Riflemen/Jaegers have a rifle instead of a musket, which means no bayonet, and hence being pretty much helpless in melee. Most servers limit the amount of them, melee servers disallow them totally. They are best used to protect artillery or in melee charges. You will normally lose a ranged engagement, and will suffer very heavy losses from an unwise melee attack, if not wiped by a good counter (even by weak troops). Sadly, in Commander Battle you get 10% less units than if you have chose Lines, and believe me, 10% less muskets is a lot. Most of the servers allow unlimited amount of LI and limit amount of other units, so that's why you need to play LI.įoot Guard is pretty much the same as Line Infantry, but they have way better skills with a bayonet (swing faster) and are a bit better at shooting (accuracy is just a bit higher). In normal gameplay most of the time you are going to use your bayonet, so you need very high melee skills: blocking, footwork, animation timing etc. Line Infantry (LI) has bayonets to fight in melee which is normally a one-hit kill, and has descent skills with firearms. However, Riflemen are at a strong disadvantage in melee combat and should avoid getting close to enemy lines. RiflemenĪre equipped with a highly accurate but slow to reload rifle and aĭue to their high shooting and running skills, riflemen are especially useful for sniping enemy officers. Riflemen are light and fast moving units with good shooting skills. However, light infantry is at a disadvantage in melee and should thusĪvoid getting to close to enemy lines. Due to their good speed and accuracy they areĮspecially useful for flanking enemy lines and supporting fire. Light Infantry is equipped with an unbayoneted musketĪnd a small sword for melee combat. Light infantry are light and fast moving units that possess good Melee skills and are a good all rounder troop type. Musket and sometimes with a small sword referred to as a “butter Line infantry are usally equipped with a bayoneted Line infantry was the most common Infantry type in the I found this in the official manual on the official forums: Line Infantry

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