Chain Mail Archers

This article is about the archer technology. For other uses, see Chain Mail.

Chain Mail Archers
Availability
Introduced in	Age of Empires
Civilization	All except Carthaginians, Choson, and Phoenicians
Age	Iron Age
Research
Researched at	Storage Pit
Prerequisite(s)	Scale Armor Archers
Required for	Heavy Horse Archer
Food	150
Gold	100
Research time	75 seconds
Effect
Archers +2 melee armor

Chain Mail Archers is a technology in Age of Empires that can be researched at the Storage Pit once the Iron Age is reached. Once researched, it increases the armor of all archer units by +2, giving them more resistance to melee attacks.

It is available to all civilizations except the Carthaginians, Choson, and Phoenicians.

Chain Mail Archers is required for the Heavy Horse Archer upgrade in the Iron Age.

Affected units

•  Bowman
•  Improved Bowman
•  Composite Bowman
•  Chariot Archer
•  Horse Archer
•  Heavy Horse Archer
•  Elephant Archer

Civilization bonuses

• Choson: Since update 38862, Storage Pit technologies cost -40%.

History

“	Chain mail was a type of body armor made of iron circlets woven together into a cloak.  The interlocking chains of iron protected the body somewhat from weapons that slashed or pounded.  Chain mail was also flexible and allowed more freedom of body movement than armor made of metal plates.  The disadvantages of chain mail were that it required a lot of care, was heavy, and was expensive to make.  Chain mail was worn only by wealthy or powerful individuals who could purchase or demand its manufacture.	”
—Age of Empires manual