Since Empire: Total War or should I say Total War: Empire (as the name is bieng switched) came out I never understood what to do with Pikemen. Mine rarley get used, they get cut down by bullets, Cavalry are too smart to charge them, they get destroyed by other mele troops Ex Bashi Bazooks. When they charge they don't use their Pikes. Whats the deal with them? How do I use them effectivly. The only time they have been of use was in my Swedish campaign when they and a unit of line infantry fended of a half stack of rebal millita, the pikes only acting as cannon fodder while the line infantry nailed the rebals.
The point is how do you use your Pikemen?