Portuguese Expeditionary Force
Portuguese Expeditionary Force is a Fortress Age Consulate group available to India and Japan. It delivers eleven Order Besteiros and one Consulate Culverin, combining ranged infantry with an artillery counter.
Recorded values
- Cost
- 800 Export
- Available
- Fortress Age · Indian or Japanese Consulate · Portuguese Allies
- Training
- 40 sec · 15 population · 80 XP per train
- Shipment population footprint
- 13 population
Role, availability & values
The group uses 15 population and takes 40 seconds under the recorded rules. Order Besteiros provide the main infantry presence, while the Culverin can target enemy artillery. The single artillery unit is valuable and should remain behind its screen.
Training & availability
Indian or Japanese Consulate Banner Army; Fortress Age; select Portuguese Allies; 800 Export; 40 seconds; 15 population; 11 Order Besteiros and 1 Consulate Culverin in Definitive Edition.
Matchup & timing
Choose the force when the army needs ranged infantry and an answer to opposing guns. Keep the Culverin protected and use the Besteiros to support it rather than scattering them across the map. Compare the group with other Consulate options if the opponent is not fielding artillery.
Consulate alliance requirement and force composition
The Portuguese Expeditionary Force is a Fortress Age Consulate banner for India and Japan that requires Portuguese Allies. It costs 800 Export and takes 40 seconds to arrive, using 15 population. The group contains eleven Order Besteiros and one Consulate Culverin. The Besteiros form the ranged infantry line, while the Culverin supplies the force’s dedicated anti-artillery role. Keep the cannon behind the infantry instead of allowing it to move ahead alone; losing the single Culverin removes the group’s main answer to enemy guns.
Current roster and older count
Indians and Japanese can train the Portuguese Expeditionary Force at the Consulate in the Fortress Age by choosing Portuguese Allies. The 800-Export package takes 40 seconds and uses 15 population. Definitive Edition provides 11 Order Besteiros and one Consulate Culverin; The Asian Dynasties roster contained ten Besteiros and one Culverin.
Ranged infantry with artillery counter
The Besteiros form the ranged screen, while the Culverin can target enemy artillery. Keep the Culverin behind the infantry and move it with a force that can protect it from cavalry. This company is useful when the army needs both ranged bodies and an artillery answer; if the opponent fields no guns, compare the cost with a Consulate option that provides a more direct counter.