Portuguese Expeditionary Company
Portuguese Expeditionary Company is a Commerce Age Consulate package for the Indians and Japanese in Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties and Definitive Edition. It delivers seven Order Besteiros as a foreign-unit group; it does not grant a Portuguese Barracks or the rest of the Portuguese roster.
Recorded values
- Cost
- 400 Export
- Available
- Commerce Age · Indian or Japanese Consulate · Portuguese Allies
- Training
- 20 sec · 7 population · 40 XP per train
- Company composition
- 7 Order Besteiros
- Shipment population footprint
- 8 population
Role, availability & values
The company arrives in 20 seconds, uses seven population and grants 40 Experience. Its seven Order Besteiros are selected through the Consulate when the Portuguese roster is available. The order draws on the Consulate’s Export system, so its availability and economic opportunity cost should be compared with other diplomatic choices.
Training & availability
Indian or Japanese Consulate Banner Army; Commerce Age; select Portuguese Allies; 400 Export; 20 seconds; 7 population; 7 Order Besteiros.
Matchup & timing
Choose the package when its seven-unit arrival fits the army and can be protected on the way to the frontline. A Consulate company can reinforce without setting up a separate production building, but the group still needs supporting units and enough population room. Check the Order Besteiros page for individual combat values; use this entry for the company’s access, quantity and timing.
Commit for a useful reinforcement timing
The 20-second arrival makes the company a defined reinforcement choice rather than a long-term production line. Compare its seven population with the army’s remaining capacity and the other Consulate packages available at the time. Select it when the Order Besteiros improve the current composition, then keep them with supporting troops rather than leaving the ranged group isolated.
Foreign roster and cost
Indians and Japanese can choose Portuguese Allies at the Consulate and train this Commerce Age company for 400 Export. It arrives in 20 seconds, occupies seven population and contains seven Order Besteiros. The company gives access to this Portuguese unit group through diplomacy; it does not grant a Portuguese production building or the full Portuguese roster.
Ranged infantry use
The seven-unit group adds a ranged infantry line that can reinforce an army without waiting for a separate production structure. Keep the Besteiros behind a screen and use their range to contribute while melee units hold the front. Check the Order Besteiros entry for their detailed attack profile, and compare the company with other Consulate options when a different counter or siege role is needed.