Rifleman

Rifleman
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Unlocked at	Rifling
Upgrades From	Musketman Line Infantry (EE)
Upgrades To	Great War Infantry

The Rifleman is a Gunpowder unit available in the Industrial Era.

Overview

A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder. The inside of the barrel has "rifled" grooves designed to spin the projectile as it is fired, giving it greater range and accuracy than an unrifled projectile. The earliest attempts at rifled barrels in Europe occurred in the 15th century, but difficulties in manufacturing kept it from general use until the 19th. American frontiersmen had rifles in the American War of Independence. British and American skirmishers and scouts were equipped with rifled muskets during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, but the weapons' slower loading time kept them out of the hands of the regular infantry for some years further.

The invention of the "minie ball" greatly reduced loading time, and by the American Civil War rifled muskets were in use in all major European armies. By the end of the Civil War the rifled musket was rendered obsolete by the breech-loading repeating rifle, which had a firing rate of perhaps one shot a second (as fast as one could cock the lever and pull the trigger), compared to the muzzle-loading rifle's firing rate of perhaps 20 to 30 seconds per shot for a well-trained soldier.

Strategy

The Rifleman is the result of a significant upgrade in small firearms technology during the late Renaissance/early Industrial Era. The invention of new loading systems allows a unit to shoot many more bullets per minute than with earlier weapons, and a new design of the barrel of the gun gives its projectile a much greater boring force. The soldiers that use these new rifles are substantially more powerful than Musketmen, giving the army of a civilization with Riflemen a big advantage over armies that don't have them yet.

Still, like earlier infantry units, the Riflemen remain vulnerable against ranged barrages, as well as hit-and-run cavalry attacks.

