Fluyt

Fluyt
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Type	Ship Warship Siege unit
Civilization	Dutch
Age	Commerce Age
Abilities	Transport land units Trains infantry and cavalry
Training
Trained at	Dock
Wood	300
Coin	300
Training time	40 seconds
Training limit	4
Statistics
Hit points	1,000
Resists	75% vs. Ranged
Speed	8.5
Garrison	50
Line of Sight	26
XP train bounty	60
XP bounty	60
Siege attack
Damage	70
Multipliers	×0.5 vs. Artillery
Range	20
Area of Effect	1
Rate of Fire	2.0

“	Fluyt. Slow, powerful ship resistant to building fire that can train units.	”
—In-game description

The Fluyt is a naval vessel in Age of Empires III that is unique to the Dutch, replacing the standard Galleon, and can be trained at the Dock once the Commerce Age is reached. Although similar in function, it has less hit points and more attack.

As with the Galleon, the Fluyt is classified as a siege unit, making it resistant to defensive structures; Outposts and Town Centers deal half damage against it.

Overview

The Fluyt is a moderately fast and powerful military ship that is able to garrison soldiers. It is also very resistant to ranged attacks from enemy units and building fire, making them effective in both combat and transportation. It can also be used to train military units on any coastline, making logistics more convenient.

The Dutch have a Home City Card available to them in the Fortress Age, which delivers three Fluyts. Combined with the "Admiral Tromp" card, which boosts the Fluyt's HP by 75%, they can form a strong navy.

Units

The Fluyt must be close to the shore to train the units, and will also be unable to move and attack while doing so.

Age	Unit	Cost	Pop.
	Pikeman	40 food, 40 wood	1
	Skirmisher	50 food, 65 coin
	Hussar	120 food, 80 coin	2
	Grenadier	120 food, 60 coin
	Halberdier	50 food, 70 coin	1
	Ruyter	30 food, 75 coin

Further statistics

As Fluyts are unique to the Dutch, only technologies that they have access to are shown in the following table:

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Ships, infantry close to shore
Weak vs.	Artillery especially Culverins, defensive structures
Improvements
Hit points	Armor Plating (+50%)
Attack	Carronade (+25%)
Sight	Town Watch (+2)
Train cost	Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost)
Penalties	Coffee Trade (-10% speed)

Home City Cards

As Fluyts are unique to the Dutch, only their cards and other civilizations' TEAM cards are shown in the following tables:

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Fluyt

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team Chinese Card Description Age HC level TEAM Improved Warships Warships get +15% hit points and attack 10 Dutch Card Description Age HC level Advanced Dock Docks get +100% attack and heal ships 100% faster, and ship train time -33% 10 1 Fluyt Ships 1 Fluyt 1 3 Fluyts Ships 3 Fluyts 10 Dutch Raiding Fleet Ships 2 Fluyts and 1 Monitor 25 Admiral Tromp Fluyts get +100% hit points 40 Improved Warships Warships get +25% hit points and attack 10 Admiralty Caravel build limit +4; Fluyt build limit +2; Frigate and Monitor build limit +1 1 Indians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack 25 Russians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Cold Water Port Warships cost -15% 10 Spanish Card Description Age HC level TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 LOS 10

Trivia

• The Fluyt makes two appearances in the campaign: in the Bolivar's Revolt and Last Stand of the Boneguard scenarios of Act III: Steel.

History

“

The Fluyt is a ship of Dutch design dating from the seventeenth century. They have a shallow draft and a large cargo hold, and can be handled by a very small crew. The Dutch imported relatively cheap wood and tried to mass produce as many parts of the ship as possible. Other nations commissioned their own Fluyts, and the Dutch innovations in ship construction paid off not only in cargo but in the hulls they sold to other countries. Approximate weight: 300 tons. Length: 105 feet.

”

Gallery

An in-game Fluyt

Fluyt model

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