Poor Cossack Pikemen are militia infantry of the Cossack Hetmanate.
Tactics[]
Unreliable as pikemen since they may spawn with Lumberman Axes instead, they are very cheap but inefficient troops that should not be heavily relied on. As with other pikemen, they are best used when protecting archers against enemy cavalry - getting killed by a single bullet and/or easily dying in melee makes it ill-advised for Poor Cossack Pikemen to charge head in.
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.
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Gallery[]
In-game stats and equipment
| Troops of the Cossacks | ||
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| Village Recruits |  Countryman
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| Garrison Militia | Poor Cossack (veteran)
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 Poor Cossack Pikeman (veteran)
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| Regular Infantry | Countryman Netyag (veteran) Zaporozhian Infantryman (veteran)
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| Guard Infantry | Serduk (veteran)
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| Regular Cavalry |  Djura (veteran)
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| Heavy Cavalry |  Watchman (veteran) Pike Watchman (veteran)
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| Personal Guard Cavalry | Zaporozhian Cavalryman (veteran)
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| 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)
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| Regional Mercenaries (Lviv • Krakov • Minsk • Slutsk) |
Town Cossack (veteran) Rank Cossack (veteran)
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| National Mercenaries (only if at peace with Crimean Khanate) |
Tatar Infantryman (veteran) Tatar Cavalryman (veteran)
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