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The Light Transport is a unit in Age of Empires that carries land units across water. It is able to carry five units (every unit counts as one, be it a Villager or Heavy Catapult).
Light Transports have no attack and may need to be escorted by military ships. They are best used in groups, and with expensive units spread out, so that if one is lost, it is less likely to be the one with five Heavy Catapults or Centurions. Boats are also twice as resistant to conversion than land units.
They can be upgraded to the Heavy Transport in the Iron Age with doubled capacity, faster speed and hitpoints.
Civilization bonuses[]
- Carthaginians: Light Transports move 25% faster.
- Greeks: Light Transports move 20% faster.
- Macedonians: Light Transports are four times more resistant against conversion.
- Minoans: Light Transports are 30% cheaper.
- Yamato: Light Transports have +20% HP.
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History[]
| “ | The earliest use of boats in war were primarily to carry men across rivers, lakes, or seas to raid and plunder. They were lightly armored but were armed with ranged weapons carried by the passengers. The most suitable boat for this purpose was built as a compromise between speed and capacity. Raiders did not want to spend long periods in boats making a crossing and needed to surprise their enemies. The boat also had to carry a reasonable number of raiders and have room for any booty to be brought back. The fastest boats of ancient times were galleys powered by sails when possible but mainly by oars. The Greek penteconter with 50 oars was a common transport for troops. In most cases, the crew of oarsmen became raiders when they reached their destination. | ” |
| —The Age of Empires manual | ||
Gallery[]
Light Transport (left) and Heavy Transport (right)
| Units in Age of Empires | |
 Age of Empires | |
|---|---|
| Priest · Villager · Trade Boat · Merchant Ship · Fishing Boat · Fishing Ship · Light Transport · Heavy Transport | |
| Infantry | Clubman · Axeman · Short Swordsman · Broad Swordsman · Long Swordsmen · Legion · Hoplite · Phalanx · Centurion |
| Archer | Bowman · Improved Bowman · Composite Bowman · Chariot Archer · Elephant Archer · Horse Archer · Heavy Horse Archer |
| Cavalry | Scout · Cavalry · Heavy Cavalry · Cataphract · Chariot · War Elephant |
| Siege | Stone Thrower · Catapult · Heavy Catapult · Ballista · Helepolis |
| Ship | Scout Ship · War Galley · Trireme · Catapult Trireme · Juggernaught |
 The Rise of Rome | |
| Armored Elephant · Camel Rider · Fire Galley · Scythe Chariot · Slinger | |
