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"Arrow ship. Good against close-combat ships. Can transport units."
In-game description
The Fire Ship is a Heroic Age Atlantean and Chinese close-combat ship that can be trained at the Dock once the Heroic Age is reached. They fulfill the role of hammer ships available to the other civilizations. They are good against siege ships. Rather than ramming like hammer ships, they deal damage by firing projectiles which deal hack damage.
Special Ability
| Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| File:Grk-abl-solar-flare.png | Solar Flare | Requires Sun Ray, Projectiles reveal the area around where they land. |
Technologies, Upgrades & Bonuses
Strengths and Weaknesses
| Strong vs. | File:Unit-type-close-combat-ship.png Close-combat Ships |
| Weak vs. | File:Unit-type-siege-ship.png Siege Ships, File:Unit-type-siege-weapon.png Siege Weapons |
Upgrades
| Age | Upgrade | Upgrades to | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Infobox-age3.png Heroic Age | File:Shared-t-heavy-warships.png Heavy Warships | Heavy Trireme | 150 File:Infobox-wood.png, 150 File:Infobox-gold.png, 20 seconds | +15% hit points, +20% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
| File:Infobox-age4.png Heroic Age | File:Shared-t-champion-warships.png Champion Warships | Champion Trireme | 250 File:Infobox-wood.png, 200 File:Infobox-gold.png, 40 seconds | +20% hit points, +30% damage, +1 Line of Sight |
General Technologies
Offense
| Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| File:Shared-t-copper-weapons.png | Copper Weapons | +10% damage |
| File:Shared-t-bronze-weapons.png | Bronze Weapons | +10% damage |
| File:Shared-t-iron-weapons.png | Iron Weapons | +10% damage |
| File:Shared-t-ballistics.png | Ballistics | Fires more accurately at moving targets |
| File:Shared-t-burning-pitch.png | Burning Pitch | +15% attack and 4x damage vs. Buildings |
| File:Shared-t-heroic-fleet.png | Heroic Fleet | +150% attack vs. Myth Units |
Defense
| Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| File:Shared-t-copper-armor.png | Copper Armor | -10% Hack & crush Vulnerability |
| File:Shared-t-bronze-armor.png | Bronze Armor | -10% Hack & crush Vulnerability |
| File:Shared-t-iron-armor.png | Iron Armor | -10% Hack & crush Vulnerability |
| File:Shared-t-copper-shields.png | Copper Shields | -10% Pierce Vulnerability |
| File:Shared-t-bronze-shields.png | Bronze Shields | -10% Pierce Vulnerability |
| File:Shared-t-iron-shields.png | Iron Shields | -10% Pierce Vulnerability |
Utility
| Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| File:Shared-t-conscript-sailors.png | Conscript Sailors | -20% training time |
| File:Shared-t-enclosed-deck.png | Enclosed Deck | 2× unit capacity |
Myth Technologies
| Image | Name | God | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Grk-t-oracle.png | Oracle | Apollo | +4 Line of Sight |
| File:Grk-t-sun-ray.png | Sun Ray | Apollo | +10% damage, unlocks Solar Flare ability |
| File:Grk-t-dionysia.png | Dionysia | Dionysus | +5% hit points |
Relic Bonuses
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Pelt of Argus | +6 Line of Sight |
Gameplay
Their range allows them to tackle enemy ships more efficiently, as they are not at a disadvantage of melee pathfinding and needing to close the gap. This also keeps them safer from naval melee myth units.
History
"The success of the Fire Siphon on the battlefield was noted with great interest by the admirals of the Atlantean navy. It was not long before similar devices began appearing on warships. Early mishaps were common; the first few vessels outfitted with the new weapons caught fire before leaving port. But in their first battle against the Egyptians, the Atlantean fireships returned without a scratch, leaving dozens of burning galleys drifting in the shallow waters at the mouth of the Nile."
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