Hello everyone! It's ChuKoNoob, and after an absense I am back and wishing you all a happy Friday with another Unique Unit Discussion! Today, we are looking at the Portuguese unique unit: the Organ Gun
First, the stats:
Cost: 80W, 60G (base cost 70G - reduced by civ bonus)
Base Attack: 16 pierce (20 elite)
Hit Points: 60 (70 elite)
Base Armor: 2/4 (2/6 elite)
Range: 7
Minimum Range: 1
Rate of Fire: 3.45
Accuracy: 50%
Attack bonuses: +1 vs rams
Elite Upgrade Cost: 1200F, 500G
Although it appears similar to the hand cannoneer, the Organ Gun is classified as a siege unit, so it does not benefit from Blacksmith armor techs; however, it does get one extra range from Siege Engineers. How important is that one extra range when added onto 7 range?
Being a siege unit also means that Redemption is required to convert them, and Magyar Huszars do bonus damage to them as well as gunpowder counters like the Condotierro, not cannoneer counters like skirmishers.
Additionally, the Organ Gun is affected by the Portuguese unique technology, Arquebus, which essentially serves as Ballistics for gunpowder.
Some of you may know that Portuguese is one of the few civs in the game that I tend to rant about (the others being the Chinese and the Berbers, all for different reasons), and it's well-known that Portuguese in general, and the Organ Gun in particular, are considered pretty underpowered, even with a recent buffs. Given the stats, is it underrated or overrated after the buffs? If the unit is still weak, what is its biggest weakness? If it is strong, how and where is it strongest and what are its best uses?
Given the other strong gunpowder options the Portuguese have in the late game, what is the place of the Organ Gun in an ideal Portuguese army? Portuguese are often characterized as a naval civ, how does the Organ Gun figure into that?
Finally, is the elite upgrade ever worth it? It's one of the more pricey elite upgrade costs. It gives an armor, HP, and attack boost; however all of the increases individually are small. Do they add up to make the unit significantly stronger?
As always, requests and volunteers are all appreciated. See you next Friday!
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