Dragoon

Unit Information

Game Strategies

History

In the Extended Edition, this unit/building is affected by a damage bug. Missing -34% damage vs Armed Caravans, Armed Supply Wagons, and Armed Merchants. Missing +50% damage vs Civilians. Missing +15% damage vs Ranged Cavalry. Missing -5% damage vs Sparse.

Dragoon
Ranged Cavalry
Base cost	60 Timber 40 Wealth
Ramping cost	1 Timber 1 Wealth
Build time	15 seconds (225 frames)
Hit points	97
Line of sight	10 tiles
Movement speed	30 (2.3 tiles/second)
Attack strength	17
Attack range	0-9 tiles
Attack speed	30 frames
Armor	1
Population points
Built at	Stable
Prerequisites	Gunpowder Age
Hotkey (Stable)	A
Upgrades from	Heavy Horse Archer
Upgrades to	Carabineer
Special abilities	Can attack while moving Can attack low-flying aircraft

The Dragoon is the standard Ranged Cavalry of the Gunpowder Age, available to upgrade from the Heavy Horse Archer and trained at the Stable.

Overview

After Heavy Horse Archers become Dragoons, they gain +15 hit points, +2 attack strength, +1 attack range, and +1 line of sight, but loses +5 attack speed. As with all Ranged Cavalry, Dragoons can fire even while moving, which combined with their bonus damage against Civilians and Support Units, makes them raiders par excellence, only Light Cavalry being able to reach and neutralize Dragoons with ease. Dragoons also have a small chance to counterattack aircraft.

Foot Archers can also inflict serious damage to them, if they are able to get into reach, but any other unit type may have problems catching a troop of Dragoons that maneuvers well enough, and the slow Heavy Infantry in particular doesn't stand a chance. As with all other animal-borne cavalry units, the Dragoon can garrison inside Forts, but not inside Towers.

Unique units

• The Egyptians train the Mameluke instead.
• The Lakota train the Musket Horse instead.
• The Mongols train the Horde instead.
• The Nubians train the Camel Raider instead.

Gallery

Dragoons (European/American style).