Galleon (Age of Empires III)

This article is about the unit in Age of Empires III. For the related unit in Age of Empires II, see Galleon (Age of Empires II).

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

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The Galleon is a military naval vessel in Age of Empires III that can be trained at the Dock once the Colonial Age is reached. It can transport land units and train infantry, cavalry, and siege infantry.

Galleons are available to European civilizations (except the Dutch, who have Fluyts instead), and the Indians.

Overview Edit

The Galleon is a fast and powerful military ship that is capable of training and transporting soldiers directly onto foreign soil. It is also a type of treasure ship (gold mine) during Act I: Blood and Act III: Steel. Spanish galleons (with cards) make excellent attack vessels and damage sponges in any age, however other civilizations will find it is only good for this purpose in the lower ages when directly compared to a Caravel.

The Galleon will only produce units normally available at a Barracks or Stable for that civilization; however, the Spanish Galleons can also produce Mercenaries in the form of Pirates if a Home City Card is sent.

Spanish Galleons and countering them Edit

The Spanish have the strongest Galleons in the game if they take advantage of their home city improvements. If they choose to do so the Spanish galleon has more hit points than any other ship sailing the seas in Age of Empires III and The WarChiefs, except the Spanish Frigate which has only 525 more.

With the release of The Asian Dynasties expansion, the Spanish Fuchuan becomes the highest hit point vessel in the game (25 more hit points than the Spanish Frigate) when received via the TEAM 1 Fuchuan card sent by a Chinese ally. Spanish Galleons can easily hold their own against the more expensive Frigates, Tekkousen, and Fuchuan or outrun them if necessary. If Unction is used to augment the card bonuses and Dock upgrades they will inflict 162 damage per shot (not including allied bonuses), but be limited to the waters near shore due to the range limitations of the aura.

While extremely durable, the Spanish Galleon is slower than a Tlaloc Canoe and can't retreat effectively from combat with them. It also lacks the range of many other ships, this can be exploited by an opponent as a means of overcoming the durability and shoreline attack power. Particularly dangerous are the Fuchuan (with European Cannons), Tlaloc Canoes (with Water Dance and Offshore Support), Canoe (with Water Dance, Offshore Support or Fire Dance) and Monitors or Ironclads due to their long-range shots. If used near the shoreline for purposes of drawing upon unction, then it's recommended to back-up the galleon with Culverins, as they have greater range than all ships except Monitors, Ironclads (though it beats the Ironclad on normal attack range, but not it's long-range attack) or some ships with Offshore Support. When attacking enemy shores with the ship, the same artillery can be dangerous to the Galleon. Augmented Fire Ships (with Home City Cards, etc.) can also be dangerous in large groups.

Blocking Galleon training Edit

Walling up the shore so that there is no free space will prevent Galleons from training units onto the shore, as well as preventing any ships from being able to land troops. Even if a 1-2 area gap is left somewhere along the walled up coast (between the shore and wall), only 1-2 units will be landed or trained; units will not appear behind the enemy wall.

Units Edit

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

Unit	Cost	Pop.	Civ.
Pikeman	40 food, 40 wood	1	British French Germans Portuguese Spanish
Rodelero	65 food, 35 coin	1	Spanish
Doppelsoldner	75 food, 125 coin	2	Germans
Rajput	100 food, 35 wood	1	Indians
Musketeer	75 food, 25 coin		British French Portuguese Russians Spanish
Janissary	100 food, 25 coin		Ottomans
Sepoy	90 food, 30 coin		Indians
Crossbowman	40 food, 40 wood		French Germans Portuguese Spanish
Longbowman	60 food, 40 wood		British
Strelet	37.5 food, 10 wood		Russians
Gurkha	70 food, 55 coin		Indians
Hussar	120 food, 80 coin	2	British French Ottomans Portuguese Spanish
Uhlan	50 food, 100 coin	2	Germans
Cossack	75 food, 75 coin	1	Russians
Sowar	80 food, 80 coin	2	Indians
Zamburak	60 food, 60 coin	1	Indians
Grenadier	120 food, 60 coin	2	British Ottomans Russians
Abus Gun	50 food, 100 coin	2	Ottomans
Skirmisher	50 food, 65 coin	1	French Germans Spanish
Cassador	80 food, 35 coin		Portuguese
Halberdier	50 food, 70 coin		French Portuguese Russians
Cuirassier	150 food, 150 coin	3	French
Oprichnik	90 food, 60 coin	2	Russians
Lancer	110 food, 90 coin	2	Spanish
Mahout Lancer	400 food, 250 wood	7	Indians
Dragoon	90 food, 90 coin	2	British French Portuguese Spanish
War Wagon	150 food, 150 coin	3	Germans
Cavalry Archer	100 food, 60 coin	2	Ottomans Russians
Howdah	250 food, 350 coin	6	Indians

Further statistics Edit

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)
Speed	Apache Endurance (+5%)
Train cost	Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost)
Penalties	High Crusade (-5% hit points, Knights of St. John only)

