Gaucho

Gaucho
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Type	Cavalry Light cavalry Ranged cavalry Gunpowder cavalry Outlaw*
Civilization	Argentina
Age	Revolution
Abilities	Ranged attack snares the target Gather food from herdable animals Train Cows Build Livestock Pens
Training
Trained at	Stable Tavern Fort Galleon
Food	120
Training time	60 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	225
Resists	30% vs. Ranged
Speed	7.25
Line of Sight	16
Population	1
XP train bounty	24
XP bounty	24
Ranged attack
Damage	16
Multipliers	×3.0 vs. Heavy cavalry ×2.0 vs. Artillery ×0.5 vs. Villager
Range	12
Rate of Fire	3.0
Siege attack
Damage	12
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0

“	Cavalry that hurls bolas which can slow down enemies. Gathers from livestock and builds Livestock Pens.	”
—In-game description

The Gaucho is a revolutionary outlaw in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition that is unique to Argentina. It is identical to Comancheros but with the following differences:

• Costs 120 food and uses 1 population.
• Can be trained at the Stable, Fort, and Galleon.
• Can gather food from herdable animals.
• Can train Cows and build Livestock Pens.
• Attacks by throwing bolas which snares the target, like Mapuche Bolas Riders and Bolas Warriors.

Further statistics

As Gauchos are unique to Argentina, only technologies that their base European civilizations have access to are shown in the following table:

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Heavy cavalry, artillery
Weak vs.	Heavy infantry, ranged infantry, light cavalry
Improvements
Hit points	Folk Heroes (+20%) Comanche Horse Breeding (+10%) Cree Tanning (+5%) Navajo Weaving (+5%)
Attack	Ranged Cavalry Caracole (+10%) Folk Heroes (+20%) Smokeless Powder (+30% siege attack)
Range	Ranged Cavalry Caracole (+2)
Sight	Town Watch (+2) Ranged Cavalry Caracole (+2)
Speed	Comanche Mustangs (+10%) Apache Endurance (+5%)
Creation speed	Mass Cavalry (-35%) Folk Heroes (-50%) Cheyenne Horse Trading (-25%) Quechuan Diet (-25%)

Home City Cards

As Gauchos are unique to Argentina, only their base European civilizations' cards and other civilizations' TEAM cards are shown in the following tables (for the base civilization, non-TEAM cards will only be applied if they are sent before revolting):

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

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team Purple: Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times Argentina Card Description Cattle Drivers Ships 8 semi-fattened Cows, 1 Gaucho, and 1 Homestead Wagon; Cow train limit +8 Germans Card Description Age HC level TEAM Cavalry Attack Heavy cavalry, light cavalry, and Shock Infantry get +15% attack 10 Riding School Cavalry train time -40%; +2 Uhlans 10 Spanish Riding School Cavalry get +10% speed; +4 Uhlans 25 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 Cavalry Scouts Cavalry and Shock Infantry get +10% hit points and +4 LOS 1 Spanish Card Description Age HC level TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 LOS 10 Riding School Cavalry train time -40% 10

Changelog

The African Royals

• With update 38254, the Gaucho is tagged as outlaw.

In-game dialogue

The Gaucho speaks Spanish using the Spanish Hussar's dialogue files.

Trivia

• All Comancheros' hats will be changed into the sombrero worn by Gauchos when the player revolts into Argentina, but their stats remain unchanged.

History

Gauchos are migratory horsemen adept in tending to cattle who inhabited Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and parts of Brazil. They are reputed to be brave but unruly, and regarded as a folk symbol in where they resided.

Gallery

Three Argentinian Gauchos