| “ | Cheap, well-rounded army of archers and pikemen. | ” |
| —In-game description | ||
The Old Han Army is a Chinese banner army in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties that can be trained at War Academy and Fuchuan, or automatically spawned for free by the Summer Palace Wonder.
It consists of three Chu Ko Nu and three Qiang Pikemen.
Strategy[]
The Pikemen are effective against melee cavalry (also against ranged if the enemy does not use hit-and-run tactics) and buildings, and the Chu Ko Nu are highly effective against heavy infantry and light ranged cavalry.
The Chu Ko Nu fires 3 arrows every 3 seconds, which means it shoots more projectiles over time than other ranged units except the Flamethrower, making it easier to micromanage, and the Qiang Pikemen back the Chu Ko Nu up very well by protecting it from hand cavalry. The Old Han Army is very easy to mass in large numbers, as it is cheap. There is an Industrial Age Home City card named "Old Han Reforms" that gives both units an extra 50% hit points and damage, but increases their wood and food costs up to 25%, making it highly effective in late game as well, especially if they are trained before the card is sent, making it a strong cheap force.
The Chu Ko Nu has a greater multiplier against heavy infantry and light ranged cavalry than most archer units, especially with Repelling Volley, increasing the multiplier from 2x to 3x, making it highly effective when micro-managed properly.
Training the Old Han Army gives 44 XP instead of the expected 45. However, killing all members of the army gives the enemy 45 XP, unlike what the description says.
Alliance with the Russians allows training the Old Han Army at the Blockhouse and Fort.
Changelog[]
The Asian Dynasties[]
- The Old Han Army trains in 25 seconds.
Knights of the Mediterranean[]
- With update 13.58326, the Old Han Army trains in 27 seconds.
| Banner armies | |
|---|---|
 War Academy |  Old Han Army ·  Standard Army ·  Ming Army ·  Territorial Army ·  Forbidden Army ·  Imperial Army |
 Castle |  Black Flag Army ·  Mongolian Army |