Regarding the Ottoman army composition, an expensive but effective method in the early game is pairing the Janissaries with the Abus Guns. These are a heavy melee cavalry unit armed with a mace that deals splash damage to an area and even regenerates health, like your Explorer, but they cannot be trained and must be acquired via shipments from your Home City. This army includes one of the most effective cavalry units in the game, the Spahi. Possessing a large number of unique units gives the Ottomans an original and potentially powerful army.

Still, both the build limit and speed of training can be increased by researching certain technologies at the Mosque. The training rate of the Settlers is much slower than any other civilisation, and they start campaigns with a build limit of 25. The Settlers gained from the bonus are trained for free, but this mechanic does come with its drawbacks. The bonus of their Town Centre producing Settlers for free allows you to focus more on other aspects of the game, including research and improving your military. However, it is still a fun faction to begin your Age of Empires III campaigns. The great Ottoman Empire has a more complicated mechanic than the other civilisations included in this article.

Unique Buildings: Has a Mosque to train healers, colony, and unit improvements. Unique Units: Imam, Janissary, Spahi, Abus Gun, Great Bombard, and Galley. Royal Guard Units: Hussar (Bostanci) and Grenadier (Humbaraci Corps). OttomanĬivilisation Bonus: Town Centres produce Settlers for free. This is especially true against the French’s deadly Cuirassier, which makes the German civilisation perfect for countering anyone using the French. Unique to the Germans, the War Wagon is a ranged cavalry unit that will efficiently dispatch any heavy cavalry that your enemy throws at you. The last unit that you need to include in your ranks is the unforgiving War Wagon. In the later stages of games, you’ll be able to employ your Royal Guard unit, the Prussian Needle Gun (Skirmisher), which further compliments the Uhlan-Doppelsoldner combination, adding an advantage against heavy infantry to your army.

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