Somali Ajuran Engineers
Somali Ajuran Engineers is an Exploration Age technology researched at a Trading Post or Tambo on a Somali kingdom in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — The African Royals. It raises the Frontier Fortification build limit and improves several attack types against those fortifications.
Research profile
- Research location
- Trading Post or Tambo on a Somali kingdom
- Research time
- 50 seconds
- Wood cost
- 250
- Coin cost
- 250
- Effect
- Frontier fortification build limit +4; Artillery, siege unit, and war ship bonus damage against frontier fortifications +20%
Effect & research conditions
Research costs 250 Wood and 250 Coin and takes 50 seconds. It adds four to the Frontier Fortification build limit. Artillery, Siege units and War Ships deal 20% more bonus damage against Frontier Fortifications. The technology is specialized: it does not increase damage against ordinary units or all buildings.
Research condition
Exploration Age at a Trading Post or Tambo on a Somali kingdom; cost: 250 Wood and 250 Coin; research time: 50 seconds.
When to research
Research it when additional Frontier Fortifications are part of the defensive plan or when the opponent is using them and the listed counters are available. Its build-limit increase supports a larger fortified position; the bonus damage helps remove enemy fortifications. If neither situation applies, prioritize technologies with broader immediate value.
A construction and counter-fortification upgrade
The two effects serve different plans: the extra build limit allows more Frontier Fortifications, while the damage bonus helps Artillery, Siege units and War Ships attack them. It is not a general siege damage upgrade. Decide whether the match needs a stronger fortified line, an answer to enemy forts, or both before committing the 50-second research window.