That depends. While the German pikemen were mostly anti-cav that fought with swords against inf, the Swiss used to fight inf with the pike too. And quite effectively.Originally Posted by Olof Skötkonung
That depends. While the German pikemen were mostly anti-cav that fought with swords against inf, the Swiss used to fight inf with the pike too. And quite effectively.Originally Posted by Olof Skötkonung
hmm, from a historical point of view the ranks of pikemen were often made out of the peasantry or as cheap mercenaries, much like the archers in early medieval times, and it's not like they were attached physically to their pikes, when facing anything else then cavalry they would probably drop the pike and draw some type of sword or blade and engage in hand to hand combat.
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