New Order Marksman

New Order Marksman
Troop Information
Culture	Muscovite Tsardom
Wages	8 thalers
Acquired from...	Prisoners or Commander
Upgrades to...	New Order Marksman (veteran)

New Order Marksmen are a Russian version of Polish Zolnier, or Swedish Musketeers.

These soldiers are equipped with slightly better armor (New Line Helmets and New Order clothing, which is stronger than regular Marksman garb), and are slightly more trained in melee combat and shooting. This comes at a price though, as they have higher wages than Marksmen.

Tactics

Like any other marksmen unit, they work well in firing lines. Under the fire at will command, a good number of New Order Marksmen (50 or more) will provide a constant musket fire, preventing enemies from getting close. Marksmen can also be used as anti-cavalry for a short time. When a battle begins, arrange them in rows quickly and deploy them in a good position in the map, wait for the enemy cavalry to get close before giving them the order to open fire. While waiting for the enemy to get close, arrange your cavalry in attacking formation so that they can relieve the Marksmen when they get overrun by enemy troops.

During a siege, New Order Marksmen will excel in shooting down defenders. New Order Marksmen shouldn't be used to storm fortifications because they lack heavy armor and weaponry in melee combat. At the start of a siege, hold your other troops and let the New Order Marksmen open fire in a safe distance in rows, let them empty all their bullets before deploying your other troops to attack.

Stats and equipment

Note: Troops have a set of default stats; at the beginning of a new game, these stats are randomly adjusted for each type of troop. The following is the default set for this troop as seen within the game code and may not reflect the specific stats you will see during actual gameplay. For more information, see Troop stats.

New Order Marksman - Default Stats and Equipment

Attributes Stat Points Level 11 Strength 10 Agility 7 Intelligence 0 Charisma 0 Health 53 Armor Head New Line Helmet Body New Line Uniform Hand None Foot Cossack Boots Skills Skill Points Ironflesh 4 Power Strike 0 Grenade Throwing 0 Power Draw 0 Weapon Master 2 Shield 0 Athletics 3 Riding 1 Shooting from Horseback 0 Looting 0 Trainer 0 Tracking 0 Tactics 0 Path-finding 0 Spotting 0 Inventory Management 2 Wound Treatment 0 Surgery 0 First Aid 0 Engineer 0 Persuasion 0 Prisoner Management 1 Leadership 1 Trade 1 Proficiencies Weapon Type Points One Handed Weapons 80 Two Handed Weapons 60 Polearms 70 Archery 0 Firearms 110 Throwing 0 Weapons Melee Pole-axe Ranged Simple Wheellock Musket, Heavy Bullets Shield None Mount None

Wikipedia has an article on this subject at: New Order Regiments

Troops of the Muscovites
Village Recruits	Staff Militiaman
Garrison Militia	Lance Militiaman (veteran)	Posad Marksman (veteran)
Regular Infantry	Staff Militiaman Marksman (veteran) Marksman Spearman (veteran)
Guard Infantry	New Order Marksman (veteran) New Order Spearman (veteran)
Regular Cavalry	Armed Serf (veteran)
Heavy Cavalry	Moscow Reiter (veteran) Gentry Cavalryman (veteran)
Personal Guard Cavalry	Noble Guard (veteran)
Camp Mercenaries (southwest of Moscow)	Muscovite Mercenary Infantryman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite) Muscovite Mercenary Rifleman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite) Muscovite Mercenary Cavalryman (recruit) • (experienced) • (veteran) • (elite)
Regional Mercenaries (Cherkassk • Izum Fortress)	Village Cossack (veteran)
National Mercenaries	Kalmyk (veteran) German Infantry Pikeman (veteran) German Infantry Musketeer (veteran)
Unrecruitable	Tsar Bodyguard