Infantry without shields. When to buy? How to use?

[B0rsuk]

Shield costs extra resources.

1. Not all armies have access to bows. Use shieldless infantry against such enemies.

2. Use shieldless infantry when shield can't help you - against Illithids, mages, tramplers, giants (they tend to punch through heavy armor anyway). Also against Abysians with aura, I guess you'd prefer to kill them as soon as possible. It's no good hiding behind a shield if you're getting burned.

3. Shut down shooters with a spell like Storm, to make shields much less useful.