Portugal (M2TW Faction)

Portugal is one of the factions in Medieval II: Total War that can be unlocked by either eliminating them during a campaign or by meeting the victory conditions. They can also be made playable via modding. For obvious reasons they start the game adjacent to Spain and the Moors on the Iberian Peninsula, possessing Lisbon and Pamplona.

Portugal (M2TW Faction)
Name:	Portugal
From Game:	Medieval II: Total War
Religion:	Catholic
Culture:	Southern European
Playable:

Gameplay

Starting Position

Portugal's Starting Position.

Portugal's starting position separates the faction into two halves, one settlement in the East and one in the West. This could start them with endless possibilities. They could expand North into France and capture Bordeux. They could expanded southwards and capture Zaragoza and Valencia. They could even move along the North Africa and into the Holy lands.

Their settlements are;

• Lisbon: Capital - Large Town
• Pamplona: Castle

Campaign objectives

• Long campaign: Hold 45 regions including: Jerusalem and Granada
• Short campaign: Hold 15 regions including: Eliminate Spain and Moors.

The Army

The army of Portugal is a very odd one in comparison to their neighbours. The Portuguese have a very strong army including, the various Iberian skirmishers, armoured pikemen in the late age, Portuguese arquebusiers who are highly armoured arquebusiers who can definitely take a charge, and Portuguese knights who are the equal of noble knights or English knights. The Portuguese start off with a bad army but if you manage to expand, your army is probably the best army in the game due to all the varieties. Heavy knights for attack, armoured pikemen for defense, and one of the best musketeer units.

Units

Portugal is a well rounded faction; with many powerful units and few weaknesses. Their early game units are many of the standard Knights, except that they get access to Jinetes, a fast and very effective Javelin unit. Their best cavalry are the excellent Knights of Santiago and the Conquistadores. Thier early game infantry is mostly Javelin based; they can be effective but are more vulnerable to cavalry charges then Spearmen. This lack of early Spearmen is Portugals biggest weakness, and it might rely on Mercenary Spearmen to fill this gap. Later on they get some good melee infantry units, including Dismounted Feudal Knights, Swordsmen Militia, and Dismounted Portuguese Knights, an elite Knight armed with a 2 handed Poleaxe. They also get Aventurios, the strongest Pikemen in the game, from the top level Castle barracks. Their missiles are all good, if not spectacular, including Peasant Archers and Crossbowmen, Pavise Crossbowmen and Mounted Crossbowmen. They have good Militia units as well. Portugal also has great artillery and is one of the few factions with access to Musketeers, who have excellent range and power; and their unique Portuguese Arquebusiers are strong at range and melee. The Portuguese also have the best late game ships, and can build Conquistadores in the New World. Overall, the Portuguese have quite a strong and well rounded roster.

Portuguese General's Bodyguard.

• Light Infantry
  • Peasants
  • Town Militia

• Heavy Infantry
  • Swordsmen Militia
  • Dismounted Feudal Knights
  • Dismounted Portuguese Knights
  • Dismounted Conquistadores

• Spearmen
  • Spear Militia
  • Pike Militia
  • Aventuros

• Missile Infantry
  • Peasant Archers
  • Peasant Crossbowmen
  • Pavise Crossbowmen
  • Crossbow Militia
  • Hand Gunners
  • Portuguese Arquebusiers
  • Musketeers
  • Lusitanian Javelinmen
  • Almughavars

• Heavy Cavalry
  • Merchant Cavalry Militia
  • Mailed Knights
  • Feudal Knights
  • Portuguese Knights
  • Knights of Santiago
  • Conquistadores

• Missle Cavalry
  • Jinetes
  • Mounted Crossbowmen

• Missile Siege
  • Ballista
  • Catapult
  • Trebuchet
  • Bombard
  • Grand Bombard
  • Ribault
  • Culverin
  • Basilisk

Faction Details

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Portugal Details (M2TW Faction)

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