Handgunner
Gunpowder infantry: a slow, devastating shot that ignores most armour.
Handgunner
Gunpowder infantry: a slow, devastating shot that ignores most armour.
- Age
- Dominion Age
- Cost
- 120 food120 gold
- Training time
- 30 s
- Health
- 100
- Population
- 1
- Attack
- 23 pierce, every 3.5 s
- Range
- 12.25
- Bonus damage
- +14 against infantry, +3 against ram
- Armour
- 1 melee, 0 pierce
- Speed
- 1.95
- Sight
- 8
- Needs
- Black Powder
Britons (not available)
Franks
Chinese (not available)
Mongols (not available)
Strong against
- Spearman line (somewhat). Arrows and swords beat spears.
- Militia line (somewhat). Swordsmen are all-rounders: nothing beats them cheaply in a straight fight, and shooters wear them down only while they keep their distance.
Weak against
Nothing in the counter table stops it outright.
Technologies that change it
- Padded Jacks Blacksmith, Feudal Age
- Leather Jerkins Blacksmith, Stronghold Age
- Black Powder University, Dominion Age
- Levies Castle, Dominion Age
- Mail Shirts Blacksmith, Dominion Age
Civilization bonuses
- Britons: training time −12%Archer line, Skirmisher line, Horse Archer line, Mounted Crossbowman line, Handgunner