Melee infantry

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Melee infantry is a type of unit in warbanner the melee infantry are often somewhat low in numbers, but that flaw is often compensated by the fact that they have great melee damage and health stats, however, there is units, such as the polish armor-clad cossacks and the soldiers of the holy see that are incredibly (ridiculously) slow and that makes them really hard to use as something else than cannon fooder, however, they can surely be more than that if used correctly, even if its hard

Strategy
this units are often used as cannon fooder, because of their multiple drawbacks and same cost than line infantry, that makes them hard to use correctly, but there are a few more uses, one good example is to place this troops in front of your line infantry, so when the battle starts they will clash with the enemy shock cavalry or other melee troops, most of the times being able to destroy them, preventing your soldiers from going into melee combat and opening a gap in your defenses, that said, we can notice that they can also be used like that against the enemy, but this will often be a good strategy only if you got many spare deployment points, a good thing, is that with their already high health and melee, even if fighting with a line infantry of more numbers, if you use a bandage or defense order on them, it will increase their chances to win the battle considerably, often crushing the enemy with few losses on your side

Pros

 * 1) high health
 * 2) high melee
 * 3) decent unit size
 * 4) good at attacking fortifications

Cons

 * 1) slow most of the times
 * 2) line infantry will win in a melee combat due to larger regiment size if left unsupported