CK3 DatabaseCrusader Kings III · 1.20.0.3 “Crozier” · unofficial
Paiks, the game's illustration

Archers men-at-arms

Paiks

Damage
28
Toughness
16
Pursuit
10
Screen
10
paiks

Footmen have been the mainstay of Indian armies for centuries, and no weapon is as common as the simple bamboo bow which many Indian commoners practice through hunting from young age.

Counters

Countering cuts the countered regiment's damage by up to 90%: full effect at 2 effective countering sub-regiments per countered one (NCombat defines).

Paiks counters

Countered by (Archers)

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Terrain and winter

In Jungle+15 damage, +15 toughness, +10 pursuit, +10 screen
In Forest+15 damage, +5 pursuit, +5 screen
In Hills+10 damage, +10 toughness

How to get it

Upgrades

Bonuses in the files that raise this regiment or every Archers regiment.

tradition · Adaptive Skirmishers

tradition · Formation Fighting Experts

tradition · Longbow Competitions

tradition · Land of the Bow

tradition · Bush Hunting

tradition · Fortress Mastery

building · Archery Grounds (top level: Marksman's Ranges)

building · Nomadic Settlement (top level: Nomadic Settlement)

building · Hunting Grounds (top level: Gamekeeper's Lodges)

building · Forestry (top level: Sawmills)

building · Forest Forts (top level: Forest Fortresses)

building · Workshops (top level: Powderhouses)

building · Militia Camps (top level: Levying Squares)

building · Outposts (top level: Fortified Outposts)

building · Palisades (top level: Walls & Ditches)

building · Idjang Forts (top level: Citadel Idjang)

building · Wantilan (top level: Great Wantilan)

building · Kora-Kora Yards (top level: Great War-Canoe Arsenal)

Source: game/common/men_at_arms_types/00_cultural_maa_types.txt, game/common/script_values/00_men_at_arms_values.txt and the English localisation, Crusader Kings III 1.20.0.3.