Pisa units – SSHIM Guide

Recruiting as Pisa

No military reforms

Pisa's army changes only through the world events below.

Help when the capital falls

If Pisa is lost while you hold fewer than 8 settlements, the nobles send 5,000 florins every turn until you retake it.

Getting units faster

Each settlement has a pool per unit. It fills slowly over time ("25t" means one new unit every 25 turns) up to a cap. You can only recruit what's waiting in the pool.
Upgrade the building. Higher levels hold more units and refill faster: go down a unit's table to compare.
Upgrades give a unit straight away. Finishing a building level adds its starting unit on top of whatever is already in the pool.
Stack buildings. Pools for the same unit from different buildings in one settlement add together. Some special buildings (shown as +) only speed up the refill of another building's pool.
Recruit where it's cheapest to wait. Many units refill faster in your homeland or in provinces of your religion. Check the conditions shown under each building in a unit's table.
Reforms change rates. Each column of a unit's table is a stage of the campaign; pools often grow after a reform.
Reform units take a while to appear. The starting unit is handed out when a building is finished, so when a reform unlocks a unit at a building you already own, its pool usually has to fill from zero. Expect up to the number of turns shown before the first one appears, or build the next level up to get one immediately.

Reforms

Pisa's own reforms. Each happens once its conditions are met; turns shown are typical.

1

Pisa Sacked Amalfi

usually around turn 13 (~1138)
Needs
- Past turn 5.
Chance
20% per turn.
Unlocks the later stages of Pisa's cathedral wonder.

In-game event text
The Principality of Amalfi (Latin: Ducatus Amalphitanus) was a de facto independent state centered in the southern Italian city of Amalfi during the 10th and 11th centuries. The city and its territories were originally part of the larger Ducatus Napolitanus, ruled by nobles, but broke away from Byzantine vassalage and elected its first duke (or governor) in 958. It became an economic powerhouse and a center of commerce where merchants dominated trade in the Mediterranean and Italy in the 9th and 10th centuries before being overtaken and replaced by other maritime republics. It lost its independence to the Norman invasion in 1073 and was sacked by Pisa in 1135 and 1137, losing its political independence. GAME STRATEGY: Remember that it is natural for Pisa to expand overseas, not into the European mainland. In particular, the rebel armies are less likely to appear in such coastal provinces like Campania in the mainland Lombardia.

World events that change your army

Events that happen to everyone at a random point in their window, and what they change for Pisa.

16 events

1

Seafaring Innovation

usually around turn 97 (~1180)
Needs
- Happens in 1180.
UnlocksGreat Crusader Standard Trebuchet Mangonel

In-game event text
Arabic sailors have successfully adopted an old seafaring trick from the Far East, using a plate of wood called a 'rudder' at the rear of a ship to change its path through the water. Some outlandish notions are being raised by some of the more eccentric military strategists that suggest that wars will one day be waged at sea, and that the rudder is a vital step toward their vision being realised. GAME STRATEGY: ports of the Muslim factions provide now more trade income.
2

Heavy Mail

usually around turn 141 (~1202)
Needs
- Happens at a random point between 1192 and 1212.
UnlocksFeudal Knights Feudal Foot Knights Heavy Sergeant Swordmen

RetiresMailed Knights Sword Mailed Foot Knights

In-game event text
New techniques in production of mail have reduced its cost, and now full body suits of mail armor are common. (c. 13th century)
3

New Crossbow Mechanics Developed

usually around turn 211 (~1237)
Needs
- Happens at a random point between 1222 and 1252.
UnlocksMounted Crossbowmen

RetiresMounted Sergeants

In-game event text
The pushlever and ratchet drawing mechanisms of the crossbow have been invented. These are of great use for foot crossbowmen, and have led to an increase in new recruits for the mercenary crossbow companies. This new technology has also led to the development of new cavalry tactics and the introduction of the mounted crossbowman. (c. 13th century)
4

Cannons Developed

usually around turn 325 (~1294)
Needs
- Happens at a random point between 1282 and 1307.
UnlocksLanternas

In-game event text
These instruments, which discharge balls of metal with most tremendous noise and flashes of fire, are viewed with greatest astonishment and admiration. Man has finally mastered thunder, putting it to use in that oldest of endeavors, war!
5

Coat of Plates

usually around turn 341 (~1302)
Needs
- Happens at a random point between 1292 and 1312.
UnlocksBroken Lances Foot Broken Lances

RetiresFeudal Knights Feudal Foot Knights

In-game event text
Single plates of metal armor are now being worn over a full mail haubergeon in order to protect vulnerable areas. (c. Mid 13th century)
6

Pavise Shields

usually around turn 381 (~1322)
Needs
- Happens at a random point between 1312 and 1332.
UnlocksPike Militia Voulgier

RetiresLevy Crossbowmen

In-game event text
The use of a large oblong convex shield, said to be designed in the northern Italian city of Pavia, is becoming popular. Used mainly by archers and crossbowmen to protect themselves from enemy fire (especially during sieges), a typical feature is a central groove on the inside to hold a stake that can inserted in the ground to act as a prop (c. 14th century)
7

Man-Made Inferno!

usually around turn 401 (~1332)
Needs
- Happens in 1332.
UnlocksHand Gunners Bombard Ribault Monster Ribault

In-game event text
A new way of working metal has been developed in the village of Lapphyttan in Sweden, and it is now being adopted across western Europe. Housed in a great building, mighty water-driven bellows blast air into a furnace that produces a blaze so fierce and unworldly that the iron from within the ore flows out as a stream of molten metal! Even though the raw iron that pours from this new furnace is very brittle, vast amounts of the stuff can be made with relative ease, which a learned smith can then easily treat to produce incredibly resilient weapons and armor. GAME STRATEGY: The mines will be more productive in the Latin Europe. However, what's probably more important, the Bombards will be possible to be constructed!
8

Partial Plate Armor

usually around turn 441 (~1352)
Needs
- Happens at a random point between 1342 and 1362.
UnlocksSergeants At Arms Halberd Militia Halberd Men at Arms

RetiresBroken Lances Foot Broken Lances

In-game event text
Coverage of metal plates increases, with mail now often used only to protect vulnerable joints. (c. 14th century)
9

Ibn al-Shatir Dies

usually around turn 487 (~1375)
Needs
- Happens in 1375.
UnlocksGrand Bombard

In-game event text
Ibn al-Shatir, the great Arabic Muslim astronomer, mathematician, engineer, and inventor lived from 1304–1375. His work 'The Final Quest Concerning the Rectification of Principles' set the founding principles for later western astronomers, and he invented the first astrolabic clock, a compass dial, and the concept of splitting the hours of the day into equal lengths, which he incorporated into a magnificent sundial. GAME STRATEGY: Muslim Libraries now provide slightly better benefits.
10

Full Plate Armor

usually around turn 521 (~1392)
Needs
- Happens at a random point between 1382 and 1402.
UnlocksHalberdiers Foot Men At Arms Arbalesters

RetiresUrban Spear Militia

In-game event text
Larger and more complete full plates of armor had been developed. Many of them are masterpieces of workmanship and design. (c. Late 14th century)
11

A New Route to the East?

usually around turn 543 (~1403)
Needs
- Happens at a random point between 1400 and 1406.
UnlocksCarrack

In-game event text
It has been known since the time of the ancient Greeks that the world was round, but this information has yet to prove useful to the rulers of Europe... New interest in a trade route to Asia that bypasses the Muslim powers in the near east has spurred speculation that one such trade route might be found by sailing sufficiently far west. However, most scholars agree that with the vast distances involved, only a resurfaced Atlantis would offer any chance of an escape from starvation and dehydration for a convoy crazy or stupid enough to make the journey.
12

Matchlock Developed

usually around turn 597 (~1430)
Needs
- Happens at a random point between 1420 and 1440.
RetiresSergeant Spearmen Sergeant Swordsmen

In-game event text
A simple matchlock (often called a serpentine) is essentially an "S" shaped piece of metal with a central pivot which is attached to the side of a gun. By pulling on the bottom half of the pivot, the upper half, which holds a burning slow match (hemp or cotton rope soaked in saltpetre), is lowered into a pan containing a priming charge of powder to fire the gun. This allows the shooter to place the weapon on his shoulder and use both hands to aim, thus allowing him to concentrate on firing, rather than a match. The firearm that utilizes this device is known as the Arquebus. (c. Mid 15th century) A separate variety of matchlocks (called the snapping matchlock) has also been developed. In these, the serpentine is strongly spring-loaded, and released by pressing a button, pulling a trigger, or pulling a short string passing into the mechanism. As the match is often extinguished after its relatively violent collision with the flash pan, this type of matchlock has quickly fallen out of favour with regular soldiers, but is still often used in fine target weapons.
13

Gothic Plate Armor

usually around turn 641 (~1452)
Needs
- Happens at a random point between 1442 and 1462.
UnlocksGeneral's Bodyguard Culverin

RetiresGeneral's Bodyguard

In-game event text
New designs for plate armor include reworked helmet and neckguard plans. Many of these new armors are masterpieces of workmanship and refinement. Examples of these different styles can be found made by the Italians of Milan, English of Greenwich, Serbians of Novo Brdo and Kotor, and of course in southern Germany (especially in Nuremberg) where the style is called Gothic. (c. Early 15th century)
14

Portable Clock

usually around turn 757 (~1510)
Needs
- Happens in 1510.
UnlocksMounted Arquebusiers Late Arquebusiers

In-game event text
At last an inventor has found a means to create a portable timepiece! Peter Henlein, a locksmith from Nuremberg, has created a small clock being dubbed the 'Nuremberg Egg' for its oval shape. Once the spring mechanism inside its shell is wound, the 'egg' will display the hour, for almost two full days! Despite still being large enough to leave an incredibly unseemly lump in one's pocket, being seen in possession of one of Henlein's Nuremberg Eggs has become 'the' trinket to be seen to possess - for the few that can afford one.
15

Pike and Shot

usually around turn 797 (~1530)
Needs
- Happens in 1530.
UnlocksDemi Lancers Gendarmes Musketeers

RetiresSergeants At Arms Foot Men At Arms

In-game event text
New technologies and tactics have made firearms increasingly more effective. In particular, infantry units have begun making greater use of the pike to ward off enemy cavalry, thus protecting gunners whose fire can then shatter even the most heavily-armored of enemies.
16

Advanced Matchlock

usually around turn 849 (~1556)
Needs
- Happens at a random point between 1556 and 1557.
UnlocksLate Musketeers

RetiresLate Arquebusiers Musketeers

In-game event text
The simple serpentine of the arquebus has been replaced with a more advanced snaphance lock which uses a spring operated trigger or lever to lower the slow match into the priming pan which opens automatically (so keeping the priming dry until the exact moment of firing). The firearm that utilizes this device is known as a Musket. (c. Mid 16th century)

The crown: Rex Italicum

Getting your king crowned stabilises the realm but costs 20,000 florins plus 5,000 a turn. How crowns work for every faction.

Crowned in

Western Tuscany (Pisa) with Chiesa, Battistero e Campanile or better
Jerusalem with Holy Sepulchreholy city

Lands you must hold

Either Italy list (13):

Lombardy (Milan) Liguria (Genova) Western Tuscany (Pisa) Verona Calabria (Regium) Romagna (Bologna) Eastern Tuscany (Firenze) Veneto (Venèzsia) Spoleto (Ancona) Campania (Napoli) Apulia (Bari) Trinacria (Balermus) Sardìgna e Córsica (Calari)

or Maritime list (12):

Lombardy (Milan) Liguria (Genova) Western Tuscany (Pisa) Verona Balearic Islands (Medina Mayurqa) Romagna (Bologna) Eastern Tuscany (Firenze) Veneto (Venèzsia) Sardìgna e Córsica (Calari) Niza Northern Ifriqiya (Tūnis) Maġreb al-Ausat (Al-Jazā’er)

Not needed with a Strong Legacy.

AI version (7 settlements)

Lombardy (Milan), Liguria (Genova), Western Tuscany (Pisa), Verona, Romagna (Bologna), Eastern Tuscany (Firenze), Niza

Shared crown: Venice, Sicily can win the same one, and once someone holds it nobody else can.

