Mercenary infantry
Askari
Mercenaries
Add Askari infantry with listed ranged bonuses against cavalry and light infantry.
MercenariesIII — Fortress Age1 supported recipe route
WHY CONSIDER IT
It is a focused Fortress Age mercenary option for three listed civilizations.
When it fits: Consider it when a Battleship is available and those target matchups matter.
The tradeoff: Costs 230 coin, uses 2 population, and is limited to three civilizations.
Properties & access
CivilizationsEthiopians, Hausa, Ottomans
AgeIII — Fortress Age
Produced atBattleship
Health400
Population used2
Movement speed4.5
Line of sight16
Hand resistance20%
Building Attack · damage per projectile40
Building Attack · seconds between attacks3
Building Attack · projectiles per attack1
Defend Hand Attack · damage per projectile32
Defend Hand Attack · seconds between attacks1.5
Defend Hand Attack · projectiles per attack1
Defend Ranged Attack · damage per projectile40
Defend Ranged Attack · seconds between attacks3
Defend Ranged Attack · range16
Defend Ranged Attack · projectiles per attack1
Defend Ranged Attack · target modifiersCavalry: ×1.5; Light Infantry: ×1.3
Melee Hand Attack · damage per projectile32
Melee Hand Attack · seconds between attacks1.5
Melee Hand Attack · projectiles per attack1
Stagger Hand Attack · damage per projectile32
Stagger Hand Attack · seconds between attacks1.5
Stagger Hand Attack · projectiles per attack1
Stagger Ranged Attack · damage per projectile40
Stagger Ranged Attack · seconds between attacks3
Stagger Ranged Attack · range16
Stagger Ranged Attack · projectiles per attack1
Stagger Ranged Attack · target modifiersCavalry: ×1.5; Light Infantry: ×1.3
Volley Hand Attack · damage per projectile32
Volley Hand Attack · seconds between attacks1.5
Volley Hand Attack · projectiles per attack1
Volley Ranged Attack · damage per projectile40
Volley Ranged Attack · seconds between attacks3
Volley Ranged Attack · range16
Volley Ranged Attack · projectiles per attack1
Volley Ranged Attack · target modifiersCavalry: ×1.5; Light Infantry: ×1.3
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: Ethiopians, Hausa, Ottomans
- Battleship ↗
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