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This article is about the unit in Age of Empires III. For other uses, see Organ Gun.

Artillery that fires multiple projectiles. Better against infantry than buildings.
—In-game description

The Organ Gun is an artillery unit in Age of Empires III that is unique to the Portuguese, which replaces the Falconet, and can be trained at the Artillery Foundry.

Overview[]

Unlike the Falconet which it replaces, the Organ Gun hits multiple times at an enemy target to mimic the Falconet's damage.

While it's slightly cheaper than the Falconet and only costs 4 population, the Organ Gun has less health and damage penalty modifiers against many targets, while Falconet has damage boosting modifiers instead. Organ Guns are still useful in clearing out clumps of units, as Falconets can occasionally leave a few units behind because of their single cannon fire compared to a burst from an Organ Gun. Also, switching from Limber mode to Bombard mode and vice versa is faster with the Organ Gun.

Upgrades[]

Age Upgrade Cost Effect
Rabaulds 250 food
250 wood
Upgrades Organ Guns to Rabaulds (+25% hit points and damage)
Imperial Age
Imperial Age
Imperial Rabaulds 1,500 wood
1,500 coin
Upgrades Rabaulds to Imperial (+50% hit points and damage); requires Rabaulds

Civilization differences[]

Further statistics[]

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs. Infantry, ships, buildings
Weak vs. Cavalry, shock infantry, artillery especially Culverins, Arrow Knights
Improvements
Hit points Professional Gunners (+10%)
Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only)
Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack Gadaa System (+5%; Ethiopians only)
Smokeless Powder (+5%)
Heated Shot (+50% multiplier vs. ships)
Somali Ajuran Engineers (+20% multiplier vs. Frontier fortification)
Speed Trunion (+15%)
Apache Endurance (+5%)
Line of Sight Gunner's Quadrant (+6)
Town Watch (+3)
Cost Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost)
Golden Liberty (-5% coin cost)
Train time Immigrants (-10%)
Other Jagiellonian Legacy (delivers 2 Organ Guns if The Engineer was chosen for the Portuguese)
Church Organs (delivers 1 Organ Gun for each Mountain Monastery built; Ethiopians only)
Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)

Home City Cards[]

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Organ Gun
Some cards are highlighted with:
Green TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Purple Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times
Blue Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

Chinese
Card Description Age
TEAM Engineering School Artillery, Fixed Gun, Siege Elephant, Flamethrower, Ram, Mantlet, and Haudenosaunee Mantlet train time -15%; Heavy Cannon, Great Bombard, Rocket, Flying Crow, and Gatling Camel train time -5% instead
Ethiopians
Card Description Age
Ignatian Spirituality Unit (except herded animals) hit points +5%, regeneration rate +1.0 (even in combat)
Italian Firearms Delivers 3 Li'l Bombards; artillery (except Culverins) attack Area of Effect +25%; costs 2,500 influence
Indians
Card Description Age
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics Unit hit points and damage +5%
Japanese
Card Description Age
TEAM Odzutsu Mortars Artillery damage +10%; Samurai Line of Sight +2, siege attack range +1
TEAM Sengoku Unit upgrades cost -20%
Maltese
Card Description Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table Delivers 1 Hospitaller for each Town Center and Command Post present on the map; unit hit points +2%
Mexicans
Card Description Age
TEAM Mariachi For the next 30 seconds, military building training and research work rate +400%, unit speed +10%
Portuguese
Card Description Age
Artillery Hitpoints Grenade trooper hit points +30%; artillery hit points +15%
3 Organ Guns Delivers 3 Organ Guns; costs 300 coin
3 Organ Guns Delivers 3 Organ Guns
5 Organ Guns Delivers 5 Organ Guns
Grapeshot Organ Gun bombard attack Rate of Fire -0.25, Area of Effect +0.5; removes Organ Gun packing animation
Engineering School Artillery, Fixed Gun, Siege Elephant, Flamethrower, Ram, Mantlet, and Haudenosaunee Mantlet train time -30%; Heavy Cannon, Great Bombard, Rocket, Flying Crow, and Gatling Camel train time -10% instead
Lantakas Artillery, building, and ship damage +15%
  • "Lantakas" is available upon revolting to Indonesia.
Spanish
Card Description Age
TEAM Spanish Inquisition Delivers 1 Inquisitor; military and economic unit Line of Sight +10

Chinese
Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Engineering School Abus Gun, Grenadier, Culverin, Falconet, Mortar, Organ Gun, Mantlet, Ram, Light Cannon, Petard, Horse Artillery, Siege Elephant, Morutaru, Flaming Arrow, Hand Mortar, and Flamethrower train time -30%; Heavy Cannon, Great Bombard, Rocket, and Flying Crow train time -5%
25

Europeans[]

Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Artillery Hitpoints Artillery, Abus Guns, and Grenadiers get +15% hit points
10
Indians
Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and damage
25
Japanese
Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Cheaper Unit Upgrades Unit upgrades cost -20%
1
Portuguese
Card Description Age HC level
2 Organ Guns Ships 2 Organ Guns
1
3 Organ Guns Ships 3 Organ Guns
1
5 Organ Guns Ships 5 Organ Guns
40
Engineering School Abus Gun, Grenadier, Culverin, Falconet, Mortar, Organ Gun, Mantlet, Ram, Light Cannon, Petard, Horse Artillery, Siege Elephant, Morutaru, Flaming Arrow, Hand Mortar, and Flamethrower train time -40%; Heavy Cannon, Great Bombard, Rocket, and Flying Crow train time -10%
25
Spanish
Card Description Age HC level
TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 Line of Sight
10

Changelog[]

Age of Empires III[]

  • Organ Guns are trained in 45 seconds, have a speed of 1.6 in bombard mode, and take 2 seconds to shift mode.