Unique Unit Replacements

Historical

Icon	Unit	Civilization	Abilities
	Abrade	Ashanti (Osei Tutu I) (More Civilizations)	Combat bonus vs wounded units +2 Movement for 1 turn after being trained
	Ai-Ding	Formosa (Liu Yongfu)	Ignores Rough Terrain Cost May choose Promotions from the Scout tree
	Akali	Punjab (Ranjit Singh) (JFD)	Possesses a short Ranged Attack. Cheap to purchase with Faith. Starts with a free Promotion if trained in a Holy City.
	Batallon Civico	Chile (Balmaceda)	Benefits from any Production bonuses towards Civilian Units; doubled during an active war.
	Bersaglieri	Sardinia-Piedmont (Victor Emmanuel II)	+1 Movement and a combat bonus when in friendly territory Can upgrade to Garibaldino after earning 4 levels
	Blue Guards	The Anglo Dutch (William III)	More expensive to produce however start with the Blitz promotion allowing them to attack twice. The Blue Guards gain a 15% combat bonus  when starting adjacent to a friendly unit from a Civilisation or City State following your religion.
	Bürgerwehr	Germany (Robert Blum)	Earns Golden Age Points for kills equivalent to the number of City-State allies (max 4). +15% Combat Strength while within a city's Zone of Control.
	Carolean	Sweden (Gustavus Adolphus) Sweden (Karl XII)	Starts with the March promotion
	Chhetri Battalion	Nepal (Jung Bahadur Rana)	More costly to produce, but produced faster depending on the Gold generated locally. Earns +25% Great General points from Combat.
	Colorado	Bolivia (Manuel Belzu)	+15% Combat Strength in Rough Terrain +1 Combat Strength per 5 excess Happiness (up to +5)
	Cruzob	Yucatán (Santiago Mendez)	Cheaper to purchase with Faith Gains Faith from kills Earns Great General points faster than the Rifleman
	Dayak Ranger	Sarawak (James Brooke)	Weaker but cheaper to produce. Has the Amphibious promotion. +25% Combat Bonus in Forest and Jungle, a weaker version of these bonuses is provided to neighboring friendly non-Ranger units.
	Ejercito Aliado Protector	Central America (Francisco Morazán)	Heals 15 HP per turn when starting adjacent to a friendly Great Person tile improvement. Generates Great General points when this unit is promoted. Generates Culture upon being upgraded.
	Fatherland Volunteer	Brazil (Pedro II) (with Duskjockey's Brazil (Pedro II) Rework installed)	Trained 25% faster while at war or during a 'We Love the King' Day in their home city. Can be disbanded for a burst of random cultural Great Person points, the amount increasing based on their level.
	Fengu Gunner	South Africa (Nelson Mandela)	+25% Combat Strength in CS territory. Killing enemy units in or next to City-State territory yields extra Influence with that City-State. Can construct Roads.
	Fenian	Ireland (Michael Collins)	Gains Combat Strength from Defensive Buildings in nearby Irish Cities.
	Freebooter	United Fruit Company (Sam Zemurray)	+30% Combat Strength when fighting on Bonus Resources May pillage Plantations in rival territory without declaring war for a large sum of Gold
	Fédéré	France (Lafayette)	+2 Movement points when beginning their turn at full health if trained outside the Capital. +50% Combat Strength during Golden Ages.
	Grenadier	Austria (Joseph II)	+15% Combat Strength vs. Riflemen Units May perform an extra attack if beginnings its turn adjacent to another Grenadier Unit
	Gurkha	Nepal (Prithvi Narayan)	+2XP every turn +50% XP generation from combat -11% Production Cost
	Highlander	Scotland (James VI) (JFD & Janboruta)	Double Movement in Hills. +7XP for every Great Work of Writing in the city in which it was trained (max 30XP).
	Imperial Guard	France (Napoleon)(with France (Louis XIV) installed)	+8% Combat Strength (37 vs 34) +16% Production cost (260 vs 225) Starts with the Great Generals I promotion If trained in a city with a Courthouse, begins with +20 Experience
	Imperial-Royal Army	Holy Rome (Francis II)	+15% Combat Strength when stacked with a Great General. When trained, begins with the XP afforded to newly trained units in the Capital if that value is greater than the XP afforded by the city in which it was trained.
	Integralistas	Portugal (Couceiro)	When beginning its turn on the same tile as a Worker Unit, gains the ability to use enemy roads and can pillage for free for that turn. Counts as a Worker Unit for the purposes of Portugal's Unique Ability.
	Isabelino	Spain (Isabella II)	May attack twice if starting in friendly territory. If trained or upgraded within the borders of a city occupied by a Great General, may be disbanded for while in City-State territory.
	Jääkäri	Finland (Kekkonen)	Gains Experience each turn spent in a friendly civ's territory Starts weaker
	Jaeger	Germany (Bismarck) (When Hitler's Germany / Arminius' Germans are installed)	Starts with the Scouting I and Survivalism I promotions Can earn Recon unit promotions Earns promotions 15% faster
	Jazayerchi	Afsharids (Nader Shah) (DJSHenninger)	+1 Movement +50% flanking bonus Grants Flanking bonus to Mounted units within 2 tiles
	Jazayerchiha	Afsharids (Nader Shah) (More Civilisations)	+8% Combat Strength (24 vs 26) +10% Production cost (150 vs 165) When starting a turn next to a mounted unit, both units receive +1 Movement and +10% Combat Strength
	Jilamana	Bunuba (Jandamarra)	-12% Combat Strength (30 vs 34). Begins with Scouting I and Survivalism I. May move after attacking. Movement replenished whenever an adjacent enemy Unit is defeated.
	Katipunero	Philippines (Emilio Aguinaldo) Philippines (Jose Rizal)	Emilio Aguinaldo version: Regains +1 Movement and +10 HP upon adopting a Social Policy, doubling if in friendly borders. Jose Rizal version: +1 Movement when in friendly territory +25% Combat Strength after choosing an Ideology Abilities stay on upgrade
	Kentucky Rifle	America (Andrew Jackson)	Production modifiers for Settlers and Workers, as well as Tile Improvement speed modifiers, contribute toward training this unit. Ignores terrain costs.
