The Lou Chuan is countered by Heavy Demolition Ship, Fast Fire Ship and Elite Cannon Galleon. It is a Ship / Unique unit, available to the Chinese / Jurchens / Shu / Wei / Wu.
- Class
- Ship / Unique
- Available to
- Chinese / Jurchens / Shu / Wei / Wu
- Cost
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250 
225
Lou Chuan stats
 Hit points | 175 |
|---|---|
 Melee attack | 25 / 5.5s |
 Pierce attack | 0 |
 Range | 10 (min. 3) |
 Melee armour | 0 |
 Pierce armour | 9 |
 Speed | 1.1 |
 Line of sight | 15 |
 Training time | 60s |
What counters the Lou Chuan?
The Lou Chuan is weak against Fire Ships.
Hard counters deal bonus damage against this unit — they beat the Lou Chuan even at a cost disadvantage. Soft counters win the fight through cost-efficiency or mobility, without a dedicated bonus.
| Counter | Type | Why it works |
|---|---|---|
 Heavy Demolition Ship | hard | Burst damage |
 Fast Fire Ship | soft | Attack bonus vs. ships |
 Elite Cannon Galleon | soft | Outranges |
What does the Lou Chuan counter?
The Lou Chuan is strong against buildings.
Unit lines the Lou Chuan has a damage bonus against
Civilizations that improve the Lou Chuan
22 civilizations have a bonus or unique technology that affects this unit.
Armenians
- Galley-line and Dromons fire an additional projectile
- Cilician Fleet (unique tech): Demolition Ships +20% blast radius; Galley-line and Dromons +1 range
Bengalis
- Ships regenerate 15 HP per minute
Berbers
- Ships move +10% faster
Byzantines
- Fire Ships and Dromons attack +25% faster
- Greek Fire (unique tech): Fire Ships +1 range; Dromons and Bombard Towers increased blast radius
Chinese
- Fire Lancers and Fire Ships move +5/10% faster in Castle/Imperial Age
- Rocketry (unique tech): Scorpions, Rocket Carts and Lou Chuans +25% attack; Lou Chuans fire rockets
Dravidians
- Fishermen and Fishing Ships carry +15
Gurjaras
- Docks +5 garrison capacity
Italians
- Dock and University technologies cost -25%
- Fishing Ships cost -15%
Japanese
- Fishing Ships work +5/10/15/20% faster in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age; +100% HP
Jurchens
- Thunderclap Bombs (unique tech): Rocket Carts, Grenadiers and Lou Chuans detonate when defeated; projectiles produce additional explosions
Koreans
- Warships cost -20% wood
- Shinkichon (unique tech): Rocket Carts and Turtle Ships +1 range, fire additional projectiles
Malay
- Thalassocracy (unique tech): Docks are upgraded to Harbors
Persians
- Town Centers and Docks +100% HP and work +5/10/15/20% faster in Dark/Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
Portuguese
- Ships +10/15/20% HP in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
- Circumnavigation (unique tech): Sets the entire map to explored; Ships train +33% faster
Romans
- Galley-line and Dromons +1 melee/+1 pierce armor
- Ballistas (unique tech): Scorpions attack +33% faster; Galley-line +2 attack
Saracens
- Galley-line attacks +25% faster
- Transport Ships +100% HP, +20 carry capacity
Shu
- Siege Weapons and Siege Warships move +10/15% faster in Castle/Imperial Age
- Bolt Magazine (unique tech): Archer-line, War Chariots and Lou Chuans fire additional projectiles
Spanish
- Cannon Galleons fire more accurately at moving targets
Turks
- Artillery (unique tech): Bombard Towers, Bombard Cannons, Cannon Galleons +2 range
Vikings
- Warships cost -10/15/20% in Feudal/Castle/Imperial Age
Wei
- Traction Trebuchets and Lou Chuans cost -25%
Wu
- Military production buildings and Docks provide +55 food
- Careening, Dry Dock free
- Red Cliffs Tactics (unique tech): Demolition Ships and Fire Archers deal fire damage to ships and buildings
- Sitting Tiger (unique tech): Traction Trebuchets and Lou Chuan trebuchet weapons fire additional projectiles
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