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Thread: Pikemen-Defense or Non?
Marshal Murat 20:25 12-28-2006
I've played many countries and all of them have pikemen. While using them, I drew the obvious connection to Greek phalanx. Now, do I keep them in defense mode or pull them out, manke them more aggresive?

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Sir Boo 20:41 12-28-2006
I say put them in defence though it does depend on the battle your in. Eg a seige you would need to use defensive and have them block off one of the roads leeeding to the town center.

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Lorenzo_H 20:51 12-28-2006
Do the Spanish get Pikemen? I am at turn 120+ and I haven't seen any...

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Carl 20:56 12-28-2006
Terrico Pikemen I belive. Just wish my copy of M2TW or RTW would hurry up and arrive. (Only ordered it a couple of hours ago).

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Musashi 12:59 12-29-2006
Originally Posted by Carl:
Terrico Pikemen I belive. Just wish my copy of M2TW or RTW would hurry up and arrive. (Only ordered it a couple of hours ago).
For shame Carl. You've been posting about the game here and over on Relic all this time without actually buying it?

Tsk tsk. ;)

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Carl 13:02 12-29-2006
I needed the christmas money. (My first posts at relic where asking about how the game looked/worked on the strategy map BTW.)

Genrally i've been repeating what others have said elswhere, I don't think i've given out a bad peice of info, (yet).

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nameless 21:06 12-28-2006
Originally Posted by diablodelmar:
Do the Spanish get Pikemen? I am at turn 120+ and I haven't seen any...
You need the top tier barracks for Huge Cities to build them I think.

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PaulTa 21:56 12-28-2006
no, you need the military academy, which gives you four recruitment of Tercio pikes. Once you upgrade further, you get gendarmes and Tercios.

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lobo76 03:02 12-29-2006
I need to ask, since PIKES have no shield:

For defense, there are 3 stats. Armor (all round), Shield (frontal left) and Skill (frontal right). Since pikes have no shield, does their Skill defense extend to their whole front or the same as other troops? i.e when attacking a pike formation, it is the same whether I attack from the back OR from the left? Both will only need to overcome armor defense.

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General Zhukov 13:49 12-29-2006
Originally Posted by Marshal Murat:
I've played many countries and all of them have pikemen. While using them, I drew the obvious connection to Greek phalanx. Now, do I keep them in defense mode or pull them out, manke them more aggresive?
Don't think phalanx. It seems that the proper use of pikemen in this game is to stop cavalry charges. So, use them for area denial tactics or to protect troops behind them. And yes, they stop charges very well. Do a test: the 150 florin militia pikes will humiliate charging French Lancers, which are the premier heavy cav in the game.

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