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But armour comes after repel, don't you see? First you have to hit something to do damage. Also, repel is not something limited to pikes. If you think that your understanding of the game mechanics are seriously limited.

Also, pikemen without significant armour is a lot cheaper to mass than those with so I say there is a great chance than anything with more armour and shorter weapons will be outnumbered. And even if it isn't it will have to pass two checks to do damage instead of one - a serious disadvantage.