Fire Ship

"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
	Solar Flare	Requires Sun Ray, Projectiles reveal the area around where they land.

Technologies, Upgrades & Bonuses

Strengths and Weaknesses

Strong vs.	Close-combat Ships
Weak vs.	Siege Ships, Siege Weapons

Upgrades

Age	Upgrade	Upgrades to	Cost	Effect
Heroic Age	Heavy Warships	Heavy Trireme	150 , 150 , 20 seconds	+15% hit points, +20% damage, +1 Line of Sight
Heroic Age	Champion Warships	Champion Trireme	250 , 200 , 40 seconds	+20% hit points, +30% damage, +1 Line of Sight

General Technologies

Offense

Image	Name	Description
	Copper Weapons	+10% damage
	Bronze Weapons	+10% damage
	Iron Weapons	+10% damage
	Ballistics	Fires more accurately at moving targets
	Burning Pitch	+15% attack and 4x damage vs. Buildings
	Heroic Fleet	+150% attack vs. Myth Units

Defense

Image	Name	Description
	Copper Armor	-10% Hack & crush Vulnerability
	Bronze Armor	-10% Hack & crush Vulnerability
	Iron Armor	-10% Hack & crush Vulnerability
	Copper Shields	-10% Pierce Vulnerability
	Bronze Shields	-10% Pierce Vulnerability
	Iron Shields	-10% Pierce Vulnerability

Utility

Image	Name	Description
	Conscript Sailors	-20% training time
	Enclosed Deck	2× unit capacity

Myth Technologies

Name	God	Description
Oracle	Apollo	+4 Line of Sight
Sun Ray	Apollo	+10% damage, unlocks Solar Flare ability
Dionysia	Dionysus	+5% hit points

Relic Bonuses

	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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