Milicia Flamenca

With 1 melee and pierce armor advantages over Spearmen (as well as a greater Rate of Fire), the Flemish Militia has a decisive edge, combat-wise, against foot units (except Monks) and siege units. On the other hand, Spearmen provide better value per resource spent, due to the gold cost of the Flemish Militia compared to the wood cost of the Spearman. Contrasted with the Spearman, with weak stats and a slow fire rate of 3, the Spearman does poorly against all non-mounted military units. The Flemish Militia shares the common weakness of infantry against siege units and fortifications. It is also ineffective against Cataphracts, who absorb all their bonus damage. Samurai are also very effective, as the Flemish Militia is treated as a . Slingers and Hand Cannoneers also deal with them relatively easily.