A well trained and heavily-armored company of pikes can create an almost impenetrable wall of steel, particularly effective against cavalry.
A pike is long spear around 5m in length and used two-handed. A well trained company can present enemies with a wall of almost impenetrable sharp steel that can stop a cavalry charge dead in its tracks, a fact not lost on latter Medieval armies. These soldiers wear heavier armor than their predecessors.
Quality: Average.
Soldiers: 128
Attack: 2
Charge: 3
Weapon Type: Melee
Defense: 10
Armour: 9
Defense Skill: 1
Shield: 0
Hit Points: 1
Recruitment Cost: 1265
Upkeep: 250
- Town Watch
- Town Guard
- City Watch
- Militia Drill Square
- Militia Barracks
- Army Barracks
- Royal Armoury
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Late Pikemen are available in Cities with an Royal Armoury after the Rise of Shot event in the mid-16th century (1550-1560).