In defensive stance spearmen can immobilize enemy troops in their front. Spearmen are especially effective against Cavalry.
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| - In defensive stance spearmen can immobilize enemy troops in their front. Spearmen are especially effective against Cavalry.
- Spearmen are the Iroquois unique Heavy Infantry of the File:AncientAgeIcon Small.png Ancient Age. Like all infantry, Spearmen are trained and upgraded at the Barracks, replacing the standard Hoplites. Besides the researching of File:Military.png Military 1 (The Art of War) in order to build a Barracks, there is no requirement for recruiting Spearmen.
- • Type: Melee, Infantry, Spearman • Priority Deployment: Flank (Frontline) + Polearm: Attack x 2 vs. Light Horsemen - Vulnerable to Archers: Against this unit the Attack of all Archers is increased - Hand-to-Hand Disadvantage: Attack x 0.5 vs. Swordsmen - Light Troop: This unit suffers penalties when fighting in a Center – Attack x 0.8, Hit Points x 0.8 Spearmen are good against Cavalry and weak against everything thing else Requirements: Melee Attack 1
- Spearmen are the backbone of your armies. Amongst all Dark Age infantry, they are the hardest-hitting, and are also endowed with lots of armour and HP. Make no mistake, however, as they easily overtaken by missile units — in particular by cavalry archers and skirmishers, and in some cases can be outflanked by faster-moving light infantry. Nevertheless, their proficiency with a spear and their endurance means that they are adept at taking out cavalry and towers (albeit bastions, built by factions such as China and Russia will slaughter infantry to a man). Thus, while spearmen can be an awesome force to reckon with when coupled with forced marching, they do require someone to take out archers (and in some cases, siege weapons).
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*30px|Level 2: Mercenaries link=Library#Military research|Military
Upgrades to:
**Sciltron Infantry for England;
**Spear Jund for Saracens;
**Spear Sergeants for others
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| - *Pop cost: 1
*Resource cost: 50link=Resources#metal|Metal; 60link=Resources#food|Food
*Ramp cost: 2link=Resources#metal|Metal; 2link=Resources#food|Food
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| - All except:
*Japan
*Byzantines
*Scotland
*Serbians
*Wales
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| - *Unit movement speed: Slow
*Creation speed: Slow
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| - Spearmen: Vital statistics
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| - link=Barbarian Spearmen Barbarian Spearmen
link=Gnoll Spearmen Gnoll Spearmen
link=Halfling Spearmen Halfling Spearmen
link=High Elf Spearmen High Elf Spearmen
link=High Men Spearmen High Men Spearmen
link=Klackon Spearmen Klackon Spearmen
link=Lizardmen Spearmen Lizardmen Spearmen
link=Nomad Spearmen Nomad Spearmen
link=Orc Spearmen Orc Spearmen
link=Beastmen Spearmen Beastmen Spearmen
link=Dark Elf Spearmen Dark Elf Spearmen
link=Draconian Spearmen Draconian Spearmen
link=Troll Spearmen Troll Spearmen
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| - In defensive stance spearmen can immobilize enemy troops in their front. Spearmen are especially effective against Cavalry.
- Spearmen are the Iroquois unique Heavy Infantry of the File:AncientAgeIcon Small.png Ancient Age. Like all infantry, Spearmen are trained and upgraded at the Barracks, replacing the standard Hoplites. Besides the researching of File:Military.png Military 1 (The Art of War) in order to build a Barracks, there is no requirement for recruiting Spearmen.
- • Type: Melee, Infantry, Spearman • Priority Deployment: Flank (Frontline) + Polearm: Attack x 2 vs. Light Horsemen - Vulnerable to Archers: Against this unit the Attack of all Archers is increased - Hand-to-Hand Disadvantage: Attack x 0.5 vs. Swordsmen - Light Troop: This unit suffers penalties when fighting in a Center – Attack x 0.8, Hit Points x 0.8 Spearmen are good against Cavalry and weak against everything thing else Requirements: Melee Attack 1
- Spearmen are the backbone of your armies. Amongst all Dark Age infantry, they are the hardest-hitting, and are also endowed with lots of armour and HP. Make no mistake, however, as they easily overtaken by missile units — in particular by cavalry archers and skirmishers, and in some cases can be outflanked by faster-moving light infantry. Nevertheless, their proficiency with a spear and their endurance means that they are adept at taking out cavalry and towers (albeit bastions, built by factions such as China and Russia will slaughter infantry to a man). Thus, while spearmen can be an awesome force to reckon with when coupled with forced marching, they do require someone to take out archers (and in some cases, siege weapons). Spearmen, however, are extremely costly — they have the biggest appetites for food, and they demand the highest quality of arms and armour, amongst all other infantry types, and some may prefer to use light infantry, which performs well against all other units save heavy infantry and cavalry. Still, their military prowess on the Dark Age battlefield is unrivalled, save by lancers, which having greater speed and LOS can lay down some serious damage in a fight, but in many cases, they are not the only units to be found on the battlefield to fill this role. Scandinavia's poor soils mean that there are many resourceful men who are proficient with spears. Similarly, a highly strataed social structure such as those in Alba, Japan and the Welsh states in Europe have yielded access to a warrior elite of exceptional skill, and the cheiftains who dominate the Welsh highlands are fearsome foes who have mastered the art of guerilla warfare.
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