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| + | |Name = Ring Archer Armor |
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| − | |Age=Imperial Age |
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| + | |Image = <tabber>Definitive= |
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| − | |Building=Archery Range |
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| + | [[File:RingArcherArmorDE.png]] |
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| + | [[File:Ringarcherarmor.jpg]]</tabber> |
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| − | |Wood=0 |
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| + | |Intro = [[File:KingsIcon.png]] ''[[Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings|The Age of Kings]]'' |
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| − | |Stone=0 |
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| + | |Age = [[File:ImperialageDE.png|20px]] [[Imperial Age (Age of Empires II)|Imperial Age]] |
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| + | |Building = [[File:Blacksmith-logo.jpg|22px]] [[Blacksmith]] |
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| + | |Required = [[File:Leatherarcherarmor.jpg|22px]] [[Leather Archer Armor]] |
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| − | '''Ring Archer Armor''' is a [[Age of Empires II Technologies|Technology]] that can be researched at the [[Archery Range]]. Once researched, this Technology increases Archer armor by +1 and pierce armor by +2. It is the highest defensive upgrade available in Age of Empires II and is generally accessible only to archer-specialized civilizations such as the Mongols or the British. Ring Archer Armor is available in the [[Imperial Age]] and costs 250 Food and 250 Gold to research. |
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| + | |Time = 70 seconds |
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| + | |Civilization = See description |
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| + | }}'''Ring Archer Armor''' is a [[Technology (Age of Empires II)|technology]] in ''[[Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings|Age of Empires II]]'' that can be researched at the [[Blacksmith]] once the [[Imperial Age (Age of Empires II)|Imperial Age]] is reached. Once researched, it increases the [[armor]] and [[pierce armor]] of all [[Archer units (Age of Empires II)|archers]] by +1/+2. |
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| + | Ring Archer Armor is available to all civilizations except for the [[Aztecs (Age of Empires II)|Aztecs]], [[Bulgarians]], [[Burmese]], [[Celts]], [[Franks]], [[Huns]], and [[Mongols]]. |
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| − | * Technically speaking, Ring armor (ringmail) is a synonym for chain armour, a tier-2 upgrade for infantry and cavalry. Unlike their melee counterparts, archers were unlikely to wear a full pauldron of mail armor for two reasons: |
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| − | # Full suits of mail were both cumbersome and heavy, negatively affecting the mobility and fire rate of archers. |
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| + | == Civilization bonuses == |
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| − | Limited and partial sets of ringmail were often available for archers of a professional army, however. |
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| + | * [[Chinese (Age of Empires II)|Chinese]]: Ring Archer Armor is 20% cheaper. |
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| + | * [[Spanish (Age of Empires II)|Spanish]]: Ring Archer Armor costs no [[gold]]. |
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| + | == Team bonuses == |
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| + | * A team containing [[Bulgarians]]: Researching Ring Archer Armor is 50% faster. |
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| + | == Changelog == |
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| + | === ''The Forgotten'' === |
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| + | * [[Indians (Age of Empires II)|Indians]]: Cannot research Ring Archer Armor. |
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| + | === ''The African Kingdoms'' === |
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| + | * [[Berbers]]: On release, cannot research Ring Archer Armor. With patch 4.8, it has been added to their technology tree. |
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| + | * [[Indians (Age of Empires II)|Indians]]: Ring Archer Armor added to their technology tree. |
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| + | * The ring armor depicted in the technology icon (metal rings sown into a suit made out of cloth or leather) is not certain to have even existed within the game's time frame. There are no known surviving examples and historical depictions of the suit (such as the one in Bayeux tapestry) are likely to be portrayals of similar-looking mail armor. |
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| + | == History == |
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| + | {{quote|As the Middle Ages progressed, light troops were more aggressively employed in battle. They supported [[Pikeman (Age of Empires II)|pikemen]] phalanxes and were put into combined formations with these units. [[Crossbowman (Age of Empires II)|Crossbowmen]] needed to get close to the enemy to shoot. During assaults on fortifications and castles, they were exposed to enemy fire. In conjunction with their more aggressive roles, the armor that light troops wore was upgraded to ring, or chain mail. This was the lightest and most flexible of the metal armors and minimized interference with fighting, while providing better protection than padded leather.}} |
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| + | {{Technology list (Age of Empires II)}} |
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| + | [[Category:Imperial Age (Age of Empires II)]] |
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| + | [[Category:Missile/siege technologies]] |
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Revision as of 01:19, 30 March 2020
Ring Archer Armor is a technology in Age of Empires II that can be researched at the Blacksmith once the Imperial Age is reached. Once researched, it increases the armor and pierce armor of all archers by +1/+2.
Ring Archer Armor is available to all civilizations except for the Aztecs, Bulgarians, Burmese, Celts, Franks, Huns, and Mongols.
Civilization bonuses
Team bonuses
- A team containing Bulgarians: Researching Ring Archer Armor is 50% faster.
Changelog
The Forgotten
- Indians: Cannot research Ring Archer Armor.
The African Kingdoms
- Berbers: On release, cannot research Ring Archer Armor. With patch 4.8, it has been added to their technology tree.
- Indians: Ring Archer Armor added to their technology tree.
Trivia
- The ring armor depicted in the technology icon (metal rings sown into a suit made out of cloth or leather) is not certain to have even existed within the game's time frame. There are no known surviving examples and historical depictions of the suit (such as the one in Bayeux tapestry) are likely to be portrayals of similar-looking mail armor.
- Archers were almost always of a lower social standing than knights and therefore could not afford such protection.
History
| “ | As the Middle Ages progressed, light troops were more aggressively employed in battle. They supported pikemen phalanxes and were put into combined formations with these units. Crossbowmen needed to get close to the enemy to shoot. During assaults on fortifications and castles, they were exposed to enemy fire. In conjunction with their more aggressive roles, the armor that light troops wore was upgraded to ring, or chain mail. This was the lightest and most flexible of the metal armors and minimized interference with fighting, while providing better protection than padded leather. | ” |
