What counters Hand Mortar in AoE3?

For the same resources, Retainer (×7), Kanya Horseman (×6.8), Veteran Halberdier (×6.4) and Uhlan (×5.6) beat it hardest among regular units (base stats, AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309).

What is Hand Mortar good against?

For the same resources it beats Organ Gun (×3.1), Gatling Gun (×2.9), Flaming Arrow (×1.7) and Leather Cannon (×1.6) hardest.

How much does Hand Mortar cost in AoE3?

50 food, 90 wood; 30 s to train; 1 population (AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309).

What is the proto ID of Hand Mortar?

ypHandMortar — the name scenario triggers, AI scripts and mods use.

Artillery · Fortress Age

Hand Mortar

Hand Mortar (proto ID ypHandMortar) is an artillery unit in AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309 from the Fortress Age: 100 hit points, ranged 5 every 4 s at range 34 (×6 vs Artillery, ×2 vs Siege Trooper, ×1.25 vs Walls, ×16 vs Building, ×14 vs Ship), 50% ranged resist. It costs 50 food, 90 wood and takes 30 s to train at the Fort, American Citadel and Castle. For the same resources it loses hardest to the Retainer (edge ×7) and beats the Organ Gun hardest. 1 civilization has it.

Quick answers (5)

What counters Hand Mortar in AoE3?: For the same resources, Retainer (×7), Kanya Horseman (×6.8), Veteran Halberdier (×6.4) and Uhlan (×5.6) beat it hardest among regular units (base stats, AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309).
What is Hand Mortar good against?: For the same resources it beats Organ Gun (×3.1), Gatling Gun (×2.9), Flaming Arrow (×1.7) and Leather Cannon (×1.6) hardest.
How much does Hand Mortar cost in AoE3?: 50 food, 90 wood; 30 s to train; 1 population (AoE3: Definitive Edition 100.19.18309).
Which civilizations have Hand Mortar?: Chinese.
What is the proto ID of Hand Mortar?: ypHandMortar — the name scenario triggers, AI scripts and mods use.

Hit points

100

Cost

Train time

30 s

Speed

Weak light artillery. En masse, good against other artillery.

Population: 1
Line of sight: 38
Ranged resist: 50%
Available from: IIIFortress
XP when killed: 14
Game ID: ypHandMortar

In the game's words

How to use it

The Hand Mortar is a Chinese siege weapon that fires explosive shells. When massed, they are excellent against enemy siege, buildings, and ships. Because the Hand Mortar is quite portable, it does not require many population slots. It can be trained from a Castle, as an individual unit or as part of the Mongolian Banner Army.

History

The earliest use of exploding bombs dates back to 1044, when bombs were encased in paper and generally used to create a distraction, or to startle soldiers and cavalry horses. The first Chinese hand mortar used specifically for firing iron-cased bombs was found in 1413. During the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, the hand-thrown bomb became more common in battle, and eventually the Chinese began to use it as mortar ammunition, replacing spherical stones as the projectile of choice. The hand mortar was highly mobile and its fuse could be shortened and lengthened in accordance with the kind of bomb it was firing. Because of the diversity of bombs developed by Chinese and Korean armies, a hand mortar could cause a wide variety of effects, making it a very adaptable, and very dangerous, siege weapon.

From the game's History encyclopedia (Artillery).

Attacks

Attack	Damage	Every	Range	Multipliers
Cannonarea 1	5 siege	4 s	34	×6 vs Artillery×2 vs Siege Trooper×1.25 vs Walls×16 vs Building×14 vs Ship×0.2 vs Fixed Gun

Attack

Damage

Every

Range

Multipliers

Cannonarea 1

5 siege

4 s

×6 vs Artillery×2 vs Siege Trooper×1.25 vs Walls×16 vs Building×14 vs Ship×0.2 vs Fixed Gun

Counters, worked out

Armies of equal cost, base stats (no upgrades or cards). "Edge" = how many times the winner's spending the loser would need to draw. This unit hits an area, so one-on-one figures understate it against groups.

Hand Mortar beats

Organ Gunedge ×3.1
Gatling Gunedge ×2.9
Flaming Arrowedge ×1.7
Leather Cannonedge ×1.6
Siege Elephantedge ×1.6
Horse Artilleryedge ×1.5
Falconetedge ×1.4
Light Cannonedge ×1.3

Beats Hand Mortar

Retaineredge ×7
Kanya Horsemanedge ×6.8
Veteran Halberdieredge ×6.4
Uhlanedge ×5.6
Meteor Hammeredge ×5.2
Cossackedge ×5.2
Poruchikedge ×5.1
Deliedge ×5.1

How this is worked out

Each hit: damage × every multiplier that matches the target's types × (1 − the target's resist to that damage). Two ranged units trade shots; against a melee-only unit the better of ranged and melee is used. Damage per second = hit ÷ seconds between attacks.

Armies bought with the same resources fight by Lanchester's square law: strength = (resources ÷ unit cost)² × damage per second × hit points. The edge is the square root of the strength ratio. All matchups.