Gambesons is a Barracks technology. Militia-line, Fire Lancers and Varangian Guards +1 pierce armor.
- Building: Barracks
- Age: Castle Age
- Cost: 50 food, 100 gold
- Research time: 25 seconds
- Available to: 25 of 56 civilizations: Armenians, Aztecs, Bengalis, Britons, Bulgarians, Burmese, Byzantines, Celts, Danes, Dravidians, Franks, Georgians, Japanese, Jurchens, Khitans, Persians, Portuguese, Saracens, Saxons, Shu, Sicilians, Slavs, Spanish, Teutons, Varangians.
Extra pierce armour for the Militia line and a few related units. Helps infantry against archers.
Figures from the game data for Update 185872 (September 2026), at the time of publishing.