"\u2014 Chinese saying The Conscript Swordsman continues the tradition of fulfilling the need for a \"weak, but cheap cannon fodder unit.\" With marginally better tactical statistics than a suicide soldier, the conscript swordsman however still retains its place as a weaker, lighter swordsman. However, his better stats now means that unlike the suicide soldiers' near-to-pathetic ability to cause damage to armoured foes and buildings, the conscript swordsman is now capable of wreaking havoc on poorly-defended areas, and killing peasant levymen as opposed to merely bullying them. Nevertheless, these units are still easily taken apart by cavalry, so never ever try to use them on their own. While it is true that an early Conscript rush could easily destroy a single foe, it may be another different sce"@en . "*Melee\n*Low LOS"@en . "Mediocre"@en . "\u2014 Chinese saying The Conscript Swordsman continues the tradition of fulfilling the need for a \"weak, but cheap cannon fodder unit.\" With marginally better tactical statistics than a suicide soldier, the conscript swordsman however still retains its place as a weaker, lighter swordsman. However, his better stats now means that unlike the suicide soldiers' near-to-pathetic ability to cause damage to armoured foes and buildings, the conscript swordsman is now capable of wreaking havoc on poorly-defended areas, and killing peasant levymen as opposed to merely bullying them. Nevertheless, these units are still easily taken apart by cavalry, so never ever try to use them on their own. While it is true that an early Conscript rush could easily destroy a single foe, it may be another different scenario if you are facing more than one enemy with different factions. As with the suicide soldier, however, Conscript Swordsmen cannot be fully relied upon for victory. It will be up to you \u2014 whether playing as the Chinese or Mongols \u2014 to decide on what units to use. While the Chinese player will normally begin phasing them out in favour of more powerful Fire Lancers and Divine Machinists, Conscript Swordsmen and their upgrade, the Armoured Militia, will be indispensable for the Mongols, since they now are more effective at swarming static targets, such as buildings and gunpowder units. After all, Genghis Khan did not rely solely on the speed and eye of his cavalry archers, but chose to lead his opponents on before surrounding them and crushing them with vastly superior numbers. This method, known as the kharash, was often used by the Mongols, relying on prisoners and newly subjugated peoples as a form of a human shield."@en . "*Unit movement speed: Quite slow\n*Creation speed: Very fast"@en . "Unit type"@en . "Damage and weapon type"@en . "Low, sword"@en . "Unit HP"@en . "Built/trained at"@en . . . . "96"^^ . "*Library\n**Castle Age\n**Military Level 3 \n*Upgrade of Suicide Soldiers\n*Upgrades to Armoured Militia"@en . . . "Armour"@en . "Factions available"@en . "*Pop cost: 1\n*Resource cost: ?link=Resources#Metal|Metal; ?link=Resources#Wealth|Wealth\n*Ramp cost: 1 link=Resources#Timber|Timber"@en . "Production cost"@en . . "Conscript Swordsmen: Vital statistics"@en . "Unit move and creation speed"@en . "Technological requirements"@en . "Conscript Swordsmen"@en . "Range"@en . "*Mongolia\n*China"@en . . "Laughable"@en .