Dragoon Guards (NTW unit)
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| Category: | Cavalry |
| Class: | Heavy Cavalry |
| Men: | 15 / 30 / 45 / 60 |
| Range: | 80 |
| Accuracy: | 45 |
| Reloading skill: | 35 |
| Ammunition: | 10 |
| Melee attack: | 12 |
| Charge bonus: | 18 |
| Defence: | 15 |
| Morale: | 9 |
| Unit limit: | 4 |
| Turns to train: | 4 |
| Recruitment cost: | 660 |
| Upkeep cost: | 280 |
These mounted men are a useful mobile force who excel at melee.
Dragoon Guards are trained to fight on horseback and foot. They each carry a sabre and carbine musket but are only capable of firing when dismounted. Their slightly impetuous nature makes them less effective than other more disciplined cavalry units but their flexibility and skill in close-combat makes them incredibly valuable. Having the option to unleash these men at key strategic points on the field of battle can easily provide the upper hand over an ill-prepared enemy.
Dragoons were often considered to be inferior soldiers by “proper” regiments of horse: not really cavalrymen with class, but jumped-up infantry. They did not need particularly good horses because they did not fight on horseback, so they were cheaper to equip and pay than regular cavalry. In the British Army the designation “dragoon guards” was used as a face-saving measure when “real” cavalry units were converted to dragoons; despite becoming a lower class unit, they kept their slightly elitist cavalry attitudes. The British Army still has dragoon guard units and they now use light tanks in reconnaissance and security roles.
Abilities
- Can dismount
- Impetuous
Technological abilities
- Wedge formation
- Diamond formation
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