Conscript

The conscript is a light front line unit in Stronghold Crusader 2.
==Description==
The conscript is a fast and cheap unit available at the barracks. He has low health and a very little damage output, as he only wields a blunt club, suffering against armored units. However, he has a fast movement speed and is unique, being the only Crusader unit that needs no weapons from the armoury, only gold and a free peasant. With little investment, a player can quickly accumulate a force of conscripts.
==Usage==
The primary Crusader unit, which is the only one which does not require a weapon to hire - all you need is a tiny amount of gold. It's, unfortunately, connected with the fact, that the unit is one of the weakest in the game - it won't be able to kill anything on its own, and even sending a huge group of them won't be able to deal any significant harm.
However, because of the fact that this unit is so cheap and does not require any weapon, it comes in handy in the beginning of the mission / skirmish, to make a small group which will be able to push back enemy advances. After several minutes, however, you will forget of its existence - especially because you can use that gold (with a little addition) to hire cheap mercenaries, which are way more effective.
Being the unit with the lowest means of requirements and attributes, the conscript is the weakest unit at a player's disposal. What one unit cannot accomplish alone, a band of conscripts can be actually pretty disruptive and efficient at destroying outlying buildings of an unsuspecting player. Their virtually non-existent cost and fast speed makes them a potent harassment unit, as well as they can sally forth and make raids on unguarded flanks or siege equipment.
While not particularly strong, the conscripts can also serve as cannon-fodders to pin down heavier units such as swordsmen, until the main fighting force arrives and engages in direct combat. They fall short when encountering missile units however - an arrow volley or two makes short work of the advancing force.
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