Buildings that depend on the crown

Building	Effect	Uncrowned	Crowned
MintFinance	Needs a crowned king to buildOr instead: after the Bardi Bank event, Muslim factions, Byzantium
BankFinance	Needs a crowned king to build
Merchant Family BankFinance	Needs a crowned king to build
Palazzo Secondo PianoPalazzo	Law	+1	+2
PalazzoPalazzo	Law	+1	+2
Palazzo DucalePalazzo	Law	+2	+3
Pałaso DogalPalazzo	Law	+2	+3
Grande Pałaso DogalPalazzo	Law	+3	+4
Palazzo RealePalazzo	Law	+3	+4
Castello SforzescoPalazzo	Law	+3	+4
Chiesa, Battistero e CampanileCampo dei Miracoli	Population growth	+1	+2
Duomo di Santa Maria AssuntaCampo dei Miracoli	Population growth	+1	+2
Duomo e BattisteroCampo dei Miracoli	Population growth	+3	+4
Duomo, Battistero e CampanileCampo dei Miracoli	Population growth	+5	+6
Campo dei MiracoliCampo dei Miracoli	Population growth	+5	+6

Units

Sorted by when they unlock, then cheapest first. Click a unit for abilities, full stats and where to recruit it.

Cavalry

Missile cavalry

Spear & pike infantry

Melee infantry

Missile infantry

Siege & artillery

Naval

* still recruitable at a few special buildings afterwards; see the unit's table.

Generals' bodyguards

Not recruited from buildings; these come with your generals and family members.

Regional units & mercenaries

Conquered provinces can give you local troops, and generals can hire mercenaries. These are shared by every faction and have their own pages.

Regional units

Near Pisa: Italy

Mercenaries

Near Pisa: Italy

General's Bodyguard

feudal knight, bodyguard

Quality: Exceptional. These truly formidable troops are the general's personal bodyguard who acunit him wherever he goes. Selected for their loyalty and martial prowess these elite warriors fear little and shrug off odds that would crush many other units. Wearing heavy mail or partial plate and wielding lances this unit is capable of devastating charges and riding down most foes.

Abilities

Very hardy
Tires much more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina; very hardy units can run and fight longest before becoming tired.
Command
Raises the morale of friendly units nearby. Typical of generals' bodyguards and elite household troops. Nearby units are steadier while this unit is close.
General's bodyguard
Can serve as a named character's bodyguard.
Knight
Gains extra experience from certain buildings. Usually feudal or noble cavalry.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 10 · riding Royal Horse Marka
Melee: attack 6, charge 11 (spear)
Defence: armour 10, skill 5, shield 7
Morale: 12 · Impetuous · Highly trained
Cost: 239 florins, 478 upkeep, 1 turn to train
Mount effect: -4 vs Elephant, -4 vs Camel
Terrain: -1 in scrub, -1 in sand, -4 in forest, -2 in snow
Heat: +7 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Without Urban Equestrian After Concentric Castles or After Poland3 First Tourney Player

Building	From start
Tourney Field Tourney	250t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Mailed Knights

Nobles, factional

NOBLES / MORALE 12/ IMPETUOUS/ HIGHLY TRAINED As Europe emerges from the dark ages, the armoured cavalry have begun to employ new tactics, gripping their lances tightly under their arms as they charge, transferring the full momentum of horse and man to the point. Combining heavy armour, a strong warrior ethos, and a devastating charge, they have come to dominate the battlefield. GAMEPLAY NOTES:These knights are the cream of medieval society. Trained throughout their lives in the art of war, they possess high morale and fight in the Norman style, charging with their powerful lances. They are effective at crushing infantry or other lighter troops with their powerful charge; only heavy, professional infantry and pikemen can stand against them. They can be readily recruited by landowners in exchange for high upkeep costs, as they demand land or large estates in return for their military service.

Abilities

Wedge
Cavalry form a triangle to focus the charge on a narrow point. The unit rides in an arrowhead with the leading riders at the tip, concentrating the impact of the charge on a small part of the enemy line. Good for punching into or through a formation. Fewer riders are in contact at once, so switch back to a line for a prolonged melee.
Knight
Gains extra experience from certain buildings. Usually feudal or noble cavalry.
Command
Raises the morale of friendly units nearby. Typical of generals' bodyguards and elite household troops. Nearby units are steadier while this unit is close.
Hardy
Tires more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina while marching, running and fighting.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 24 · riding Early Heavy Horse
Melee: attack 5, charge 11 (spear)
Defence: armour 10, skill 4, shield 6
Morale: 12 · Impetuous · Highly trained
Cost: 571 florins, 1042 upkeep, 1 turn to train
Mount effect: -4 vs Elephant, -4 vs Camel
Terrain: -1 in scrub, -2 in sand, -3 in forest, -1 in snow
Heat: +5 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	From start	Heavy Mail~turn 141
Landowners' Guards Landowners Needs Farms in Cleared Land or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	225t	233t
Provincial Council Landowners Needs Communal Farming or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	318t	225t
Local Nobility Landowners Needs Farms and Estates or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	213t	218t
Provincial Aristocracy Landowners Needs Agricultural Estates or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	39t	213t
Cappella di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·
Nava di Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·
Chiesa e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·
Chiesa, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·
Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·
Duomo e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·
Duomo, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·
Campo dei Miracoli Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Italian Cavalry Militia

urban militia, factional

URBAN MILITIA/ MORALE 7/ NORMAL DISCIPLINE/ TRAINED/ FREE UPKEEP UNIT Wealthy Italian cities have many men capable of equipping themselves as heavy cavalry, and turning out as militia in time of need. Well equipped, they might be mistaken for knights, but while effective against other militias, no part-time soldier can match the skill of men trained from birth. This mounted militia is useful to combine with urban militias on foot, normally used by italian city-states in their armies.

Abilities

Free upkeep
Can be kept without upkeep in a settlement that supports it. No upkeep is paid when (1) the settlement can recruit this unit, (2) a building there grants free upkeep slots, and (3) there are fewer more expensive free-upkeep units than slots. In SSHIP free upkeep is meant for militias only, and it only applies in settlements that can actually recruit the unit.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 32 · riding Scout Horse
Melee: attack 5, charge 7 (spear)
Defence: armour 8, skill 3, shield 4
Morale: 7 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 971 florins, 971 upkeep, 2 turns to train
Mount effect: -4 vs Elephant, -4 vs Camel
Terrain: -1 in scrub, -2 in sand, -3 in forest, -1 in snow
Heat: +6 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	From start	Dante Alighieri is born~turn 267	A distant visitor~turn 287	Coat of Plates~turn 341	Handgun Developed~turn 461	Matchlock Developed~turn 597
City Watch Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	117t	117t	117t	217t	212t	210t
Militia Drill Square Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	112t	112t	112t	212t	210t	28t
Militia Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Quarries or better Catholic ≥ 25% in region	110t	110t	110t	210t★1	28t★1	27t★1
Army Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 25% in region	28t	28t	28t	38t★2	37t★2	36t★2
Royal Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 25% in region	38t	38t	38t	37t★3	36t★3	36t★3
Palazzo Ducale Palazzo Without South Italy Building Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions or Venice regions or Papal States regions or Sicily regions Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	+33t	+33t	+33t	+33t	+33t
Pałaso Dogal Palazzo Without South Italy Building Needs Quarries or better Venice regions Capital Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	+33t	+33t	+33t	+33t	+33t
Grande Pałaso Dogal Palazzo Without South Italy Building Needs Stonemasons or better Venice regions Capital Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	+33t	+33t	+33t	+33t	+33t
Palazzo Reale Palazzo Without South Italy Building Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions or Venice regions or Papal States regions or Sicily regions Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	+33t	+33t	+33t	+33t	+33t
Castello Sforzesco Palazzo Without South Italy Building Needs Stonemasons or better Venice regions Pisa regions Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	+33t	+33t	+33t	+33t	+33t
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	+20t	+20t	+20t	+20t	+20t
Chiesa e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t
Chiesa, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t
Duomo e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Duomo, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Campo dei Miracoli Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Merchants' Guild Merchants' Guild	214t	214t	29t	29t	29t	29t
Master Merchants' Guild Merchants' Guild	26t	26t	26t	26t	26t	26t
Merchants' Guild Headquarters Merchants' Guild	34t★1	34t★1	34t★1	34t★1	34t★1	34t★1

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Mounted Sergeants

Sergeants, factional

SERGEANTS/ MORALE 8/ NORMAL DISCIPLINE/ TRAINED. Mounted Sergeants are the lesser armed cavalry that ride in support of the knights. They comprise squires, rich commoners, or lesser nobility that cannot afford the expensive armour of a real knight. Although they cannot compare to real knights in battle, with their spears and swords they can perform valuable service against lighter enemies.

Abilities

Formed charge
Riders keep pace with each other so the charge lands as one solid line. Riders hold to the pace of the slowest man, so the charge hits as one tightly packed line and causes more casualties. The trade-off is a slightly slower charge.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 28 · riding Scout Horse
Melee: attack 4, charge 9 (spear)
Defence: armour 5, skill 4, shield 4
Morale: 8 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 1541 florins, 604 upkeep, 2 turns to train
Mount effect: -4 vs Elephant, -4 vs Camel
Terrain: -1 in sand, -2 in forest
Heat: +3 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	From start	Notre Dame~turn 53	The Third Lateran Council~turn 93	Heavy Mail~turn 141	Golden Bull~turn 193	New Crossbow Mechanics Developed~turn 211	Mongols Invade Zalesye~turn 237	Partial Plate Armor~turn 441
Stables Stables · castle only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	·	214t	29t	29t	·	·	214t
Knight's Stables Stables · castle only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	29t	29t	29t	27t	27t	·	·	29t
Baron's Stables Stables · castle only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	37t	37t	37t	36t	36t	·	·	37t
Earl's Stables Stables · castle only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	36t★1	36t★1	36t★1	35t★1	35t★1	·	·	36t★1
King's Stables Stables · castle only Needs Quarries or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	35t★3	35t★3	35t★3	34t★3	34t★3	·	·	35t★3
Wood Tower Vár · city only Without Palazzo Building After Hungarian Nobility Without Palazzo Building Hungary regions or Serbia regions	·	225t	225t	225t	225t	225t	225t	225t
Stronghold Vár · city only Without Palazzo Building After Hungarian Nobility Without Palazzo Building Hungary regions or Serbia regions	·	220t	220t	220t	220t	220t	220t	220t
Fortified House Vár · city only Without Palazzo Building Without Palazzo Building Hungary regions or Serbia regions	·	·	·	·	·	·	220t	220t
Stone Tower Vár · city only Without Palazzo Building Without Palazzo Building Hungary regions or Serbia regions	·	·	·	·	·	·	217t	217t
Knightly Castle Vár · city only Without Palazzo Building Without Palazzo Building Hungary regions or Serbia regions	·	·	·	·	·	·	212t	212t
Baronial Castle Vár · city only Without Palazzo Building Without Palazzo Building Hungary regions or Serbia regions	·	·	·	·	·	·	210t	210t
Royal Castle Vár · city only Without Palazzo Building Without Palazzo Building Hungary regions or Serbia regions	·	·	·	·	·	·	28t	28t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

The AI also gets 10 bonus pools for this unit that players don't.

Feudal Knights

feudal knight, standard

Quality: Elite. Type: Feudal (low availability, often impetuous or of low discipline). These knights dominate both society and the battlefield in medieval Europe. Under the feudal system each man owes military service to his lord in return for protection, a grant of land, and the peasants to work it. Trained as warriors from birth, their favourite tactic is the headlong charge. Despite the simple tactics, their strong armour, heavy lances, and martial prowess mean that only the most resolute can resist them

Abilities

Wedge
Cavalry form a triangle to focus the charge on a narrow point. The unit rides in an arrowhead with the leading riders at the tip, concentrating the impact of the charge on a small part of the enemy line. Good for punching into or through a formation. Fewer riders are in contact at once, so switch back to a line for a prolonged melee.
Formed charge
Riders keep pace with each other so the charge lands as one solid line. Riders hold to the pace of the slowest man, so the charge hits as one tightly packed line and causes more casualties. The trade-off is a slightly slower charge.
Knight
Gains extra experience from certain buildings. Usually feudal or noble cavalry.
Command
Raises the morale of friendly units nearby. Typical of generals' bodyguards and elite household troops. Nearby units are steadier while this unit is close.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 24 · riding Barded Horse Marka
Melee: attack 6, charge 11 (spear)
Defence: armour 12, skill 4, shield 5
Morale: 12 · Impetuous · Highly trained
Cost: 586 florins, 1172 upkeep, 1 turn to train
Mount effect: -4 vs Elephant, -4 vs Camel
Terrain: -1 in scrub, -2 in sand, -3 in forest, -1 in snow
Heat: +8 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	Heavy Mail~turn 141	Coat of Plates~turn 341	Partial Plate Armor~turn 441
Landowners' Guards Landowners Needs Farms in Cleared Land or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	233t	225t	233t
Provincial Council Landowners Needs Communal Farming or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	225t	318t	2225t
Local Nobility Landowners Needs Farms and Estates or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	218t	214t	218t
Provincial Aristocracy Landowners Needs Agricultural Estates or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	218t	313t	218t
Cappella di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Nava di Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Chiesa e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Chiesa, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Duomo e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Duomo, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Campo dei Miracoli Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Broken Lances

mercenary, factional (false-only EDB)

Quality: Superior. Type: Urban Professional (increased training time based on unit type and quality, higher proportion of disciplined units). In medieval Italy, a lance meant a man at arms supported by some lighter troops. The term broken lance, or 'lanze spezzate' refers to men at arms who have been separated from their supporting troops, and hired separately. They are well disciplined professional troops who fight as heavy cavalry with unbroken lances, and are well protected by the finest Italian plate armour.

