GUIDE · UNIT STRATEGY
Hand Cannoneer infantry-punish volley
Hand Cannoneer: Hand Cannoneers deliver heavy shots against infantry but fire slowly and become less reliable at long range. Their strongest use is a protected firing position where large or nearby targets cannot evade repeated volleys.
Overview
Hand Cannoneer: Hand Cannoneers deliver heavy shots against infantry but fire slowly and become less reliable at long range. Their strongest use is a protected firing position where large or nearby targets cannot evade repeated volleys.
Plan and execution
Place them behind a frontline and let infantry or cavalry screen the approach. Focus on infantry as it commits, and reposition when the opponent backs away beyond effective firing distance. Use a separate siege answer for long-range threats rather than asking the Hand Cannoneers to duel from afar.
Risks and adaptation
Cavalry, Skirmishers, and long-range siege can punish the gunpowder line. Keep it away from Onager fire and do not leave it unsupported against a fast flank.
- Focus
- Gunpowder ranged support
- Signature / category
- Plan and execution
- Release / context
- Age of Empires II system
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- Unit strategy
- Classification
- Unit strategies