Poruchik
Poruchik is Russians Heavy infantry in Age of Empires III, available from the Commerce Age; obtained through Blockhouse (in groups of 4), Fort, Galleon, American Citadel. Its listed ability is Fealty Aura.
Recorded values
- Available
- Commerce Age · Blockhouse (in groups of 4) ; Fort; Galleon; American Citadel
- Training
- 24.75 (33 base) sec · 1 population · 11 XP per train
- Durability & mobility
- 130 (162.5 base) hit points · 20% hand resistance · 4.25 speed · 12 line of sight
- Hand attack
- 17.6 (22 base) damage · 1.5 attack interval · bonuses: 2.0x vs. Cavalry; 1.5x vs. Shock troops
- Siege attack
- 24 (30 base) damage · 6 range · 3.0 attack interval
- Ability
- Fealty Aura
Role, availability & values
Production is available through Blockhouse (in groups of 4), Fort, Galleon, or American Citadel. It moves at 4.25 speed and uses 1 population. Training costs 52.5 (70 base) Food and 37.5 (50 base) Coin; it takes 24.75 seconds to train. Other profile values: 130 (162.5 base) hit points. Attack profile: Hand attack deals 17.6 (22 base) damage. Siege attack deals 24 (30 base) damage. Hand attack bonuses: 2.0× against Cavalry and 1.5× against Shock troops. Special ability or role: Fealty Aura.
Matchup & timing
Keep Poruchiks near the units covered by their Fealty Aura; the Russian heavy infantry is valuable as a formation support piece as well as a Cavalry counter. They arrive in four-unit Blockhouse batches, so coordinate the aura with the batch and avoid sending a single unit ahead. Their 30 base siege damage can help against buildings after the protected line advances.
Russian heavy infantry and Fealty Aura
Poruchik is Russian Heavy Infantry available in the Commerce Age from a Blockhouse in groups of four, or through a Fort, Galleon or American Citadel. Russian batch production affects the listed costs and values: the profile shows 52.5 Food and 37.5 Coin per unit (70 Food and 50 Coin base), 24.75 seconds training time (33 seconds base) and 130 hit points (162.5 base). It uses one population, moves at 4.25 speed and has 20% hand resistance. The hand attack deals 17.6 damage (22 base), with a 2× bonus against Cavalry and 1.5× against Shock troops; the siege attack deals 24 (30 base). Its Fealty Aura supports nearby forces, making positioning with the Russian army relevant. Use Poruchiks to protect ranged units from cavalry and shock attacks, while other units handle targets outside its bonuses. The Blockhouse’s batch production can deliver a group quickly, but the group should remain together to make the aura and counter role useful. Check whether a listed figure is the adjusted batch value or the base value before comparing it with another civilization’s unit.
Aura positioning
Keep Poruchiks near the Russian units that benefit from Fealty Aura, while maintaining a screen against enemies that do not fall to their Cavalry and Shock troop bonuses. Batch training is efficient only if the group can be used together.
Russian training values
The cost, hit points and damage are listed in both batch-adjusted and base forms. Use the adjusted figures for the Russian batch unit, and compare against another unit only when the same value basis is used.
Using Fealty Aura
The aura encourages Poruchiks to stay with nearby Russian forces instead of charging far ahead. Keep the heavy infantry close to units that benefit from the support and use the Cavalry bonus to stop a mounted attack.
Aura and counter role
Fealty Aura is most useful when the Poruchiks remain with the force. Keep them close to Russian allies, screen against enemy melee units and exploit their Cavalry bonus without overextending.
Support the line
Keep the unit close to Russian allies while allowing it room to engage Cavalry and Shock troops. If the aura or counter role is lost through overextension, the resource investment is less effective.
Russian batch infantry and Fealty Aura
Poruchiks are Russian heavy infantry produced in groups of four at a Blockhouse, with Fort, Galleon and American Citadel access also listed. Their Fealty Aura gives the unit an additional role within a Russian formation, so keep the group near the troops or position that can benefit under the ability rules. Their 17.6 modified hand damage (22 base) has bonuses against Cavalry and Shock troops, while the siege attack deals 24 modified damage. The group-production system can quickly add bodies, but it also spends resources in batches and the unit moves at 4.25 speed.
Modified stats and supporting the line
The recorded profile shows discounted values alongside base values: 52.5 Food and 37.5 Coin versus 70 Food and 50 Coin, with 130 versus 162.5 hit points and a 24.75 versus 33-second train time. These should be read as the active modifier and base comparison, not two separate unit variants. Use the hand bonus when cavalry or Shock troops reach the formation and keep ranged support nearby to deal with other infantry. Their 1-population cost and blockhouse batch route make them easy to reinforce, but losses still interrupt the line. Plan the Wood and resource investment in the Blockhouse before the engagement begins.
Russian rank-unit scaling changes
Poruchik is a Russian rank unit whose displayed statistics include base values and the current scaling applied to the unit. Since patch 15.59076, its displayed cost is 52.5 Food and 37.5 Coin, corresponding to base costs of 70 Food and 50 Coin; before that patch the displayed split was 37.5 Food and 52.5 Coin, from base values of 50 Food and 70 Coin. Its current hit points are 130 (162.5 base), compared with 120 (200 base) before update 15.30007. The present hand attack is 17.6 (22 base) and siege attack 24 (30 base); the earlier values were 16.8 (28 base) and 21.6 (36 base). Training and kill Experience are now 11 each, down from 12 before update 15.30007. These changes shifted both its resource emphasis and combat scaling, so use the displayed current cost and base-value pair together when evaluating Russian rank upgrades.