Pike Watchman (veteran)

For other uses, see Watchman (disambiguation).

Pike Watchmen (veterans) are heavy cavalry of the Cossack Hetmanate.

Tactics[]

Better equipped and higher skilled mid-level cavalrymen armed with lances, they have a potent charge - making them useful versus cavalry - but are not suitable for flanking due to reduced mobility when thrusting and therefore weak in a prolonged melee - the player should expect heavy losses if ordering veteran Pike Watchmen to storm fortifications.

Pike Watchmen and Poor Cossack Pikemen being the only spear troops available to the Cossack Hetmanate, the former can be used as light pikemen when dismounted but, being lightly armored, they are vulnerable to musketeers and other pikemen yet do not suffer from generally lacking enough protection from cavalry charges, unlike the latter.

Stats and Equipment[]

Note: Troops have a set of default stats; at the beginning of a new game, these stats are randomly adjusted for each type of troop. The following is the default set for this troop as seen within the game code and may not reflect the specific stats you will see during actual gameplay. For more information, see troop stats.

Pike Watchman (veteran) - Default Stats and Equipment

**Attributes**
Stat	Points
Level	17
Strength	10
Agility	10
Intelligence	0
Charisma	0
Health	55

**Armor**
Head
Cossack Cap
Body
Cossack Zupan
Hand
None
Foot
Cossack Boots Cavalry Boots

**Skills**
Skill	Points
Ironflesh	5
Power Strike	3
Grenade Throwing	0
Power Draw	?
Weapon Master	4
Shield	?
Athletics	?
Riding	7
Shooting from Horseback	0
Looting	?
Trainer	?
Tracking	?
Tactics	?
Path-finding	?
Spotting	?
Inventory Management	2
Wound Treatment	?
Surgery	?
First Aid	?
Engineer	?
Persuasion	?
Prisoner Management	1
Leadership	1
Trade	1

**Proficiencies**
Weapon Type	Points
One Handed Weapons	165
Two Handed Weapons	145
Polearms	155
Archery	0
Firearms	0
Throwing	0

**Weapons**
Melee
Cavalry Lance
Ranged
None
Shield
None

Mount
Saddle Horse

Troops of the Cossacks
Village Recruits	Countryman
Garrison Militia	Poor Cossack (veteran)	Poor Cossack Pikeman (veteran)
Regular Infantry	Countryman Netyag (veteran) Zaporozhian Infantryman (veteran)
Guard Infantry	Serduk (veteran)
Regular Cavalry	Djura (veteran)
Heavy Cavalry	Watchman (veteran) Pike Watchman (veteran)
Personal Guard Cavalry	Zaporozhian Cavalryman (veteran)
Camp Mercenaries (between Cherkassy and Sich)	Cossack Mercenary Infantryman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite) Cossack Mercenary Rifleman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite) Cossack Mercenary Cavalryman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite)
Regional Mercenaries (Lviv • Krakov • Minsk • Slutsk)	Town Cossack (veteran) Rank Cossack (veteran)
National Mercenaries (only if at peace with Crimean Khanate)	Tatar Infantryman (veteran) Tatar Cavalryman (veteran)