Axemen

Therefore let Fortune turn her wheel around ⁠As it may please her, and the churl his mattock. — Dante Alighieri
==In game==
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Light melee unit. Slower attack than Militia or Swordsmen, but can also be used to deal more damage buildings and siege weapons, and armoured units.
*Strong versus siege weapons, massed melee infantry
*Weak versus heavy cavalry	
Light melee unit. Slower attack than Militia or Swordsmen, but can also be used to deal more damage buildings and siege weapons, and armoured units.
*Strong versus siege weapons, massed melee infantry
*Weak versus heavy cavalry	
Light melee unit. Slower attack than Militia or Swordsmen, but can also be used to deal more damage buildings and siege weapons, and armoured units.
*Strong versus siege weapons, massed melee infantry
*Weak versus heavy cavalry	
Light melee unit. Slower attack than Militia or Swordsmen, but can also be used to deal more damage buildings and siege weapons, and armoured units.
*Strong versus siege weapons, massed melee infantry
*Weak versus heavy cavalry	
Light melee unit. Slower attack than Militia or Swordsmen, but can also be used to deal more damage buildings and siege weapons, and armoured units.
*Strong versus siege weapons, massed melee infantry
*Weak versus heavy cavalry	
Light melee unit. Slower attack than Militia or Swordsmen, but can also be used to deal more damage buildings and siege weapons, and armoured units.
*Strong versus siege weapons, massed melee infantry
*Weak versus heavy cavalry	
Light melee unit. Slower attack than Militia or Swordsmen, but can also be used to deal more damage buildings and siege weapons, and armoured units.
*Strong versus siege weapons, massed melee infantry
*Weak versus heavy cavalry	
Light melee unit. Slower attack than Militia or Swordsmen, but can also be used to deal more damage buildings and siege weapons, and armoured units.
*Strong versus siege weapons, massed melee infantry
*Weak versus heavy cavalry
Prereq: 	Build time 	HP 	LOS 	Attack 	Attack speed 	Movementspeed 	 	
N/A 	10s(150t) 	120 	12 	18 	2.2s(32t) 	35 	 	
Cost 	Cost 	Cost 	Created from 	Armour 	Weapon range 	Specialty 	Specialty 	Specialty
Base 	Ramp 	Pop 	Created from 	Armour 	Weapon range 	Specialty 	Specialty 	Specialty
:: 30;: 30 	
:: 1 	1 	 	1 	Melee 	
*Armour piercing
*Bonus damage versus buildings, siege weapons.	
*Armour piercing
*Bonus damage versus buildings, siege weapons.	
*Armour piercing
*Bonus damage versus buildings, siege weapons.
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Overall strategy===
Axemen - available to Norse, Makurians, Lombards and Persians. Not as fast as conventional militia but has a powerful anti-armour attack. Quite useless against cavalry and missile units, but very dangerous if attacking melee infantry.
Category:Persians
Category:Makurians
Category:Norse
Category:Lombards
Category:Swords of the Prophets units
Category:assault infantry
Category:Light infantry
====See also====
*German Axemen
====Notes====
Has 3 appearances : Persian, European, and African.
axe 666_cameo.jpg|Persian Axemen.
20220828191017_1.jpg|African Axemen used by Makurians.
axes sasanian cameo.jpg|North European Axemen.