Dragon Ship

Overview

A Chinese warship upgrade with a short-ranged flame attack.

Availability and investment

Dragon Ship becomes available in Imperial Age. Its listed production context is Chinese. The listed cost is 75 Wood, 45 Gold and the training time is 27 seconds. This tells you when it can first join an army and which resources must be reserved alongside Villager production, upgrades, and other military lines.

Combat profile

The available combat values are included here so the numbers can be read as a profile rather than an isolated list. Hit points and armor describe how long the unit can remain exposed; attack and any bonus damage describe what it threatens; range, reload, accuracy, and movement describe how reliably it can engage or disengage. A value shown for a whole upgrade line applies to the listed stages as recorded, so compare the stage names instead of treating the line as one base unit.

• Ranged attack: 4
• Hit points: 135
• Melee armor: 3
• Pierce armor: 7
• Ranged attack: 4
• Range: 3
• Line of sight: 6
• Reload time: 0.25 seconds
• Movement speed: 1.72
• Accuracy: 0%

Field use

Use the unit where water control matters: protect fishing and transport routes, contest enemy ships, or support a landing. Its impact depends on the map’s shore access and the rest of the fleet.

Armor classes and counters

Armor-class bonuses are separate from base attack and the target’s melee or pierce armor. The class list below shows the unit’s documented combat categories and bonus-damage relationships; use it to judge matchups instead of relying on the unit label alone.

• Armor class: Ship
• Armor class: Fire ship
• Dragon Ship deals +3 bonus damage to units in the All Buildings class

Related unit plan: Dragon Ship close-range fleet screen

Dragon Ship: Dragon Ships can act as a durable frontline vessel that absorbs attacks while the rest of the fleet moves into position. Their role suits a close-water engagement more than a long-range bombardment Keep Dragon Ships in front of supporting Galleons or transports and let them draw the first volleys. Close on enemy ships only when the rest of the fleet can follow, then use the opening to secure the route or protect a landing A front ship without support can be surrounded or outnumbered. Do not use Dragon Ships to bombard shore buildings from afar or leave transports uncovered