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Minutemen
Category:	Infantry
Class:	Militia
Men:	40 / 80 / 120 / 160
Range:	70
Accuracy:	30
Reloading skill:	15
Ammunition:	15
Melee attack:	8
Charge bonus:	5
Defence:	6
Morale:	6
Turns to train:	1
Recruitment cost:	850
Upkeep cost:	210
Requires
Building
Army Encampment
Barracks
Military Governor's Encampment
Military Governor's Barracks
Royal Palace

These self-appointed militiamen are expert shots and fight as irregular infantry, often under officers chosen by the men.

Minutemen are so called because they pride themselves on being ready to defend their homes and families within a minute of being alerted to danger. This somewhat optimistic claim should not, however, underestimate their ability to inflict damage on enemies with their long rifled muskets. They are adept at using what cover is available, and at sniping from that cover.

Historically, the minutemen were among the first American forces to engage British regular troops during the American War of Independence (1775-1783). Their thoroughly unsporting habit of not standing in line to get shot was much despised by their British opponents. Had the Geneva Convention applied at the time, the minutemen could have been shot out of hand as “illegal combatants” because they certainly did not wear uniforms.

It can be argued that the success of the minutemen gave rise to the Second Amendment of the US Constitution (the right to keep and bear arms), although it is often forgotten that the text mentions a “well regulated militia” as “being necessary” which, it could also be argued, might not be quite the same as everyone who wants one having a gun. The name “Minuteman” was recently revived as the name of a nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile in USAF service.

Abilities

Can guard

Can hide in light scrub

Can hide in woodland

Can skirmish

Grappling hooks

Paths seldom trod

Technological abilities

Chevaux de frise

Earthworks

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External links

• Minutemen at Wikipedia