Approved Pottaunese Military: Spear Levies

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Unit Name: Spear Levies
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Unit Description: The Spear Levy Regiments are units of 100 men, levied from the cities of their province to serve as the bulwark of the Pottaun Army's infantry.

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• Main Stats
  • Armour: Average (Choose between: Low, Average, High, Very High, Extreme)
    • Gear:
      • Heater or Kyte Shield
      • Chain Mail Hauberk or tailored chainmail armour
      • Spangenhelm or Kettle helmet
  • Speed: Average (Choose between: Low, Average, High, Very High, Extreme)
  • Melee: Average (Choose between: Low, Average, High, Very High, Extreme)
    • Weaponry:
      • Spear
      • Sword or War pick
      • Dagger
  • Ranged: NA
  • Morale: Average (Choose between: Low, Average, High, Very High, Extreme)
  • Size: High (26-50 members)
  • Number: Regional
    • Recruitment & Replenishment: Spear Levies were mainly drafted troops from the population of rural or urban territories, provided enough trainning to be able to operate as a functioning military force with cohesion and discipline.
• TvM Requirement: 3vX

Strengths

• Little training required.
• Expendable.

Weaknesses

• Slow Moving.
• Vulnerable to flanking.

Historical Information

The armies of Pottaun have a plethora of mercenary and specialized troops, when deploying in the battlefields of central Erova. However, to support these units, great numbers of levied troops are required. The Spear Levies are one of the cheapest, and easy to raise regiment type, in Pottaun, consisting of mainly urban commoners and low-grade sellswords, who muster in units that are provided standard-issue equipment. These troops are tasked in holding the main lines of the Pottaun battlelines, providing screening for the cavalry and heavier troops, or extending the lines so that enemy cavalry and ranged units cannot engage directly at the more specialized regiments of the host.

Due to their relatively cheap equipment and short training required to be successfully fielded, these troops also serve as town watch and peace time policing troops in settlements and castles.