Middle Guard
Middle Guard is an Age of Empires III technology available to French from the Fortress Age*, researched at Church. It provides 8 Young Guards and renames them to Middle Guards; Grants Incendiary Grenades.
Research profile
- Age
- Fortress Age*
- Civilization
- French
- Research location
- Church
- Prerequisite
- Young Guard
- Home City Card
- Edict of Nantes
- Research time
- 15 seconds
- Food cost
- 1,000
- Effect
- Delivers 8 Young Guards and renames them to Middle Guards; Grants Incendiary Grenades
- Next technology
- Old Guard
Effect & research conditions
Available to French from the Fortress Age*. Research it at Church. It requires Young Guard. Effect: Delivers 8 Young Guards and renames them to Middle Guards; Grants Incendiary Grenades. Research costs 1,000 food. Research takes 15 seconds. Further research: Old Guard.
Research condition
Available to French from the Fortress Age*. Research it at Church. It requires Young Guard.
When to research
Middle Guard provides an immediate reinforcement: 8 Young Guards and renames them to Middle Guards; Grants Incendiary Grenades. Research when this force fills a current army need and can reach the fight in time; reserve population and set a safe gather point rather than starting it as an emergency response. Use the Church for research. This requires Young Guard. Research takes 15 seconds and costs 1,000 food.
Use the French Church upgrade chain
The Fortress Age Church research requires Young Guard, costs 1,000 Food, and takes 15 seconds. It sends eight Young Guards renamed Middle Guards and grants Incendiary Grenades; Old Guard is the follow-up. Keep population space for the shipment and make sure the army can protect the new units.
A card-gated French guard progression
Middle Guard requires the Young Guard research and the Edict of Nantes Home City Card. The Church option costs 1,000 Food and takes 15 seconds, delivers eight Middle Guards, grants Incendiary Grenades and upgrades any remaining Young Guards. Old Guard follows it in the progression. Since the shipment and the existing unit conversion occur together, leave room for the delivered population and choose a moment when the Grenadier force can join safely. The age marked with an asterisk follows the card-dependent rules shown for the technology.