Army For Beginners: Part 1- Types of Troops

Army can be overwhelming when first starting the game.  You will have tons of questions like: What troops should I build?  How many troops should I have?  What troops are the best for attacking and defending?  What do I need to build each troop?  Well, I am going to do a full overview of the information you need to know all there is to know about troops.  Due to the mass of content I am going to break this topic off into parts.

Part 1: Types of Troops.

Here you will be able to see each type of troop that you can train with their description, requirements (builds, research, and food upkeep), might gain, and their attack/defend stats.

Supply Troops
Supply troops are not very good at fighting, but can carry resources to your other cities or friends, or carry loot back when you plunder enemy cities. These are extremely weak, but can carry a reasonable load during the beginning phases of the game.

                                                 Here are their stats:

Attack 10

Defense 3

Life 200

Speed 180

Range 10

Load 200

Resource Requirements:

Food 50

Wood 150

Stone 0

Ore 10

Other Statistics:

Population 1

Might 1

Food Upkeep 2

Requirement Level 1 Barracks

Militiamen
Militiamen are citizens of your city who have some military training. They are a good beginning for your army, but no match for troops with more training.

                                               Here are their stats:

Attack 100

Defense 13

Life 400

Speed 200

Range 20

Load 20

Resource Requirements:

Food 80

Wood 100

Stone 0

Ore 50
Other Statistics:

Population 1

Might 1

Food Upkeep 3

Requirement Level 1 Barracks

Scouts
Scouts move quickly, and bring back information about enemy positions and numbers, but are not strong fighters.

                                               Here are their stats:

Attack 6

Defense 1

Life 20

Speed 3000

Range 20

Load 5
Resource Requirements:

Food 120

Wood 200

Stone 0

Ore 150
Other Statistics:

Population 1

Might 2

Food Upkeep 5

Requirement Level 2 Barracks, Level 1 Eagle Eyes

Pikemen
Pikemen are the most basic heavily trained troops.  Their long pikes are very effective against horses.

                                              Here are their stats:

Attack 300

Defense 33

Life 600

Speed 300

Range 50

Load 40
Resource Requirements:

Food 150

Wood 500

Stone 0

Ore 100
Other Statistics:

Population 1

Might 2

Food Upkeep 6

Requirement Level 2 Barracks, Level 1 Poisoned Edge

Swordsman
Swordsmen are well armored, and are the strongest melee troops. Their shields make them effective against Archers.

                                              Here are their stats:

Attack 200

Defense 63

Life 700

Speed 275

Range 30

Load 30
Resource Requirements:

Food 200

Wood 150

Stone 0

Ore 400
Other Statistics:

Population 1

Might 3

Food Upkeep 7

Requirement Level 3 Barracks, Level 1 Blacksmith, Level 1 Metal Alloy

Archer
Archers can destroy the enemy's troops from a distance, but are vulnerable up close.

                                              Here are their stats:

Attack 240

Defense 25

Life 500

Speed 250

Range 1200

Load 25
Resource Requirements:

Food 300

Wood 350

Stone 0

Ore 300
Other Statistics:

Population 2

Might 4

Food Upkeep 9

Requirement Level 4 Barracks, Level 1 Fletching

Cavalry
Cavalry troops move very quickly on horseback and have devastating attacks.

                                              Here are their stats:

Attack 500

Defense 45

Life 1000

Speed 1000

Range 100

Load 100

Resource Requirements:

Food 1000

Wood 600

Stone 0

Ore 500
Other Statistics:

Population 3

Might 5

Food Upkeep 18

Requirement Level 5 Barracks, Level 1 Stable, Level 1 Alloy Horseshoes

Heavy Cavalry
Heavy cavalry are far more armored than regular cavalry.  This armor provides them defense and more power to their attacks, but costs them some speed

                                              Here are their stats:

Attack 700

Defense 87

Life 2000

Speed 750

Range 80

Load 80

Resource Requirements:

Food 2000

Wood 500

Stone 0

Ore 2500
Other Statistics:

Population 6

Might 7

Food Upkeep 35

Requirement Level 7 Barracks, Level 5 Blacksmith, Level 5 Stable, Level 5 Alloy Horseshoes

Supply Wagon
Supply Wagons are heavily fortified to carry anything you need through a raging battle, and not lose the cargo.

                                              Here are their stats:

Attack 20

Defense 15

Life 1400

Speed 150

Range 10

Load 5000
Resource Requirements:

Food 600

Wood 1500

Stone 0

Ore 350
Other Statistics:

Population 4

Might 6

Food Upkeep 10

Requirement Level 6 Barracks, Level 1 Stable, Level 3 Workshop, Level 1 Featherweight Powder

Ballista
Ballista fire huge, arrow-like bolts at long ranges.  They are effective against other siege weapons

                                              Here are their stats:

Attack 900

Defense 40

Life 640

Speed 100

Range 1400

Load 35
Resource Requirements:

Food 2500

Wood 3000

Stone 0

Ore 1800
Other Statistics:

Population 5

Might 9

Food Upkeep 50

Requirement Level 8 Barracks, Level 2 Stable, Level 5 Workshop, Level 5 Geometry, Level 6 Fletching

Battering Ram
A battering ram is a large, log-like object, used for knocking down the enemy's defenses.

                                              Here are their stats:

Attack 500

Defense 40

Life 10000

Speed 120

Range 600

Load 45
Resource Requirements:

Food 4000

Wood 6000

Stone 0

Ore 1500
Other Statistics:

Population 8

Might 9

Food Upkeep 100

Requirement Level 9 Barracks, Level 5 Blacksmith, Level 3 Stable, Level 7 Workshop, Level 8 Metal Alloys, Level 7 Geometry

Catapult

Catapults throw huge rocks from a long distance.  they are most effective against the enemy's defenses.

                                              Here are their stats:

Attack 1200

Defense 50

Life 960

Speed 80

Range 1500

Load 75
Resource Requirements:

Food 5000

Wood 5000

Stone 8000

Ore 1200
Other Statistics:

Population 10

Might 10

Food Upkeep 250

Requirement Level 10 Barracks, Level 2 Stable, Level 9 Workshop, Level 10 Geometry, Level 10 Fletching

Also view Part 2 of Army For Beginners..... Army For Beginners: Part 2- Strengths/Weaknesses