Infantry (Age of Empires III)

Infantry is a tag in Age of Empires III, referred to as AbstractInfantry in the game files. Under the tag, there's also the heavy infantry and light infantry (but the AbstractLightInfantry tag refers to shock infantry, while AbstractSkirmishers tag refers to light infantry) subtags.

On the other hand, shock infantry is a class that function like cavalry, having similar roles and counters, but units under this tag don't have the infantry tag.

Regarding counters, some artillery (Falconets, Heavy Cannons, etc.) and cavalry (Lancers, Mahouts, etc.) units have multipliers against units with the infantry tag.

Infantry classification

• Heavy infantry tag
  • Hand infantry tag
    • Pikeman tag
  • Musket infantry tag
  • Grenade trooper tag
• Light infantry tag
  • Foot archer tag
  • Rifle infantry tag
  • Hand skirmisher tag
• Infantry units that neither have the heavy infantry tag nor the light infantry tag
  • Aztec War Chief
  • Bashibozuk
  • Bolivar
  • Counter skirmisher tag (except the Mounted Rifleman, which is a cavalry unit)
  • Corsair Captain
  • Drummer
  • Eagle Scout
  • Explorer
  • Flamethrower
  • General
  • Grand Master
  • Griot
  • Haudenosaunee War Chief
  • Huaraca
  • Irregular
  • Mansabdar Urumi
  • Mantlet
  • Militia Officer
  • Militiaman
  • Minuteman
  • Muhbir
  • Native Scout
  • Padre
  • Papal Zouave
  • Sansculotte
  • Shaolin Master
  • Sohei Archer
  • Spy
  • Urumi Swordsman
  • Warrior
  • Warrior Priest
  • Zouave

Gallery

Infantry concept art from Age of Empires III Collectors Edition Art Book