Unit Type
Landsknechte
The Landsknechte combine, in a same unit, pikemen with the infamous Doppelsöldner, 'double-pay men' carrying two-handed swords, while being supported by arquebusiers at their flanks.
Requires
Pike SquareAdvance
Pike SquareAdvancePotential
CultureBelongs to the German Culture Group
| Stat | Value | vs Age of Discovery Heavy Infantry |
|---|---|---|
 Maximum Strength | 1,500 | |
 Combat Power | 1 | |
 Strength Damage Done | 10% | +10% |
| Strength Damage Taken | −10% | −10% |
 Damage Taken | 100% | |
 Initiative | 1 | |
 Combat Speed | 2 | |
 Frontage | 1 | |
 Flanking Ability | 1 | |
 Secure Flanks | 5% | |
 Movement Speed | 2 | |
 Unit Weight | 1 | |
 Food Storage | 5 | |
 Daily Food Consumption | 0.33 |
Where the unit differs from the template: its category's stats and what it copies included. A terrain block replaces the template's.
Built on Age of Discovery Heavy Infantry
15 units, with what each changes from the template.
This impacts how effective will a Regiment of Levies perform in Combat compared to a Regular Regiment. Against regulars, a land levy fights at 75% before its country's levy combat efficiency: it deals ×0.75 damage and takes ×1.33. Every levy regiment also has: | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Standard units | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Halberdiers | Regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Special units | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Algiers Ojaq Janissaries | Regular | +10% | −10% | +2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Coronelías | Regular | +15% | −10% | +2 | +5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dahomey Amazons | Regular | +10% | −10% | +15% | +15% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ç̌äwa Arquebusiers | Regular | −10% | −0.5 | +10% | +10% | −50% | −50% | −50% | |||||||||||||
| Conquistadors | Regular | +20% | −10% | +10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Janissary Arquebusiers | Regular | −10% | −10% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Guardias de Ornato | Regular | −20% | −20% | +1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Landsknechte | Regular | +10% | −10% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Late Gallowglass | Levy | 75% | −10% | −5% | +2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Reformed Legionaries | Regular | −10% | −10% | −0.5 | −1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Reisläufer | Regular | −25% | −10% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aṣ-Ṣaqāliba al-Mutaqaddimūn | Regular | −10% | +5% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hungarian Black Army | Regular | −10% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pelekyphóroi Varangians | Regular | +100 | +20% | +20% | +10% | +15% | |||||||||||||||
Location trigger
Dominant CultureBelongs to the German Culture Group
Exact conditions
Requires 1
- GermanLocation trigger
Belongs to 2
Ages
DiscoveryAge
Unit Categories
- Heavy InfantryCategory
References 7
Prices
- Heavy Infantry Build Costby namePrice to build
- Heavy Infantry Maintenance Costby nameMaintenance price
- Heavy Infantry Reinforcement Costby namePrice to reinforce
Goods Demands
- Infantry ConstructionConstruction goods
- Infantry MaintenanceMaintenance goods
Unit Types
- Age of Discovery Heavy InfantrySame as
- PikemenUpgrades to
Unlocked by 1
- LandsknechteDiscoveryUnlock unit
Scripting 4
References 4
Game Concepts
- Strength Damage DoneStrength damage done
- Strength Damage TakenStrength damage taken
Graphics Tags
- medium_tagGfx tags
- pike_tagGfx tags
is_special = yes
buildable = yes