However, the limited range of theirs grenades forces grenadiers to come dangerously close to their enemies, an action which can have fatal consequences.
A single well-aimed volley of grenades can kill dozens of enemy soldiers. However, their true strengths lie in their ability to throw grenades. In their normal firing mode, grenadiers fire their muskets like standard line infantry, albeit with marginally better accuracy and speed. Grenadiers are extremely powerful infantry units capable of quickly wearing down their enemy's ranks. Although doughty musketeers (they utilize platoon fire when researched, and have access to Fire by Rank until then) and melee fighters (grenadiers are traditionally strong, tall soldiers), their small unit size can place them at a disadvantage when confronted by larger cavalry and line infantry units. Available relatively early on in the game, their performance can be mixed.
You can grab the Empire Total War, Elite Units of the West DLC pack at the Steam store.Armed with unexceptional muskets, they carry their namesake grenades, crude explosives which can be thrown a short distance. The United States (woo!) benefits from the inclusion of the Legion of the United States and the US Marines, both of which bring a lot of flexibility to the battlefield.Īnd the best part about it all? It's available for only $3.49. The few exceptions are Prussia's hit-and-run 2nd Hussars and Bosniak and Frei-Korps irregulars. In fact, most of the elite units in this pack are heavy, shock-oriented troops. Once Hungary has a Military Governor's Barracks, it can field its elite Hungarian Grenadiers. To help balance out their use, each of these units comes with a unique pre-requisite that you have to meet before you can build them in the campaign.īritain can make use of heavy cavalry Horse Guards after building the Army Staff College in London, while the French can create Swiss Guard heavy infantry after completing the Palais Bourbon in Paris. While that might not sound like a lot, the units themselves are the absolute cream of the crop and can go a long way towards snatching victory from the jaws of defeat. All the major Western factions get one to three unique units in this pack. Gamers can head over to Steam today to pick up the Empire Total War, Elite Units of the West DLC.
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