Fire Lances

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Fire Lances
Gunpowder Infantry(Replaces Elite Javelineers)
Fire Lances killing Hoplites, showing their special "incineration" death animation.
Base cost	40 Food, 40 Timber
Ramping cost	special (see text)
Build time	10.0 sec. (150 frames)
Hit points	110
Line of sight	11 tiles
Movement speed	30 (2.3 tiles/sec.)
Attack strength	14
Attack range	0-10 tiles
Armor	1
Population points
Built at	Barracks
Prerequisites	Medieval Age
Hotkey (Barracks)	G
Upgrades from	Javelineers
Upgrades to	Heavy Fire Lances
Special abilities	can attack low-flying aircraft

Fire Lances are the Chinese unique Light Infantry in the Medieval Age. They replace the standard Elite Javelineers with a well-balanced unit which serves both defense and offense well. They upgrade to Heavy Fire Lances in the Gunpowder Age. Fire Lances and Heavy Fire Lances trigger a special burning death animation when killing an enemy infantry unit.

Note, that while Fire Lances are supposed to be Light Infantry like the Elite Javelineers they replace, they are actually Gunpowder Infantry; thus, they have Gunpowder Infantry damage bonuses such as bonuses against Heavy Infantry, which the standard Elite Javelineers do not have.

Training

Fire Lances are trained and upgraded at the Barracks.

They upgrade from standard Javelineers. By upgrading, the unit receives +15 hit points, +3 attack strength, +4 attack range, +1 movement speed, and +3 line of sight.

Production cost for Fire Lances increase progressively with every Barracks unit on the field or currently in production. However, the maximum cost for Fire Lances is capped at 90 Food / 90 Timber. Actual production and upgrading costs may differ, depending on researched technologies, connected rare resources, or adopted governments.