Ironclad (Civ6)

The Ironclad is an Industrial Era naval melee unit in Civilization VI. It upgrades from the Caravel (or its replacements) and requires .
In the Gathering Storm expansion, the Ironclad requires 1 to train and 1 per turn to maintain.
* Attributes:
** Has of 3.
==Strategy==
Being the first armored ship in the game, and thus a precursor to modern vessels, the Ironclad is a good upgrade from the earlier Caravel, although the difference (15 Combat Strength) is not as big as in other cases. But more importantly, the Ironclad serves as a necessary stepping stone towards real modern melee ships, which become available quite a bit later. You'll need to be able to build Ironclads, which can be a problem, because you'll never be able to modernize your fleet if you don't get it.
The gist is that the Ironclad (and the later Destroyer) represents the only advanced naval melee units in your fleet. Without it, your ability to take coastal cities will be severely jeopardized, and is non-existent without a ground army.
==Civilopedia entry==
==Trivia==
* The Ironclad's model is based on the USS Cairo, a City-class gunboat used by the Union navy in the American Civil War.
==See also==
* Ironclad in other games