The runts of any mediaeval armed force, Peasant Levy are basically rustics with the lowest common denominator in equipment and marching orders shoved into their hands. Sometimes, they are so pitifully starved that the marching orders are eaten before they've actually read them. The only benefit from using them is the fact that they are cheap and replaceable — but not necessarily dependable. In large numbers, peasant levymen are adept as a fighting force against soft targets, being capable of swarming smaller forces — but pit them against heavily mailed knights or pikemen or even Asian Suicide Soldiers, and 9 times out of 10, the fight will become a rout, and the rout a massacre.
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| - The runts of any mediaeval armed force, Peasant Levy are basically rustics with the lowest common denominator in equipment and marching orders shoved into their hands. Sometimes, they are so pitifully starved that the marching orders are eaten before they've actually read them. The only benefit from using them is the fact that they are cheap and replaceable — but not necessarily dependable. In large numbers, peasant levymen are adept as a fighting force against soft targets, being capable of swarming smaller forces — but pit them against heavily mailed knights or pikemen or even Asian Suicide Soldiers, and 9 times out of 10, the fight will become a rout, and the rout a massacre.
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*Upgrades to Urban Militia, Highland Caterans
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*Resource cost: 10link=Resources#Metal|Metal, 20link=Resources#food|Food
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| - The runts of any mediaeval armed force, Peasant Levy are basically rustics with the lowest common denominator in equipment and marching orders shoved into their hands. Sometimes, they are so pitifully starved that the marching orders are eaten before they've actually read them. The only benefit from using them is the fact that they are cheap and replaceable — but not necessarily dependable. In large numbers, peasant levymen are adept as a fighting force against soft targets, being capable of swarming smaller forces — but pit them against heavily mailed knights or pikemen or even Asian Suicide Soldiers, and 9 times out of 10, the fight will become a rout, and the rout a massacre. Because of their low morale, it is rare for any commander to rely on Peasant Levy unless desperate, and even so they cannot be selected by clicking with your mouse. One method of rushing them would probably be to locate your enemy's city, place the rally point of your Peasant Commune near the town, and then begin spam-building Peasant Levy to march there once you have set the Peasant Commune's unit stance to whichever setting you desire. This can be quite a useful strategy, especially for the Byzantines, Armenians and Russians, because they have access to the Chapterhouse, a replacement for the Peasants' Commune which doesn't get captured along with any towns you lose. Strangely, if you are attacked by Peasant Levy you will find it impossible to get your troops to attack them. For some reason or the other, Peasant Levy can't be attacked directly, so the best units that you should use against them would be ranged cavalry. Despite the seeming weakness of peasant levies, some other factions have improved versions of these units which are all capable of being ordered around. Muslim factions can hire a variety of fast-moving, hard-hitting militia units. Christian factions however are not far behind, however: in Iberia, the Quadrilheiros are a militia that serve in the role of law enforcement and are hence tougher than normal and also have good line of sight, while Pike Levy are useful as anti-cavalry melee deterrents, while the Urban Militia of Venice are hardened fighters on par with the Asian suicide soldier.
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