Hand Cannon

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

Hand Cannon
Availability
Introduced in	The Age of Kings
Civilization	See table
Age	Imperial Age
Research
Researched at	Archery Range
Prerequisite(s)	Chemistry
Food	450
Gold	200
Research time	50 seconds
Effect
Allows creation of Hand Cannoneers

Hand Cannon is a technology in Age of Empires II that can be researched at the Archery Range once the Imperial Age is reached. Requiring Chemistry, it grants the training of Hand Cannoneers once researched.

Technology availability

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

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

In addition to Hand Cannon, the Bombard Cannon technology was also scrapped in The Conquerors. The Cannon Galleon technology was scrapped in update 47820, meaning that Cannon Galleons only need Chemistry. Bombard Tower is the only Gunpowder technology which still needs to be researched.

Team bonuses

• A team containing Britons: Researching Hand Cannon is 20% faster.