GUIDE · TECHNOLOGY STRATEGY
Thunderclap Bombs siege-dive deterrence
Thunderclap Bombs adds an explosive threat around eligible units when they are destroyed and strengthens certain Lou Chuan attacks against units. Use the effect as a deterrent while keeping fragile siege and gunpowder behind a screen.
Overview
Thunderclap Bombs adds an explosive threat around eligible units when they are destroyed and strengthens certain Lou Chuan attacks against units. Use the effect as a deterrent while keeping fragile siege and gunpowder behind a screen.
Plan and execution
Keep Grenadiers and Rocket Carts behind infantry or cavalry so enemies must pay for reaching their minimum-range weakness. When Lou Chuans are active, use their siege attack against units and keep the fleet positioned to punish a close approach. Let the secondary blast complement the main volley rather than using the technology as a reason to expose the units.
Risks and adaptation
The explosion only matters once the unit dies, which is a poor trade if an escort could have prevented the loss. Its relevance differs by unit, and some naval opponents stay outside the blast radius. Screen the siege and avoid clustering valuable units around an explosion.
- Focus
- Protecting minimum-range gunpowder units
- Signature / category
- Plan and execution
- Release / context
- Age of Empires II system
- Region
- Technology strategy
- Classification
- Technology strategies