Fune

Fune
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties
Type	Ship Warship Fishing boat
Civilization(s)	Japanese
Age	Commerce Age
Training
Trained at	Dock
Cost	300 Wood 100 Coin
Train time	40 seconds
Train limit	5
Statistics
Hit points	800
Resistance	50% Ranged
Speed	9.0
Line of Sight	26
Garrison	50
Ability	Transport land units Gather from fishes and whales
Special ability	Broadside Attack
XP train bounty	40
XP kill bounty	40
Ranged attack
Damage	40 Siege
Area of Effect	1
Range	18
Rate of Fire	1.0
Bonus damage	×2.0 vs. Ship ×0.5 vs. Artillery

“	Fune. Good at exploring, fishing or transport.	”
—In-game description

The Fune is a military ship in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties that is unique to the Japanese and can be trained at the Dock once the Commerce Age is reached. It functions similarly to the European Caravel.

Overview

In terms of usefulness and cost compared to the Caravel, the Fune are weaker, causing less damage per cannonball and also have 2 less range. However, they have two advantages, concerning their sailing speed and Rate of Fire, as they boast a slight advantage of 9.0 speed rather than 8.5, while they fire once per second, making them excellent for naval hit-and-run operations, by shelling land positions, or attacking Fishing Boats. They are also ideal (in small groups) for exploiting naval treasures.

Special ability

• Broadside Attack: Fires a volley of cannon shots at an enemy within attack range, with doing 25×3 siege damage in an Area of Effect of 1 with a ×2.0 multiplier against ships. 60 seconds cooldown.

Further statistics

As Fune are unique to the Japanese, 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
Gather rate	Long Lines (+30%) Gill Nets (+15%) Huron Fish Wedding (+15%) Fasting (+10%) Aztec Chinampa (+5%) Klamath Work Ethos (+5%) Collective Economy (+50% from whales) Navajo Craftsmanship (+20% from whales) Somali Coinage (+10% from whales)
Hit points	Armor Plating (+50%) Byzantine Legacy (+15%) Tar Kilns (+10%)
Attack	Carronade (+25%) Percussion Lock (+50% Broadside Attack damage) Somali Ajuran Engineers (+20% multiplier vs. Frontier fortification)
Line of Sight	Town Watch (+3)
Train time	Immigrants (-10%)
Cost	Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost) Golden Liberty (-5% coin cost)
Other	Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost) Öresund Customs (generates 0.2 coin/sec.)

Home City Cards

As Fune are unique to the Japanese, 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 Fune

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Red	Shipment that can be sent twice
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

All

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Improved Warships	Warships get +10% hit points and attack		10

• "TEAM Improved Warships" is available to the Chinese and Maltese.

British

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Whale Oil	Fishing boats gather coin from whales 15% faster

Indians

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and attack		25

Japanese

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Sengoku	Unit upgrades cost -20%		1
Advanced Dock	Docks get +100% attack and heal ships 85% faster; warships' train time -33%		10
TEAM Chonindo	Villagers and fishing boats gather 8% faster from all sources except hunts; Haciendas auto gather 8% faster		10
Fish Market	Fishing boats gather food from fishes 25% faster and coin from whales 20% faster		1
Rendering Plant	Fishing boats gather food from fishes 30% faster and coin from whales 25% faster		10
Peacetime Fishing	Warships gather food from fishes and coin from whales 125% faster		25
Whale Oil	Fishing boats gather coin from whales 30% faster		40
1 Fune	Ships 1 Fune		1
2 Funes	Ships 2 Fune		1
Admiralty	Dock warship technologies cost and research time -60%		1
Improved Warships	Warships get +25% hit points and attack		1
European Cannons	Warships get +15% attack, +2 Line of Sight and range		40

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table	Ships 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center owned by the player; all units get +2% hit points

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed
TEAM Rendering Plant	Fishing boats gather 10% faster

Portuguese

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Fish Market	Fishing boats gather 10% faster		1

Russians

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Cold Water Port	Warships cost -15%		10

Spanish

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	Ships 1 Inquisitor; all units get +10 Line of Sight		10

Trivia

• The Fune seems to be based on the Bezaisen-class ships (弁才船), a class of large coastal transports popular in the Edo period (1603-1868).
• The Fune's portrait has a different border than other ships.
• "Fune" (船) is simply the Japanese word for "ship".

History

“

In 1281, when the Mongol Hordes of Kublai Khan invaded Japan, the Japanese had no navy with which to fight back. Most of the military action occurred on land, although groups of adventurous samurai utilized coastal fishing boats to assault, board, and then seize ships of the Mongol navy.

”

Gallery

The Fune's history portrait

An in-game Fune

A sunken Fune

In-game Fune in the Definitive Edition