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 == Skirmishers and Javalinmen ==
+Skirmishers are lightly armed, fast troops.  They typically have little to no armor, and are armed with javalins or short bows.  Their job is to pester slower enemy infantry units, causing casualies and disrupting enemy formations.  They are not very strong in melee, but usually are tough enough to kill archers or other skirmishers and sometimes are useful as flankers.
+In battle skirmishers usually start ahead of the main battle line and fire on the enemy as they approach.  This forces the enemy to either ignore them and take the casualties, or to divert troops to drive the skirmishers off -- possibly spliting up the army and causing breaks in the line.  Skirmishers are fast enough to retreat behind friendly infantry until battle is joined.  They can then circle around enemy lines and fire into the rear.
+If the battle is won skirmishers can chase down routers since they are faster than most infantry.
+Light cavalry is the bane of skirmishers, they are quick enough to run them down, and usually powerful enough to decimate a unit of skirmishers caught in the open.  Skirmishers will also die when fighting heavy infantry, like swordsmen or shocktroops, head on and should run.
 == Spearmen ==