Gunpowder unit (Age of Empires IV)

This article is about the gunpowder units in Age of Empires IV. For other uses, see Gunpowder unit.

Gunpowder units are a ranged unit type in Age of Empires IV that use gunpowder to fire projectiles instead of using traditional arrow-based or ballista-based weaponry. Such units are powerful and are mostly available in the Imperial Age, and so are gunpowder technologies. The units and technologies marked * are available in the Castle Age.

Types

Infantry

Name	Food	Wood	Gold	TT	Speed	HP	MA	RA	Atk	Range	RoF	Civilizations
Early Handcannoneer*	90	0	90	35	1.125	100	0	0	26	4	2.125	House of Lancaster
Handcannoneer	120	0	120			130			38			12
Gilded Handcannoneer	240		240	42	1.125	250	0	0	41	4.5	1.125	Order of the Dragon
Early Grenadier*	100	60	60	30	1.125	110	0	0	10	3.5	1.625	Zhu Xi's Legacy
Grenadier						150			12			Chinese - Ming Dynasty Zhu Xi's Legacy
Janissary	60	0	100	24	1.125	90	0	0	16	3.5	1.50	Ottomans
Elite Janissary						105			20
Musofadi Gunner	110	0	130	35	1.25	115	0	0	41	4	2.125	Malians
Streltsy	90	0	90	35	1.125	130	0	0	38	4	2.125	Rus
Ozutsu	85	0	155	35	1.00	160	0	4	28	6.5	4.75	Japanese

Siege

Name	TT	Wood	Gold	Speed	HP	MA	RR	Atk S/R	Min range	Max range	RoF	Civilizations
Nest of Bees*	40	300	300	0.813	120	0	%85	6(x7)S	3	7.5	6.5	3
Bombard	45	350	500	0.75	210	0	85%	55S	3.75	10	5.375	9
Culverin	45	325	550	0.62	200	0	85%	40S	1.25	10.5	3.625	7
Cannon	45	300	600	0.88	190	0	85%	60S	3.75	10	5.25	3
Great Bombard	60	450	800	0.75	250	0	85%	70S	3.75	11	7	Ottomans
Ribauldequin	45	350	500	0.875	215	10	35%	42(x12)R	0	3.75	5.25	6

Ship

Name	Food	Wood	Gold	TT	HP	Atk S/R	RoF	Range	FA	RA	Speed	Pop	Civilizations
Warship	200	200	200	45	700	45(x3)S	5.625	9	0	5	1.25	5	All except Rus and Malians
Galleass*	0	360	300	50	700	130R	5	8	0	1	1	5	French Jeanne d'Arc
Grand Galley	150	360	300	50	750	35(x3)S	4	9.5	0	0	1	5	Ottomans

Gunpowder technologies

Name	Building	Food	Wood	Gold	Time	Effect	Civilization
Chemistry	University	200	0	650	60	Gunpowder siege +25% bonus damage	All civilizations except Knights Templar
Pyrotechnics	Archery Range	75	75	350	90	Handcannoneers +1.5 range	Chinese
Reload Drills	Siege Workshop	0	150	350	60	Bombards -25% reload time	Chinese
Thunderclap Bombs	Dock	0	200	500	37.5	Warships fire a Nest of Bees attack	Chinese
Long Guns*	Dock	0	200	500	30	Naval cannon damage +15% and increases bonus damage	French
Imperial Fleet	Dock	150	0	350	45	Gunpowder ships +25% production and movement speed.	Ottomans
Fine Tuned Guns	High Armory	0	200	500	60	Bombards' +20% damage, +50 vs infantry	Rus

Other technologies

General technologies apply as usual to gunpowder units, as their non-gunpowder counterparts. The only exception is Incendiary Arrows, which increases the damage of non-gunpowder ranged units by 20%.

The following technologies add a gunpowder weapon to non-gunpowder units:

Name	Building	Food	Wood	Gold	Time	Effect	Civilization
Swivel Cannon	Dock	150	0	350	45	Springald Ships gain an additional Cannon which fires in 360 degrees	All
Mounted Guns	Dock	0	200	500	45	Replaces Springald Ship weaponry with Cannons which provide greater range and damage	Rus Malians

The following technologies add a gunpowder weapon to non-gunpowder buildings:

Name	Age	Building	Gold	Stone	Time	Civilization
Cannon Emplacement		Keep Outpost	125	375	60	All
Handcannon Slits		Outpost	25	50	30	Chinese

Civilization bonuses

• Chinese: Chemistry is free from start of the game. Defensive structures use Handcannon Slits over Defensive Arrowslits.

Trivia

• The Grenadier is the only gunpowder infantry to cost wood.

