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Infantry Units

Spearmen (Russia)

In addition to streletses, there were soldiers armed with pikes in Russian army. Sometimes streletses were armed with this weapon to meet cavalry charges in a close fight. Spearmen could wear an armor - a chain mail or a cuirass. They also wielded a sabre. A spearman's equipment comprised a fur-cap, a long outer caftan, a zipun, porty and gloves. Some of soldiers were armed with a sabre and a protasan.

Upgrades:
Conduct a fencing drillConduct a physical trainingForge new cuirasses
Research improved steel grades for cuirasses

Infantryman armed with a long pike. Wears armor that protects him well from bullets and splinters. This is the most effective pikeman of the 17th century.

You can build this unit in strelets barracks.

Building Time: 180
Life: 100
Cost:

Food

 55

Iron

 15

Attack:

Attack - Pike

 9

Defence:

Defense - Pike

 2 

Defense - Sword

 1 

Defense - Arrow

 1 

Defense - Shot

 4 

Defense - Cannonball

 4 

Defense - Grape-Shot

 150

 
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Attack Upgrades +1 +2 +3 +1 +2
Defense Upgrades +1 +2 +3 +1 +2