Infantry Breastplate
Infantry Breastplate is a Commerce Age defensive improvement that raises the hit points of two broad ground-unit classes: Hand Infantry and Foot Archers. It is researched at an Arsenal for many civilizations, while some Native civilizations use their own military building. The upgrade increases staying power rather than attack damage, so its value depends on having enough eligible troops to benefit.
Research profile
- Age
- Commerce Age
- Civilization
- Africans; Europeans; Federal Americans; Haudenosaunee; Japanese; Lakota
- Research location
- Arsenal (Africans, Europeans, Federal Americans, Japanese) ; Longhouse (Haudenosaunee) ; Teepee (Lakota)
- Home City Card
- "New Ways" (Haudenosaunee and Lakota)
- Research time
- 30 seconds
- Wood cost
- 100
- Coin cost
- 100
- Effect
- Hand infantry and foot archer hit points +10%
Effect
Research takes 30 seconds and costs 100 Wood and 100 Coin. The recorded effect is 10% more hit points for Hand Infantry and Foot Archers. Access is listed at the Arsenal for Africans, Europeans, Federal Americans and Japanese, at the Longhouse for Haudenosaunee, and at the Teepee for Lakota; exact access can vary with the civilization and release.
Research condition
Available in the Commerce Age at Arsenal (Africans, Europeans, Federal Americans, Japanese) , Longhouse (Haudenosaunee) , Teepee (Lakota). Research time: 30 seconds. Cost: 100 wood, 100 coin. Civilization-specific building access can vary.
Research decision
Consider it when the army already contains a substantial number of eligible infantry and an engagement is likely to last long enough for extra health to matter. It does not improve cavalry, artillery, attack, or units outside those classes, so compare its cost with producing reinforcements or improving another part of the army.
Durability upgrade for two unit classes
The Commerce Age research costs 100 Wood and 100 Coin and takes 30 seconds. It adds 10% hit points to Hand Infantry and Foot Archers, improving survival rather than damage. Arsenal access is common to many civilizations, while Haudenosaunee use the Longhouse and Lakota use the Teepee in the listed profiles. Research it when enough eligible troops are already in the army or planned soon.