Sid Meier's Civilization III/Units

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The attributes of each unit follow the standard format attack/defense/movement. For instance, a 2/3/2 unit has two attack points, three defense points, and 2 movement points. Wheeled units, which cannot enter mountains, jungles, or swamps, will have "w" appended to the movement points rating. Naval units will have "n" appended to movement points rating. Units that exert zones of control have "*" appended to the movement points rating. Units with zero attack cannot attack. Units with zero defense will be captured if attacked and placed under control of the enemy.

Units with bombard capability will have the bombard attributes in bombard/range/rate format. Zero-range bombard means the unit can only bombard when being attacked from a fortified position.

• Data in
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• Data in
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Non-military units

These units do not have technological prerequisites and require no strategic resources.

Unit	A.D.M	Cost	Upgrades To	Description
Chasquis Scout	1.1.2	20	Explorer	Incan unique unit, replaces Scout. Only uses one movement point for crossing hills and mountains.
Scout	0.0.2	10	Explorer	Given to Expansionist civs at start of game. Expansionist civs can build more. Useful for exploration.
Settler	0.0.1	30	none	Used to build new cities or to add population to existing cities for two population points. Removes two population points once built. Converted into two Workers if captured.
Worker	0.0.1	10	none	Used to improve terrain. Can be added to existing cities for one population point. Removes one population point once built.

Military units in Ancient Times

Unit	A.D.M	B.R.F	Tech	Resource	Cost	Upgraded from	Upgrades to	Description
Ancient Cavalry	3.2.2	N/A	N/A	none	401	N/A	N/A	Cannot be built. Produced by Temple of Zeus every five turns. Has extra hit point.
Archer	2.1.1	1.0.1	Warrior Code	none	20	N/A	Longbowman	The standard infantry for civs without iron, and a good supporter for civs with it. Good for holding captured cities with its zero-range bombard.
Bowman	2.2.1	1.0.1	Warrior Code	none	20	N/A	Longbowman	Babylonian unique unit, replaces Archer.
Catapult	0.0.1	4.1.1	Mathematics	none	20	N/A	Cannon Trebuchet	The only offensive bombard unit available in Ancient Times. A large number is needed to be effective.
Chariot	1.1.2w	N/A	The Wheel	Horses	20	N/A	Horseman	A weak unit because it requires a resource, is as weak offensively and defensively as the Warrior, and is restrained by being wheeled.
Curragh	1.1.2n	N/A	Alphabet	none	15	N/A	Galley	A very early ship. Often used in "suicide" missions to explore the map.
Dromon	2.1.3n	2.1.2	Map Making	none	30	Curragh	Caravel	Byzantine unique unit, replaces Galley. Has lethal sea bombardment.
Enkidu Warrior	1.2.1	N/A	none	none	10	N/A	Pikeman	Sumerian unique unit, replaces Warrior.
Galley	1.1.3n	N/A	Map Making	none	30	Curragh	Caravel	Moves a little faster than the curragh, but costs twice as much.
Gallic Swordsman	3.2.2	N/A	Iron Working	none	40	N/A	Medieval Infantry	Celtic unique unit, replaces Swordsman.
Hoplite	1.3.1	N/A	Bronze Working	none	20	N/A	Musketman	Greek unique unit, replaces Spearman.
Horseman	2.1.2	N/A	Horseback Riding	Horses	30	Chariot	Knight	A common alternative to infantry in Ancient Times, used mostly for exploration of dangerous territory and their ability to retreat from battle.
Immortal	4.2.1	N/A	Iron Working	Iron	30	Warrior	Guerilla	Persian unique unit, replaces Swordsman.
Impi	1.2.2	N/A	Bronze Working	none	20	N/A	Pikeman	Zulu unique unit, replaces Spearman.
Jaguar Warrior	1.1.2	N/A	none	none	10	N/A	Swordsman	Aztec unique unit, replaces Warrior.
Javelin Thrower	2.2.1	1.0.1	Warrior Code	none	20	N/A	Longbowman	Mayan unique unit, replaces Archer. Can enslave workers.
Legionary	3.3.1	N/A	Iron Working	none	30	Warrior	Medieval Infantry	Roman unique unit, replaces Swordsman.
Mounted Warrior	3.1.2	N/A	Horseback Riding	Horses	30	Chariot	Knight	Iroquois unique unit, replaces Horseman.
Numidian Mercenary	2.3.1	N/A	Bronze Working	none	30	N/A	Musketman	Carthaginian unique unit, replaces Spearman.
Spearman	1.2.2	N/A	Bronze Working	none	20	N/A	Pikeman	The standard defender through most of the era. Not available with Sumerians.
Swordsman	3.2.1	N/A	Iron Working	Iron	30	Warrior	Medieval Infantry	The standard infantry for civs with iron.
Three-Man Chariot	2.2.2	N/A	The Wheel	Horses	30	N/A	Knight	Hittite unique unit, replaces Chariot.
War Chariot	2.1.2	N/A	The Wheel	Horses	20	N/A	Knight	Egyptian unique unit, replaces Chariot.
Warrior	1.1.1	N/A	none	none	10	N/A	Swordsman	The weakest military unit. Well-rounded for being useless. Used for very early defense, exploration, and escorting.

