- For the Swedish unit of the same name, see Swedish Dragoon.
The Polish Dragoon is a light missile cavalry unit employed by the Polish Commonwealth in Mount&Blade: With Fire & Sword. Dragoons are also employed by the Kingdom of Sweden. All nations (except the Crimean Khanate) have one type of mounted firearm-wielding troop.
Even though the Muscovite Tsardom and the Cossack Hetmanate do not have units with the name "Dragoon", they have missile cavalry units that use late dragoon tactics: Moscow Reiters and Watchmen, respectively.
The Polish Dragoon closely resembles the Zolnier except for its uniform's color. They are armed with a Simple Saber or a Saber and a Tatar Shield, a Simple Wheelock Carbine, and ride Saddle Horses.
Tactics[]
Dragoons wield carbines and have relatively good armor. However, there are substantial differences between the Polish and Swedish versions in terms of their melee weapons and effectiveness on horseback. Arguably, the Polish Dragoon is better at engaging in melee combat than his Swedish counterpart due to his shield, which adds extra protection against enemy blows, especially during sieges, when swarms of enemies block the entrance to the fort/town. The Swedish Dragoon's Thrusting Sword, though, is quicker at hitting the enemy but is still problematic during sieges.
The tactical importance of dragoons in With Fire & Sword is much like horse archers to the Crimean Khanate (or the Khergit Khanate). Harassing the enemy with gunfire and, when the enemy threatens them, riding away. This has become a less potent strategy in With Fire & Sword, however, due to more infantry wielding pikes and guns.
One strategy to use their mobility - and still have all the benefits of not riding into your enemy in battle - is to build your army out of only dragoons (or mounted ranged soldiers) and dismounting in the beginning of all battles. Downsides are only restricted to weakness to cavalry, and less athletics due to them being horsemen. Take up positions on a hill or on a field with long distance to your enemy and, if possible, in front of a river. It is recommended to use 'fire at my command', to make sure they will be able to fire when the enemy is very near.
Stats and Equipment[]
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Trivia[]
- Dragoons get their name from the pistol form of the blunderbuss, the dragon, which was frequently used by French Army dragoons.
- Most nations in the Western World raised at least one dragoon regiment between the 17th and 19th centuries.
- Historically, dragoons were trained in both mounted and infantry combat. They were also originally used as mounted infantry, riding to the battlefield and then dismounting to fight. As time went on, though, they evolved into proper cavalry.
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