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Gunpowder units
Gunpowder units use powder weapons or explosives rather than conventional bows. Their attacks can have distinctive range, accuracy, reload, and bonus-damage behavior.

Overview
Gunpowder units use powder weapons or explosives rather than conventional bows. Their attacks can have distinctive range, accuracy, reload, and bonus-damage behavior.
Using this index
This reference groups related Age of Empires II entries under unit roles. Use its linked pages to move from the overview to a specific civilization, unit, building, technology, rule, or map; the detailed entry is where availability, values, and matchup interactions are recorded.
How to use this reference
Gunpowder units use powder weapons or explosives rather than conventional bows. Their attacks can have distinctive range, accuracy, reload, and bonus-damage behavior. Use this reference to move between the related Age II entries; individual pages explain each unit, structure, technology, or rule.
- Also known as
- Gunpowder unit (Age of Empires II)
- Focus
- unit roles
- Signature / category
- Game reference
- Release / context
- Age of Empires II
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- Game reference
- Classification
- Game reference