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Monitor attack and hitpoints increased.
—In-game description
Ironclad attack and hitpoints increased.
—United States and Mexican in-game description

Ship's Howitzers is a technology in Age of Empires III that can be researched by European and Asian civilizations at the Dock once the Industrial Age is reached. Once researched, it upgrades Monitors to Heavy Monitors, which have +25% hit points and attack damage. In the Definitive Edition, it is also available to the United States and Mexicans, but for these two civilizations, it upgrades Ironclads to Heavy Ironclads, which have +25% hit points and attack damage.

Dock technologies in Age of Empires III
SharedGill Nets Gill Nets · Long Lines Long Lines · Armor Plating Armor Plating · Carronade Carronade · Percussion Lock Percussion Lock · Ship's Howitzers Ship's Howitzers
Native AmericansCanoe hitpoints Improved Cordage*** · Canoe damage River Raids*** · Rawhide Covers Rawhide Covers (Flag IroquoisDE· Flaming Arrows Flaming Arrows (Flag SiouxDE· Cipactli Worship Cipactli Worship (Flag AztecDE· Totora Reeds Totora Reeds (Flag IncanDE)*
Africans**River Skirmishes River Skirmishes · Heavy Riverboats Heavy Riverboats
* introduced in the Definitive Edition   ** in The African Royals   *** in Knights of the Mediterranean
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