Somali Jile Daggers
Somali Jile Daggers is an Age of Empires III technology from the Exploration Age, researched at Trading Post or Tambo on a Somali kingdom. It Foot archer and rifle infantry hand attack Rate of Fire -35%; Hand skirmisher (except Urumi Swordsman) hand attack Rate of Fire -15% instead.
Research profile
- Research location
- Trading Post or Tambo on a Somali kingdom
- Research time
- 40 seconds
- Wood cost
- 150
- Coin cost
- 150
- Effect
- Foot archer and rifle infantry hand attack Rate of Fire -35%; Hand skirmisher (except Urumi Swordsman) hand attack Rate of Fire -15% instead
Effect & research conditions
Available from the Exploration Age. Research it at Trading Post or Tambo on a Somali kingdom. Effect: Foot archer and rifle infantry hand attack Rate of Fire -35%; Hand skirmisher (except Urumi Swordsman) hand attack Rate of Fire -15% instead. Research costs 150 wood, 150 coin. Research takes 40 seconds.
Research condition
Available from the Exploration Age. Research it at Trading Post or Tambo on a Somali kingdom.
When to research
Research Somali Jile Daggers when the named units or matchup are relevant: Foot archer and rifle infantry hand attack Rate of Fire -35%; Hand skirmisher (except Urumi Swordsman) hand attack Rate of Fire -15% instead. Finish it before the affected force enters combat, and retain resources for counters and reinforcements; this modifier does not remove the units’ other weaknesses. Use the Trading Post or Tambo on a Somali kingdom for research. Research takes 40 seconds and costs 150 wood, 150 coin.
Close-combat effect and exception
This Exploration Age research costs 150 Wood and 150 Coin and takes 40 seconds at a Trading Post or Tambo on a Somali kingdom. It improves the melee attack Rate of Fire for Foot Archers and Rifle Infantry by the listed 35%; Hand Skirmishers receive the smaller 15% effect. Urumi Swordsmen are a special case: the Wiki notes that they receive two opposing modifiers from the technology that cancel each other, so do not assume they receive the normal Hand Skirmisher benefit.
Situational protection
The upgrade matters when ranged units are forced into melee, such as when cavalry reaches the back line or a retreat is blocked. It affects their hand attack, not their ranged attack, so it is not a substitute for keeping a firing line at distance or screening it with suitable troops. Research it when the opposing army is likely to close on those units and the extra melee output can help them survive or finish an engagement.