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Elite Turtle Ship

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UNIT · KOREANS

Elite Turtle Ship

A more powerful armored Korean warship designed to absorb punishment at close range.

Elite Turtle Ship Age of Empires II unit icon
Elite Turtle Ship Age of Empires II unit icon

Overview

A more powerful armored Korean warship designed to absorb punishment at close range.

Availability and investment

Elite Turtle Ship becomes available in Castle Age. Its listed production context is Koreans. The listed cost is 152 Wood, 130 Gold and the training time is 50 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.

    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.

    Battlefield role and use

    A more powerful armored Korean warship designed to absorb punishment at close range. Available in the Castle Age. Training cost: 152 Wood, 130 Gold. Training time: 50 seconds. Its ranged role lets it contribute before melee units connect, but the army needs a screen and enough space to keep firing while it withdraws.

    Base unit statistics

    Cost
    152 Wood, 130 Gold
    Training time
    50 seconds
    Range
    7
    Reload time
    6 seconds
    Movement speed
    1

    Base values before civilization bonuses or researched technologies.

    Signature / category
    Koreans
    Release / context
    The Conquerors
    Region
    Koreans
    Classification
    Units
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