Padded Archer Armor is a technology in Age of Empires II that can be researched at the Blacksmith. Once researched, it increases the armor and pierce armor of all archers by +1.
Leather Archer Armor is the further upgrade of this technology.
Civilization bonuses[]
Bulgarians: Padded Archer Armor costs -50% food.- Chinese: Padded Archer Armor is 10%/15% cheaper in the Castle/Imperial Age.
- Koreans: Padded Archer Armor is free.
- Spanish: Padded Archer Armor costs no gold. Receive 20 gold after researching Leather Archer Armor.
Team bonuses[]
- Bulgarians: Researching Padded Archer Armor is 80% faster.
- Portuguese: Researching Padded Archer Armor is 25% faster.
Changelog[]
Definitive Edition[]
- With update 42848:
- Bulgarians: Initially, the team bonus makes Padded Archer Armor research 50% faster. With the update, Padded Archer Armor is researched 80% faster. Padded Archer Armor costs -50% food.
- Koreans: Padded Archer Armor is free.
- Portuguese: Padded Archer Armor is researched 30% faster as a civilization bonus.
Dynasties of India[]
- Portuguese: With update 73855, Padded Archer Armor is researched 25% faster as a team bonus.
History[]
| “ | Archers and skirmishers were not expected to engage in hand-to-hand fighting so they rarely wore armor early in the Middle Ages. They also needed flexibility of arm movement and might be required to move about a battlefield quickly. When available, however, these troops would add protective clothing that did not interfere significantly with their fighting ability. One early type of light armor was simply padded cloth, worn on the torso, that provided some protection from blows or missiles. | ” |
| —Age of Empires II manual | ||