Abilities

Wedge
Cavalry form a triangle to focus the charge on a narrow point. The unit rides in an arrowhead with the leading riders at the tip, concentrating the impact of the charge on a small part of the enemy line. Good for punching into or through a formation. Fewer riders are in contact at once, so switch back to a line for a prolonged melee.
Formed charge
Riders keep pace with each other so the charge lands as one solid line. Riders hold to the pace of the slowest man, so the charge hits as one tightly packed line and causes more casualties. The trade-off is a slightly slower charge.
Knight
Gains extra experience from certain buildings. Usually feudal or noble cavalry.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 24 · riding Barded Horse Marka
Melee: attack 8, charge 14 (spear)
Defence: armour 15, skill 4, shield 0
Morale: 8 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 605 florins, 974 upkeep, 1 turn to train
Mount effect: -4 vs Elephant, -4 vs Camel
Terrain: -1 in scrub, -2 in sand, -3 in forest, -1 in snow
Heat: +10 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	Coat of Plates~turn 341	Partial Plate Armor~turn 441	Matchlock Developed~turn 597
Landowners' Guards Landowners Needs Farms in Cleared Land or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	233t	225t	214t
Provincial Council Landowners Needs Communal Farming or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	225t	318t	310t
Local Nobility Landowners Needs Farms and Estates or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	225t	218t	29t
Provincial Aristocracy Landowners Needs Agricultural Estates or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	218t	313t	38t
Cappella di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Nava di Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Chiesa e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Chiesa, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Duomo e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Duomo, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Campo dei Miracoli Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Sergeants At Arms

professional free, factional

Quality: Superior. Type: Early Professional. Composed of nobility and commoners alike, these men make up a powerful unit of heavy cavalry. Well protected in their plate armour, and armed with a lance and sword, they pack a powerful charge on the battlefield, while being difficult to kill. Although extremely effective, they don't quite have the elan of true knights.

Abilities

Wedge
Cavalry form a triangle to focus the charge on a narrow point. The unit rides in an arrowhead with the leading riders at the tip, concentrating the impact of the charge on a small part of the enemy line. Good for punching into or through a formation. Fewer riders are in contact at once, so switch back to a line for a prolonged melee.
Formed charge
Riders keep pace with each other so the charge lands as one solid line. Riders hold to the pace of the slowest man, so the charge hits as one tightly packed line and causes more casualties. The trade-off is a slightly slower charge.
Knight
Gains extra experience from certain buildings. Usually feudal or noble cavalry.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 28 · riding Barded Horse Marka
Melee: attack 6, charge 12 (spear)
Defence: armour 12, skill 3, shield 4
Morale: 5 · Normal discipline · Untrained
Cost: 2613 florins, 982 upkeep, 2 turns to train
Mount effect: -4 vs Elephant, -4 vs Camel
Terrain: -1 in scrub, -2 in sand, -3 in forest, -1 in snow
Heat: +8 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	Partial Plate Armor~turn 441	Pike and Shot~turn 797
Baron's Stables Stables · castle only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better Pisa regions or Venice regions or Papal States regions	18t	·
Baron's Stables Stables · castle only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better Not in Pisa regions Not in Venice regions Not in Papal States regions	112t	·
Earl's Stables Stables · castle only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better Pisa regions or Venice regions or Papal States regions	26t	18t
Earl's Stables Stables · castle only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better Not in Pisa regions Not in Venice regions Not in Papal States regions	18t	112t
King's Stables Stables · castle only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions or Venice regions or Papal States regions	34t	·
King's Stables Stables · castle only Needs Quarries or better Not in Pisa regions Not in Venice regions Not in Papal States regions	26t	·

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

General's Bodyguard

feudal knight, bodyguard

Quality: Exceptional. The combination of full plate armour, and later magnificent Gothic armour, a fully armoured horse and a lance make these elite warriors mobile killing machines. These warriors are the general's personal bodyguard, fiercely loyal and disciplined there is little this unit cannot take on and not come out on top.

Abilities

Very hardy
Tires much more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina; very hardy units can run and fight longest before becoming tired.
Command
Raises the morale of friendly units nearby. Typical of generals' bodyguards and elite household troops. Nearby units are steadier while this unit is close.
General's bodyguard
Can serve as a named character's bodyguard.
Bodyguard upgrade
A later-era bodyguard type that replaces older ones.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 10 · riding Armoured Horse
Melee: attack 9, charge 13 (spear)
Defence: armour 22, skill 9, shield 2
Morale: 14 · Impetuous · Highly trained
Cost: 328 florins, 655 upkeep, 1 turn to train
Mount effect: -4 vs Elephant, -4 vs Camel
Terrain: -2 in scrub, -2 in sand, -5 in forest, -3 in snow
Heat: +14 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Without Urban Equestrian After Concentric Castles or After Poland3 First Tourney Player

Building	Gothic Plate Armor~turn 641
Tourney Field Tourney	250t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Demi Lancers

professional free, standard

Quality: Superior. Type: Late Professional. Demi Lancers are representative of the trend in the latter medieval period of reducing the amount of overall armour, while improving the remaining armour to protect vital areas. With less armour and little to no armour on the mount, Demi Lancers are more mobile and cheaper to equip than their fully armoured counter parts.

Abilities

Wedge
Cavalry form a triangle to focus the charge on a narrow point. The unit rides in an arrowhead with the leading riders at the tip, concentrating the impact of the charge on a small part of the enemy line. Good for punching into or through a formation. Fewer riders are in contact at once, so switch back to a line for a prolonged melee.
Hardy
Tires more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina while marching, running and fighting.
Formed charge
Riders keep pace with each other so the charge lands as one solid line. Riders hold to the pace of the slowest man, so the charge hits as one tightly packed line and causes more casualties. The trade-off is a slightly slower charge.
Knight
Gains extra experience from certain buildings. Usually feudal or noble cavalry.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 32 · riding Early Heavy Horse
Melee: attack 7, charge 14 (spear)
Defence: armour 13, skill 4, shield 0
Morale: 10 · Disciplined · Highly trained
Cost: 3446 florins, 1275 upkeep, 4 turns to train
Mount effect: -4 vs Elephant, -4 vs Camel
Terrain: -1 in scrub, -2 in sand, -3 in forest, -1 in snow
Heat: +9 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	Pike and Shot~turn 797
Earl's Stables Stables · castle only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better	22t
King's Stables Stables · castle only Needs Quarries or better	31t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Gendarmes

free professional, standard

Quality: Elite. Type: Urban Professional (increased training time based on unit type and quality, higher proportion of disciplined units). Although drawn from the nobility, and equipped as heavy knights, these men are well trained and disciplined professional troops. They provide their sovereign with a standing force that's available when needed, and much less trouble than the turbulent aristocracy of old. Expensive to maintain, though, only the wealthiest states can afford them.

Abilities

Wedge
Cavalry form a triangle to focus the charge on a narrow point. The unit rides in an arrowhead with the leading riders at the tip, concentrating the impact of the charge on a small part of the enemy line. Good for punching into or through a formation. Fewer riders are in contact at once, so switch back to a line for a prolonged melee.
Hardy
Tires more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina while marching, running and fighting.
Formed charge
Riders keep pace with each other so the charge lands as one solid line. Riders hold to the pace of the slowest man, so the charge hits as one tightly packed line and causes more casualties. The trade-off is a slightly slower charge.
Knight
Gains extra experience from certain buildings. Usually feudal or noble cavalry.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 32 · riding Mailed Horse
Melee: attack 8, charge 14 (spear)
Defence: armour 23, skill 5, shield 0
Morale: 10 · Disciplined · Highly trained
Cost: 4258 florins, 1637 upkeep, 4 turns to train
Mount effect: -4 vs Elephant, -4 vs Camel
Terrain: -2 in scrub, -3 in sand, -4 in forest, -1 in snow
Heat: +15 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Needs Four-Faculty University or better

Building	Pike and Shot~turn 797
Royal Officer's Academy Military Academy · city only	14t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Mounted Crossbowmen

feudal levy, standard

Quality: Average. Type: Late Professional. Forced to counter the quick and mobile missile units of the east, European forces have begun to develop lighter and more mobile units such as these Mounted Crossbows. Using smaller crossbows than the infantry, these units use their mobility to stay out of trouble while they reload their crossbows, as their rate of fire is no better than that of the infantry crossbow.

Abilities

Area attack
Each blow can hit an area, not just one man.
Cantabrian circle
Horse archers ride in a continuous circle while shooting. Toggled from the ability bar. Riders loop in a circle so each one fires as they pass the front, keeping up a steady stream of missiles while staying hard to catch.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 28 · riding Fast Pony
Missile: Cav Light Crossbow Bolt: attack 7, range 90, 30 ammo
Melee: attack 4, charge 6 (sword)
Defence: armour 5, skill 1, shield 0
Morale: 4 · Normal discipline · Untrained
Cost: 1358 florins, 510 upkeep, 3 turns to train
Mount effect: -4 vs Elephant, -4 vs Camel
Terrain: -1 in scrub, -1 in sand, -2 in forest
Heat: +3 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	New Crossbow Mechanics Developed~turn 211	Pavise Shields~turn 381	Partial Plate Armor~turn 441	Matchlock Developed~turn 597
City Watch Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	225t	214t	214t	214t
Militia Drill Square Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	217t	211t	211t	211t
Militia Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Quarries or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	212t	29t	29t	29t
Army Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	210t★1	28t★1	28t★1	28t★1
Royal Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	28t★3	27t★3	27t★3	27t★3
Stables Stables · castle only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	220t	220t	214t	211t
Knight's Stables Stables · castle only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	214t	214t	211t	29t
Baron's Stables Stables · castle only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better Catholic ≥ 25% in region	311t	311t	39t	38t
Earl's Stables Stables · castle only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better Catholic ≥ 25% in region	39t★1	39t★1	38t★1	37t★1
King's Stables Stables · castle only Needs Quarries or better Catholic ≥ 25% in region	28t★3	28t★3	27t★3	26t★3

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

The AI also gets 10 bonus pools for this unit that players don't.

Mounted Arquebusiers

free professional, standard

Quality: Average. Type: Urban Professional (increased training time based on unit type and quality, higher proportion of disciplined units). Taking advantage of improvements in powder that can generate much higher muzzle velocities, this version of the arquebus is able to inflict considerable damage and panic when used at close range, and can penetrate almost any armour. This noisy, smoky and lethal weapon is so intimidating it can cause its targets to run in fear.

Abilities

Area attack
Each blow can hit an area, not just one man.
Gunpowder unit
Uses gunpowder weapons.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 32 · riding Medium Horse
Missile: Mounted Arquebus Bullet: attack 11, range 90, 18 ammo
Melee: attack 4, charge 6 (sword)
Defence: armour 2, skill 2, shield 0
Morale: 9 · Disciplined · Highly trained
Cost: 2624 florins, 865 upkeep, 4 turns to train
Mount effect: -4 vs Elephant, -4 vs Camel
Terrain: -1 in sand, -2 in forest
Heat: +2 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	Portable Clock~turn 757
Military Academy Military Academy · city only Needs University or better	22t
Royal Officer's Academy Military Academy · city only Needs Four-Faculty University or better	31t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Urban Spear Militia

urban militia, factional

URBAN MILITIA/ MORALE 5/ NORMAL DISCIPLINE/ TRAINED/ FREE UPKEEP UNIT At the beginning of the 12th century, these urban militias were common in Italian city-states, usually formed by ordinary citizens to defend their cities. Depending on their wealth, they could afford certain protection in armor such as helmets, shields and gambesons, and they also had some military training given their frequent use. Over time, these urban militias spread to the rest of European cities and were the basis of many medieval armies such as the famous "Milicias Concejiles" in Spain. Common throughout Italy, Urban Spear Militia are comprised of some experienced troops with armour, shields and long spears, making them a tough defensive unit.

