Old Han Army
Old Han Army is a unit available to the Chinese in Age of Empires III, available from the Commerce Age; it can be trained or obtained through War Academy; Blockhouse; Fort; Fuchuan; American Citadel.
Recorded values
- Available
- Commerce Age · War Academy; Blockhouse; Fort; Fuchuan; American Citadel
- Training
- 27 sec · 6 population · 44 XP per train
Role, availability & values
Production is available through War Academy, Blockhouse, Fort, Fuchuan, or American Citadel. It uses 6 population. Training costs 255 Food and 180 Wood; it takes 27 seconds to train.
Matchup & timing
Old Han Army is the Commerce Age package of three Chu Ko Nu and three Qiang Pikemen. Its 255 Food and 180 Wood cost buys a ranged line with a dedicated anti-Cavalry screen, so use the pikemen to keep mounted units away while the Chu Ko Nu fire. It takes six population and 27 seconds to train; before update 13.58326 it took 25 seconds. The standard profile pays Food and Wood, not Export. A Russian alliance can add Blockhouse and Fort production access, while the Summer Palace may spawn the army under its Wonder rules; these routes do not change the normal resource profile.
Banner composition and battlefield roles
The Chinese Old Han Army costs 255 Food and 180 Wood, uses six population and trains in 27 seconds. It is a Commerce Age banner army of three Chu Ko Nu and three Qiang Pikemen. The Chu Ko Nu’s repeated volleys pressure Heavy Infantry and light ranged Cavalry, while Qiang Pikemen guard the archers from melee Cavalry and can contribute against buildings. Keeping the two parts together makes the group more effective than using the archers without a screen. It can be trained at a War Academy or Fuchuan and is also produced by the Summer Palace Wonder. Russian Consulate access allows it at a Blockhouse or Fort. The Old Han Reforms card can later add 50% hit points and damage to both components while increasing their Food and Wood costs by 25%, so its efficiency changes after the upgrade. Check population before ordering the six-unit banner and support it with artillery or other units when the opponent’s army includes counters to either component.
Population and reinforcement planning
The banner is trained as a single six-population group, so production adds archers and pikemen together rather than letting the player adjust the ratio. Keep the Qiang Pikemen in front when facing cavalry and retreat the Chu Ko Nu if that screen is removed. This formation works best as a core unit group backed by a separate siege or anti-artillery option.
Training time and access in older references
The current training time is 27 seconds, compared with 25 seconds before update 13.58326. The listed standard cost is 255 Food and 180 Wood for six population. The source describes War Academy and Fuchuan training, a free Summer Palace spawn under its Wonder rules, and additional Blockhouse or Fort access through the Russian alliance. Those access routes are distinct from paying Export for a Consulate shipment; Export is not part of the documented standard package cost.