Elmetto

Elmetto
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs
Type	Cavalry Heavy cavalry Melee cavalry Mercenary
Age	Industrial Age
Training
Trained at	Tavern (Europeans) Monastery (Asians) Saloon (Americans) Palace (Africans)
Coin	400
Training time	60 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	1,000
Resists	30% vs. Ranged
Speed	6.0
Line of Sight	12
Population	4
XP train bounty	40
XP bounty	40
Melee attack
Damage	40
Multipliers	x3.0 vs. Infantry
Rate of Fire	1.5
Siege attack
Damage	40
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0

“	Heavy cavalry armed with a lance. Good against infantry.	”
—In-game description

The Elmetto (Elmeti before Knights of the Mediterranean) is a mercenary heavy cavalry in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs. It is identical in role and performance to the Lancer.

Overview

The Elmetto has lower base damage than other cavalry, such as the Hackapell and the Stradiot, but it has a large attack bonus against infantry. It can kill most infantry in just one hit, and if there are many, the Elmetto can devastate an army of enemy infantry. Despite having a multiplier against heavy infantry, they must be used with caution and should not be pitched against an army of heavy infantry, because the heavy infantry are much cheaper and more expendable so will likely outnumber the Elmetto. Heavy infantry are reasonably effective against Elmetti, especially by the Industrial Age when Elmetti are available. Elmetti should not be fielded against enemy cavalry as they are inferior in direct battle.

With a 1,000 hit points and a very high attack of 120 against infantry, players should use Elmetti as they would use (Jat) Lancers. Despite their low speed, they massacre nearly everything that gets in their way, and players should produce them instead of Hussars if possible. Available by shipment in the Industrial Age, six of them can greatly influence a battle. Although they are tough, Agents/Assassins/Spies/Ninjas or any type of cavalry will kill them with relative ease.

The Elmetto is more powerful and slower than other typical lancer units. Compared to the Tokala Soldier, it is much slower and has less attack but is more powerful versus infantry and is more durable. Compared to the mass-produced Spanish Lancer, the Elmetto surpasses them in all aspects except for speed. Compared to the Jat Lancer, it is much better, considering their similar price. The Elmetto has higher stats in every category than the Jat Lancer except for 10% less resistance and 1.0 less speed.

They can be trained by the Dutch at the Tavern when choosing the The Mercenary Contractor politician to advance to the Fortress Age.

Further statistics

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Infantry
Weak vs.	Cavalry, Shock Infantry
Improvements
Hit points	Cavalry Cuirass (+10%) Comanche Horse Breeding (+10%) Cree Tanning (+5%) Navajo Weaving (+5%)
Attack	Pillage (+25% siege attack) Yoga (+5%)
Sight	Town Watch (+2)
Speed	Comanche Mustangs (+10%) Apache Endurance (+5%)
Creation speed	Mass Cavalry (-50%) Cheyenne Horse Trading (-25%) Quechuan Diet (-25%)
Train cost	Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost)
Penalties	Coffee Trade (-10% speed, Dutch only)

Home City Cards

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

Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team All Card Description Age HC level Riding School Cavalry train time -40% 10 The Riding School card is not available to Chinese and Japanese. Chinese Card Description Age HC level Western Reforms All units get +8% hit points and attack 40 Acupuncture Unit train time -20% 10 Europeans Card Description Age HC level Cavalry Combat Cavalry get +15% hit points and attack 10 Hire Italian Elmetti Ships 6 Elmetti; costs 1,000 coin 10 The Cavalry Combat card is available to Dutch, Ottomans, and Russians. The Hire Italian Elmetti card is not available to Dutch and Russians, and ships 1 extra Elmetto for the Germans. French Card Description Age HC level TEAM Hand Cavalry Attack Heavy cavalry and Coyote Runners get +15% attack 10 Germans Card Description Age HC level TEAM Cavalry Attack Heavy cavalry, light cavalry, and Shock Infantry get +15% attack 10 Spanish Riding School Cavalry get +10% speed +4 Uhlans 25 Improved Mercenaries Mercenaries get +20% hit points and attack +3 Uhlans 10 Indians Card Description Age HC level Dravidian Martial Arts All units get +15% melee attack +1 Villager 40 TEAM Shivaji's Tactics All units get +5% hit points and attack 25 Russians Card Description Age HC level TEAM Cavalry Scouts Cavalry and Shock Infantry get +10% hit points and +4 LOS 1 Spanish Card Description Age HC level TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 LOS 10

Changelog

The WarChiefs

• The unit is named Elmeti.

The Asian Dynasties

• Due to a bug, the Repentant Elmeti can be trained in the Fortress Age.

Definitive Edition

• The Repentant Elmeti can be trained in the Industrial Age.

Knights of the Mediterranean

• The unit is renamed to Elmetto.

In-game dialogue

The Elmetto speaks Italian, which is also shared with the Li'l Bombard.

• Select 1 Sì? - Yes?
• Select 2 Pronto - Ready
• Select 3 Comando? - Order?
• Move 1 Sì - Yes
• Move 2 Lo farò - I'll do it
• Move 3 Sto per farlo - I'm about to do it
• Attack 1 Vado all'attacco! - I'm going to attack!
• Attack 2 Alla battaglia! - To the battle!
• Attack 3 Sì! - Yes!

History

“

The Elmeti were non-noble knights of Italy. Their name is derived form the Italian term for helmet, referring to the headgear they wore along with their finely crafted plate armor. The Elmeti fought in a series of skirmishes between Italy and other European states during the latter half of the fifteenth century. One key battle occurred in 1487 at Ponte di Crevola, where the Milanese army, led by Trivulzio, defeated Swiss forces in a battle that foreshadowed nearly a half century of further European encroaches into Italy - a period now known as the Italian Wars.

”

Gallery

An in-game Elmetto

Elmetti in action

The Elmetto's history portrait

Elmetto model

Side view of the Elmetto model

Elmetti attacking a group of Musketeers