Crouching Tiger (Civ6)

The Crouching Tiger is a unique ranged unit of the Chinese civilization in Civilization VI.
* Attributes:
** High Ranged Strength.
** Has a ranged attack with 1.
** -17 Ranged Strength against defenses and naval units.
== Strategy ==
The Crouching Tiger can never fully replace the Crossbowman, which is also unlocked by Machinery. Compared to its contemporary, it has the same Combat Strength, 10 more Ranged Strength, and 1 less , but is 40 cheaper. While the Crossbowman's greater gives it a huge advantage on offense, the Crouching Tiger is better suited for defense, especially when used in conjunction with the Great Wall.
Like all units with 1 , the Crouching Tiger exposes itself to retaliation each time it gets close enough to fire at an enemy, but placing it on a Great Wall segment gives it a +10 Defense Strength bonus. The Garrison works especially well with a Crouching Tiger placed on a Great Wall segment, since it will gain 10 Combat Strength on both offense and defense. Another use for this unit is to put it in an Encampment, so you can enjoy its high Ranged Strength without fear of retaliation. Nevertheless, if you time your attacks right, it's possible to move Crouching Tigers within range of enemy units and fire before they can react! 50 Ranged Strength will do decent damage to all Medieval Era units except Knights, especially if you've managed to accumulate some s beforehand.
Since the Crouching Tiger is a standalone unit, you cannot pre-build other units to upgrade into them, but its low cost allows you to quickly train some of them if you're targeted for declarations of war, especially with Feudal Contract (which is unlocked with Feudalism, a civic China will always want to beeline). In the expansions, there shouldn't be any repercussions if you train one Crouching Tiger just for the Era Score, since it isn't vital to any Chinese strategies. Make sure you keep that unit around rather than deleting it, though - city ranged attacks take the highest Ranged Strength of any unit you have, and for China the Crouching Tiger will hold that distinction until you build a Frigate or Field Cannon.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Gallery ==
File:Civ6 tiger cannon4.jpg|Crouching Tiger in game
File:Historic Moment Crouching Tiger (Civ6).png|Historic Moment for building the Crouching Tiger
== Related achievements ==
ru:Крадущийся тигр (Civ6)
Category:Chinese