Home City Cards Edit

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

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team

All Edit

Card	Description	HC level
Advanced Dock	Docks get +100% attack and heal ships 100% faster, and ship train time -33% (also +1 Villager for the Indians)	10
Improved Warships	Warships get +25% hit points and attack (also +1 Villager for the Indians)	10
Offshore Support	Warships get +20% attack, +5 LOS, and +5 range	40
Admiralty	Caravel train limit +4; Galleon train limit +2; Frigate and Monitor train limit +1 (also +1 Villager for the Indians)	1

Since the Galleon is only available for European civilizations (except the Dutch) and the Indians, the Advanced Docks and Admiralty cards are only relevant to them.

The Offshore Support card is available to British and Ottomans.

British Edit

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Naval Gunners	Warships get +25% attack		25

Chinese Edit

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Improved Warships	Warships get +15% hit points and attack		10

Europeans Edit

Card	Description	Age	HC level
1 Galleon	Ships 1 Galleon		1

Indians Edit

Card	Description	HC level
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and attack	25
Bombay Marine	Ship train time -40% and XP train bounty +25% +1 Villager	1
European Cannons	Warships get +20% attack, +5 LOS, and +5 range +1 Villager	40

Portuguese Edit

Card	Description	Age	HC level
Navigation School	Warships cost -20% and train time -25%		25

Russians Edit

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

Spanish Edit

Card	Description	HC level
TEAM Inquisition	All units get +10 LOS	10
Spanish Galleons	Galleons get +50% hit points and attack	10
Armada	Warships get +30% hit points	10
Spanish Treasure Fleet	Ships 3 Galleons	25
Spanish Gold	Galleons and the Saloon can train Pirates; Galleons and Pirates get +50% hit points; the Saloon gets +100% hit points	40

History Edit

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These square-rigged, three-masted warships were used primarily by European powers in the fifteenth through eighteenth centuries. Well-suited for carrying cargo and for war, galleons made up the bulk of the famous Spanish Treasure Fleet that carried plunder from the Americas back to Spain's waiting coffers. They carried around 30 cannon, fired from two decks in broadsides. Adaptations to the basic galleon design yielded heavy Spanish Galleons and the lighter, more maneuverable galleons of the British and other European nations. They were eventually replaced as multipurpose ships by the clipper, a fast cargo ship, and the massive Man-of-War.

Approximate weight: 500 tons. Length: 120 feet.

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Age of Empires III
Military units in Age of Empires III
General	Explorer · Pikeman · Musketeer · Crossbowman · Skirmisher · Minuteman · Halberdier · Grenadier · Hussar · Dragoon · Cavalry Archer · Falconet · Culverin · Mortar · Heavy Cannon · Caravel · Galleon · Frigate · Monitor · Horse Artillery* · Petard* · Spy*
British	Longbowman · Rocket
Dutch	Ruyter · Fluyt
French	Cuirassier
Germans	Doppelsoldner · Uhlan · War Wagon
Ottomans	Janissary · Abus Gun · Great Bombard · Galley · Spahi
Portuguese	Cassador · Organ Gun
Russians	Strelet · Cossack · Oprichnik
Spanish	Rodelero · Lancer
The WarChiefs
Aztecs	Aztec War Chief · Coyote Runner · Macehualtin · Puma Spearman · Arrow Knight · Eagle Runner Knight · Jaguar Prowl Knight · Warrior Priest · Skull Knight · Canoe · War Canoe · Tlaloc Canoe
Iroquois	Iroquois War Chief · Aenna · Tomahawk · Forest Prowler · Kanya Horseman · Musket Rider · Ram · Mantlet · Light Cannon · Canoe · War Canoe
Sioux	Sioux War Chief · Cetan Bow · War Club · Wakina Rifle · Axe Rider · Bow Rider · Rifle Rider · Tashunke Prowler · Dog Soldier · Canoe · War Canoe
Revolution	Colonial Militia · Gatling Gun · Ironclad
The Asian Dynasties
Chinese	Shaolin Master · Disciple · Chu Ko Nu · Qiang Pikeman · Changdao Swordsman · Arquebusier · Steppe Rider · Keshik · Iron Flail · Meteor Hammer · Flamethrower · Hand Mortar · Flying Crow · Fire Junk · War Junk · Fuchuan · Monitor
Indians	Brahmin · Rajput · Sepoy · Gurkha · Urumi · Sowar · Zamburak · Mahout Lancer · Howdah · Flail Elephant · Siege Elephant · Caravel · Galleon · Frigate · Monitor
Japanese	Ikko-Ikki · Samurai · Ashigaru Musketeer · Yumi Archer · Naginata Rider · Yabusame · Flaming Arrow · Morutaru · Daimyo · Yamabushi · Shinobi · Fune · Atakabune · Tekkousen · Monitor
* added in The WarChiefs
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