Abilities

Braced spear
When braced, has protective mechanisms against cavalry charging from the front. Braced spearmen are much harder to charge from the front. On cavalry, it marks a lance.
Free upkeep
Can be kept without upkeep in a settlement that supports it. No upkeep is paid when (1) the settlement can recruit this unit, (2) a building there grants free upkeep slots, and (3) there are fewer more expensive free-upkeep units than slots. In SSHIP free upkeep is meant for militias only, and it only applies in settlements that can actually recruit the unit.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 80
Melee: attack 2, charge 2 (spear)
Defence: armour 2, skill 3, shield 5
Morale: 5 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 513 florins, 513 upkeep, 1 turn to train
Mount effect: +3 vs Horse, +3 vs Camel
Terrain: +1 in scrub, -1 in sand, +3 in forest
Heat: +3 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	From start	Heavy Mail~turn 141	Coat of Plates~turn 341	Partial Plate Armor~turn 441	Full Plate Armor~turn 521
Town Watch Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	217t	212t	210t	212t	·
Town Guard Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	212t	210t	28t	210t	·
City Watch Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	310t	38t	37t	38t	·
Militia Drill Square Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	38t★1	37t★1	36t★1	37t★1	·
Militia Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Quarries or better Catholic ≥ 25% in region	37t★2	36t★2	36t★2	36t★2	·
Army Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 25% in region	36t★3	36t★3	35t★3	36t★3	·
Royal Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 25% in region	46t★3	45t★3	45t★3	45t★3	·
Mustering Hall Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	212t	210t	28t	210t	·
Garrison Quarters Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	29t	28t	27t	28t	·
Drill Square Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	37t	36t	36t	36t	·
Barracks Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	37t	36t	36t	36t	·
Armoury Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	37t★1	36t★1	36t★1	36t★1	·
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	+20t	+20t	+20t	+20t
Chiesa e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t
Chiesa, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t
Duomo e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Duomo, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Campo dei Miracoli Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Pavise Spear Militia

urban militia, factional

Quality: Militia. Type: Urban Militia (reduced morale in the field). Armed with a spear and well protected by good armour, these troops are effective militia infantry capable of forming a defensive ring of spears.

Abilities

Schiltrom
Spearmen form a tight ring of spears facing every direction. A defensive formation for spear units. The men face outwards with spears levelled, which makes the unit very hard for cavalry to charge from any side. While in schiltrom the unit cannot move, and the packed men are an easy target for archers.
Braced spear
When braced, has protective mechanisms against cavalry charging from the front. Braced spearmen are much harder to charge from the front. On cavalry, it marks a lance.
Free upkeep
Can be kept without upkeep in a settlement that supports it. No upkeep is paid when (1) the settlement can recruit this unit, (2) a building there grants free upkeep slots, and (3) there are fewer more expensive free-upkeep units than slots. In SSHIP free upkeep is meant for militias only, and it only applies in settlements that can actually recruit the unit.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 80
Melee: attack 3, charge 2 (spear)
Defence: armour 2, skill 3, shield 7
Morale: 4 · Low discipline · Untrained
Cost: 597 florins, 597 upkeep, 1 turn to train
Mount effect: +2 vs Horse, +2 vs Camel
Terrain: -2 in sand, +2 in forest, -1 in snow
Heat: +3 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	From start	Pavise Shields~turn 381	Full Plate Armor~turn 521	Matchlock Developed~turn 597
Town Watch Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	220t	37t	36t
Town Guard Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	214t	36t	35t
City Watch Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	311t	35t	35t
Militia Drill Square Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	39t	35t	34t
Militia Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Quarries or better Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	38t★1	34t★1	34t★1
Army Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	37t★3	34t★3	34t★3
Royal Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	46t★3	44t★3	43t★3
Mustering Hall Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	214t	36t	35t
Garrison Quarters Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	210t	36t	35t
Drill Square Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	38t	35t	35t
Barracks Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	38t	35t	35t
Armoury Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	38t★1	35t★1	35t★1
Basilica di San Marco St. Mark's Basilica · city only Catholic ≥ 50% in region Venice regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	+20t	+20t	+20t
Chiesa e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t
Chiesa, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t
Duomo e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Duomo, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Campo dei Miracoli Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Sergeant Spearmen

Sergeants, factional

SERGEANTS/ MORALE 7/ NORMAL DISCIPLINE/ TRAINED. These Spearmen are sergeants warriors drawn from the lower classes. They have some skill in combat and have been better trained and equipped than levied troops. Their large shields, and spears make them a solid defensive unit, able to resist attacks from both foot and horse, so long as they are well supported. If necessary they can form a defensive circle. They form the base of numerous medieval armies as a defensive infantry, especially against cavalry.

Abilities

Schiltrom
Spearmen form a tight ring of spears facing every direction. A defensive formation for spear units. The men face outwards with spears levelled, which makes the unit very hard for cavalry to charge from any side. While in schiltrom the unit cannot move, and the packed men are an easy target for archers.
Braced spear
When braced, has protective mechanisms against cavalry charging from the front. Braced spearmen are much harder to charge from the front. On cavalry, it marks a lance.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 48
Melee: attack 2, charge 3 (spear)
Defence: armour 2, skill 4, shield 5
Morale: 7 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 1223 florins, 571 upkeep, 2 turns to train
Mount effect: +5 vs Horse, +5 vs Camel
Terrain: +1 in scrub, -1 in sand, +3 in forest
Heat: +3 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Catholic ≥ 35% in region

Building	From start	Heavy Mail~turn 141	Coat of Plates~turn 341	Full Plate Armor~turn 521
Garrison Quarters Barracks · castle only	214t	211t	29t	211t
Drill Square Barracks · castle only	211t	29t	28t	29t
Barracks Barracks · castle only	28t	27t	26t	27t
Armoury Barracks · castle only	37t★1	36t★1	35t★1	36t★1

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Pikemen

free professional, standard

Quality: Average. Type: Late Professional. A pike is long spear around 5m in length and used two-handed. A well trained unit can present enemies with a wall of almost impenetrable sharp steel that can stop a cavalry charge dead in its tracks, a fact not lost on latter Medieval armies. These troops wear the ripped tunics that were fashionable in the early sixteenth century.

Abilities

Pike phalanx
Pikemen level their long pikes into a dense, multi-rank wall. Used by units with long pikes. Several ranks of pike points reach the enemy before they can strike back, so a phalanx is devastating to anything that attacks it from the front, cavalry especially. It is slow to turn and very weak on the flanks and rear, where the pikes can't reach.
Long spear
Bonus when fighting cavalry, penalty against infantry.
Long pike
Very long pikes, used in phalanx formation.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 80
Melee: attack 2, charge 3 (spear)
Defence: armour 2, skill 1, shield 0
Morale: 6 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 1491 florins, 559 upkeep, 2 turns to train
Mount effect: +4 vs Horse, +4 vs Camel
Terrain: -1 in scrub, -2 in sand
Heat: +3 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	From start	Handgun Developed~turn 461	Matchlock Developed~turn 597	Gothic Plate Armor~turn 641
City Watch Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	211t	211t	·
Militia Drill Square Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	211t	211t	·
Militia Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Quarries or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	211t	211t	·
Army Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	211t	211t	·
Royal Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	211t	211t	·
Garrison Quarters Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	·	214t	214t
Drill Square Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	·	214t	214t
Barracks Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	·	214t	214t
Armoury Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	·	214t	214t
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	+20t	+20t	+20t
Chiesa e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t
Chiesa, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t
Duomo e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Duomo, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Campo dei Miracoli Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Late Pikemen

free professional, standard

Quality: Average. Type: Urban Professional (increased training time based on unit type and quality, higher proportion of disciplined units). A pike is long spear around 5m in length and used two-handed. A well trained unit can present enemies with a wall of almost impenetrable sharp steel that can stop a cavalry charge dead in its tracks, a fact not lost on latter Medieval armies. These troops wear heavier armour than their predecessors.

Abilities

Pike phalanx
Pikemen level their long pikes into a dense, multi-rank wall. Used by units with long pikes. Several ranks of pike points reach the enemy before they can strike back, so a phalanx is devastating to anything that attacks it from the front, cavalry especially. It is slow to turn and very weak on the flanks and rear, where the pikes can't reach.
Long spear
Bonus when fighting cavalry, penalty against infantry.
Long pike
Very long pikes, used in phalanx formation.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 80
Melee: attack 3, charge 3 (spear)
Defence: armour 11, skill 1, shield 0
Morale: 11 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 2045 florins, 769 upkeep, 4 turns to train
Mount effect: +2 vs Horse, +2 vs Camel
Terrain: -1 in scrub, -2 in sand, -1 in snow
Heat: +6 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	From start	Gothic Plate Armor~turn 641
City Watch Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	211t
Militia Drill Square Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	211t
Militia Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Quarries or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	211t
Army Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	211t
Royal Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	211t
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	+20t
Chiesa e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+10t	+10t
Chiesa, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t
Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+10t	+10t
Duomo e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t
Duomo, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t
Campo dei Miracoli Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Pike Militia

urban militia, standard

Quality: Militia. Type: Urban Militia (reduced morale in the field). The pike-man is a staple of the late Medieval army, and the arms of militia mirror those of professional troops. Pike armed militia with a modest amount of training can hold a defensive position very well, though they need good support. Initially lacking armour and thus vulnerable to shooting, this unit can be upgraded to be much better protected.

Abilities

Pike phalanx
Pikemen level their long pikes into a dense, multi-rank wall. Used by units with long pikes. Several ranks of pike points reach the enemy before they can strike back, so a phalanx is devastating to anything that attacks it from the front, cavalry especially. It is slow to turn and very weak on the flanks and rear, where the pikes can't reach.
Long spear
Bonus when fighting cavalry, penalty against infantry.
Long pike
Very long pikes, used in phalanx formation.
Free upkeep
Can be kept without upkeep in a settlement that supports it. No upkeep is paid when (1) the settlement can recruit this unit, (2) a building there grants free upkeep slots, and (3) there are fewer more expensive free-upkeep units than slots. In SSHIP free upkeep is meant for militias only, and it only applies in settlements that can actually recruit the unit.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 60
Melee: attack 1, charge 2 (spear)
Defence: armour 1, skill 4, shield 0
Morale: 5 · Low discipline · Untrained
Cost: 502 florins, 502 upkeep, 1 turn to train
Mount effect: +3 vs Horse, +3 vs Camel
Terrain: -1 in sand, +1 in forest
Heat: +1 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Catholic ≥ 25% in region

Building	Pavise Shields~turn 381	Matchlock Developed~turn 597
Garrison Quarters Barracks · castle only	214t	27t
Drill Square Barracks · castle only	214t	27t
Barracks Barracks · castle only	214t	27t
Armoury Barracks · castle only	214t	27t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Voulgier

feudal levy, factional

Quality: Average. Type: Late Professional. The voulge is a pole-arm related to simple harvesting tools but turned into a weapon of war. Having a large, slightly curved slashing blade on the top, this weapon in the hands of Voulgiers can deliver severe and oft fatal wounds to any unfortunate victims. This weapon is effective against infantry and cavalry.

Abilities

Pike phalanx
Pikemen level their long pikes into a dense, multi-rank wall. Used by units with long pikes. Several ranks of pike points reach the enemy before they can strike back, so a phalanx is devastating to anything that attacks it from the front, cavalry especially. It is slow to turn and very weak on the flanks and rear, where the pikes can't reach.
Armour piercing
Only counts half of the target's armour. Typical of axes, maces, crossbows and guns. Strong against heavily armoured troops.
Braced spear
When braced, has protective mechanisms against cavalry charging from the front. Braced spearmen are much harder to charge from the front. On cavalry, it marks a lance.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 60
Melee: attack 6, charge 5 (axe)
Defence: armour 6, skill 7, shield 0
Morale: 7 · Normal discipline · Untrained
Cost: 1933 florins, 726 upkeep, 2 turns to train
Terrain: -2 in sand, +1 in forest
Heat: +5 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Catholic ≥ 35% in region

Building	Pavise Shields~turn 381	Full Plate Armor~turn 521
Garrison Quarters Barracks · castle only	214t	214t
Drill Square Barracks · castle only	210t	210t
Barracks Barracks · castle only	28t	28t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Halberd Militia

urban militia, standard

Quality: Militia. Type: Urban Militia (reduced morale in the field). Trained and equipped to fight with long halberds, these troops can fend off cavalry and crush many kinds of enemies depending on what part of the halberd they hit them with. Reasonably trained, though not exceptionally brave. These units are initially unarmoured, but can be upgraded substantially.

