Unit-ship:Spearman

Spearman
Units
Requirements
Barracks Level 1
Cost
30 1  1

See also: Unit, Battle, Unit upgrades and Barracks

Description

Spearmen are conscripts from the rural population, that go into battle with light armour and basic spears. They do not usually have a chance against professional soldiers.

• During battle, Spearmen deploy to the flanks, unless they are needed to fill the front battle line.
• 30 Spearmen fill the flank battlefield space of the Mini, Small and Medium battlefields.
• 40 Spearmen fill the flank battlefield space of the Large battlefield.
• 50 Spearmen fill the flank battlefield space of the Big, the largest, battlefield for a maximum of 350 Spearmen.

Attack Sequence

Flanks → Long-range weapons battle line → Artillery → Front battle line

Statistics

Hit points	Armour	Size	Cargo Weight	Class	Type	Speed
13	-	1	3	Human	Light Infantry	60
Cost	Cost	Cost	Upkeep	Build	Barracks	Generals
1	30	-	1	1m	1	0.6

Weapons

Rank	Weapon	Damage	Accuracy	Munition
- First Class	Spear	4	70%	-

Spearman upgrades

Spearman	Offense	Effect				Workshop
	- Bronze Spear	Damage +1	1,500	1,000	1h	1
	- Iron Spear	Damage +2	4,500	3,000	2h	2
	- Steel Spear	Damage +3	12,000	8,000	3h	3
	Defense	Effect				Workshop
	- Leather Clothing	Armour +1	750	500	1h	1
	- Reinforced Leather Clothing	Armour +2	1,500	1,000	2h	2
	- Studded Leather Clothing	Armour +3	6,000	4,000	3h	3

Training times

$Training ~ time ~ = \left \lceil Base ~ time \times 0.95 ^ { \left (n - n_0 \right ) } \right \rceil$

• Training time = The calculated time (in seconds) needed to train the unit in the Barracks' n^th level.
• Base time = The time (in seconds) needed to train the unit in the first level of the Barracks that the unit can be trained (1 minute = 60 seconds).
• n = The n^th Barracks level.
• n₀ = The first level of the Barracks that the unit can be trained (1^st Level).

• 1 - 10
• 11 - 20
• 21 - 30
• 31 - 40
• 41 - 50
• 51 - 54

This table lists the Barracks training times for each unit Levels 1 through 10
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Spearman	1:00	0:57	0:55	0:52	0:49	0:47	0:45	0:42	0:40	0:38
Slinger	⇒	1:30	1:26	1:22	1:18	1:14	1:10	1:07	1:03	1:00
Ram	⇒	⇒	10:00	9:30	9:02	8:35	8:09	7:45	7:22	7:00
Hoplite	⇒	⇒	⇒	5:00	4:45	4:31	4:18	4:05	3:53	3:41
Cook	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	20:00	19:00	18:03	17:09	16:18	15:29
Swordsman	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	3:00	2:51	2:43	2:35	2:27
Archer	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	4:00	3:48	3:37	3:26
Catapult	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	30:00	28:30	27:05
Doctor	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	20:00	19:00
Gyrocopter	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	15:00
Balloon-Bombardier	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒
Steam Giant	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒
Sulphur Carabineer	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒
Mortar	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒	⇒
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10

