War Canoe

War Canoe
Unit information
Introduced in	The WarChiefs
Type	Ship Warship FIshing Boat
Civilization	Native Americans except Incas
Age	Fortress Age
Abilities	Gather from fishes and whales Transports land units
Training
Trained at	Dock
Wood	150
Coin	100
Training time	25 seconds
Training limit	10
Statistics
Hit points	400
Resists	50% vs. Ranged
Speed	9.0
Garrison	50
Line of Sight	29
XP train bounty	25
XP bounty	25
Ranged attack
Damage	40
Range	25
Area of Effect	1
Rate of Fire	3.0
Siege attack
Damage	100
Range	25
Rate of Fire	3.0

“	Strong in naval combat when built in number.	”
—In-game description

The War Canoe is a warship in the Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs that is unique to the Native American civilizations, except Incas, and can be trained at the Dock once the Fortress Age is reached.

The main naval combat unit of the Haudenosaunee and the Lakota, it can transport land units and also gather from fishes and whales.

Overview

The War Canoe is stronger than many other ships which can be trained by the Haudenosaunee and the Lakota, 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 Ceremony or Fire Ceremony. It can also fish, though like all canoes and the Marathan Catamaran, is less efficient than Fishing Boats.

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Ships, buildings close to shore
Weak vs.	Artillery especially Culverins, defensive structures
Improvements
Hit points	Armor Plating (+50%) Rawhide Covers (+20%, Haudenosaunee only)
Attack	Carronade (+25%) Flaming Arrows (+25%, Lakota only)
Gather rate	Gill Nets (+15%) Long Lines (+30%) Excessive Tribute (+50% from whales) Huron Fish Wedding (+20%) Navajo Craftsmanship (+20% from whales)
Train cost	Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost)

Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the War Canoe

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team Aztecs Card Description Age HC level Offshore Support Warships get +20% attack, +5 LOS and +5 range 40 Artificial Islands Warships cost -50% wood 25 Chinese Card Description Age HC level TEAM Improved Warships Warships get +15% hit points and attack 10 Haudenosaunee Card Description Age HC level 4 Advanced War Canoes Ships 4 War Canoes and War Canoes get +20% hit points 25 Indians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack 25 Native Americans Card Description Age HC level 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 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 Card Description Age HC level TEAM Cold Water Port Warships cost -15% 10 Spanish Card Description Age HC level TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 LOS 10

Changelog

The WarChiefs

• War Canoes have 34 LOS and 30 range.

Definitive Edition

• War Canoes have 29 LOS and 25 range.

History

“

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.

”

Gallery

An in-game War Canoe