Abilities

Pike phalanx
Pikemen level their long pikes into a dense, multi-rank wall. Used by units with long pikes. Several ranks of pike points reach the enemy before they can strike back, so a phalanx is devastating to anything that attacks it from the front, cavalry especially. It is slow to turn and very weak on the flanks and rear, where the pikes can't reach.
Armour piercing
Only counts half of the target's armour. Typical of axes, maces, crossbows and guns. Strong against heavily armoured troops.
Braced spear
When braced, has protective mechanisms against cavalry charging from the front. Braced spearmen are much harder to charge from the front. On cavalry, it marks a lance.
Free upkeep
Can be kept without upkeep in a settlement that supports it. No upkeep is paid when (1) the settlement can recruit this unit, (2) a building there grants free upkeep slots, and (3) there are fewer more expensive free-upkeep units than slots. In SSHIP free upkeep is meant for militias only, and it only applies in settlements that can actually recruit the unit.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 60
Melee: attack 5, charge 4 (axe)
Defence: armour 3, skill 4, shield 0
Morale: 5 · Low discipline · Untrained
Cost: 461 florins, 461 upkeep, 1 turn to train
Mount effect: +2 vs Horse, +2 vs Camel
Terrain: -2 in sand, +1 in forest
Heat: +3 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Catholic ≥ 25% in region

Building	Partial Plate Armor~turn 441	Full Plate Armor~turn 521
Mustering Hall Barracks · castle only	214t	29t
Garrison Quarters Barracks · castle only	214t	29t
Drill Square Barracks · castle only	214t	29t
Barracks Barracks · castle only	214t	29t
Armoury Barracks · castle only	214t	29t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Halberdiers

free professional, standard

Quality: Superior. Type: Late Professional. Trained and equipped to fight with long halberds, these troops can fend off cavalry and crush many kinds of enemies depending on what part of the halberd they hit them with. Well trained, these units specialise in assaults or the close defence of pike squares.

Abilities

Pike phalanx
Pikemen level their long pikes into a dense, multi-rank wall. Used by units with long pikes. Several ranks of pike points reach the enemy before they can strike back, so a phalanx is devastating to anything that attacks it from the front, cavalry especially. It is slow to turn and very weak on the flanks and rear, where the pikes can't reach.
Armour piercing
Only counts half of the target's armour. Typical of axes, maces, crossbows and guns. Strong against heavily armoured troops.
Braced spear
When braced, has protective mechanisms against cavalry charging from the front. Braced spearmen are much harder to charge from the front. On cavalry, it marks a lance.
Very hardy
Tires much more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina; very hardy units can run and fight longest before becoming tired.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 48
Melee: attack 9, charge 6 (axe)
Defence: armour 13, skill 7, shield 0
Morale: 9 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 2957 florins, 1109 upkeep, 2 turns to train
Mount effect: +2 vs Horse, +2 vs Camel
Terrain: -2 in sand, +1 in forest, -1 in snow
Heat: +12 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Catholic ≥ 35% in region

Building	Full Plate Armor~turn 521	Gothic Plate Armor~turn 641	The Rise of Shot~turn 841
Armoury Barracks · castle only	38t	36t	35t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Guisarme Militia

urban militia, standard

Quality: Peasant Militia. Type: Urban Militia (reduced morale in the field). As cities and trade grow, so does the need for local defence. Some towns and cities can provide a locally raised force, recruited from among apprentices and journeymen. While they only have limited training, their polearms give them an advantage against armoured troops, and they are more disciplined than peasantry.

Abilities

Armour piercing
Only counts half of the target's armour. Typical of axes, maces, crossbows and guns. Strong against heavily armoured troops.
Free upkeep
Can be kept without upkeep in a settlement that supports it. No upkeep is paid when (1) the settlement can recruit this unit, (2) a building there grants free upkeep slots, and (3) there are fewer more expensive free-upkeep units than slots. In SSHIP free upkeep is meant for militias only, and it only applies in settlements that can actually recruit the unit.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 60
Melee: attack 7, charge 3 (axe)
Defence: armour 1, skill 4, shield 0
Morale: 5 · Low discipline · Untrained
Cost: 512 florins, 512 upkeep, 1 turn to train
Mount effect: +2 vs Horse, +2 vs Camel
Terrain: +1 in scrub, -1 in sand, +2 in forest, +1 in snow
Heat: +1 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	From start	Partial Plate Armor~turn 441	Full Plate Armor~turn 521
Militia Drill Square Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	220t	212t
Militia Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Quarries or better Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	214t	210t
Army Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	211t★1	28t★1
Royal Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 25% in region	·	29t★3	27t★3
Basilica di San Marco St. Mark's Basilica · city only Catholic ≥ 50% in region Venice regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+10t	+10t	+10t
Chiesa e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+5t	+5t	+5t
Chiesa, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+3t	+3t	+3t
Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+5t	+5t	+5t
Duomo e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+3t	+3t	+3t
Duomo, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+3t	+3t	+3t
Campo dei Miracoli Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+3t	+3t	+3t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Sword Mailed Foot Knights

Nobles, factional

NOBLES / MORALE 12/ IMPETUOUS/ HIGHLY TRAINED Knights would often dismount and fight on foot when the situation demanded it. Dismounted they make excellent heavy infantry in many european armies and will be your best option to maintain a defensive line infantry.The best among the best warriors of their time, these knights have trained all their lives in the art of war, skilled in the use of the sword and shield, and are high to maintain due to the cost of their lands in exchange for their war services. GAMEPLAY NOTES:These knights with swords are very versatile on the battlefield, useful both for attacking and breaking enemy lines and for maintaining a solid defense protecting a siege; with their high morale they are one of the best medieval European troops. Recruitable in landowners.

Abilities

Command
Raises the morale of friendly units nearby. Typical of generals' bodyguards and elite household troops. Nearby units are steadier while this unit is close.
Knight
Gains extra experience from certain buildings. Usually feudal or noble cavalry.
Hardy
Tires more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina while marching, running and fighting.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 40
Melee: attack 7, charge 4 (sword)
Defence: armour 8, skill 7, shield 6
Morale: 12 · Impetuous · Highly trained
Cost: 557 florins, 1014 upkeep, 1 turn to train
Terrain: -2 in sand, -1 in snow
Heat: +5 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	From start	Heavy Mail~turn 141
Landowners' Guards Landowners Needs Farms in Cleared Land or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	225t	233t
Provincial Council Landowners Needs Communal Farming or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	318t	225t
Local Nobility Landowners Needs Farms and Estates or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	213t	218t
Provincial Aristocracy Landowners Needs Agricultural Estates or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	39t	213t
Cappella di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·
Nava di Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·
Chiesa e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·
Chiesa, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·
Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·
Duomo e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·
Duomo, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·
Campo dei Miracoli Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Bill Militia

urban militia, standard

Quality: Average. Type: Urban Militia (reduced morale in the field). The billhook was originally developed from a farming tool, and consists of an axe and hook on the end of a long pole. A trained billmen can use it to stab, hack and drag down his enemies, including both infantrymen and cavalry. It is excellent as both a defensive and offensive weapon.

Abilities

Armour piercing
Only counts half of the target's armour. Typical of axes, maces, crossbows and guns. Strong against heavily armoured troops.
Free upkeep
Can be kept without upkeep in a settlement that supports it. No upkeep is paid when (1) the settlement can recruit this unit, (2) a building there grants free upkeep slots, and (3) there are fewer more expensive free-upkeep units than slots. In SSHIP free upkeep is meant for militias only, and it only applies in settlements that can actually recruit the unit.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 60
Melee: attack 6, charge 4 (axe)
Defence: armour 1, skill 4, shield 0
Morale: 5 · Low discipline · Untrained
Cost: 584 florins, 584 upkeep, 1 turn to train
Mount effect: +4 vs Horse, +4 vs Camel
Terrain: +1 in scrub, -1 in sand, +2 in forest, +1 in snow
Heat: +1 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	From start	Concentric Castles~turn 277	Handgun Developed~turn 461
City Watch Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	211t	·
Militia Drill Square Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	211t	·
Militia Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Quarries or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	211t	·
Army Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	211t	·
Royal Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	211t	·
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	+20t	+20t
Chiesa e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+10t	+10t	+10t
Chiesa, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t
Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+10t	+10t	+10t
Duomo e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t
Duomo, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t
Campo dei Miracoli Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Sergeant Swordsmen

Sergeants, factional

SERGEANTS/MORALE 7 /NORMAL DISCIPLINE/ TRAINED These Sergeant Swordsmen are professional basic troops from the lower classes capable of affording a sword and some armor. GAMEPLAY NOTES: They are skilled and have some training to face other light infantry or archers but are not comparable to other professional troops such as the sergeant class. Since they do not have so much armor, they will not be able to hold the defense line for long, so they are useful against similar light troops.

Abilities

Hardy
Tires more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina while marching, running and fighting.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 48
Melee: attack 4, charge 4 (sword)
Defence: armour 2, skill 5, shield 4
Morale: 7 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 1126 florins, 523 upkeep, 2 turns to train
Terrain: +1 in scrub, -1 in sand, +1 in snow
Heat: +3 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	From start	Heavy Mail~turn 141	A New Era Begins~turn 337	Coat of Plates~turn 341	Full Plate Armor~turn 521
Drill Square Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	29t★1	28t★1	28t★1	27t★1	28t★1
Barracks Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	29t★1	28t★1	28t★1	27t★1	28t★1
Armoury Barracks · castle only Poland regions or Hre regions or Spain regions or Pisa regions or Venice regions or Papal States regions or Hungary regions or Portugal regions	36t	36t	·	·	·
Armoury Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	29t★1	28t★1	28t★1	27t★1	28t★1
Armoury Barracks · castle only Not in Poland regions Not in Hre regions Not in Spain regions Not in Pisa regions Not in Venice regions Not in Papal States regions Not in Hungary regions Not in Portugal regions	28t	28t	·	·	·

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Feudal Foot Knights

feudal knight, standard

NOBLES / MORALE 14/ IMPETUOUS/ HIGHLY TRAINED Knights would often dismount and fight on foot when the situation demanded it. Foot knights make excellent heavy infantry,They are professional soldiers who have dedicated their entire lives to training for war, always ready for it, although quite impetuous, often seeking military glory individually. Furthermore they can form a defensive shield wall that enemy will be much difficult to pass.

Abilities

Shield wall
Men close up and lock shields into a tight defensive line. A formation toggled from the unit's ability button. The unit packs tighter and is built to hold a line rather than attack: it is harder to break from the front, but slower and clumsier to manoeuvre. Use it to anchor a position or absorb a charge, and switch it off before you need to move or counter-attack.
Hardy
Tires more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina while marching, running and fighting.
Command
Raises the morale of friendly units nearby. Typical of generals' bodyguards and elite household troops. Nearby units are steadier while this unit is close.
Knight
Gains extra experience from certain buildings. Usually feudal or noble cavalry.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 40
Melee: attack 9, charge 4 (sword)
Defence: armour 12, skill 8, shield 5
Morale: 14 · Impetuous · Highly trained
Cost: 689 florins, 1277 upkeep, 1 turn to train
Terrain: -2 in sand, -1 in forest, -1 in snow
Heat: +10 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	Heavy Mail~turn 141	Coat of Plates~turn 341	Partial Plate Armor~turn 441
Landowners' Guards Landowners Needs Farms in Cleared Land or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	233t	225t	233t
Provincial Council Landowners Needs Communal Farming or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	225t	318t	225t
Local Nobility Landowners Needs Farms and Estates or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	218t	214t	218t
Provincial Aristocracy Landowners Needs Agricultural Estates or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	218t	313t	118t
Cappella di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Nava di Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Chiesa e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Chiesa, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Duomo e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Duomo, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Campo dei Miracoli Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Heavy Sergeant Swordmen

factional

SERGEANTS/. Heavy Swordsmen Sergeants represent those of the knightly class with a desire to fight on foot, or too poor to afford a horse. Able to afford excellent armour and swords, they can punish most other infantry. These units along with archers form the backbone of many English armies.