	King's Guard	Siam (Rama V)	Receives additional XP when trained in the Capital based on a third of the total XP a unit would normally receive when trained in other cities (up to 30 XP total).
	Landwehr	Prussia (Frederick II)	Trained faster the more Great Generals you have, more so if at war. +15% Combat Strength when fighting adjacent to another Combat Unit.
	Leib-Gvardia	Russia (Alexander I)	-31% Production cost (175 vs 225) +1 Movement if beginning Fortified; increases to +2 Movement if beginning next to another Leib-Gvardia
	Light Jäger	Ionian Islands (Antonios Komoutos)	Slightly weaker (29 vs 34) +1 Movement For 10 turns after disembarking, gains double Offensive Strength and may pillage without spending Movement points.
	Mehal Sefari	Ethiopia (Haile Selassie) Ethiopia (Menelik II)	Starts with the Drill I promotion Has a combat bonus when near the Capital
	Mulazimmiya	Mahdist State (Muhammad Ahmad)	Generates Faith on kill. Deals attrition damage to nearby units if a Great Person was born the same turn.
	Nauvoo Legion	Deseret (Brigham Young) (JFD & Janboruta)	+25% Defense in Desert and Plains. Receive a free Nauvoo Legion whenever you found a city on Desert or Plains, or whenever a Settler is killed.
	Norwegian Ski Infantry	Denmark (Harald Bluetooth) (When Christian IV's Denmark-Norway isn't installed)	+25% Combat Strength when in snow, tundra, and hills Double Movement when in snow, tundra, and hills
	Opalchentsi	Bulgaria (Vasil Levski)	Gain up to +3 Combat Strength for every 5 excess Happiness in the empire. Regains Movement points and yields Culture when promoted.
	Plastun	Kuban (Vasyl Ivanys)	+1 Sight, increased to +2 if outside of Kuban territory. Enemy units starting their turn adjacent to a Plastun have reduced Movement and -10% Combat Strength when attacking.
	Presidency Army	British Raj (Mountbatten)	+15% Combat Strength when stacked with a Great General. Receive a free Presidency Army when an allied City-State trains a Rifleman unit.
	Razakar	Hyderabad (Osman Ali Khan)	-20% Combat Strength (28 vs 34). +1 Combat Strength for every 150 Gold in your treasury (max +15). Earns Gold from Kills. Begins with the City Plunder promotion.
	Redcoat	Great Britain (Victoria)	Ignores terrain cost and enemy zones of control Offsets production penalties from unhappiness when garrisoned
	Red Guard	China (Mao Zedong)	Weaker Spawns for free adjacent to a city when a Social Policy is enacted Costs no maintenance when garrisoned Grants  Culture per turn equal to its level or number of Social Policy trees completed (whichever is higher) when garrisoned
	Regio Esercito	Italy (Umberto I)	When trained in a city on your home continent, begins with the March Promotion. When trained in a city on a foreign continent/colony, begins with the Blitz promotion instead.
	Royal Regiment	Rhodesia (Ian Smith)	+10 HP healed when fortifying outside friendly territory +50% defense
	Rurales	Mexico (Benito Juárez) Mexico (Guadalupe Victoria)	Benito Juárez version: +3 Culture and +15% Combat Strength when garrisoned Guadalupe Victoria version: +2 Local Happiness when garrisoned in a city. +10% Combat Strength when fighting in friendly territory.
	Rum Corps	New South Wales (John Macarthur)	Begins with additional Experience equal to the Happiness you receive from obtained Luxury Resources. Upon capturing a City, spawns a random Luxury Resource on the tile.
	Semyonovsky Regiment	Russia (Elisabeth)	When facing a melee attack, this unit has a chance to withdraw from combat.
	Sharpshooter	Confederate States (Jefferson Davis)	Bombards enemies with a weak ranged attack before melee attack +20% defense when on an Antebellum Manor -4 Combat Strength
	Shizoku	Satsuma (Saigo Takamori)	Starts with an extra +4% Combat Strength multiplied by the number of Social Policies Satsuma has discovered above the world average, up to five. Bonuses remain on upgrade.
	Ski Infantry	Denmark-Norway (Christian IV)	+2 Movement when starting on a hill tile +20% Combat Strength when starting on a hill tile
	Sometent	Andorra (Roger-Bernard III)	-9% Combat Strength (31 vs 34) -55% Production cost (125 vs 225) Starts with the Altitude Training promotion
thum	St. Patrick's Battalion	Papal States (Pius IX)	Trained faster the more civilizations you are influential over. Begins with half a Movement point for each of those civilizations that also share your main religion in the majority of their cities.
	Taifukchi Gunner	Yettishar (Yaqub Beg)	+2 Movement in Desert. If near to a ranged gunpowder unit, the unit may withdraw before melee attacks.
	Tirailleur	Senegal (Léopold Senghor)	-12% Combat Strength (30 vs 34) Doubled flanking bonus. Experience doubled in the territory of a Declaration of Friendship partner or war ally. Upon being defeated or upgraded, provides Golden Age Points based on its level.
	Wiko'i	Yaqui (Cajemé)	May attack twice per turn when on or adjacent to desert or hills. Gains +25% Combat Strength against cities that share your religion.
	Zouave	France (Napoleon III)	-22%  Production cost (175 vs 225) +1 Movement (3 vs 2) -12% Combat Strength (30 vs 34) Receives additional  Combat Strength (max 10) per puppet city in the empire +20%  Combat bonus in foreign lands

Fictional

Icon	Unit	Civilization	Abilities
	Cleaner	En Family (En)	Gains +50% more Experience from Combat. Newly-trained Cleaners begin with a random Promotion.
	Freikorps	Germany (Frederich Wilhelm I)	+30% Combat Strength in friendly territory Double movements in Forest tiles
	Laser Minuteman	Commonwealth Minutemen (Preston Garvey)	Generates more Great General points from combat. Does not degrade Influence while in City-State borders. While in City-State borders, gains a Combat boost (+15%).
	Magical Soldier	Lowee (Blanc)	Begins with an extra 2XP for each Great Work of Writing in your Empire. Instantly heals to 100% HP and gains a +33% Combat Strength bonus for 1 turn whenever you expend a Great Writer.