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Jägers (NTW unit)

Jägers
Jägers
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Austria Jägers
Prussia Jägers
Category: Infantry
Class: Skirmishers
Men: 20 / 40 / 60 / 80
Faction: Austria Prussia
Range: 125 125
Accuracy: 65 65
Reloading skill: 25 30
Ammunition: 15 15
Melee attack: 3 3
Charge bonus: 1 1
Defence: 4 5
Morale: 6 6
Turns to train: 2 2
Recruitment cost: 610 620
Upkeep cost: 150 150

These skirmishers are excellent shots, perfect for harassing an enemy from a distance.

Nothing causes fear in men during battle like seeing your comrades slaughtered by a seemingly invisible enemy. Jägers are adept at hiding in cover as the foe approaches and they then use their superior marksmanship to bring down their targets. Using loose skirmishing formations, jägers are good at ambushes, but are at a disadvantage if they are forced into close combat, or ridden down by cavalry.

The Austrian Jägers, or “hunters” were extremely well trained and particularly adept at using cover and fieldcraft to gain the upper hand in a fight. They could stalk their targets, just as hunters stalk deer, using every bit of cover to hide their approach to a firing position. At the Battle of Wagram in 1809 jägers hid in a drainage ditch and lay in wait for the French, hitting them with a barrage of well-aimed shots.

Abilities

Can guard
Can hide in light scrub
Can hide in long grass
Can hide in woodland
Can skirmish
Good stamina
Grappling hooks
Paths seldom trod

Technological abilities

Can place stakes
Light infantry tactics

Available for:

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Austria Prussia

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