Musketeers
History:
Musketeers and pikemen of the 16th century were drawn up
in a phalangial formation, many ranks in depth, for the purpose
of mutual protection. Reloading was such a slow process
that musketeers of the front rank retired to the rear for
that function and gradually moved forward until their
turn came to fire again.
The original musket(arquebus) evolved during the third quarter
of the 16th century in the Spanish army, then the foremost
military system in Europe. Infantry tactics led to demand
for heavier firearms than the arquebus. The solution was
an enlarged arquebus name Musket. The Musket, like the
arquebus, was loaded by pouring coarse powder down the
barrel, then ramming home a lead ball and a wad of rag. A
pull of the trigger brought the serpentine, with its
length of burning slow mactch, into contact with the fine
powder in a pan that the musketeer uncovered by hand. The
resulting flash of the powder in the pan passed through
the touchhole and discharged the piece. Not much accuracy
could be expected of the musket. Reloading was such a
complicated process that two soldiers were assigned to
the clumsy weapon.
Hint:
Great at defending phalanx.
Specifications:
Advance |
Attack: |
Defence |
Move |
Resource cost |
Gunpowder |
2 |
3 |
1 |
30 |
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