“ | Ships 8 Middle Guards (powerful Grenadiers) and researches Incendiary Grenades. Any remaining Young Guard are upgraded to Middle Guard. | ” |
—In-game description |
Middle Guard is a technology in Age of Empires III that is unique to the French and can be researched at the Church once the Industrial Age is reached, the Edict of Nantes Home City Card has been sent, and Young Guard is researched. Once researched, 8 Middle Guards will appear in the Home City shipment point, the previous Young Guards (if they still remain) are renamed to Middle Guards, and also researches Incendiary Grenades.
Middle Guards are consulate units, start with +10% hit points and attack, and are automatically upgraded in every Age up starting from the Fortress Age.
Changelog[]
Age of Empires III[]
- The technology is named Garde Imperial 2, is researchable in the Fortress Age, ships regular Grenadiers, grants the Guard Grenadiers upgrade, and the in-game description is "Ships 8 Middle Guard Grenadiers from the motherland. Any remaining Young Guard are upgraded to Middle Guard."
Definitive Edition[]
- The technology is renamed to Imperial Middle Guard.
- The technology is made researchable from the Industrial Age. With update 23511, this change is reverted, and the technology grants +10% hit points and attack for Grenadiers.
Knights of the Mediterranean[]
- With update 13.27885, the technology is renamed to Middle Guard, ships Consulate Grenadiers, researches Incendiary Grenades instead of granting additional hit points and damage, and the in-game description is "Ships 8 Middle Guards (powerful Grenadiers) and researches Incendiary Grenades. Any remaining Young Guard are upgraded to Middle Guard."
Trivia[]
- The French Expeditionary Company (if sent in the Fortress Age) and French Expeditionary Force, available for the Chinese and the Indians in The Asian Dynasties through the Consulate by allying with the French, includes Middle Guards.