A well trained 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 the ripped tunics that were fashionable in the early sixteenth century.
Quality: Average.
Soldiers: 128
Attack: 2
Charge: 3
Weapon Type: Melee
Defense: 3
Armour: 2
Defense Skill: 1
Shield: 0
Hit Points: 1
Recruitment Cost: 810
Upkeep: 250
- Town Watch
- Town Guard
- City Watch
- Militia Drill Square
- Militia Barracks
- Army Barracks
Pikeman are available in Cities with an Army Barracks after the Pike & Shot event in 1530.