Tower

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A tower in Age of Empires and Age of Kings is a defensive building that fires projectiles such as arrows. Towers are always constructed with stone, sometimes requiring another resource as well (for example gold is required for the construction of bombard towers.

In AoK, units can garrison inside towers. If the enemy gets too close, the tower cannot attack them unless Murder Holes are researched.

Contents 1 AoE Towers 1.1 Upgrades 1.2 Watch Tower 1.3 Sentry Tower 1.4 Guard Tower 1.5 Ballista Tower

AoE Towers

There are four towers in AoE, each being an upgrade of the previous one. The first three towers shoot arrows while the fourth, the ballista tower, shoots a ballista bolt. All towers cost 150 stone.

Upgrades

• Researching Architecture increases the hit points and decreases the construction time of these buildings.

• Researching Ballistics increases the accuracy of towers when shooting at moving targets.

• Researching Alchemy adds +1 to the attack of towers and changes the game graphic to a flaming arrow.

Watch Tower

• Age: Tool Age

• Pre-requisites: Granary, Research Watch Tower

• Cost: 150 Stone

• Hit Points: 100

• Damage:3

• Range:5

• Historical Context:

The tower discovered on the wall at the ancient site of Jericho served several purposes. It extended the visual range of lookouts that would be watching for the approach of raiders and other visitors. An early warning might have been the difference between a successful defense and the fall of the town. The tower was a superior firing position for archery. Bowmen shooting down had an advantage in range and penetration power of arrows versus enemies shooting up. Enemies hiding at the bottom of the wall may have remained visible to archers in the tower. The tower itself was an independent bastion that could serve as the defensive position of last resort if the wall was carried. The Watch Tower was a simple tower, easily built, and intended mainly to give early warning.

Sentry Tower

• Age: Bronze Age

• Pre-requisites: Granary, Research Sentry Tower

• Cost: 150 Stone

• Hit Points: 150

• Damage: 4

• Range: 6

• Historical Context:

The Sentry Tower was an improved fortification of strong materials and designed for defense.

Guard Tower

• Age: Iron Age

• Pre-requisites: Granary, Research Guard Tower

• Cost: 150 Stone

• Hit Points: 200

• Damage: 6

• Range:7

• Historical Context:

The Guard Tower was a superior fortification, well-designed for holding out against attack and for bringing weapons to bear on an attacker.

Ballista Tower

• Age: Iron Age

• Pre-requisites: Granary, Ballistics, Research Ballista Tower

• Cost: 150 Stone

• Hit Points: 200

• Damage: 20

• Range: 7

• Historical Context:

The Ballista Tower was the ultimate defensive Fortification of the ancient era. It could withstand a major attack and was equipped and designed to take a heavy toll on attackers.

[All Historical Context Notes Quoted from Age of Empires Help]