>>590578
Diving into the files there are two things that stand out that I can see, their weapons and armor is sub par.

Sturgian Spearmen have "sturgia_sword_3_t3", for whatever reason it seems hard to see the actual stats on weapons but I think its safe to assume that its a tier 3 sword.

Vlandian Swordsman have "vlandia_sword_3_t4" so they have tier 4 swords.

And the 2nd thing is here:

Sturgian Spearmen
northern_leather_tabard
body_armor="20"
leg_armor="6"
arm_armor="2"
material_type="Leather"

Vlandian Swordsman
mail_shirt
body_armor="30"
leg_armor="10"
arm_armor="8"
material_type="Chainmail"

If I add up the armor from all their items, Sturgian Spearmen have
26 head
20 body
24 arm
29 leg

Vlandian Swordsman
22 head
30 body
24 arm
33 leg

I mean, Vlandian Swordsman have a tier 4 sword, 1/3rd more body armor + its chain armor vs leather. Thats quite a big advantage when everything else seems to be equal like skills and such.

Battanian Picked Warriors, t4 sword AND t4 spear(Sturgia/Vlandia has t3 spears), 10 higher athletics but less riding.. but they are all infantry so who cares about riding skill?, 40 one handed skill?? thats way lower than the others.. 110 two handed skill.. they dont even have a weapon for that and 40 polearm skill, if they win against Sturgian Spearmen its 100% the gear giving them the advantage and just shows how large difference it seems to be to have tier 4 weapons against tier 3 and better armor.

battania_woodland_chainmail
body_armor="34"
leg_armor="10"
arm_armor="8"
material_type="Chainmail"

Total armor
32 head
34 body + 10 from cape
17 arm
22 leg

Yep, higher tier weapon and more than twice as much body armor + chain mail probably makes up more than enough for their buggy stats.

Empire... Imperial Veteran Infantryman, also stuck with tier 3 weapons but..
legionary_mail
body_armor="40"
leg_armor="12"
arm_armor="12"
material_type="Chainmail"

imperial_studded_strip_shoulders
body_armor="16"
arm_armor="8"
material_type="Plate"

Dont think its worth looking at the other armor pieces, its already up to 56 body armor and 20 on the arms with just the body armor and cape. Close to 3 times as much body armor than Sturgian Spearman.. and chain/plate.

Khuzait Spear Infantry, t3 weapons + javelins.
leather_lamellar_armor
body_armor="22"
leg_armor="6"
arm_armor="3"
material_type="Leather"

head 26
body 22
arm 33
leg 19

Sort of even with the Sturgian Spearman but still more armor and I guess the javelins make a large difference if they dont hold up their shields.

Aserai Infantry, t3 weapons + javelins.
body_armor="26"
leg_armor="10"
arm_armor="2"
material_type="Leather"

head 28
body 26
arm 32
leg 33

Still more armor and javelins.
Yep, Sturgian Spearmen need some buffs.

As comparison, a full rank above we have Sturgian Veteran Warriors, their body armor is still lower than the Imperial Veteran Infantryman but almost incomparable with the Spearman it upgrades from.
Sturgian Veteran Warrior, t4 weapon + javelins.
northern_coat_of_plates
body_armor="48"
leg_armor="14"
arm_armor="16"
material_type="Plate"

head 50
body 48
arm 36
leg 37

Sturgian Shock Troop... their skills are low, 100 in anything that matters which is the same as the rank they upgrade from and their armor..
nordic_lamellar_armor
body_armor="28"
leg_armor="6"
arm_armor="4"
material_type="Plate"

head 34
body 28
arm 13
leg 29
Yeah, thats really bad. They do have a t4 sword and t5 polearm though, not sure how I have had such good experience with these two units, I can only assume their polearm is quite good since I am rampaging across the land with these and Veteran Warriors.

У северян худшая броня и худшее оружие, но почему то считается что у них лучшая пехота. Так и победим что то мне это напоминает