Mercenary infantry
Armored Pistoleer
Mercenaries
Add a costly mercenary with ranged attacks and strong hand resistance.
MercenariesIII — Fortress Age1 supported recipe route
WHY CONSIDER IT
It fits a Fortress Age army needing a durable infantry choice with bonuses against cavalry and light infantry.
When it fits: Consider it for listed civilizations when a Battleship is available for training.
The tradeoff: Costs 250 coin and 4 population; access is limited to five listed civilizations.
Properties & access
CivilizationsItalians, Maltese, French, Portuguese, Spanish
AgeIII — Fortress Age
Produced atBattleship
Health560
Population used4
Movement speed4
Line of sight16
Hand resistance60%
Building Attack · damage per projectile46
Building Attack · seconds between attacks3
Building Attack · projectiles per attack1
Defend Hand Attack · damage per projectile25
Defend Hand Attack · seconds between attacks1.5
Defend Hand Attack · projectiles per attack1
Defend Hand Attack · target modifiersCavalry: ×3; Light Infantry: ×2.25
Defend Ranged Attack · damage per projectile45
Defend Ranged Attack · seconds between attacks3
Defend Ranged Attack · range12
Defend Ranged Attack · area1
Defend Ranged Attack · projectiles per attack1
Melee Hand Attack · damage per projectile25
Melee Hand Attack · seconds between attacks1.5
Melee Hand Attack · projectiles per attack1
Melee Hand Attack · target modifiersCavalry: ×3; Light Infantry: ×2.25
Stagger Hand Attack · damage per projectile25
Stagger Hand Attack · seconds between attacks1.5
Stagger Hand Attack · projectiles per attack1
Stagger Hand Attack · target modifiersCavalry: ×3; Light Infantry: ×2.25
Stagger Ranged Attack · damage per projectile45
Stagger Ranged Attack · seconds between attacks3
Stagger Ranged Attack · range12
Stagger Ranged Attack · area1
Stagger Ranged Attack · projectiles per attack1
Volley Hand Attack · damage per projectile25
Volley Hand Attack · seconds between attacks1.5
Volley Hand Attack · projectiles per attack1
Volley Hand Attack · target modifiersCavalry: ×3; Light Infantry: ×2.25
Volley Ranged Attack · damage per projectile45
Volley Ranged Attack · seconds between attacks3
Volley Ranged Attack · range12
Volley Ranged Attack · area1
Volley Ranged Attack · projectiles per attack1
Planner recipes & alternatives
Material calculator: AoE3 DE 100.19.18309 / Steam build 25040513 (read 2026-10-14.
Access & prerequisites
- Source availability: III — Fortress Age
- Civilizations: Italians, Maltese, French, Portuguese, Spanish
- Battleship ↗
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