Standing Army

Standing Army
Availability
Introduced in	Age of Empires III
Civilization	Africans Europeans Federal Americans Japanese
Age	Commerce Age (Africans) Industrial Age
Research
Researched at	Church (Ethiopians, Japanese, Europeans except Ottomans and Italians) Mosque (Hausa and Ottomans) Meeting House (United States) Cathedral (Mexicans) Basilica (Italians)
Coin	350
Influence	350 (Africans only)
Research time	5 seconds
Effect
Infantry and shock infantry train time -25%

“	Infantry train faster.	”
—In-game description

Standing Army is a technology in Age of Empires III that can be researched by European civilizations, Ethiopians and Japanese at the Church (Mosque for the Hausa and Ottomans, Meeting House for the United States, Cathedral for the Mexicans, Basilica for the Italians) once the Industrial Age is reached. Once researched, infantry and shock infantry training time is reduced by 25%.

Civilization differences

• The Japanese can build a Church with the Church Wagon technology by allying with the Dutch at the Consulate. Thus, they can research Standing Army.
• The Ethiopians can gain access to the Church by allying with the Jesuits, while the Hausa can gain access to the Mosque by allying with the Moroccans. Both civilizations can then research Standing Army from the Commerce Age for 350 influence.

Changelog

Age of Empires III

• Standing Army research takes 15 seconds and affects infantry only.

Definitive Edition

• Standing Army research takes 5 seconds and also affects shock infantry.