Possible use for peasants?

[mfberg]

Units with a lower cost of upkeep per man are

Celtic Warriors (swordsmith, Ireland or Wales) (cost 25/100 men)

Other units with the same upkeep per man are
Arbalester
Arquebusier
Crossbow
Gallowglass
Golden Horde Warriors
Highland Clansmen
Jobbagy
Kerns
Nubian Spearmen
Pavise Arbalester
Pavise Crossbow
Slav Javelins
Slav Warriors
Viking Thralls
Woodsmen

Celtic Warriors, Nubian Spearmen, Slav Warriors and Viking thralls all have the 100 man unit size.
Any of these units should be built instead of peasants. The only reason I can see to build peasants would be to fill a crusade or jihad as a roleplay excercise, or for fun (with +1V in Provence with gold armour, gold weapons they should be a little meaner than standard Chivalric Men at Arms)

mfberg

[Ironside]

(with +1V in Provence with gold armour, gold weapons they should be a little meaner than standard Chivalric Men at Arms)

Acually uber-peasants (the ones you described) got 3 attack 1 defense and 0 morale, compared to CMMA:s 4 attack, 3 defense (plus 1 for shield, total 4) and 4 morale. They really suck that badly.

Uber-UM from Tuscany got 8 attack, 5 defense and 4 morale by compairation. And elite UM got "only" 7,4,2 stats. And they got AP.

The weakest unit that I can still consider using is thralls and that's only because they can take a cav charge without routing after 1-2 sec, thanks to the spears.

[mfberg]

Acually uber-peasants (the ones you described) got 3 attack 1 defense and 0 morale, compared to CMMA:s 4 attack, 3 defense (plus 1 for shield, total 4) and 4 morale. They really suck that badly.

Yes, I forgot I had added valor to peasants to make them more fun. In my other mods I either add the muster field, or just replace peasants with spearmen. My favorite peasant level unit is the woodsman, all that charge with armour piercing will chew up a heavy cav in the woods in no time.

mfberg