Abilities

Hardy
Tires more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina while marching, running and fighting.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 48
Melee: attack 9, charge 4 (sword)
Defence: armour 10, skill 6, shield 4
Morale: 10 · Disciplined · Trained
Cost: 2034 florins, 765 upkeep, 2 turns to train
Terrain: -1 in scrub, -3 in sand, +1 in forest, -1 in snow
Heat: +10 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Catholic ≥ 35% in region

Building	Heavy Mail~turn 141	Coat of Plates~turn 341	Full Plate Armor~turn 521
Drill Square Barracks · castle only	214t	211t	27t
Barracks Barracks · castle only	210t	28t	26t
Armoury Barracks · castle only	210t	28t	36t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Foot Broken Lances

mercenary unit, factional (false- only EDB)

Quality: Superior. Type: Urban Professional (increased training time based on unit type and quality, higher proportion of disciplined units). In medieval Italy, a lance meant a man at arms supported by some lighter troops. The term broken lance, or 'lanze spezzate' refers to men at arms who have been separated from their supporting troops, and hired separately. They are well disciplined professional troops who can fight on horseback, but often fight on foot. They are armoured with the finest Italian plate, and armed with a sword.

Abilities

Hardy
Tires more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina while marching, running and fighting.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 48
Melee: attack 7, charge 4 (sword)
Defence: armour 15, skill 7, shield 3
Morale: 9 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 3245 florins, 1217 upkeep, 1 turn to train
Terrain: -1 in scrub, -2 in sand, -3 in snow
Heat: +15 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	Coat of Plates~turn 341	Partial Plate Armor~turn 441	Matchlock Developed~turn 597
Landowners' Guards Landowners Needs Farms in Cleared Land or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	233t	225t	214t
Provincial Council Landowners Needs Communal Farming or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	225t	318t	310t
Local Nobility Landowners Needs Farms and Estates or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	225t	218t	29t
Provincial Aristocracy Landowners Needs Agricultural Estates or better Without Autonomy of Local Nobility or better Catholic ≥ 50% in region	218t	313t	38t
Cappella di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Nava di Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Chiesa e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Chiesa, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Duomo e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Duomo, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·
Campo dei Miracoli Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	·	·

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Halberd Men at Arms

free professional, standard

Quality: Superior. Type: Early Professional. Composed of nobility and commoners alike, and armed with halberds, these men are a tough fighters, whether on the offence or defence. Although extremely effective, they nevertheless don't quite have the elan of true knights.

Abilities

Armour piercing
Only counts half of the target's armour. Typical of axes, maces, crossbows and guns. Strong against heavily armoured troops.
Hardy
Tires more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina while marching, running and fighting.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 48
Melee: attack 8, charge 6 (axe)
Defence: armour 13, skill 6, shield 0
Morale: 9 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 2864 florins, 1074 upkeep, 1 turn to train
Mount effect: +6 vs Horse, +6 vs Camel
Terrain: -1 in scrub, -3 in sand, -2 in snow
Heat: +13 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	Partial Plate Armor~turn 441	Full Plate Armor~turn 521
Drill Square Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 25% in region	214t	29t
Barracks Barracks · castle only	·	29t
Barracks Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	214t	·
Armoury Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	214t	29t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Foot Men At Arms

feudal levy, factional

Quality: Superior. Type: Early Professional. Composed of nobility and commoners alike, these men can fight equally well on horseback, or on foot. Well protected in their plate armour, and armed with swords, they are a tough fighters, whether on the offence or defence. Although extremely effective, they nevertheless don't quite have the elan of true knights.

Abilities

Shield wall
Men close up and lock shields into a tight defensive line. A formation toggled from the unit's ability button. The unit packs tighter and is built to hold a line rather than attack: it is harder to break from the front, but slower and clumsier to manoeuvre. Use it to anchor a position or absorb a charge, and switch it off before you need to move or counter-attack.
Hardy
Tires more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina while marching, running and fighting.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 48
Melee: attack 8, charge 3 (sword)
Defence: armour 13, skill 6, shield 4
Morale: 7 · Normal discipline · Untrained
Cost: 2677 florins, 957 upkeep, 2 turns to train
Terrain: -1 in scrub, -3 in sand, +1 in forest, -2 in snow
Heat: +13 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Pisa regions or Papal States regions or Venice regions or Sicily regions

Building	Full Plate Armor~turn 521
Barracks Barracks · castle only Catholic ≥ 50% in region	211t
Armoury Barracks · castle only	28t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Levy Crossbowmen

feudal levy, standard

PEASANTS LEVIES/ MORALE 3/ LOW DISCIPLINE/ UNTRAINED/ FREE UPKEEP UNIT. The use of the crossbow became popular in the 12th century and also began to be used by lower class people and peasants as it was very easy to use and not very expensive to make compared to expensive armor and swords. The crossbow revolutionized the individual possibilities of killing the enemy: any inexperienced person could kill an accomplished warrior from a distance. This was so novel and threatening that it even merited Pope Innocent II, at the Lateran Council of the year 1139, to prohibit the use of the crossbow among Christian armies, and in a papal bull he warned Christianity against its use by "the danger that such a weapon represented for humanity" GAMEPLAY NOTES: Levy Crossbowmen can be quickly levied to garrison town. Poorly armoured and with low morales is better that they be behind walls for defend their settlements.

Abilities

Area attack
Each blow can hit an area, not just one man.
Free upkeep
Can be kept without upkeep in a settlement that supports it. No upkeep is paid when (1) the settlement can recruit this unit, (2) a building there grants free upkeep slots, and (3) there are fewer more expensive free-upkeep units than slots. In SSHIP free upkeep is meant for militias only, and it only applies in settlements that can actually recruit the unit.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 52
Missile: Militia Crossbow Bolt: attack 6, range 150, 18 ammo
Melee: attack 1, charge 1 (knife)
Defence: armour 1, skill 1, shield 0
Morale: 3 · Low discipline · Untrained
Cost: 317 florins, 317 upkeep, 2 turns to train
Terrain: +1 in scrub, -1 in sand, -2 in forest
Heat: +3 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Catholic ≥ 25% in region

Building	From start	The Third Lateran Council~turn 93	New Crossbow Mechanics Developed~turn 211	Pavise Shields~turn 381
Town Watch Barracks · city only	217t	211t	28t	211t
Town Guard Barracks · city only	212t	29t	27t	29t
Bowyer Ranges · castle only	114t	19t	17t	·
Practice Range Ranges · castle only	211t	28t	27t	·
Archery Range Ranges · castle only	310t	38t	36t	·
Marksman's Range Ranges · castle only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better	314t★1	39t★1	37t★1	·

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Levy Archers

Peasant levies, factional

PEASANTS LEVIES/ MORALE 3/ LOW DISCIPLINE/ UNTRAINED/ FREE UPKEEP UNIT/ IS PEASANT. Levy Archers are accustomed to using their bow for hunting. These peasant archers are armed with a small bow, and a knife, and they are useful at a distance, since they do not have any armor or training, these poor peasants will run away if the enemy is going to attack them hand-to-hand.

Abilities

Area attack
Each blow can hit an area, not just one man.
Peasant
Counts for only half when keeping public order as a garrison.
Free upkeep
Can be kept without upkeep in a settlement that supports it. No upkeep is paid when (1) the settlement can recruit this unit, (2) a building there grants free upkeep slots, and (3) there are fewer more expensive free-upkeep units than slots. In SSHIP free upkeep is meant for militias only, and it only applies in settlements that can actually recruit the unit.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 48
Missile: Peasant Arrow: attack 2, range 120, 18 ammo
Melee: attack 1, charge 1 (knife)
Defence: armour 0, skill 2, shield 0
Morale: 3 · Low discipline · Untrained
Cost: 464 florins, 249 upkeep, 2 turns to train
Terrain: +1 in scrub, -1 in sand, +3 in forest
Heat: +1 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Catholic ≥ 25% in region

Building	From start	A New Era Begins~turn 337
Bowyer Ranges · castle only	114t	114t
Practice Range Ranges · castle only	29t	29t
Archery Range Ranges · castle only	26t	26t
Marksman's Range Ranges · castle only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better	18t★4	·

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Urban Crossbowmen Militia

urban militia, standard

URBAN MILITIA/ MORALE 5/ LOW DISCIPLINE/ TRAINED/ FREE UPKEEP UNIT. Urban Crossbowmen militia are citizens trained as urban militia to defend their homes, they are pretty common in Italian lands where Italian city-states have to form their own militias in rivalry with each other. Later, and with the development of medieval cities starting in the 13th century, these urban militias spread to the rest of Europe. GAMEPLAY NOTES: Trained in the use of the crossbow, they are useful for shooting arrows or bolts behind the walls where they are well protected. They are better protected than levies of crossbowmen and have better morale, but they are no match for more professional troops.

Abilities

Area attack
Each blow can hit an area, not just one man.
Free upkeep
Can be kept without upkeep in a settlement that supports it. No upkeep is paid when (1) the settlement can recruit this unit, (2) a building there grants free upkeep slots, and (3) there are fewer more expensive free-upkeep units than slots. In SSHIP free upkeep is meant for militias only, and it only applies in settlements that can actually recruit the unit.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 52
Missile: Crossbow Bolt: attack 6, range 140, 18 ammo
Melee: attack 3, charge 1 (sword)
Defence: armour 2, skill 3, shield 0
Morale: 5 · Low discipline · Trained
Cost: 513 florins, 513 upkeep, 1 turn to train
Terrain: +1 in scrub, -1 in sand, -2 in forest
Heat: +4 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Catholic ≥ 25% in region

Building	From start	The Third Lateran Council~turn 93	New Crossbow Mechanics Developed~turn 211	Pavise Shields~turn 381
City Watch Barracks · city only	310t	38t	36t	38t
Militia Drill Square Barracks · city only	38t★1	37t★1	36t★1	37t★1
Militia Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Quarries or better	37t★2	36t★2	35t★2	36t★2
Army Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better	36t★3	35t★3	35t★3	35t★3
Royal Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better	46t★3	45t★3	44t★3	45t★3

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Genoese Crossbow Militia

urban militia, factional

Quality: Average. Type: Urban Militia (reduced morale in the field). Italians are world renowned for their love of the crossbow, none more so then the Genoese. These wealthy militia are equipped with brigandine armour, a large Pavise style shield, and a sword. A certain number of militia units can be supported for free in a city.

Abilities

Armour piercing
Only counts half of the target's armour. Typical of axes, maces, crossbows and guns. Strong against heavily armoured troops.
Area attack
Each blow can hit an area, not just one man.
Hardy
Tires more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina while marching, running and fighting.
Free upkeep
Can be kept without upkeep in a settlement that supports it. No upkeep is paid when (1) the settlement can recruit this unit, (2) a building there grants free upkeep slots, and (3) there are fewer more expensive free-upkeep units than slots. In SSHIP free upkeep is meant for militias only, and it only applies in settlements that can actually recruit the unit.
Stakes
Can plant sharpened stakes in front of them before battle. Stakes are placed during deployment and seriously hurt cavalry that charge into them.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 52
Missile: Heavy Crossbow Bolt: attack 8, range 190, 18 ammo
Melee: attack 3, charge 1 (sword)
Defence: armour 5, skill 2, shield 7
Morale: 7 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 734 florins, 734 upkeep, 2 turns to train
Terrain: -2 in sand, +2 in forest, -1 in snow
Heat: +7 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	From start	Battle of Hattin~turn 143	New Crossbow Mechanics Developed~turn 211	Handgun Developed~turn 461	Matchlock Developed~turn 597
City Watch Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	217t	212t★1	210t★1	212t★1
Militia Drill Square Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	212t	210t★1	28t★1	210t★1
Militia Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Quarries or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	210t★1	28t★1	27t★1	28t★1
Army Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	38t★1	37t★3	36t★3	37t★3
Royal Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	37t★3	36t★3	36t★3	36t★3
Basilica di San Marco St. Mark's Basilica · city only Catholic ≥ 50% in region Venice regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	+20t	+20t	+20t	+20t
Chiesa e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t
Chiesa, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t
Duomo e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Duomo, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Campo dei Miracoli Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Sergeant Archers

Sergeants, factional

SERGEANTS/ MORALE 7/ NORMAL DISCIPLINE/ TRAINED. The use of the bow as a hunting and war weapon dates back to the Upper Paleolithic. During the Middle Ages, archers were a weapon of great importance: English archers, by annihilating the French cavalry, were the architects of the victory at Agincourt in 1415. Gradually replaced by crossbowmen and arquebusiers, archers were used in France until the 16th century and in England until the 17th.These troops are equipped with a bow and sword and for defence they have a small shield. GAMEPLAY NOTES:These archer sergeants are high-quality, cost-effective troops, essential in any medieval army for unleashing a hail of arrows upon the enemy. They can be recruited from castle archeries, and as sergeant-level troops, they are of higher quality than levies or militia. Factions with a strong archery tradition, such as England, typically have greater recruitment capacity.

