Landsknecht (Civ4)

The Landsknecht is the unique unit of the Holy Roman civilization.
== Strategy ==
Compared to the Pikeman, which the Landsknecht replaces, it is twice as effective against Melee units.
=== Using Landsknecht ===
Landskecht are cheaper than Macemen and at face value, are an even match. However, they're weak at attacking cities, due to the lack of a bonus against ranged units. Therefore, they work best in defense - which helps compliment the low-maintenance defensive city-building nature of the Holy Roman Empire.
Mass-producing Pikemen to defend against would-be pillagers could be a huge waste of time normally, but with the huge bonus of Landsknecht, they can be put to other purposes, such as defending a city-attacking stack.
=== Against Landsknecht ===
Engineering is a fairly awkward technology to pick up, due to its reliance on high-cost previous technologies. As such, a Holy Roman Empire player needs a good research base to make these units really shine. Take out the commerce-based cities earlier on, and you delay these units that little bit further.
They may be effective against Melee and Mounted units, but they have no advantage against Archery units. Use Crossbowmen against them to hit their weak spot.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== See also ==
* Landsknecht in other games
Category:Holy Roman