Hackapell

"Heavy cavalry mercenary from Finland."

—In-game description

The Hackapell is a mercenary cavalry in Age of Empires III. Hackapells are a very delicate heavy cavalry that function as improved Uhlans.

Overview Edit

Although Hackapells can strike with great force (they can kill Zamburaks with one hit), they should not be used on their own during battle, since their low hit points make them vulnerable to enemy attacks. They excel at raiding enemy Villagers - In two strikes, a Villager or Coureur is dead. Hackapells should be used like Hussars, but mixed with regular hand cavalry or other Heavy Cavalry mercenaries. Hackapells have significantly more attack but significantly fewer hit points than the Mameluke. With 12 Missionaries (Japanese ally), Unction, all attack improvement upgrades (Bhakti Temple) and cards (French and Indian allies), the Spanish Finnish Hackapell is the melee cavalry with the highest attack, 281.93.

Further statistics Edit

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Ranged infantry, light infantry, artillery
Weak vs.	Heavy infantry, light cavalry
Improvements
Hit points	Cavalry Cuirass (+10%) Comanche Horse Breeding (+10%) Cree Tanning (+5%) Navajo Weaving (+5%)
Attack	Pillage (+25% siege attack) Customized Merc Weapons (+30%, John Black's Mercenaries only) Yoga (+5%)
Sight	Town Watch (+2)
Speed	Comanche Mustangs (+10%) Apache Endurance (+5%)
Creation speed	Mass Cavalry (-50%) Cheyenne Horse Trading (-25%) Incan Chasquis Messengers (-25%)
Train cost	Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin cost)
Other	Wild Geese (ships 5 Hackapells, Spanish only)
Penalties	Coffee Trade (-10% speed, Dutch only)

Home City Cards Edit

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Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team All Edit Card Description Age HC level Riding School Cavalry train time -40% 10 The Riding School card is not available to Chinese and Japanese. Chinese Edit Card Description Age HC level Western Reforms All units get +8% hit points and attack 40 Acupuncture Unit train time -20% 10 Europeans Edit Card Description Age HC level Cavalry Combat Cavalry gets +15% hit points and attack 10 Hire Finnish Hackapells Ships 6 Hackapells; costs 1,000 coin 10 Hire Highland Mercenary Army Ships 6 Highlanders, 4 Hackapells, and 8 Swiss Pikemen; costs 2,000 coin 25 The Cavalry Combat card is available to Dutch, Ottomans, and Russians. The Hire Finnish Hackapell card is available to Dutch, Germans (which ships 2 extra Hackapells), Portuguese, and Russians. The Hire Highland Mercenary Army card is not available to Ottomans and Portuguese, and ships 1 extra Highlander, Hackapell, and Swiss Pikeman for the Germans. French Edit Card Description Age HC level TEAM Hand Cavalry Attack Heavy cavalry and Coyote Runners get +15% attack 10 Germans Edit Card Description Age HC level TEAM Cavalry Attack Heavy cavalry, light cavalry, and light infantry gets +15% attack 10 Spanish Riding School Cavalry gets +10% speed +4 Uhlans 25 Improved Mercenaries Mercenaries get +20% hit points and attack +3 Uhlans 10 Indians Edit 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 Edit Card Description Age HC level TEAM Cavalry Scouts Cavalry and light infantry gets +10% hit points and +4 LOS 1 Spanish Edit Card Description Age HC level TEAM Inquisition All units get +10 LOS 10

In-game dialogue Edit

The Hackapell speaks Finnish.

• Mitä? (What)
• Käsky? (Order[s])
• Valmiina (Ready)
• Kyllä (Yes)
• Aion (I will)
• Selvä (Roger)
• Hyökkäykseen! (To attack!)
• Hyökätkää! (Attack!)

Trivia Edit

• The in-game history section states that Gustav II Adolph was a Finnish king; he was actually Swedish, though Finland was part of Sweden at that time. It also gives the warcry as "Hakka paalle", though the correct form would be "Hakkaa päälle".
• Even though the Hackapell's icon shows a flintlock pistol and a saber, he always uses the saber instead.

History Edit

"The Hackapells, or Hakkapeliitta, were an elite cavalry of Finnish King Gustav II Adolph during the Thirty Years War. They get their name from their battle cry of, "Hakka paalle!" It roughly translates to "Cut them down!" but in spirit means, "Charge on!" Crying this, they were apparently so fearsome that their enemies thought they were protected by witchcraft.

Hackapells were very lightly armored, using their speed in the charge to get them into the thick of a fight quickly where they fought with swords and, later, small firearms."

—In-game history

Gallery Edit

An in-game Hackapell

The Hackapell's history potrait

Hackapell model

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