Abilities

Area attack
Each blow can hit an area, not just one man.
Hardy
Tires more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina while marching, running and fighting.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 48
Missile: War Mass Arrow: attack 4, range 170, 30 ammo
Melee: attack 4, charge 2 (sword)
Defence: armour 2, skill 5, shield 2
Morale: 7 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 1075 florins, 442 upkeep, 2 turns to train
Terrain: +1 in scrub, -1 in sand, +3 in forest, +2 in snow
Heat: +5 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Catholic ≥ 35% in region

Building	From start
Practice Range Ranges · castle only England regions or Hre regions or France regions or Spain regions or Aragon regions or Portugal regions or Pisa regions or Venice regions or Papal States regions or Levant (Jerusalem) or Russia regions or Kievan Rus regions	23t
Practice Range Ranges · castle only Not in England regions Not in Hre regions Not in France regions Not in Spain regions Not in Aragon regions Not in Portugal regions Not in Pisa regions Not in Venice regions Not in Papal States regions Not in Levant (Jerusalem) Not in Russia regions Not in Kievan Rus regions	25t
Archery Range Ranges · castle only England regions or Hre regions or France regions or Spain regions or Aragon regions or Portugal regions or Pisa regions or Venice regions or Papal States regions or Levant (Jerusalem) or Russia regions or Kievan Rus regions	26t
Archery Range Ranges · castle only Not in England regions Not in Hre regions Not in France regions Not in Spain regions Not in Aragon regions Not in Portugal regions Not in Pisa regions Not in Venice regions Not in Papal States regions Not in Levant (Jerusalem) Not in Russia regions Not in Kievan Rus regions	18t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Arquebusiers

free professional, standard

Quality: Average. Type: Urban Professional (increased training time based on unit type and quality, higher proportion of disciplined units). Fired at close range and quite accurate, with only a little chance of exploding and killing the person firing it. This early type of firearm is capable of firing deadly volleys that can pierce most armour. This noisy, smoky and lethal weapon is so intimidating it can cause its targets to run in fear.

Abilities

Area attack
Each blow can hit an area, not just one man.
Gunpowder unit
Uses gunpowder weapons.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 48
Missile: Early Arquebus Bullet: attack 14, range 90, 12 ammo
Melee: attack 3, charge 1 (sword)
Defence: armour 9, skill 4, shield 0
Morale: 8 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 2309 florins, 866 upkeep, 3 turns to train
Terrain: -2 in sand, +2 in forest, -1 in snow
Heat: +9 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	From start	Matchlock Developed~turn 597	The Spanish Inquisition begins~turn 699	Portable Clock~turn 757	Pike and Shot~turn 797
Militia Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Quarries or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	·	·	22t★1	22t★1
Army Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	·	22t★1	41t★1	·
Royal Barracks Barracks · city only Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region	·	31t★1	31t★1	·	·
Chiesa di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+20t	+20t	+20t	+20t	+20t
Chiesa e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t
Chiesa, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only Needs Quarries or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Duomo di Santa Maria Assunta Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t	+10t
Duomo e Battistero Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Duomo, Battistero e Campanile Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t
Campo dei Miracoli Campo dei Miracoli · city only After Pisa Sacked Amalfi Needs Stonemasons or better Pisa regions Capital	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t	+7t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Hand Gunners

free professional, standard

Quality: Superior (Combination). Type: Urban Professional (increased training time based on unit type and quality, higher proportion of disciplined units). Called "hand guns" to distinguish them from cannons, these are the earliest form of personal firearm. Consisting of a rudimentary metal tube mounted on a wooden pole and awkwardly ignited, this basic design left little room for aiming. These weapons caused more panic than actual damage to enemy troops who were shaken by the noise and smoke made when firing. Given their short range, their firers need to be well armoured and able to look after themselves in close combat.

Abilities

Armour piercing
Only counts half of the target's armour. Typical of axes, maces, crossbows and guns. Strong against heavily armoured troops.
Area attack
Each blow can hit an area, not just one man.
Frightens cavalry
Lowers the morale of enemy cavalry nearby.
Gunpowder unit
Uses gunpowder weapons.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 48
Missile: Hand Gun Bullet: attack 10, range 55, 12 ammo
Melee: attack 7, charge 3 (sword)
Defence: armour 11, skill 5, shield 6
Morale: 8 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 2810 florins, 1054 upkeep, 3 turns to train
Terrain: -2 in sand, +2 in forest, -1 in snow
Heat: +12 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	Man-Made Inferno!~turn 401	Handgun Developed~turn 461	Portable Clock~turn 757
Gunsmith Cannons · city only	26t	26t	25t
Cannon Maker Cannons · city only	25t	25t	24t
Cannon Foundry Cannons · city only	24t	24t	23t
Royal Arsenal Cannons · city only	23t	23t	22t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Also recruitable in some campaigns, depending on the order events happen: Gunsmith, Cannon Maker, Cannon Foundry, Royal Arsenal.

Arbalesters

feudal levy, factional

Quality: Elite. Type: Early Professional. CThese men are highly skilled in the use of many arms including the crossbow and sword. Primarily utilised as missile troops using their crossbows, they are so well armoured with plate and skilled with a sword that they can also be used as shock troops when called upon.

Abilities

Area attack
Each blow can hit an area, not just one man.
Hardy
Tires more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina while marching, running and fighting.
Stakes
Can plant sharpened stakes in front of them before battle. Stakes are placed during deployment and seriously hurt cavalry that charge into them.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 48
Missile: Elite Steel Crossbow Bolt: attack 12, range 200, 30 ammo
Melee: attack 5, charge 3 (sword)
Defence: armour 11, skill 6, shield 0
Morale: 7 · Normal discipline · Untrained
Cost: 2581 florins, 874 upkeep, 3 turns to train
Terrain: -2 in sand, +2 in forest
Heat: +11 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Catholic ≥ 50% in region

Building	Full Plate Armor~turn 521
Practice Range Ranges · castle only	17t
Archery Range Ranges · castle only	17t
Marksman's Range Ranges · castle only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better	25t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Late Arquebusiers

free professional, standard

Abilities

Armour piercing
Only counts half of the target's armour. Typical of axes, maces, crossbows and guns. Strong against heavily armoured troops.
Area attack
Each blow can hit an area, not just one man.
Gunpowder unit
Uses gunpowder weapons.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 60
Missile: Arquebus Bullet: attack 14, range 110, 12 ammo
Melee: attack 3, charge 1 (sword)
Defence: armour 5, skill 5, shield 0
Morale: 9 · Normal discipline · Highly trained
Cost: 1985 florins, 556 upkeep, 4 turns to train
Terrain: -2 in sand, +2 in forest, -1 in snow
Heat: +1 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Needs Stonemasons or better

Building	Portable Clock~turn 757	Pike and Shot~turn 797	The Rise of Shot~turn 841	Advanced Matchlock~turn 849
Army Barracks Barracks · city only Catholic ≥ 50% in region	·	41t★1	51t★1	51t★1
Royal Barracks Barracks · city only	51t★1	41t★1	41t★1	·

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Musketeers

free professional, standard

Quality: Superior. Type: Urban Professional (increased training time based on unit type and quality, higher proportion of disciplined units). An improvement on the arquebus, the musket is longer, more accurate and fires a heavier shot that can pierce any armour. Like the arquebus, it fires using a matchlock mechanism, a smouldering length of rope as a fuse that ignites the gunpowder in the pan. The noise, smoke and lethality of this weapon causes fear in its targets

Abilities

Armour piercing
Only counts half of the target's armour. Typical of axes, maces, crossbows and guns. Strong against heavily armoured troops.
Area attack
Each blow can hit an area, not just one man.
Gunpowder unit
Uses gunpowder weapons.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 48
Missile: Quality Musket Bullet: attack 24, range 145, 12 ammo
Melee: attack 4, charge 1 (sword)
Defence: armour 0, skill 5, shield 0
Morale: 8 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 1389 florins, 521 upkeep, 3 turns to train
Terrain: +1 in scrub, -1 in sand, +3 in forest

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region

Building	Pike and Shot~turn 797
Royal Barracks Barracks · city only	22t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Late Musketeers

free professional, standard

Quality: Average. Type: Urban Professional (increased training time based on unit type and quality, higher proportion of disciplined units). This weapon is similar to the late arquebus and lighter and handier than the heavier musket that preceded it. The noise, smoke and lethality of this weapon causes fear in its targets.

Abilities

Armour piercing
Only counts half of the target's armour. Typical of axes, maces, crossbows and guns. Strong against heavily armoured troops.
Area attack
Each blow can hit an area, not just one man.
Gunpowder unit
Uses gunpowder weapons.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 48
Missile: Flintlock Bullet: attack 24, range 125, 12 ammo
Melee: attack 4, charge 1 (sword)
Defence: armour 0, skill 5, shield 0
Morale: 7 · Normal discipline · Highly trained
Cost: 1491 florins, 561 upkeep, 4 turns to train
Terrain: +1 in scrub, -1 in sand, +3 in forest
Heat: +1 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Needs Stonemasons or better Catholic ≥ 35% in region

Building	Advanced Matchlock~turn 849
Royal Barracks Barracks · city only	51t★1

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Great Crusader Standard

religious order, (false merc DM+EDB)

CRUSADER TROOPS/ MORALE 15/ DISCIPLINED/ TRAINED /LOCK MORALE The Great Cross sits on a wagon, and acts as a beacon of inspiration to the army, and a reminder that they are on God's mission. The cross is guarded by an elite unit of infantry, who would rather die than let it fall into enemy hands.Christian troops will have a banner in the shape of the Holy Cross to be able to regroup or defend themselves against the enemy; it is common to see it in the Holy Land as well as in areas where war against infidels is continuous. GAMEPLAY NOTES:Crusader troops can be recruited when a Crusade is called by the Pope. Their recruitment cost is usually low, given the high benefits they offer upon joining an army. However, their upkeep is high, though free during the Crusade itself due to their faith and desire to conquer infidel lands. Be careful, though, when the Crusade ends. You'll most likely have to disband these expensive units if you don't want to run into a rapid financial deficit, as the Crusaders will then demand payment for their high upkeep in exchange for their services. These troops will have a mercenary character without actually being so, nor will they automatically disband when you run out of funds; they have a low recruitment cost but a high maintenance cost in exchange for good quality military units and good morale. This inspiring Christian Standard for armies that have elite troops can be found in Northern Iberia due to the continuous Iberian Reconquista, the Holy Lands (Levant) and Italy.This unit can only be used by crusading armies after the call of a Crusade.

Abilities

Braced spear
When braced, has protective mechanisms against cavalry charging from the front. Braced spearmen are much harder to charge from the front. On cavalry, it marks a lance.
Very hardy
Tires much more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina; very hardy units can run and fight longest before becoming tired.
Mercenary
Mercenary unit; shares one look across all factions. Training one doesn't use up the settlement's recruitment pool for it.
Command
Raises the morale of friendly units nearby. Typical of generals' bodyguards and elite household troops. Nearby units are steadier while this unit is close.

Also: Sea-faring, Hides in forest, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 24
Melee: attack 4, charge 3 (spear)
Defence: armour 7, skill 8, shield 6
Morale: 15 · Disciplined · Trained · never routs
Cost: 528 florins, 1249 upkeep, 1 turn to train
Mount effect: +6 vs Horse, +6 vs Camel
Terrain: -2 in sand, +2 in forest, -1 in snow
Heat: +1 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Capital

Building	Seafaring Innovation~turn 97
Siege Works Siege · castle only Levant (Jerusalem)	220t
Siege Works Siege · castle only Pisa regions	220t
Siege Works Siege · castle only Pisa regions Venice regions	220t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Trebuchet

artillery

The counter-weight Trebuchet is an evolution of the man-powered mangonel and catapults dating back before the 11th century. It has quickly spread throughout the world as an effective siege engine capable of lobbing large wall- crushing boulders. The Trebuchet is also able to fling such things as burning missiles and rotten animal remains to devastate enemy units.

Abilities

Armour piercing
Only counts half of the target's armour. Typical of axes, maces, crossbows and guns. Strong against heavily armoured troops.
Body piercing
Missiles can pass through one man and hit those behind.
Area attack
Each blow can hit an area, not just one man.
Launching
Hits may throw men into the air.
Hardy
Tires more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina while marching, running and fighting.

