rifling · Socket Bayonet · Flint Lock^A · Paper Cartridge^A · Military Drummers^A
Cavalry	Cavalry Cuirass · Ranged Cavalry Caracole · Pillage^A
Artillery	Incendiary Grenades^G · Gunner's Quadrant · Heated Shot · Professional Gunners^A · Trunion^A
^A requires the Advanced Arsenal Home City Card ^G only available to civilizations with Grenadiers