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- Pikemen are a type of melee infantry in Empire: Total War.
- Production cost for this unit increases progressively with every Barracks unit on the field or currently in production. However, the maximum cost for Pikemen is capped at 112 File:Food.jpg Food / 67 File:Metal.jpg Metal. Actual production and upgrading costs may differ, depending on researched technologies, connected rare resources, or adopted governments.
- Pikemen like all army units would be organized into companies during a battle.
- Unlike the filthy viliens of yesteryears who only know two things — that is, to keep moving forward and the point of a large sharpened stick away from your face — Pikemen are the ultimate heavy infantry unit. Being the strongest spear unit around, they are the hardest-hitting melee infantry, and also come endowed with lots of armour and HP. These are not mere peasants carrying big heavy sticks, but men worthy of the highest respect in war.
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**Imperial Era
**Military Level 3
*Nobles' Court
**Centralisation
*Upgrade of Spear Sergeants
*Upgrades to Pike Tercio for Spain
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| - *Pop cost: 1
*Resource cost: 80link=Resources#Food|Food, 80link=Resources#Metal|Metal
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| - *Spain
*Burgundy
*Portugal
*Sicily
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- Unlike the filthy viliens of yesteryears who only know two things — that is, to keep moving forward and the point of a large sharpened stick away from your face — Pikemen are the ultimate heavy infantry unit. Being the strongest spear unit around, they are the hardest-hitting melee infantry, and also come endowed with lots of armour and HP. These are not mere peasants carrying big heavy sticks, but men worthy of the highest respect in war. The long reach of their pikes means that Pikemen are fairly adept as they have a small ranged attack, making them ideal for destroying melee cavalry. Additionally, they can also be counted upon to take out isolated groups of ranged units — provided they do catch up to the latter. While they have plenty of hitpoints and nice shiny guardsmen's armour to fit their role, Pikemen are inevitably vulnerable to ranged attacks made by numerous and determined foes, hence they must be guarded themselves by units on whose worth can be counted on to take them out. Like all other heavy infantry, they are fairly costy — perhaps even more. Sword infantry such as Armoured Militia and Espadachines are often useful for complementing them in scraps against enemy infantry, especially archers, while cavalry are a must for chasing off ranged cavalry. The transition into modernity for European warfare was heralded by the resurgence of heavy infantry tactics. Originally an innovation of towns and communities that did not have the resources to field large armies of heavy cavalry, it was discovered that pikes were cheap and could be quite effective with proper training, as evidenced by the defeat of knightly cavalry at Kortrijk in 1302. Eventually, armies of pikes and crossbows (later supplanted by firearms) would dominate Europe from the early Renaissance onwards, leading later to the famed "pike and shot" formations of the next 2 centuries. Similar tactics were also used contemporaneously in Japan, with the usage of long spears or yari which were then supplemented by archery or guns.
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