GUIDE · UNIT STRATEGY
Fire Ship close-water engagement
Fire Ship: Fire Ships are effective against many warships because they deliver damage quickly at close range. The War Galley upgrade improves the line and is usually important when the fleet depends on Fire Ships.
Overview
Fire Ship: Fire Ships are effective against many warships because they deliver damage quickly at close range. The War Galley upgrade improves the line and is usually important when the fleet depends on Fire Ships.
Plan and execution
Use Galleys or terrain to hold the enemy fleet’s attention, then bring Fire Ships into close contact. Keep them concentrated so they can remove a target before the opponent retreats, and use them to protect transports or Fishing Ships from a direct naval push.
Risks and adaptation
The Hulk line is a poor matchup, and Fire Ships must close to deal damage. Do not send them alone into a ranged fleet or pursue a retreat into a defended Dock.
- Focus
- Fast anti-warship naval line
- Signature / category
- Plan and execution
- Release / context
- Age of Empires II system
- Region
- Unit strategy
- Classification
- Unit strategies