Foundry

The Foundry is an economic building which increases the Metal output of all Mines within the Economic radius of its host city, and is also involved in the construction of specialised armoured vehicles - namely, self-propelled guns, flame tanks and anti-aircraft batteries as well as tankettes (for Italy). Two lines of technologies can be researched here.

Notes:

• Level 3 Science and Level 1 Commerce is required to construct a Foundry
• Unlike the Armoury and the Barracks, the Foundry is captured along with its home city.
• The engineering savvy of the Germans and Dutch means that they can build Foundries without requiring prerequisite research.
• The Dutch start off most games with a Foundry in their first city, meaning that they have greater access to metal accumulation much faster than others
• The Foundry hosts vital technologies which are used in the construction of the Heavy Engineering Facility, which in turn provides the production of armoured vehicles and technologies for advanced industrial products.

Units created

Fighting vehicles

(The Italian and Soviet tankette line)

Research

Metallurgy

Shell Process "Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." — Proverbs (27:17) Level 1 boost to Metallurgical output. Required for Heavy Engineering Depot, as well as advanced naval weapons — advanced submarine and capital ships. Cost Requirements Leads to 500 , 500 Time to complete: Medium

Case Hardening "Angry grew the hardened iron, / Broke the vow that he had taken [...] / Caused the blood to flow in streamlets / From the wounds of man and hero." — Elias Lönröt, Kalevala cycle, trans Crawford Level 2 boost to Metallurgical output. Required for Super Battleship Cost Requirements Leads to 900 , 700 Time to complete: Long

Superalloys “When pieces of bronze or gold or iron break, the metal-smith welds them together again in the fire, and the bond is established.” — Sri Guru Granth Sahib Level 3 boost to Metallurgical output. Cost Requirements Leads to 1,300 , 900 Time to complete: Very long

Logistics

Standardisation "Make large coats of mail and measure their links well, for surely I see the things you do." — the Qur'an (34:10-11) You suffer 25% less attrition damage while in enemy territory and none while not moving or fighting. Ships, Siege and Vehicles production speed increased, Supply wagon radius, Speed and Hit points increased to level 1. Cost Requirements Leads to : 500, : 100 Time to complete: Long   SMG Assault Infantry Heavy machine guns Lease-lend "They are all nothing but money-grubbers, living on the profits of this war. No blessing can come of that." — Adolf Hitler You suffer 25% less attrition damage while in enemy territory and none while not moving or fighting. Ships, Siege and Vehicles production speed increased, Supply wagon radius, Speed and Hit points increased to level 1. Cost Requirements Leads to : 700, : 230 Time to complete: Medium [2]

War Economy "I am not going to kill a man because he won't let us rob him." "Then go back to your mother and send for a man who wants to win." — David Gemmell Cost Requirements Leads to : 900, : 570 Time to complete: Long [5]