The lance is a pole weapon, as same with the pike. It is used by every cavalry lancer. The lance is able to brace, and has one attacking direction.
Design[]
The lance has a black wooden pole, a metal spearhead, and a banner. Present below the spearhead is a 2-colored banner in the form of a swallowtail on the shaft.
Usage[]
Lances are mainly used by cavalry lancers to instantly kill or inflict heavy damage to horses of enemy cavalry while on horseback. Generally, lances attack much slower compared to other melee weapons, so it is advisable to compensate for the weapon's startup lag when using it.
This weapon will instantly kill any player at full health if the user is riding a light horse (used by hussars) at full speed.
Pros & Cons[]
Pros
- Has a further range on horses.
- Decent in medium-ranged melee.
- Excellent for dealing with cavalry if on foot, if used properly.
- Can deal lots of damage against horses.
- Is able to hit enemies mounted on horses.
- If on a light horse, will 1-hit kill anyone.
- On stance, you can walk normally allowing you to evade and not be outrun by the enemy.
Cons
- Slow attack speed.
- Cannot kill a light or medium horse instantly without crouching and waiting for the running horse to touch the spearhead.
- Can't deal damage at point-blank range.
- Slow walking speed if deployed.
Colours[]
The United Kingdom has no lancers and Nassau has no cavalry, they are excluded from this list.
- France: White and red banner, black shaft.
- Prussia: White and blue banner, black shaft.
- Russia: No banner, brown shaft.
- Austria: Black and yellow banner, black shaft.
- Bavaria: White and light blue banner, black shaft.
- Warsaw: White and red banner for 2. Pułk Ułanów, black shaft.
- White, blue, and red for 6. Pułk Ułanów, black shaft.
- White and blue for 21. Pułk Ułanów and 17. Pułk Ułanów, black shaft.
- Brunswick: Blue and yellow banner, brown shaft
- Westphalia: Grey and black banner, dark brown shaft.
- Spain: No banner, brown shaft.
Trivia[]
- Warsaw is the only belligerent to have different lance colours for different regiments.
- Bavaria originally utilized Prussia's lance, which was a mistake. This was corrected years after Bavaria had been implemented in the game.
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