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Rhodok Sharpshooters are Rhodok crossbowmen who have highly polished skills, and are the strongest crossbow-wielding troop in the game. They are armed with a fearsome Siege Crossbow and Steel Bolt combination, which can take down any enemy with any armor in one or two hits. They also always carry a Board Shield. This equipment setup allows for some very powerful strategies.

Rhodok sharpshooters are the troops that can shoot to more distance, and are good on sieges too.

Tactics[]

If you tell them to hold fire, they will use their shield and melee weapon, as opposed to telling them to pull out blunt weapons, which causes half of them to use their fists due to carrying a Pick or Sword rather than a Hammer. If you tell them to fire at will, they will pull out their crossbows. You can unleash a nice, unison volley of bolts at prime range upon your opponents, and due to their board shields, enemy fire will not damage any of your Sharpshooters. Be careful when besieging castles, as the defenders will never run out of ammunition. It may be more effective to use Vaegir Marksmen for repeated siege assaults due to their higher rate of fire and consequently higher damage in a short period of time, allowing your archers to run out of arrows, retreat, and attack again.

While being great crossbowmen, Sharpshooters are also great at self-defense. In fact, their skills are on par with veteran infantry of the other kingdoms. Their Ironflesh and Power Strike skills are impressively high. Do keep in mind, however, that their Mail with Tunic armor is mediocre at best.

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.
Rhodok Sharpshooter - Default Stats and Equipment
Attributes
Stat Points
Level 25
Strength 14
Agility 5
Intelligence 4
Charisma 4
Health 55
Armor
Head
Kettle Hat, Mail Coif
Body
Mail with Tunic
Hand
?
Foot
Leather Boots, Splinted Leather Greaves
Skills
Skill Points
Ironflesh 3
Power Strike 4
Power Throw ?
Power Draw ?
Weapon Master ?
Shield 4
Athletics 6
Riding 1
Horse Archery ?
Looting ?
Trainer ?
Tracking ?
Tactics ?
Path-finding ?
Spotting ?
Inventory Management 2
Wound Treatment ?
Surgery ?
First Aid ?
Engineer ?
Persuasion ?
Prisoner Management 1
Leadership 1
Trade 2
Proficiencies
Weapon Type Points
One Handed Weapons 110
Two Handed Weapons 110
Polearms 110
Archery 100
Crossbows 140
Throwing 100
Weapons
Melee
Sword, Military Pick, Military Hammer
Ranged
Siege Crossbow, Steel Bolts
Shield
Board Shield
Mount
?


Troops of the Rhodoks
Icon troop type infantry Looter
Icon troop type infantry Mountain Bandit
Chevron-1 Icon troop type infantry Tribesman
Chevron-2 Icon troop type infantry Spearman Icon troop type bow Crossbowman
Chevron-3 Icon troop type infantry Trained Spearman Icon troop type bow Trained Crossbowman
Chevron-4 Icon troop type infantry Veteran Spearman Icon troop type bow Veteran Crossbowman
Chevron-5 Icon troop type infantry Sergeant Icon troop type bow Sharpshooter
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