Spearmen men-at-arms

Pikemen

Damage: 22
Toughness: 24
Pursuit: 0
Screen: 0

pikemen_unit

Long pikes allow these regiments to form walls of spikes that can stop a cavalry charge dead.

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).

Pikemen counters

Countered by (Spearmen)

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Terrain and winter

In Mountains	+12 toughness
In Desert Mountains	+12 toughness
In Hills	+8 toughness

How to get it

Available to every culture (no unlock in the files)

Government condition in the trigger: not government_is_in_steppe

The game's recruit condition (can_recruit)

NOT = {
	government_has_flag = government_is_in_steppe
}

Upgrades

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

tradition · Frugal Armorers

Spearmen Toughness-15%

tradition · Stand and Fight

Spearmen Toughness+20%

tradition · Formation Fighting Experts

Spearmen Damage+15%
Spearmen Toughness+20%

tradition · Longbow Competitions

Max Size of Spearmen Regiments-2

tradition · Defensive Tactics

Spearmen Toughness+20%
Spearmen Maintenance+10%

building · Crown Smithies (top level: Royal Forges)

building · Quarries (top level: Mechanized Water Pumping)

building · Hill Forts (top level: Complex Earthworks)

building · Warrior Lodges (top level: Visitors Quarters)

building · Barracks (top level: Permanent Barracks)

building · Palisades (top level: Walls & Ditches)

building · Idjang Forts (top level: Citadel Idjang)

Stationed Spearmen Toughness+30%

building · Subak Water-Temples (top level: Great Water-Temple Landscape)

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