Peasants (English) have a whooping defense skill of 4, while, for militia the defense skill is only 1 if I remember correctly... The rest of their defense comes from the shield. This means, that "in the heat of it", peasants are better protected than spear militia unless militia is hit from the side of the shield.
Add to that, that peasants do not appear to have "spear attribute" to their weapon (even though it's just a pitchfork), so as someone guessed here, they are treated as swords, swords versus spears in the case of peasants against militia.
Originally Posted by Kobal2fr
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