[1] Ancient Cavalry cannot be built. The base cost of 40 shields is applied when considering situations such as disbanding units inside a city for shields.

Military Units of the Middle Ages

Unit	A.D.M	B.R.F	Tech	Resource	Cost	Upgraded from	Upgrades to	Description
Ansar Warrior	4.2.3	N/A	Chivalry	Horses, Iron	60	Horseman	Cavalry	Arab unique unit, replaces Knight.
Berserk	6.2.1	N/A	Invention	none	70	Archer	Guerilla	Viking unique unit, replaces Longbowman. Has amphibious attack.
Cannon	0.0.1w	8.1.1	Metallurgy	Iron, Saltpeter	40	Catapult Trebuchet	Artillery
Caravel	1.2.4n	N/A	Astronomy	none	40	Galley	Galleon	Can transport three. Sinks in ocean.
Carrack	2.2.4n	N/A	Astronomy	none	40	Galley	Galleon	Portugese unique unit, replaces Caravel. Can transport three.
Cavalry	6.3.3*	N/A	Military Tradition	Horses, Saltpeter	80	Knight	none
Cossack	6.3.3*	N/A	Military Tradition	Horses, Saltpeter	90	Knight	none	Russian unique unit, replaces Cavalry. Can blitz.
Crusader	5.3.1	N/A	Chivalry	none	70	none	none	Can build fortresses. Cannot be built - one created every five turns from Knights Templar.
Frigate	2.2.5n	3.1.2	Magnetism	Iron, Saltpeter	60	none	none
Galleon	1.2.4	N/A	Magnetism	none	50	Caravel	Transport	Can transport four.
Hwach'a	0.0.1w	12.1.1 8.1.1	Metallurgy	Saltpeter	40	Catapult Trebuchet	Artillery	Korean unique unit, replaces Cannon. Lethal bombardment.
Keshik	4.2.2*	N/A	Chivalry	Horses	60	Horseman	Cavalry	Mongolian unique unit, replaces Knight. Only uses one movement point to cross hills and mountains.
Knight	4.3.2	N/A	Chivalry	Horses, Iron	70	Horseman	Cavalry
Longbowman	4.1.1	2.0.1	Invention	none	40	Archer	Guerilla
Man-O-War	4.2.5n	4.1.2	Magnetism	none	65	none	none	English unique unit, replaces Frigate.
Medieval Infantry	4.2.1	N/A	Feudalism	Iron	40	Swordsman	Guerilla	Not available for Persia.
Musketman	2.4.1	N/A	Gunpowder	Saltpeter	60	Pikeman	Rifleman
Musketeer	2.5.1	2.0.1	Gunpowder	Saltpeter	60	Pikeman	Rifleman	French unique unit, replaces Musketman.
Pikeman	2.4.1	N/A	Feudalism	Iron	30	Spearman	Musketman	Not available for Greece and Carthage .
Privateer	2.1.5n	3.0.0	Magnetism	Iron, Saltpeter	50	none	none	Hidden nationality. Can enslave Privateers.
Rider	4.3.3	N/A	Chivalry	Horses, Iron	70	Horseman	Cavalry	Chinese unique unit, replaces Knight.
Samurai	4.4.2	N/A	Chivalry	Iron	70	Horseman	Cavalry	Japanese unique unit, replaces Knight.
Sipahi	8.3.3*	N/A	Military Tradition	Horses, Saltpeter	100	Knight	none	Ottoman unique unit, replaces Cavalry.
Swiss Mercenary	1.4.1	N/A	Feudalism	Iron	30	Spearman	Musketman	Dutch unique unit, replaces Pikeman.
Trebuchet	0.0.1w	6.1.1	Engineering	none	30	Catapult	Cannon
War Elephant	4.3.2	N/A	Chivalry	none	70	Horseman	Cavalry	Indian unique unit, replaces Knight. Has extra hit point.

Unique units

• Rome - Legionary
• Greece - Hoplite
• Germany - Panzer
• China - Rider
• Japan - Samurai
• India - War Elephant
• Aztecs - Jaguar Warrior
• Iroquois - Mounted Warrior
• Egypt - War Chariot
• Babylon - Bowman
• Russia - Cossack
• America - F-15
• France - Musketeer
• Persia - Immortals
• Zulus - Impi
• England - Man-o-War
• Arabs - Ansar Warrior
• Carthaginians - Numidian Mercenary
• Celts - Gallic Swordsman
• Koreans - Hwach'a
• Mongols - Keshik
• Ottomans - Sipahi
• Spain - Conquistador
• Scandanavia - Berserker
• Byzantines - Dromon
• Hittites - 3-Man Chariot
• Incans - Chasqui Scout
• Mayans - Javelin Thrower (w/ Enslavement)
• Netherlands - Swiss Mercenary
• Portugal - Carrack
• Sumeria - Enkidu Warrior