German Fusiliers (NTW unit)
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| Category: | Infantry |
| Class: | Line Infantry |
| Men: | 40 / 80 / 120 / 160 |
| Range: | 80 |
| Accuracy: | 40 |
| Reloading skill: | 40 |
| Ammunition: | 10 |
| Melee attack: | 6 |
| Charge bonus: | 10 |
| Defence: | 9 |
| Morale: | 6 |
| Turns to train: | 2 |
| Recruitment cost: | 580 |
| Upkeep cost: | 140 |
These musket-armed troops use volleys to break an enemy line, and rely on their discipline to survive any return fire.
German Fusiliers are line infantry who take their title from the fusils, light flintlock muskets, that they carry. Forming the line of battle, they must be able to calmly take aim at their targets as shells explode around them, skirmisher’s shots smack home, and enemy cavalry bear down upon them. Fusiliers are effective against cavalry when in square, and excel in close combat, but care needs to be taken against skirmishers at extreme range.
Historically, the Austrian army’s infantry was divided into German and Hungarian regiments. The Hungarians were renowned for their ferocity, and the Germans for rigid discipline. This was particularly true of the fusiliers who fought in the rigid formations that made up the bulk of the army. During the Napoleonic Wars, units such as skirmishers, grenadiers and artillery took on more of the fighting as tactics evolved, but the line regiments remained almost unchanged as organisations. Their company and battalion structure still forms the basis of modern armies.
Abilities
- Can guard
- Can hide in woodland
- Grappling hooks
- Resistant to morale shocks
Technological abilities
- Chevaux de frise
- Earthworks
- Fire and advance
- Socket bayonet
- Square formation
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