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This article is about the technology in Age of Empires II. For the technologies in Age of Empires, see Chain Mail.

Chain Mail Armor is a technology in Age of Empires II that can be researched at the Blacksmith once the Castle Age is reached. Once researched, it increases infantry armor and pierce armor by +1.

Chain Mail Armor is available for all civilizations except for the Tatars.

Plate Mail Armor is the further upgrade of this technology.

Civilization bonuses[]

Team bonuses[]

  • Bulgarians AoE2 Bulgarians: Researching Chain Mail Armor is 80% faster.
  • Portuguese AoE2 Portuguese: Researching Chain Mail Armor is 25% faster.

Changelog[]

AoEIIDE icon Definitive Edition[]

  • With update 42848:
    • Bulgarians AoE2 Bulgarians: Initially, the team bonus makes Chain Mail Armor research 50% faster. With the update, Chain Mail Armor is researched 80% faster. Chain Mail Armor costs -50% food.
    • Portuguese AoE2 Portuguese: Chain Mail Armor is researched 30% faster as a civilization bonus.

AoE2Icon-DynastiesIndia Dynasties of India[]

History[]

Armor made of linked metal chains was an improvement over a cascade of metal scales. It had greater intergrity and held up better after taking some damage. Whereas a row of scales might come loose after a blow, chain mail armor stayed largely intact. Because the linked chains were smaller than the scales they replaced, chain mail armor was more flexible and comfortable to wear. While an improvement, chain mail armor was also more expensive and time-consuming to manufacture.
Age of Empires II manual

Trivia[]

  • Since the word "mail" in the context of armor properly refers only to the type of armor that consists of small metal rings linked together, the names of the other infantry armor technologies are contradictory, while the name of this technology is arguably redundant.
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