Pikemen are the secondary infantry units for all of Western Europe.
Unlike the cavalry and riflemen, they don't wear large hats, but choose helmets instead, usually "morions".
They also usually wear small shoes.
They usually wear a cuirass - a chest plate - as well, sometimes with other elements of protective armor, like tassets - to protects their upper tights.
Their primary weapon is a very long pike.
Rapiers are secondary and used only to defend themselves if they will have no chance to use a pike or the enemy will be at a close range.
Their primary objective on the battlefield is to defend the muskeeters ( riflemen ) from a cavalry charge so that riflemen could move behind them to reload their muskets.
Their pikes are also quite usefull during sieges, while repelling enemy attacks from gates, walls and other types of fortifications, as well as counterattacks.
Musketeers are common among the armies of:
* Sweden
* England / Britain
* Denmark
* Austria
* Holland
They are also used as main infantry for other minor "western european" factions, like:
* City of Gdansk
* Prussia
* Courland
Some small numbers are also visible in the Polish Army.
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