Cuirassier

Cuirassier
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Resource Cost	Horses
Unlocked at	Imperialism
Upgrades From	Knight
Upgrades To	Cavalry

The Cuirassier is a mounted unit available in the Enlightenment Era.

Overview

Cuirassiers were European cavalry rigged with firearms and a cuirass, which was the name of their armour. A cuirass is a single or multiple pieces of metal which usually covered the front of the torso. About the middle of the century, the breastplate of the cuirass was made in two parts; the lower adjusted to overlap the upper, held together with a strap or sliding rivet in order to add flexibility to the advantages plate armour had over mail.Primarily fielded in the 15th century, the Cuirassier grew to a heightened prominence during the Napoleonic wars, where it was heavily recruited and equipped with swords as their primary weapon. Cuirassiers continued to be employed into the early ravages of the Great War and continue their ceremonial use as regiments to this day.

Strategy

The Cuirassier is the main mounted unit of the Enlightenment Era. Gone is the heavy armour of the Knight, replaced with the lighter forms which give the unit its name. As with other mounted units, they are especially strong against melee, ranged, and siege units, but are less effective against other mounted units. Use them to break enemy ranks and get rid of dangerous ranged units, but watch out for Uhlans.

Unique Unit Replacements

Icon	Unit	Civilization	Abilities
	Abrantine Detachment	Portugal (Pombal)	Starts with Alpine Training and the unique promotion Scorched Earth, which causes enemy units who end their turn on a nearby pillaged tile to take damage.
	Carabinier Guard	Saxony (Frederick Augustus I)	+1 Combat Strength when garrisoned for each National Wonder in the city Gains Defensive Bonuses from terrain
	Conquistador	Spain (Isabella)	No penalty vs cities Embarkation with defense +1 Sight Can found cities on other landmasses
	Death's Head Hussar	Prussia (Frederick II)	Ignores enemy Zone of Control. Begins with Scouting I. Reduces the Combat Strength of enemy units within two tiles.
	Escolta Libertad	Argentina (Juan Manuel de Rosas)	+1 Combat Strength per owned Puppet City. Ignores Combat Strength penalties from Unhappiness.
	Granaderos a Caballo	Rio dela Plata (José de San Martín)	+2% Production Cost (230 vs. 225) Has a weaker Ranged attack (1 Range) Heals 50HP upon starting a turn with less than 10HP (once per unit)
	Hakkapeliitta	Sweden (Gustavus Adolphus)	Transfers movement to stacked Great Generals +15% combat bonus when stacked with a Great General
	King's German Legion	Hanover (Ernest Augustus)	Heals +10 HP each turn it begins on a Road, increasing to +15 HP when beginning on a Railroad. Generates more Great General Points from combat.
	Kukwi-Mi-Tu	The Utes (Ouray)	+2 Range -4 Combat Strength Gains extra Gold and XP from combat when near an allied civ's unit Receives defensive bonuses from terrain.
	Savaran e Saltanati	The Afsharids (Nader Shah)	+20% Combat Strength when flanking 25% Combat Strength penalty when attacking cities (instead of 33%)