Fort

> "*Powerful, defensive building that can also train units. Can only be sent from the Home City.*"
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The **Fort** is a military/defensive building in *Wars of Liberty* that can only be built by Fort Wagons or Russian Line Infantries via the "National Redoubt" Home City Card as well as the Explorer with the "Castrametation" Home City Shipment. It is one of the strongest defensive buildings in the game that are also capable of training infantry and cavalry units and serving as a drop-off point for Home City shipments.

South American Natives build Pucaras instead of Forts, which is functionally identical to Forts, while the Africans can build Palaces which combines the aspects of an Artillery Foundry and a Fort. Nation States civilizations build the Star Fort which is a Fort with higher hit points but lower attack. The Maori builds a Pā which combines the aspects of a Town Center and a Fort.

## Tactics

While having impressive hit points and a great range, Forts are expensive to repair and can only take on one target at a time (although there is Area of Effect damage when they fire). They are most often used to gain map control, or to defend a coastline or colony. Since it is a special Home City shipment, another Fort Wagon cannot be built if the Fort is destroyed unless multiple shipments of wagons are available. Forts are formidable defenses but are not invincible. They can be destroyed with artillery or long-range Siege Ships such as the Floating Battery. A large amount of units can bring it down as the Fort can only fire on one enemy at a time, though it does splash siege damage which is deadly against most land units.

However, as with artillery pieces, if a unit is placed correctly, the fort will fire on that unit but will be unable to deal any damage. Forts are usually placed in strategic areas or near the first Town Center.

Although Forts are limited to one by default, most civilizations (with the exception of the Spanish) can gain access to the "Castrametation" Home City Shipment which ships an Extra Fort Wagon, increases their build limit, and also allows Explorers to build Forts. Some Civilizations like the French and Russians can build up to 3 forts through certain unique shipments.

## Units

* Anglos
* Europeans
* Latin Americans
* Chinese

* Zouaves can be trained in French Forts once the player ships the "Algiers Zouaves" shipment from the Home City.
* Landwehrinfanterie and Landwehrkavallerie can be trained in German Forts once the "Weltpolitik" improvement at the Capitol is researched (requires the player to send the "Berlin Conference" shipment first).

## Further Statistics

 **Weak vs.** | Artillery

## Home City Cards

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Fort

* INFINITE Shipments are highlighted in **Purple**
* TEAM Shipments are highlighted in **Green**

### Shared Cards

* "Improved Buildings" is available to the Anglos, Europeans, and Latin Americans.
* "TEAM Improved Buildings" is available to the Indians.
* "Fort" is available to Anglos, Europeans and Latin Americans (except Mexicans).
* "Castrametation" is available to Anglos, Europeans (except Belgians and Spanish) and Latin Americans (except Chileans, Haitians, and Mexicans).
* "TEAM Coastal Defenses" is available to the Anglos, Europeans, and Latin Americans.

### Europeans

* "Heavy Fortifications" is available to Europeans (except Austro-Hungarians, Danes, Germans, Italians, Ottomans, and Russians).