This table lists the Barracks training times for each unit Levels 11 through 20
	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Spearman	0:36	0:35	0:33	0:31	0:30	0:28	0:27	0:26	0:24	0:23
Slinger	0:57	0:54	0:52	0:49	0:47	0:44	0:42	0:40	0:38	0:36
Ram	6:39	6:19	6:00	5:42	5:25	5:09	4:53	4:38	4:25	4:11
Hoplite	3:30	3:20	3:10	3:00	2:51	2:43	2:35	2:27	2:19	2:13
Cook	14:43	13:59	13:17	12:37	11:59	11:23	10:49	10:17	9:46	9:16
Swordsman	2:20	2:13	2:06	2:00	1:54	1:48	1:43	1:38	1:33	1:28
Archer	3:16	3:06	2:57	2:48	2:40	2:32	2:24	2:17	2:10	2:04
Catapult	25:44	24:27	23:13	22:04	20:58	19:55	18:55	17:58	17:04	16:13
Doctor	18:03	17:09	16:18	15:29	14:43	13:59	13:17	12:37	11:59	11:23
Gyrocopter	14:15	13:33	12:52	12:14	11:37	11:02	10:29	9:58	9:28	8:59
Balloon-Bombardier	30:00	28:30	27:05	25:44	24:27	23:13	22:04	20:58	19:55	18:55
Steam Giant	⇒	15:00	14:15	13:33	12:52	12:14	11:37	11:02	10:29	9:58
Sulphur Carabineer	⇒	⇒	10:00	9:30	9:02	8:35	8:09	7:45	7:22	7:00
Mortar	⇒	⇒	⇒	40:00	38:00	36:06	34:18	32:35	30:58	29:25
	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20

This table lists the Barracks training times for each unit Levels 21 through 30
	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Spearman	0:22	0:21	0:20	0:19	0:18	0:17	0:16	0:16	0:15	0:14
Slinger	0:34	0:33	0:31	0:30	0:28	0:27	0:25	0:24	0:23	0:22
Ram	3:59	3:47	3:36	3:25	3:15	3:05	2:56	2:47	2:39	2:31
Hoplite	2:06	2:00	1:54	1:48	1:43	1:38	1:33	1:28	1:24	1:20
Cook	8:49	8:22	7:57	7:33	7:11	6:49	6:29	6:09	5:51	5:33
Swordsman	1:24	1:20	1:16	1:12	1:08	1:05	1:02	0:59	0:56	0:53
Archer	1:58	1:52	1:46	1:41	1:36	1:31	1:27	1:22	1:18	1:14
Catapult	15:25	14:38	13:54	13:13	12:33	11:55	11:20	10:46	10:14	9:43
Doctor	10:49	10:17	9:46	9:16	8:49	8:22	7:57	7:33	7:11	6:49
Gyrocopter	8:32	8:07	7:43	7:19	6:57	6:37	6:17	5:58	5:40	5:23
Balloon-Bombardier	17:58	17:04	16:13	15:25	14:38	13:54	13:13	12:33	11:55	11:20
Steam Giant	9:28	8:59	8:32	8:07	7:43	7:19	6:57	6:37	6:17	5:58
Sulphur Carabineer	6:39	6:19	6:00	5:42	5:25	5:09	4:53	4:38	4:25	4:11
Mortar	27:57	26:33	25:13	23:57	22:46	21:37	20:33	19:31	18:32	17:37
	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30

This table lists the Barracks training times for each unit Levels 31 through 40
	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40
Spearman	0:13	0:13	0:12	0:12	0:11	0:10	0:10	0:09	0:09	0:09
Slinger	0:21	0:20	0:19	0:18	0:17	0:16	0:15	0:15	0:14	0:13
Ram	2:23	2:16	2:09	2:03	1:57	1:51	1:45	1:40	1:35	1:30
Hoplite	1:16	1:12	1:08	1:05	1:02	0:59	0:56	0:53	0:50	0:48
Cook	5:17	5:01	4:46	4:32	4:18	4:05	3:53	3:41	3:30	3:20
Swordsman	0:50	0:48	0:46	0:43	0:41	0:39	0:37	0:35	0:34	0:32
Archer	1:11	1:07	1:04	1:01	0:58	0:55	0:52	0:49	0:47	0:45
Catapult	9:14	8:46	8:20	7:55	7:31	7:09	6:47	6:27	6:08	5:49
Doctor	6:29	6:09	5:51	5:33	5:17	5:01	4:46	4:32	4:18	4:05
Gyrocopter	5:07	4:52	4:37	4:23	4:10	3:58	3:46	3:35	3:24	3:14
Balloon-Bombardier	10:46	10:14	9:43	9:14	8:46	8:20	7:55	7:31	7:09	6:47
Steam Giant	5:40	5:23	5:07	4:52	4:37	4:23	4:10	3:58	3:46	3:35
Sulphur Carabineer	3:59	3:47	3:36	3:25	3:15	3:05	2:56	2:47	2:39	2:31
Mortar	16:44	15:54	15:06	14:21	13:38	12:57	12:18	11:41	11:06	10:33
	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40

