Mounted Granadero

Mounted Granadero
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition
Type	Cavalry Heavy cavalry* Light cavalry* Ranged cavalry Gunpowder cavalry Grenade Trooper Outlaw*
Civilization	Argentina
Age	Revolution
Training
Trained at	Stable Tavern Fort Galleon
Food	150
Training time	30 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	250
Resists	30% vs. Ranged
Speed	6.50
Line of Sight	15
Population	2
XP train bounty	24
XP bounty	24
Melee attack
Damage	9
Rate of Fire	1.5
Ranged attack
Damage	16 (deals Siege damage)
Range	12
Area of Effect	2.5
Rate of Fire	3
Siege attack
Damage	32
Range	10
Rate of Fire	3

“	Ranged cavalry with a powerful grenade attack. Very effective against buildings.	”
—In-game description

The Mounted Granadero is a revolutionary outlaw in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition that is unique to Argentina and can be trained at the Stable, Tavern, Fort, and Galleon once the "Granaderos" Home City Card is sent. It is a lesser, mounted Grenadier.

Overview

Mounted Granadero is a combination of the mobility of a cavalry and the AOE attack of a Grenadier. In comparison with Grenadiers:

• Mounted Granaderos cost +30 food, but do not cost coin.
• Mounted Granaderos have more hit points and higher speed.
• Mounted Granaderos have lower siege attack.
• Mounted Granaderos do not benefit from the "Grenade Launchers" Home City Card, but benefits from Folk Heroes.

Further statistics

As Mounted Granaderos are unique to Argentina, only technologies that their base European civilizations have access to are shown in the following table:

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Heavy cavalry, artillery
Weak vs.	Heavy infantry, ranged infantry, light cavalry
Improvements
Hit points	Folk Heroes (+20%) Comanche Horse Breeding (+10%) Cree Tanning (+5%) Navajo Weaving (+5%)
Attack	Ranged Cavalry Caracole (+10%) Folk Heroes (+20%) Smokeless Powder (+30% siege attack) Incendiary Grenades (+15% siege attack and +1 AOE)
Range	Ranged Cavalry Caracole (+2)
Sight	Town Watch (+2) Ranged Cavalry Caracole (+2)
Speed	Comanche Mustangs (+10%) Apache Endurance (+5%)
Creation speed	Mass Cavalry (-35%) Folk Heroes (-50%) Cheyenne Horse Trading (-25%) Quechuan Diet (-25%)

Home City Cards

As Mounted Granaderos are unique to Argentina, only their base European civilizations' cards and other civilizations' TEAM cards are shown in the following tables (for the base civilization, non-TEAM cards will only be applied if they are sent before revolting):

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Mounted Granadero

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team Argentina Card Description Granaderos Ships 10 Cows and 10 Mounted Granaderos; Cow train limit +10; Mounted Granaderos can be trained at the Stable, Fort, Tavern, and Galleon; Incendiary Grenades available at the Arsenal Germans Card Description Age HC level TEAM Cavalry Attack Heavy cavalry, light cavalry, and Shock Infantry get +15% attack 10 Riding School Cavalry train time -40%; +2 Uhlans 10 Spanish Riding School Cavalry get +10% speed; +4 Uhlans 25 Theaters Upgrades the Tavern to the Theater which can train Ronin; Outlaws use -2 population 1 Indians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack 25 Russians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Cavalry Scouts Cavalry and Shock Infantry get +10% hit points and +4 LOS 1 Spanish Card Description Age HC level TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 LOS 10 Riding School Cavalry train time -40% 10 Theaters Upgrades the Tavern to the Theater which can train Ronin; Outlaws use -2 population 1 Swedes Card Description Age TEAM Ranged Cavalry Combat Ranged cavalry and Eagle Runner Knights get +5% speed and +1 LOS and range

Changelog

Definitive Edition

• With update 23511, the Mounted Granadero is tagged as outlaw.
• The Mounted Granadero has 50% ranged resistance.
• Mounted Granaderos cost 120 food, take 1 population, have 14 range and a ranged Area of Effect of 3.0.

The African Royals

• With update 38254, Mounted Granaderos have 40% ranged resistance and is tagged as light cavalry.
• With update 47581, the Mounted Granadero is tagged as heavy cavalry.
• With update 61213, Mounted Granaderos cost 150 food, take 2 population, and have 12 range.
• Although it is not listed in the patch notes, with update 61213, Mounted Granaderos have 30% ranged resistance and a ranged Area of Effect of 2.5.

In-game dialogue

The Mounted Granadero speaks Spanish using the Spanish Hussar's dialogue files.

Trivia

• The Mounted Granaderos were incorrectly announced as "Granaderos" in the release day changelog page. However, since the Definitive Edition beta the unit has been called Mounted Granadero, and simply name it "Granadero" could cause confusion in players that play the game with the Spanish language, as the Grenadier's translation for that language is Granadero.
• The Mounted Granaderos resemble the Horse Grenadiers of the Argentines from the mod Wars of Liberty and Württembergian Horse Grenadiers from Napoleonic Era, which are also good against heavy infantry and buildings.

History

The Regimiento de Granaderos a Caballo ("Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers") is a historic regiment of the Argentinian Army who fought during the Argentine War of Independence under José de San Martín and later the Cisplatine War before becoming a presidential guard regiment in 1825 and disbanded one year later.

Contrary to their name, Mounted Grenadiers use sabers and lances rather than grenades; as with most "grenadier" units, their name actually referred to an elite corps rather than the weapon, which had been phased out.