Definitive Edition[]

  • Organ Guns are trained in 40 seconds, have a speed of 2.4 in bombard mode, and take 1.5 seconds to shift mode.

History[]

Also called a ribauldequin, this Renaissance-era gun's multiple iron barrels line up side by side. These small caliber (for artillery) projectiles were meant to be fired at the same time, creating a wave of fearsome iron that could tear ranks of enemy foot and cavalry soldiers apart.

Trivia[]

  • Although it is exclusive to the Portuguese, there is zero indication the Portuguese used them. It would have made more sense as a generic/regional unit, like its Age of Empires IV counterpart. Additionally it was falling out of use during Age of Empires III's time.

Gallery[]

See also[]

Military units in Age of Empires III
Common/shared units
Age of Empires III Explorer · Militiaman · Crossbowman · Pikeman · Musketeer · Grenadier · Halberdier · Skirmisher · Hussar · Dragoon · Cavalry Archer · Falconet · Culverin · Mortar · Heavy Cannon · Caravel · Galleon · Frigate · Monitor
The WarChiefs Warrior · Spy · Petard · Horse Artillery · Canoe · War Canoe · Ironclad
The Asian Dynasties/ Sentry · / Irregular
Definitive Edition*/ General · Captured Mortar · Sloop · Steamer · Battleship
The African Royals Levied Spearman · Levied Bowman · Levied Gunner · Javelin Rider · Battle Canoe · Cannon Boat
Unique units
British Longbowman · Ranger · Rocket
Dutch Ruyter · Fluyt
French Cuirassier
Germans Doppelsoldner · Landwehr · Uhlan · War Wagon
Ottomans Bashibozuk · Janissary · Azap · Abus Gunner · Humbaraci · Muhbir · Nizam Fusilier · Deli · Sipahi · Great Bombard · Galley
Portuguese Cassador · Ordinance Rifleman · Organ Gun
Russians Strelet · Rekrut · Poruchik · Cossack · Oprichnik
Spanish Rodelero · Lancer
Aztecs Aztec War Chief · Eagle Scout · Otontin Slinger · Puma Spearman · Warrior Priest · Arrow Knight · Jaguar Prowl Knight · Skull Knight · Coyote Runner · Eagle Runner Knight · Tlaloc Canoe
Haudenosaunee Haudenosaunee War Chief · Aenna · Tomahawk · Forest Prowler · Ram · Mantlet · Kanya Horseman · Musket Rider · Light Cannon
Lakota Lakota War Chief · Cetan Bowman · Club Warrior · Wakina Rifle · Axe Rider · Bow Rider · Rifle Rider · Tashunke Prowler · Tokala Soldier
Chinese Shaolin Master · Chu Ko Nu · Qiang Pikeman · Flamethrower · Changdao Swordsman · Arquebusier · Disciple · Steppe Rider · Keshik · Iron Flail · Meteor Hammer · Hand Mortar · Flying Crow · Fire Junk · War Junk · Fuchuan
Indians Brahmin · Rajput · Sepoy · Gurkha · Urumi Swordsman · Sowar · Zamburak · Flail Elephant · Mahout Lancer · Howdah · Siege Elephant
Japanese Sohei Archer · Yumi Archer · Ashigaru Musketeer · Samurai · Yamabushi · Shinobi · Naginata Rider · Yabusame · Daimyo · Shogun Tokugawa · Flaming Arrow · Morutaru · Fune · Atakebune · Tekkousen
Inca Inca War Chief · Jungle Bowman · Plumed Spearman · Bolas Warrior · Huaraca · Maceman · Chasqui · Chimu Runner · Chincha Raft
Swedes Carolean · Hakkapelit · Leather Cannon
United States Minuteman · State Militia · Regular · Gunslinger · Owlhoot · Sharpshooter · Cowboy · Carbine Cavalry · Gatling Gun · Quaker Gun
Ethiopians Ras · Gascenya · Neftenya · Shotel Warrior · Oromo Warrior · Sebastopol Mortar · War Dhow
Hausa Emir · Fulani Archer · Maigadi · Raider · Lifidi Knight · Xebec
Mexicans Padre · Insurgente · Soldado · Salteador · Desperado · Bandido · Chinaco · Cuatrero
Italians Pavisier · Papal Guard · Schiavone · Bersagliere · Papal Zouave · Papal Lancer · Papal Bombard · Leonardo's Tank · Galleass
Maltese Grand Master · Hospitaller · Sentinel · Fire Thrower · Order Galley · Fire Ship
Revolution
Barbary Warrior · Bolivar · Californio · Cetbang Cannon · Corsair Captain · Corsair Marksman · Cruzob Avenger · Cruzob Infantry · Cuerudo · Eclaireur · Filibuster · Gatling Gun · Gaucho · Jagunço · Javanese Spearman · Llanero · Militia Officer · Morochuco · Mounted Granadero · Revolutionary · Revolutionary Sharpshooter · San Martin · Trek Wagon