In battle skirmishers usually start ahead of the main battle line and fire on the enemy as they approach. They are not very strong in melee, but usually are tough enough to kill archers or other skirmishers and sometimes are useful as flankers. Their job is to pester slower enemy infantry units, causing casualties and disrupting enemy formations. They typically have little to no armor, and are armed with javelins or short bows. Skirmishers are lightly armed, fast troops.
They are often the first units to route, and that lowers the moral of other non-elite, non-disciplined units in the army, sometimes causing a chain reaction leading to the loss of the battle. Militia units also are quite expendable and can be used to soak up missile fire, serve as fodder for enemy units and most roles which any warm body will do.īeware the low morale that most militia units have. Outnumbering the enemy gives troops a morale boost and lowers the morale of the enemy, several units of peasants could double or triple the size of an army and tip the balance in favor of victory. Militia can serve a use in battle as well, just by sheer numbers. Having an army in the province boosts loyalty but it does not matter what quality the units are, peasants count as much as knights in terms of boosting loyalty. Militia are good for garrison duties in safer provinces.
Militia type units are most common in the early part of the early era, when most factions are bulking up their first armies and gradually they are replaced by stronger and more powerful units as the years go by. Most are lightly armed and armored and serve well as support units to more professional soldiers which make up the core of the army. The fighting quality of militia type units varies from average to terrible, depending on the units. They are cheap to train, have lower upkeep, and have low requirements to build. Examples include peasants, slav warriors, and urban militia. Militias are cheap, conscripted soldiers which historically have made up the bulk of medieval armies.
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