This table lists the Barracks training times for each unit Levels 41 through 50
	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50
Spearman	0:08	0:08	0:07	0:07	0:07	0:06	0:06	0:06	0:06	0:05
Slinger	0:13	0:12	0:11	0:11	0:10	0:10	0:09	0:09	0:09	0:08
Ram	1:26	1:22	1:18	1:14	1:10	1:07	1:03	1:00	0:57	0:54
Hoplite	0:45	0:43	0:41	0:39	0:37	0:35	0:34	0:32	0:30	0:29
Cook	3:10	3:00	2:51	2:43	2:35	2:27	2:20	2:13	2:06	2:00
Swordsman	0:30	0:29	0:27	0:26	0:25	0:24	0:22	0:21	0:20	0:19
Archer	0:42	0:40	0:38	0:36	0:35	0:33	0:31	0:30	0:28	0:27
Catapult	5:32	5:15	4:59	4:45	4:30	4:17	4:04	3:52	3:40	3:29
Doctor	3:53	3:41	3:30	3:20	3:10	3:00	2:51	2:43	2:35	2:27
Gyrocopter	3:04	2:55	2:46	2:38	2:30	2:23	2:15	2:09	2:02	1:56
Balloon-Bombardier	6:27	6:08	5:49	5:32	5:15	4:59	4:45	4:30	4:17	4:04
Steam Giant	3:24	3:14	3:04	2:55	2:46	2:38	2:30	2:23	2:15	2:09
Sulphur Carabineer	2:23	2:16	2:09	2:03	1:57	1:51	1:45	1:40	1:35	1:30
Mortar	10:01	9:31	9:03	8:36	8:10	7:45	7:22	7:00	6:39	6:19
	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50

This table lists the Barracks training times for each unit Levels 51 through 54
	51	52	53	54
Spearman	0:05	0:05	0:05	0:04
Slinger	0:08	0:07	0:07	0:07
Ram	0:52	0:49	0:47	0:44
Hoplite	0:27	0:26	0:25	0:24
Cook	1:54	1:48	1:43	1:38
Swordsman	0:18	0:18	0:17	0:16
Archer	0:26	0:24	0:23	0:22
Catapult	3:19	3:09	2:59	2:51
Doctor	2:20	2:13	2:06	2:00
Gyrocopter	1:50	1:45	1:40	1:35
Balloon-Bombardier	3:52	3:40	3:29	3:19
Steam Giant	2:02	1:56	1:50	1:45
Sulphur Carabineer	1:26	1:22	1:18	1:14
Mortar	6:00	5:42	5:25	5:09
	51	52	53	54

Notes

• On December 15, 2015 in Patch 0.7.0;   Levels 50 – 54 were removed from the Barracks.

  These levels were not possible because their resource requirements exceeding the towns storage capacity even if you used the premium feature Steam Lifter to double your storage.

• These levels are shown as  Levels 50 - 54 .

Other Uses

While citizens cannot be transported, Spearmen can, and relatively inexpensively.   Dismissing a Spearman adds to the population in the town where he is dismissed.   You can take advantage of this to achieve various objectives:

1. You can transport workers to a new colony.
2. You can store citizens temporarily, i.e. to avoid losing them if you run out of .
3. If preparing for a large, long-term war, you might start out by recruiting as many spearmen as possible, then begin recruiting your main forces. This drastically increases the satisfaction level, which helps your population grow faster. After you've recruited most of your main forces, you can dismiss your Spearmen and your population should be near their maximum again.

• Just remember that Spearmen can be killed; citizens can not.