Also: Sea-faring, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 8
Melee: attack 1, charge 1 (knife)
Defence: armour 1, skill 3, shield 0
Morale: 11 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 1446 florins, 235 upkeep, 3 turns to train
Heat: +1 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	Seafaring Innovation~turn 97	Making the Wind Work~turn 105
Siege Works Siege · city only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better	·	211t
Siege Works Siege · castle only	211t	211t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Mangonel

artillery

The original Mangonel was first used in Roman times to fling large rocks at enemies. This Mangonel, though bearing some resemblance to its forebear, is far larger than its Roman counterparts. One other surprising addition is that this Mangonel throws burning barrels of oil! These barrels often explode in mid air, unleashing a torrent of fire down on its poor victims below.

Abilities

Armour piercing
Only counts half of the target's armour. Typical of axes, maces, crossbows and guns. Strong against heavily armoured troops.
Launching
Hits may throw men into the air.
Hardy
Tires more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina while marching, running and fighting.

Also: Sea-faring, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 8
Melee: attack 1, charge 1 (knife)
Defence: armour 1, skill 3, shield 0
Morale: 11 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 1486 florins, 259 upkeep, 3 turns to train
Heat: +1 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	Seafaring Innovation~turn 97	Making the Wind Work~turn 105
Siege Works Siege · city only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better	·	217t
Siege Works Siege · castle only	217t	217t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Bombard

artillery

The first primitive gunpowder siege artillery, bombards were created in China and Western Europe in the early 14th century and spread to the rest of the world by the late 14th century. They are forged from bronze or iron, and designed to fire stone balls that crumble enemy defences. They also shoot inaccurate flaming balls wrapped in pitch-soaked rags, that can incinerate enemy troops!

Abilities

Armour piercing
Only counts half of the target's armour. Typical of axes, maces, crossbows and guns. Strong against heavily armoured troops.
Body piercing
Missiles can pass through one man and hit those behind.
Area attack
Each blow can hit an area, not just one man.
Launching
Hits may throw men into the air.
Hardy
Tires more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina while marching, running and fighting.
Gunpowder unit
Uses gunpowder weapons.
Stakes
Can plant sharpened stakes in front of them before battle. Stakes are placed during deployment and seriously hurt cavalry that charge into them.

Also: Sea-faring, Can withdraw, Hides in forest

Stats

Men: 12
Melee: attack 1, charge 1 (knife)
Defence: armour 1, skill 3, shield 0
Morale: 11 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 1388 florins, 317 upkeep, 5 turns to train
Heat: +1 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	Man-Made Inferno!~turn 401
Gunsmith Cannons · city only	27t
Cannon Maker Cannons · city only	110t
Cannon Foundry Cannons · city only	110t
Royal Arsenal Cannons · city only	110t
Gunsmith Cannons · castle only	18t
Cannon Maker Cannons · castle only	112t
Cannon Foundry Cannons · castle only	112t
Royal Arsenal Cannons · castle only	112t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Ribault

artillery

The Ribault, also known as the organ gun due to its many pipes, is a fearsome spectacle on the battlefield. Armed with nine short-ranged barrels, it is often used in the defence of other longer-ranged artillery. Able to fire all nine barrels at once, it makes the enemy think twice before engaging!

Abilities

Armour piercing
Only counts half of the target's armour. Typical of axes, maces, crossbows and guns. Strong against heavily armoured troops.
Body piercing
Missiles can pass through one man and hit those behind.
Launching
Hits may throw men into the air.
Hardy
Tires more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina while marching, running and fighting.
Gunpowder unit
Uses gunpowder weapons.

Also: Sea-faring, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 8
Melee: attack 1, charge 1 (knife)
Defence: armour 1, skill 3, shield 0
Morale: 11 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 1486 florins, 259 upkeep, 5 turns to train
Heat: +1 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	Man-Made Inferno!~turn 401
Cannon Maker Cannons · city only	17t
Cannon Foundry Cannons · city only	17t
Royal Arsenal Cannons · city only	17t
Cannon Maker Cannons · castle only	18t
Cannon Foundry Cannons · castle only	18t
Royal Arsenal Cannons · castle only	18t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Monster Ribault

artillery

Italian inventors have been experimenting with mounting large numbers of gun barrels in one frame. This example features 36 mounted on a wagon much like the standard ribault. It is capable of firing in 6 shot volleys or a titanic 36 shot barrage, thus truly deserving the title of monster.

Abilities

Armour piercing
Only counts half of the target's armour. Typical of axes, maces, crossbows and guns. Strong against heavily armoured troops.
Body piercing
Missiles can pass through one man and hit those behind.
Launching
Hits may throw men into the air.
Hardy
Tires more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina while marching, running and fighting.
Gunpowder unit
Uses gunpowder weapons.

Also: Sea-faring, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 8
Melee: attack 1, charge 1 (knife)
Defence: armour 1, skill 3, shield 0
Morale: 11 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 1498 florins, 266 upkeep, 5 turns to train
Heat: +1 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	Man-Made Inferno!~turn 401
Royal Arsenal Cannons · city only	110t
Royal Arsenal Cannons · castle only	112t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Grand Bombard

artillery

The Grand Bombard was created as an improvement to the bombard in the early 15th century. Made to be harder hitting and with longer range than its predecessor, this iron-forged piece of siege artillery is able to inflict punishing damage on enemy defences. Like its predecessor, it too can deliver flaming chastisement to enemy troops.

Abilities

Armour piercing
Only counts half of the target's armour. Typical of axes, maces, crossbows and guns. Strong against heavily armoured troops.
Body piercing
Missiles can pass through one man and hit those behind.
Area attack
Each blow can hit an area, not just one man.
Launching
Hits may throw men into the air.
Hardy
Tires more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina while marching, running and fighting.
Gunpowder unit
Uses gunpowder weapons.
Stakes
Can plant sharpened stakes in front of them before battle. Stakes are placed during deployment and seriously hurt cavalry that charge into them.

Also: Sea-faring, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 8
Melee: attack 1, charge 1 (knife)
Defence: armour 1, skill 3, shield 0
Morale: 11 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 1486 florins, 259 upkeep, 5 turns to train
Heat: +1 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	Ibn al-Shatir Dies~turn 487
Cannon Maker Cannons · city only	17t
Cannon Foundry Cannons · city only	110t
Royal Arsenal Cannons · city only	110t
Cannon Maker Cannons · castle only	18t
Cannon Foundry Cannons · castle only	112t
Royal Arsenal Cannons · castle only	112t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Culverin

artillery

The Culverin is a type of bombard and a fearsome piece of artillery, first used in Germany. It utilises advanced metallurgy techniques, superior construction and better trained crews to outrange and outshoot nearly all preceding bombards. Able to fire solid or exploding shots, the culverin is devastating against enemy walls and lethal against enemy troops!

Abilities

Armour piercing
Only counts half of the target's armour. Typical of axes, maces, crossbows and guns. Strong against heavily armoured troops.
Body piercing
Missiles can pass through one man and hit those behind.
Area attack
Each blow can hit an area, not just one man.
Launching
Hits may throw men into the air.
Hardy
Tires more slowly than normal troops. Controls how fast the unit loses stamina while marching, running and fighting.
Gunpowder unit
Uses gunpowder weapons.
Stakes
Can plant sharpened stakes in front of them before battle. Stakes are placed during deployment and seriously hurt cavalry that charge into them.

Also: Sea-faring, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 8
Melee: attack 1, charge 1 (knife)
Defence: armour 1, skill 3, shield 0
Morale: 11 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 1486 florins, 259 upkeep, 5 turns to train
Heat: +1 fatigue in hot climates

Where & when to recruit

Building	Gothic Plate Armor~turn 641
Cannon Foundry Cannons · city only	25t
Royal Arsenal Cannons · city only	25t
Cannon Foundry Cannons · castle only	26t
Royal Arsenal Cannons · castle only	26t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

Galley

ship

The basic Galley design is derived from ships used in Ancient Rome. Predominantly powered by banks of oars and armed with a ram and marines for melee. The Galley has supplemental sails for getting to battles without tiring the men and are used by everyone in the Mediterranean from east to west.

Abilities

No special abilities.

Also: Sea-faring, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 20
Melee: attack 8, charge 0
Defence: armour 0, skill 7, shield 0
Morale: 13 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 956 florins, 432 upkeep, 3 turns to train

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better

Building	From start
Port Ports · city only	25t
Port with Shipwright Ports · city only	33t★1
Port with Dockyard Ports · city only	32t★1
Great Harbour Ports · city only	32t★2
Port Ports · castle only	25t
Port with Shipwright Ports · castle only	33t★1
Port with Dockyard Ports · castle only	32t★1
Great Harbour Ports · castle only	32t★2

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

The AI also gets 8 bonus pools for this unit that players don't.

War Galley

ship

Used throughout the Mediterranean since the 11th century. War Galleys are larger than normal galleys, and carry more tonnage as a result of being equipped with siege weapons like ballista or catapults, and having a larger compliment of oarsmen and troops onboard. The standard tactic for engaging is to disable the opposing ships' sails then ram and board it.

Abilities

No special abilities.

Also: Sea-faring, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 30
Melee: attack 13, charge 0
Defence: armour 0, skill 12, shield 0
Morale: 14 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 1940 florins, 588 upkeep, 5 turns to train

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better

Building	From start
Port with Shipwright Ports · city only	210t
Port with Dockyard Ports · city only	25t
Great Harbour Ports · city only	34t★1
Port with Shipwright Ports · castle only	210t
Port with Dockyard Ports · castle only	25t
Great Harbour Ports · castle only	34t★1

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

The AI also gets 6 bonus pools for this unit that players don't.

Lanternas

ship

The Lanternas is the premier version of the war galley, now equipped with gun powder weapons! Being larger, heavier, more durable and better equipped than the war galley, the Lanternas is used by naval commanders in the Mediterranean during the 15th century. Featuring multiple centreline guns and some flanking guns it can take on and destroy war galleys.

Abilities

No special abilities.

Also: Sea-faring, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 40
Melee: attack 18, charge 0
Defence: armour 0, skill 18, shield 0
Morale: 14 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 2900 florins, 828 upkeep, 6 turns to train

Where & when to recruit

Always needs: Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better

Building	Cannons Developed~turn 325
Port with Dockyard Ports · city only	210t
Great Harbour Ports · city only	37t
Port with Dockyard Ports · castle only	210t
Great Harbour Ports · castle only	37t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

The AI also gets 4 bonus pools for this unit that players don't.

Carrack

ship

The first fully ocean going ship in Europe, the Carrack is a four-masted vessel developed in the Mediterranean during the 15th century, and later used throughout Europe. Stable in heavy seas, and roomy enough to carry provisions for long voyages, these sturdy ships are well armed, sporting broadside firing cannon arrays, as well as large compliments of on-board marines.

Abilities

No special abilities.

Also: Sea-faring, Can withdraw

Stats

Men: 50
Melee: attack 35, charge 0
Defence: armour 0, skill 30, shield 0
Morale: 14 · Normal discipline · Trained
Cost: 6300 florins, 1320 upkeep, 7 turns to train

Where & when to recruit

Building	A New Route to the East?~turn 543
Great Harbour Ports · city only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better	220t
Great Harbour Ports · castle only Needs Carpenters' Workshops or better	220t
Hanseatische Faktorei Hansa Teutonica Hanseatic England regions or Norway regions or Denmark regions or Russia regions	+10t
Hanseatische Kaufmänner Hansa Teutonica Hanseatic Hre regions or Poland regions or Prussia regions	+7t
Hanseatischer Quartier Hansa Teutonica Hanseatic Hre regions or Poland regions or Prussia regions	+5t
Holsteintor Hansa Teutonica Hanseatic Hre regions Poland regions	+5t
Stalhof Hansa Teutonica Hanseatic Capital England regions	+5t
Peterhof Hansa Teutonica Hanseatic Capital Russia regions	+5t
Bryggen Hansa Teutonica Hanseatic Capital Norway regions	+5t
Hanseatischer Kontor Hansa Teutonica Hanseatic Flemish France regions	+5t

2 most units waiting at once · 25t turns per new unit · + only speeds up another building's pool · columns are reforms and events

The AI also gets 2 bonus pools for this unit that players don't.

Republic of Pisa Units & recruitment

Recruiting as Pisa

No military reforms

Help when the capital falls

Reforms

World events that change your army

The crown: Rex Italicum

Crowned in

Lands you must hold

Buildings that depend on the crown

Units

Cavalry

Missile cavalry

Spear & pike infantry

Melee infantry

Missile infantry

Siege & artillery

Naval

Generals' bodyguards

Regional units & mercenaries

Regional units

Mercenaries