Armour is an attribute that absorbs/deflects attack damage.

'''Example:'''

{{{
        <Traits>
  		<Armour
  			value="3"
  			crush="0.5"
  			hack="0.5
  			pierce="0.0"
  		/>
  	</Traits>
}}}
----

= Value =
''BRIEF DESCRIPTION ::'' Value of Armour.

The value of armour an entity has is a total sum of the three armour types of '''crush''', '''hack''', and '''pierce'''.  As an entity is attacked by an opposing entity, the armour absorbs (or deflects - however you would like to view it) the damage points of that attack action.  

''Note: No matter how strong your armour is, or how weak your attacker's damage is - every time the entity is attacked they lose one hit point.  So theoretically, you could destroy a structure with a horde of low level swordsmen (not the ideal choice for attack).  It might take you 20 minutes to do it, but you could do it.  Same goes for a battering ram vs. a hero; you can do it, but it would take a long time, and chances are that the hero would destroy your battering ram before you could take off 5 hitpoints.''

So lets break down a combat example:

Unit A attacks Unit B. 

''Unit A's attack:''
 * damage = 10
 * crush = 10% (*<damage> = 1.0)
 * hack = 60% (*<damage> = 6.0)
 * pierce = 30% (*<damage> = 3.0)

''Unit B's armour:''
 * value = 5
 * crush = 80% (*<value> = 4.0)
 * hack = 10% (*<value> = 0.5)
 * pierce = 10% (*<damage> = 0.5)

When the attack occurs, here is how it is broken down:

1.0 (Unit A's calculated crush damage) - 4.0 (Unit B's calculated crush armour) 
= 0.0 crush penetrates

6.0 (Unit A's calculated hack damage) - 0.5 (Unit B's calculated hack armour) 
= 5.5 hack penetrates

3.0 (Unit A's calculated pierce damage) - 0.5 (Unit B's calculated pierce armour) 
= 2.5 penetrates

This totals to a total hit point loss of 8 hitpoints for Unit B.

The percentage of crush, hack, and pierce cannot exceed 100% in sum.

''Armour values are low for Citizen Soldiers ... as they gain rank, their armour value increases.  Heroes and Super Units usually have a high value in armour as they appear late in the game.''

= Crush =
''BRIEF DESCRIPTION ::'' Percentage of Armour that is crush.

Crush armour is a type of armour that is used to protect from crush attack.  

''Nonmechanical units typically have a very high resistance to crush attack.  Structures and Mechanical units usually have a very low value of crush armour.  This is so that battering rams are not effective vs. infantry, and infantry are not effective vs. structures.''

= Hack =
''BRIEF DESCRIPTION ::'' Percentage of Armour that is hack.

Hack armour is protection from blunt/melee type attacks.

''Nonmechanical units are susceptible to this type of attack.''

= Pierce =
''BRIEF DESCRIPTION ::'' Percentage of Armour that is pierce.

Pierce armour is protection from pointed/ranged type attacks.  

''Nonmechanical units are susceptible to this type of attack.''