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Heavy Incendiary Ship

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Heavy Incendiary Ship

The final upgrade in the Chronicles incendiary-ship line.

Heavy Incendiary Ship Chronicles in-game icon
Heavy Incendiary Ship Chronicles in-game icon

Overview

The final upgrade in the Chronicles incendiary-ship line.

Availability and investment

Heavy Incendiary Ship becomes available in Chronicles. It is associated with Chronicles (Chronicles naval & specialist roster). The listed cost is not separately recorded and the training time is 31 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.

Chronicles availability

This upgrade is available to the Athenians, Puru, and Spartans.

Battlefield role and use

The final upgrade in the Chronicles incendiary-ship line. Training time: 31 seconds. Its upgrade path is Incendiary Raft → Incendiary Ship → Heavy Incendiary Ship. Naval value depends on the opponent’s fleet and access to water: combine complementary ship roles and protect the routes used to reinforce or transport.

Base unit statistics

Upgrade age
Imperial Age
Upgrade cost
250 Wood, 200 Gold
Upgrade time
55 seconds
Training time
31 seconds
Melee attack
100
Attack bonus vs. Buildings
280
Area damage radius
3.5 tiles
Speed
1.6
Available to
Athenians, Puru, Spartans

Base values before civilization bonuses or researched technologies.

Focus
Naval · incendiary ship
Signature / category
Chronicles naval & specialist roster
Release / context
Chronicles
Region
Chronicles
Classification
Chronicles

upgrade Line: Incendiary Raft → Incendiary Ship → Heavy Incendiary Ship

chronicles Upgrade Line: Incendiary Raft → Incendiary Ship → Heavy Incendiary Ship

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