Katanovian Spearman

Katanovian Spearmen are one of the most common basic line-infantry due to their reliability based on equipment cost. They have been around since the earliest Forekingdoms and were adopted into the United Kingdoms of Stars. Equipped with a cheaply manufactured polearm, a formation of spearman could make an adaptable front line, provided they have received training. Enemies who charge directly into a unit of spears are faced with an wall of sharp metal points, easily using the momentum of their opponents against them. This makes them excellent in countering cavalry formations, they can also hold infantry in place with their long reach, capable of provided time for a swift counter strike from cavalry or a flanking infantry attack or missile fire on the opposed behind.
Spearmen are more common in the Isles of Kaven and the plains of Jaqua, due to the cheapness of the polearm's manufacture and lack of industry to field and maintain more expensive troops like Halberdiers and Defenders. In terms of personal defences on the spearmen, they can come in many variations, depending on the personal funds of those employing them, they can be supporting metal armour of either chainmail or plate or a combination of both, or just leather and cloth for cheaper.
==References==
* Katanovian Spearman Concept Art (Media Cache, Unknown)
Category:Katanovian Military