Frigate

Unit Information

Game Strategies

History

In the Extended Edition, this unit/building is affected by a damage bug. Missing +30% damage vs Naval Units.

Frigate
Heavy Ships
Base cost	60 Timber 60 Metal
Ramping cost	2 Metal
Build time	15 seconds (225 frames)
Hit points	270
Line of sight	13 tiles
Movement speed	41 (3.2 tiles/second)
Attack strength	26
Attack range	0-10 tiles
Attack speed	40 frames
Armor	4
Population points
Built at	Anchorage
Prerequisites	Gunpowder Age Military 3 (Standing Army)
Hotkey (Anchorage)	H
Upgrades from	Carrack
Upgrades to	Man o' War

The Frigate is the Heavy Ship of the Gunpowder Age, available to upgrade from the Carrack once Military 3 (Standing Army) is researched and are built at the Anchorage.

Overview

After Carracks become Frigates, they gain +20 hit points, +2 attack strength, +1 attack range, +2 movement speed, and +1 line of sight.

As a Heavy Ship, the Frigate is slower than other ships and occupies two population slots instead of one like most units, but is the toughest ship and the best at destroying Light Ships, although extremely weak against Fire Ships.

Trivia

• The Frigate is technically classified as a light ship in real life, though it was relatively powerful, just a scaled-down version of the Ship-of-the-Line.