Denmark (M2TW Faction)

Denmark (M2TW Faction)
Name:	Kingdom of Denmark
From Game:	Medieval II: Total War
Religion:	Catholic
Culture:	Northern European
Playable:

Game Play

Starting Position

Denmark's Starting Position.

Denmark controls Jutland and surrounding regions near the Baltic Sea.

Their cities are:

• Arhus: Danish Capital; Region - Arhus Province

Victory Conditions

• Long Campaign: Hold 45 regions including Jerusalem.
• Short Campaign: Hold 20 regions and outlast or destroy Holy Roman Empire

Units

Denmark is very much a melee infantry focused faction; probably more so than any playable faction in the game. Unlike any other faction; their basic wooden castle recruits 2 types of Infantry instead of 2 types of Cavalry, both of which are strong Axe and Shield units. Much of their infantry is melee focused and the Danes have a lot of Armour Piercing units. The Danes also have a couple of Halberd units that much better than standard. While Infantry focused, the Danes can recruit a lot of cavalry; including Chivalric Knights, but they mostly do not come from the castle building and require an investment in Stables. One notable unit of cavalry for the Danes are the Norse War Clerics; a powerful melee unit recruited from a Abbey that is armed with a Mace, and very powerful in melee. Their archers are not the best, and Denmark does not have a single unit with Long Range Missiles, but their Norse Archers are decent with a bow and strong in melee, and their Mounted Crossbows are useful units to have.

• Light Infantry
  • Peasants
  • Town Militia
  • Viking Raiders

• Heavy Infantry
  • Norse Swordsmen
  • Swordstaff Militia
  • Dismounted Feudal Knights
  • Dismounted Chivalric Knights
  • Dismounted Huscarls
  • Norse Axemen
  • Obudshaer

• Spear Infantry
  • Spear Militia

• Missile
  • Crossbow Militia
  • Peasant Archers
  • Crossbowmen
  • Norse Archers

• Light Cavalry
  • Scouts

• Heavy Cavalry
  • Huscarls
  • Feudal Knights
  • Norse War Clerics
  • Chivalric Knights

• Missile Cavalry
  • Mounted Crossbowmen

• Gunners
  • Arquebusiers
  • Hand Gunners

• Artillery
  • Ballista
  • Catapult
  • Trebuchet
  • Bombard
  • Ribault
  • Cannon
  • Serpentine

• Naval
  • Longboat
  • Dragon Boat
  • Gunholk
  • Carrack

• Bodyguard
  • Bodyguard
  • General's Bodyguard

• Guild
  • Merchant Cavalry Militia
  • Knights Templar
  • Knights Hospitaller

• Local Mercenaries

Faction overview

Strengths: Has a good mix of pikes, spears, ranged units and heavy infantry with access to powerful Norse units. Quite a secure starting position with regions to the north that are ripe for conquest. Has good access to the sea and sea trade, meaning Denmark can be a wealthy nation. Good secure position from which to strike at Europe.

Weaknesses: Like the Scots, has only one region to begin the game with and no castle. Scandinavian regions are not as profitable as others and lack valuable resources. Very close to their toughest rival, The Holy Roman Empire. Quite far from the holy lands and somewhat isolated from the rest of the world, which some may se as an advantage. later in the game they may also be threatened by the mongols, which the danish may have problems dealing with.

Conclusion: The Danes will find it easy to take the northern regions to consolidate their hold over Scandinavia. Expansion past this point however will not be so easy. Denmark can expect to come into contact with The Holy Roman Empire very early on and later in the game, the Poles and even the Russians. Denmark will need to stand firm in the face of foreign expansion and forays into Danish territory to eventually make there way to the rich holy lands and win the campaign.

Strategy guides

• Denmark Strategies at The Org

Faction Details

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Denmark Details (M2TW Faction)

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