“ | Ships a large number of Jinetes (Dragoons) and Horse Artillery. | ” |
—In-game description |
The Portuguese Brigade is a Consulate shipment in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties that can be sent by Indians and Japaneseif they choose the Portuguese as their ally once the Imperial Age is reached. It ships eleven Jinete Dragoons and four Horse Artillery.
Strategy
The combination of artillery and light cavalry makes the Portuguese Brigade an all around powerful force, as the Horse Artillery can easily wipe out infantry, and the Dragoons can protect the Horse Artillery from heavy cavalry. Portuguese Brigade is best when combined with Heavy Cavalry to protect it from a Culverin/Skirmisher combination, but is overall very effective.
Consulate shipments and technologies | |
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British | 2 Surgeons · 4 Spies · 5 Petards · British Brigade |
Dutch | Church Wagon · Bank Wagon · Arsenal Wagon · Livestock Pen Wagon · Dutch Brigade |
French | Food Crates · Wood Crates · Coin Crates · French Brigade |
Germans | Food Trickle · Wood Trickle · Coin Trickle · German Brigade |
Isolation | Military Rickshaw · Bushido Principles · Clan Offerings · Meiji Restoration |
Ottomans | 6 Azaps · 4 Villagers · 2 Great Bombards · Ottoman Brigade |
Portuguese | Fishing Fleet · Exploration Fleet · Expeditionary Fleet · Portuguese Brigade |
Russians | Blockhouse Wagon · Fort Wagon · Factory Wagon · Russian Brigade |
Spanish | Merchant Marine · Nanban Trade · Bullionism · Spanish Brigade |