| Qizilbashi Musketeers | |
|---|---|
| |
| Belongs to | Mughal Empire, Mysore, Punjab, Afghanistan and Persia |
| Type | Militia |
| Weapon(s) | Musket; Sword |
| Ammunition | 15 |
| Soldiers in each unit | 120 |
| Melee Attack | 10 |
| Charge bonus | 10 |
| Defense skill | 10 |
| Morale | 8 |
| Range | 70 |
| Accuracy | 45 |
| Reloading | 30 |
| Tech requirement | None |
| Produced from | Drill School |
| Special abilities |
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| Cost | 940 |
| Upkeep | 230 |
| Turns to Train | 1 |
| Unit Cap | None |
Qizilbashi Musketeers are a type of line infantry in Empire: Total War.
Description[]
For all its smoke and noise, handling the smoothbore, muzzle-loading musket can be taught to all but the most stupid of men. Once the basic skills of loading have been mastered, it is simply a matter of pointing the loud end at the enemy and pulling the trigger. It is in God’s hands as to what happens next!
Even the most inexperienced or cack-handed of peasants can be useful with a musket in his hands. The noise of a volley is often enough to frighten, and any casualties in the enemy ranks are a bonus.
Historically, such units of irregular musket men would arrive at a battlefield with all kinds of weapons, from ancient matchlocks handed down from father to son, to modern government-issue weapons looted from the enemy dead. This lack of standardisation did not matter much, as it was the ability to fire at all that made the unit a useful force.
General Information[]
Qizilbashi Musketeers are some of the best musket-armed infantry available to Islamic factions east of and including Persia. Despite their passably good statistics, however, they are put at a severe disadvantage in past the early game, as they do not have access to Fire by Rank, Square Formation, or the various bayonet technologies.