See also

• Ranged infantry unit (Age of Empires IV)
• Siege engine
• Ship (Age of Empires IV)
• Unit type (Age of Empires IV)

	Units in Age of Empires IV
Common/Generic Miscellaneous Villager · Trader · Fishing Boat · Trade Ship · Transport Ship · Monk/Imam/Shaman · Monarch Melee infantry Spearman · Man-at-Arms · Ronin Ranged infantry Archer · Crossbowman · Handcannoneer Melee cavalry Scout · Horseman · Lancer/Knight Siege Siege Tower · Battering Ram · Springald · Mangonel · Counterweight Trebuchet · Bombard · Ribauldequin · Culverin Military ship Archer ship: Dhow, Galley, Hunting Canoe, Junk, Light Junk, Lodya Galley Springald ship: Baghlah, Hulk, Lodya Attack Ship, War Canoe, War Cog, War Junk Incendiary ship: Demolition Ship, Explosive Dhow, Explosive Junk, Lodya Demolition Ship Warship: Baochuan, Carrack, Xebec Cheat Photon Man Unique Abbasid Dynasty Camel Rider · Camel Archer · Ghulam · Trade Caravan Ayyubids Atabeg · Bedouin Skirmisher · Bedouin Swordsman · Camel Lancer · Dervish · Desert Raider · Ghulam · Tower of the Sultan · Trade Caravan Byzantines Cataphract · Varangian Guard · Cheirosiphon · Limitanei · Dromon · Huihui Pao Chinese Imperial Official · Zhuge Nu · Palace Guard · Nest of Bees · Fire Lancer · Grenadier Delhi Sultanate Scholar · War Elephant · Tower Elephant · Sultan's Elite Tower Elephant · Ghazi Raider English Longbowman · King · Wynguard Ranger · Wynguard Footman French Royal Knight · Arbalétrier · Galleass · Cannon Golden Horde Batu Khan · Torguud · Kipchak Archer · Kharash · Rus Tribute · Traction Trebuchet · Keshik Holy Roman Empire Prelate · Landsknecht · Black Rider House of Lancaster Demilancer · Earl's Guard · Hobelar · Lord of Lancaster · Yeoman Japanese Atakebune · Buddhist Monk · Katana Bannerman · Mounted Samurai · Onna-Bugeisha · Onna-Musha · Ozutsu · Samurai · Shinobi · Shinto Priest · Treasure Caravan · Uma Bannerman · Yumi Ashigaru · Yumi Bannerman Jeanne d'Arc Jeanne's Champion · Jeanne's Rider · Royal Knight · Arbalétrier · Galleass · Cannon · Jeanne d'Arc [ Peasant · Woman-at-Arms · Hunter · Knight · Mounted Archer · Blast Cannon · Markswoman] Knights Templar Chevalier Confrere · Condottiero · Genitour · Genoese Crossbowman · Heavy Spearman · Hospitaller Knight · Pilgrim · Serjeant · Szlachta Cavalry · Templar Brother · Teutonic Knight · Venetian Trader · Venetian Galley Macedonian Dynasty Cataphract · Varangian Guard · Cheirosiphon · Bogmaðr · Atgeirmaðr · Riddari · Dromon · Hippodrome Scout · Hippodrome Horseman · Hippodrome Riddari · Huihui Pao Malians Donso · Musofadi Warrior · Javelin Thrower · Warrior Scout · Sofa · Freeborn Warrior · Cattle · Musofadi Gunner Mongols Khan · Mangudai · Khan's Hunter · Traction Trebuchet · Huihui Pao · Keshik Order of the Dragon Gilded Spearman · Gilded Man-at-Arms · Gilded Landsknecht · Gilded Archer · Gilded Crossbowman · Gilded Handcannoneer · Gilded Horseman · Gilded Knight · Gilded Villager · Prelate Ottomans Mehter · Sipahi · Akinji · Janissary · Great Bombard · Grand Galley Rus Lodya Fishing Boat · Warrior Monk · Horse Archer · Streltsy · Militia Sengoku Daimyo Yatai · Yumi Ashigaru · Naginata Samurai · Kanabo Samurai · Tanegashima Ashigaru · Ozutsu · Ikko-Ikki Monk · Yari Cavalry · Daimyo · Mounted Samurai · Atakebune Tughlaq Dynasty Worker Elephant · Amir Warrior · Raider Elephant · Healer Elephant · Ballista Elephant · War Elephant Zhu Xi's Legacy Imperial Official · Zhuge Nu · Palace Guard · Nest of Bees · Grenadier · Imperial Guard · Yuan Raider · Shaolin Monk