Hand Cannon

This article is about the technology. For the unit, see Hand Cannoneer.

Hand Cannon
Availability
Introduced in	Age of Empires II
Removed in	The Conquerors
Civilization	See table
Age	Imperial Age
Research
Researched at	Archery Range
Prerequisite(s)	Chemistry
Required for	Hand Cannoneer
Food	450
Gold	200
Research time	50 seconds

Hand Cannon was a technology in Age of Empires II that could be researched at the Archery Range once Chemistry was researched in the Imperial Age. It granted the training of Hand Cannoneers once researched.

With the release of The Conquerors, the Hand Cannon technology was removed from the game, meaning that Hand Cannoneers become available once Chemistry is researched.

Technology availability

Available	Unavailable
Byzantines Franks Goths Japanese Persians Saracens Teutons Turks	Britons Celts Chinese Mongols Vikings

Team bonuses

• Britons: Researching Hand Cannon is 20% faster.