“Strong in naval combat when built in number.”—In-game description
The War Canoe is a naval vessel in the Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs that is unique to Native American civilizations (Aztecs, Iroquois, Sioux) and can be trained at the Dock once the Fortress Age is reached. It can transport land units and gather from fishes and whales, and is the main naval combat unit of the Iroquois and the Sioux.
Overview 
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The War Canoe is stronger than many other ships which can be trained by the Iroquois and the Sioux, but the Aztec Tlaloc Canoe is stronger. It has an acceptable amount of hit points and can take down larger ships when massed, or through the use of the Water Dance or Fire Dance. It can also fish, though like all canoes and the Marathan Catamaran, is less efficient than Fishing Boats.
Further statistics Edit
| Unit strengths and weaknesses | |
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| Strong vs. | Ships, buildings close to shore |
| Weak vs. | Artillery especially Culverins, defensive structures |
| Improvements | |
| Hit points |  Armor Plating (+50%) Rawhide Covers (+20%, Iroquois only)
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| Attack |  Carronade (+25%) Flaming Arrows (+25%, Sioux only)
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| Gather rate |  Gill Nets (+15%) Long Lines (+30%) Excessive Tribute (+50% from whales) Huron Fish Wedding (+20%) Navajo Craftsmanship (+20% from whales)
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| Train cost |  Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost)
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Home City Cards Edit
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Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team Aztecs
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| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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 Offshore Support
| Warships get +20% attack, +5 LOS and +5 range |  | 40 |
 Artificial Islands
| Warships cost -50% wood |  | 25 |
Chinese Edit
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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 TEAM Improved Warships
| Warships get +15% hit points and attack | | 10 |
Indians Edit
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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 TEAM Shivaji's Tactics
| All units get +5% hit points and attack |  | 25 |
Iroquois Edit
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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 4 Advanced War Canoes
| Ships 4 War Canoes and War Canoes get +20% hit points | | 25 |
Native Americans Edit
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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 Advanced Dock
| Docks get +100% attack and heal ships 100% faster, and ship train time -33% |  | 10 |
 Fish Market
| Fishing Boats, Canoes, War Canoes and Tlaloc Canoes gather 25% faster | | 1 |
 2 War Canoes
| Ships 2 War Canoes | | 10 |
| 4 War Canoes
| Ships 4 War Canoes | | 10 |
 Improved Warships
| Warships get +25% hit points and attack | | 25 |
 Admiralty
| War Canoe build limit +8, Canoe build limit +5, Tlaloc Canoe build limit +4 | | 1 |
 TEAM Birchbark
| Canoes, War Canoes, and Tlaloc Canoes cost -25% wood | | 25 |
- The Improved Warship card is not available to the Sioux.
- The Admiralty card is not available to the Iroquois.
- The TEAM Birchbark card is not available to the Aztecs.
Portuguese Edit
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
|---|---|---|---|
 TEAM Fish Market
| Fishing Boats, Caravels, Galleys, Canoes, War Canoes, Tlaloc Canoes, War Junks, Fune and Marathan Catamarans gather 10% faster | | 1 |
Russians Edit
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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 TEAM Cold Water Port
| Warships cost -15% | | 10 |
Spanish Edit
| Card | Description | Age | HC level |
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 TEAM Inquisition
| All units get +10 LOS | | 10 |
History Edit
“One of the largest canoes used by Native Americans comes from the Pacific Northwest. The people there would make large dugout canoes by hollowing out the huge trees native to the region. For example, the Haida constructed war canoes from 70 to 100 feet long, which could hold as many as sixty warriors. Neighboring tribes, like the Makah, still use similar canoes to hunt whales and other sea mammals.”
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