The final innovation for archers is the bracer, a leather strap that protects the wrist from backlash of the bow-string, thus allowing an archer to draw back further, which increases his range and power. Archers must first have fletched bodkin arrows before receiving bracers.
Technology Statistics[]
Available to: All except Bohemia (requires Taborite Sect ), Burgundy, France, Savoy, Scotland
Researched at: Blacksmith
Century: 15th
Requires: Fletching, Bodkin Arrow
Cost: 300 Food, 200 Florins
Effect: Town Hall, Guild Hall +1 attack; Archers, cavalry archers, Castle, War Cog, towers +1 attack and +1 range.