Paper Cartridge

Paper Cartridge
Availability
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Civilization	Europeans Federal Americans Japanese
Age	Commerce Age
Research
Researched at	Arsenal (Europeans and Federal Americans) Golden Pavilion (Japanese)
Wood	300
Coin	300
Research time	30 seconds
Effect
Gunpowder trooper damage +15% Pirate ranged attack damage +10% (with the "Letter of Marque" Home City Card)

“	Infantry equipped with firearms inflict more damage.	”
—In-game description

Paper Cartridge is a technology in Age of Empires III that can be researched by European and Federal American civilizations at the Arsenal once the "Advanced Arsenal" Home City Card has been sent (except for the Swedes); the Japanese can also research it at the Golden Pavilion wonder. Once researched, it increases damage of gunpowder troopers by 15%.

For the Swedes, the Paper Cartridge technology available by default.

Also, when revolting into Haiti, it increases Pirate ranged attack damage by 10% if the "Letter of Marque" Home City Card is sent.

Further statistics

Technologies

• Meritocracy: cost -20%.

Home City Cards

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Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team

Shared

Card	Description	Age
Advanced Arsenal	Enables Arsenal to be built in the Commerce Age; enables Flint Lock, Paper Cartridge, Military Drummers, Pillage, Professional Gunners, and Trunion in the Arsenal

• "Advanced Arsenal" is available to Europeans (except the Italians) and Mexicans.

Italians

Card	Description	Age
Milanese Arsenal	Delivers 1 Arsenal Wagon; Arsenal technology cost -50%; enables Flint Lock, Paper Cartridge, Military Drummers, Pillage, Professional Gunners, and Trunion in the Arsenal

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Sengoku	Unit upgrade cost -20%

United States

Card	Description	Age
Springfield Armory	Delivers 1 Arsenal Wagon; enables Flint Lock, Paper Cartridge, Military Drummers, Pillage, Professional Gunners, and Trunion in the Arsenal; Arsenal technologies are free but take +250% longer to research
Indiana Mobilization	Delivers 1 Carbine Cavalry for each shipment sent so far this game, including this one; unit train time, technology research time, Age up time -10%; costs 250 food, 250 wood

• "Indiana Mobilization" is available upon selecting the Indiana Federal State.

Changelog

Age of Empires III

• Paper Cartridge costs 350 wood, 350 coin.

Knights of the Mediterranean

• With update 14.43676, Paper Cartridge costs 300 wood, 300 coin.