Trek Wagon
Trek Wagon is South Africa construction wagon in Age of Empires III, available from the Revolution; obtained through Town Center, Stable, Fort, Galleon.
Recorded values
- Cost
- 250 Wood
- Available
- Revolution · Town Center; Stable; Fort; Galleon
- Training
- 35 sec · 25 XP per train
- Durability & mobility
- 450 hit points · 50% ranged resistance · 4.0 + (0.2 * no. of garrisoned units, up to 20) speed · 18 line of sight
Role, availability & values
Production is available through Town Center, Stable, Fort, or Galleon. It has 450 hit points and 50% ranged resistance. Training costs 250 Wood; it takes 35 seconds to train. Other profile values: 4.0 + (0.2 * no. of garrisoned units, up to 20) movement speed. Attack profile: Ranged attack deals 9 * no. of garrisoned units (63 max) damage. Ranged attack bonuses: 0.5× against Artillery and 0.25× against Villager.
Matchup & timing
Its listed bonus damage targets Artillery, Villager; use it when those units appear and protect it from forces that can exploit its other weaknesses.
South African garrison-powered unit
Trek Wagon is a South African revolutionary wagon trained from the Town Center, Stable, Fort or Galleon. It costs 250 Wood, takes 35 seconds to train and has 450 hit points, 50% ranged resistance and line of sight 18. Its movement speed increases by 0.2 for each garrisoned unit, up to a maximum of 20, making passenger capacity part of how quickly it can reposition. Its ranged attack deals nine damage per unit garrisoned, reaching 63 damage at the listed maximum, with range 22 and a three-second interval. The attack is reduced against Artillery and Villagers, so it is not a general-purpose damage dealer. Load units to improve speed and attack, but remember that garrisoning removes those passengers from the field until they are unloaded. Use the wagon to move or protect a group, then deploy units where they can engage. The 250-Wood cost and 35-second training time mean the wagon competes with other South African needs; plan the role before producing it. Do not confuse its garrison-based scaling with a fixed attack value: the number of passengers changes both performance and mobility.
Garrison scaling and tactical use
Trek Wagon’s passengers change its battlefield profile. Each garrisoned unit adds 0.2 movement speed, up to speed 20, and each passenger adds nine damage to its 22-range ranged attack, up to 63 damage. This means a wagon with no passengers is much less mobile and has no listed ranged damage from the scaling formula, while a full wagon becomes a fast and dangerous transport. Garrisoning units temporarily removes them from the battlefield, so choose which troops ride and where they will unload. The Wagon’s 450 hit points and 50% ranged resistance help it survive travel, but Artillery damage is reduced and the unit deals little to Villagers. Use it to carry a force across a map or concentrate passengers into a mobile strike, then unload to restore those units to combat. Train it from a Town Center, Stable, Fort or Galleon after the South African Revolution for 250 Wood and a 35-second queue. Protect it during the journey and avoid leaving the passengers inside while the wagon is caught by siege or enemy cavalry.
Deployment and passenger safety
Unload passengers at a safe point before the wagon is surrounded. Its movement and attack scale with garrison size, so use the passengers deliberately and preserve an exit route.
Population and combat tradeoff
Garrisoning improves the wagon’s movement and ranged attack, but the passengers cannot fight while inside. Choose the loadout before approaching the enemy and unload when direct combat is needed.
South African garrison wagon
The Trek Wagon is a South African unit introduced through the Revolution and can be trained at a Town Center, Stable, Fort or Galleon. It transports or garrisons friendly units, and its movement speed and ranged attack increase with the number of occupants up to the recorded limit. Empty, it moves at four speed; with enough units garrisoned, its speed can reach 20 and its attack can rise to 63 damage. This turns it into a mobile support platform, but only when the player has troops available to load into it.
Loading, protection and cost
The Trek Wagon costs 250 Wood, takes 35 seconds to train and has 450 hit points with 50% ranged resistance. Its ranged attack has penalties against Artillery and Villagers, so choose other targets and protect it from siege. Garrisoned units contribute to its performance, which means loading them removes those troops from their ordinary roles until unloaded. Use the wagon to relocate a force or support a planned push, and avoid sending it ahead before the group is ready. The South African Revolution should include enough population and unit composition for the wagon’s special mechanic to be worthwhile.