Heavy Landsknecht

Heavy Landsknecht
Statistics
Health	364
Damage per Second	230
DPS vs Infantry	57
Damage Multiplier	25%
Range	0.75
Range Type	Melee
Training Cost	260
Training Time	35s
Troop Space	1
General Information
Nation	Germans
Troop Type	Heavy Infantry
Strength	High damage against buildings and cavalry
Weakness	Defending soldiers, mortars, redoubt
Favourite Target	Any
Upgrade Information
Age Unlocked	Gunpowder Age
Upgrade Cost	2,200,000
Upgrade Time	2d
Experience Gain	760
Upgrade Navigation
Previous	Landsknecht
Next	Junker

“Well-armed and plentiful, these troops are effective at tearing down enemy buildings. These unique German soldiers deal more damage!”

Heavy Landsknecht is a level 7 German unique Heavy Infantry unit unlocked in the Gunpowder Age. Its predecessor is the Landsknecht and can be upgraded to the Junker. It is researched in a level 6 Armory. It replaces the Halberdier.

General Information

The standard Heavy Infantry's default A.I. or purpose is to destroy the closest building (excluding walls), but they may fight back when attacked by an enemy troop. They're excellent at taking down defensive Heavy Cavalry (noticeably on cavalry at an age lower than them) and are able to destroy buildings quickly. However, their disadvantages are that they have low health, meaning that they can be killed very quickly. They can get destroyed easily by Splash Damage Structures such as Catapults or Mortars and Multiple Target Damage Structures such as Redoubt or Machine Gun. They are also weak against other Heavy Infantry (and even Ranged Infanty} spawned by the City Center, Garrisons, Ambush Traps etc.

• As a German unique unit, The Heavy Landsknecht have 20% more damage than standard Heavy Infantry.

Historical Description

The best of the Landsknecht warriors were elite, heavily-armored soldiers often armed with huge swords used to chop at enemy pike and disrupt their formation. These Heavy Landsknecht were also assigned to protect the unit's standard-bearer, an incredibly important and dangerous assignment€“ if the standard-bearer falls, the unit is in great peril of becoming demoralized and disorganized, which in combat usually means its destruction.

Visuals

The most well-known feature of a Landskencht is the colourful uniform. A Landsknecht wears a cuirass and a hat known as a schlappe. A typical Landsknecht is armed with a halberd and a shield, sometimes with rifles and swords.

Attacking Strategies

• If these units are used in large groups and not in heavy fire, they can be devastating and can destroy a base easily.
• Catapults or Mortars, with their splash damage, are devastating against these units and can kill a group of them in a few hits if in the range of the impact. Spread the units around so that the mortar would have to hit each infantry to kill it and that its impact would not affect other infantry as well, or deploy a few Heavy Cavalry to destroy it.
• Redoubts or Machine Guns buildings can likewise be devastating against these units, if it is not dealt with appropriately. Keep the units away from it until it is destroyed or position them to destroy it quickly.
• If a group of these units are under fire from Catapults or Mortars or Redoubts or Machine Guns buildings, consider using war tactics such as Sabotage or Protect and destroy the buildings as quick as possible, or use Demolition beforehand to eliminate these threats. You may also consider using Heavy Cavalry or other units to destroy these threats early on.
• The Missile Silo can eliminate a group of these units quickly. Don't group them together so much that will attract the Silo attacks. Or you could deploy them after the Silo is destroyed, sabotaged or distracted by other units with high HP.
• Use Ranged Infantry or Machine Gun Infantry to support them, so they don't perish easily to defenders.
• They can be used as a distraction for many defenses and can help protect ranged infantry such as Ranged Infantry from defenses.
• A group of them can easily overwhelm single target defensive towers, but are vulnerable against machine gun buildings.
• While using an army entirely composed with Heavy Infantry can decimate enemy bases early on, this strategy becomes less useful as you advance ages as your opponents will use more powerful defenses with AOE effect such as the Missile Silo.

Trivia

• Landsknecht would wear colorful armor and became a important fighting force in Europe in the Renaissance. They achieved being the universal mercenaries of Early-Modern Europe.
• The name Landsknecht roughly translates to "servant of the land" or "land knight."
• Historically, Landsknecht would use a variety of weapons, including firearms.