“Fluyt. Slow, powerful ship resistant to building fire that can train units.”—In-game description
The Fluyt is a military naval vessel in Age of Empires III that is unique to the Dutch, which replaces the Galleon, and can be trained at the Dock once the Colonial Age is reached. It is similar in function to Galleons, but with fewer hit points and more attack.
Overview 
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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 100%, they can form a strong navy.
Units Edit
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 Edit
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%)
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| Attack |  Carronade (+25%)
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| Sight |  Town Watch (+2)
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| Train cost |  Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost)
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| Penalties |  Coffee Trade (-10% speed)
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Home City Cards Edit
As Fluyts are unique to the Dutch, only their cards and other civilizations' TEAM cards are shown in the following tables:
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Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team Chinese
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| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
 TEAM Improved Warships
| Warships get +15% hit points and attack | | 10 |
Dutch Edit
| 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 Edit
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
 TEAM Shivaji's Tactics
| All units get +5% hit points and attack | | 25 |
Russians Edit
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
 TEAM Cold Water Port
| Warships cost -15% | | 10 |
Spanish Edit
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
 TEAM Inquisition
| All units get +10 LOS | | 10 |
Trivia Edit
- 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 Edit
“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 Edit
