Talk:Mameluke (Age of Empires II)/@comment-79.103.158.57-20170226170303

"Mamelukes have a +11 bonus armor against anti-cavalry attacks since  The Conquerors , which makes them surprisingly effective against Camels and Pikemen."

The part behind the comma is not exactly true. They are the only Camel unit that counts as both Camel and Cavalry. That means that they actually take more damage than usual from certain anti-cavalry units even with their 11 bonus cavalry armor. To list:


 * Halberdiers do +32 damage vs Cavalry and +17 vs Camels. That means that they do (32-11)+17= 38 bonus damage to Mamelukes, which is more than they do to anyone but Elephants.

* Pikemen do +22 damage vs Cavalry and +16 vs Camels. That means that they do (22-11)+16= 27   bonus damage to Mamelukes, which is more than they do to anyone but Elephants.

* Spearmen do +15 damage vs Cavalry and +9 vs Camels. That means that they do (15-11)+9= 13   bonus damage to Mamelukes, which is less than they do to other cavalry but less than they do to Camels ans Camel Archers.


 * Heavy/Imperial Camels  do +18 damage vs Cavalry and +9 vs Camels. That means that they do (18-11)+9= 16   bonus damage to Mamelukes, which is less than they do to other cavalry but less than they do to Camels ans Camel Archers.

* Elite Kamayuks  do +12 damage vs Cavalry and +6 vs Camels. That means that they do (12-11)+6= 7   bonus damage to Mamelukes, which is less than they do to other cavalry but less than they do to Camels ans Camel Archers.

* (Elite) Cannon Galleons  do +15 damage vs Cavalry and +0 vs Camels. That means that they do (15-11)+0= 4   bonus damage to Mamelukes, which is less than they do to other cavalry but less than they do to Camels ans Camel Archers.

* Elite Mamelukes (in a mirror match or after conversion)  do +12 damage vs Cavalry and +0 vs Camels. That means that they do (12-11)+0= 1   bonus damage to Mamelukes, which is less than they do to other cavalry but less than they do to Camels ans Camel Archers. Yes, that means Camels don't get countered at all by Mamelukes.

Against all other attacks they are merely as good as other Camel units. You'd think that maybe they are more resistant to anti-Cavalry that has less than 11 Cavalry damage but sadly special armor can't reduce bonus damage to less than zero.