Changes: Musketeer

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Musketeers are the ranged Units of the Colonial Age, and the first to be unlocked on the tech tree. They possess a respectable level of offensive strength, but they are defensively frail, bearing the second weakest defensive stats of all Colonial Age units. The unit's movement stats match those of its immediate predecessor, the Longbow Archer. It is possible to one shot slingers when standing on rocks,(6) and has much higher stats than the Longbow Archer(atk+6,def+6,range+1). It is best used against Garnaders, better with imperial guards. Weak against Rangers and Dragoons.

History

A musketeer (French: mousquetaire) was an early modern type of infantry soldier equipped with a musket. Musketeers were an important part of early modern armies, particularly in Europe. They sometimes could fight on horseback, like a dragoon or a calvalryman. The musketeer was a precursor to the rifleman. Muskets were replaced by rifles in most western armies during the mid-1850s. The traditional designation of "musketeer" for an infantry private survived in the Imperial German Army until World War I.

Most effective against the Grenadier. Requirements include building the cumbersome 5x3 Musketeer Range.

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-Musketeers are the ranged Units of the '''Colonial Age''', and the first to be unlocked on the tech tree. They possess a respectable level of offensive strength, but they are defensively frail, bearing the second weakest defensive stats of all Colonial Age units. The unit's movement and range stats match those of its immediate predecessor, the [[Longbow Archer]]. It is possible to one shot slingers when standing on rocks,(9-10) and has much higher stats then the Longbow Archer(atk+6,def+6). It is best used against Garnaders, better with imperial guards. Weak against Rangers and Dragoons.
+Musketeers are the ranged Units of the '''Colonial Age''', and the first to be unlocked on the tech tree. They possess a respectable level of offensive strength, but they are defensively frail, bearing the second weakest defensive stats of all Colonial Age units. The unit's movement stats match those of its immediate predecessor, the [[Longbow Archer]]. It is possible to one shot slingers when standing on rocks,(6) and has much higher stats than the Longbow Archer(atk+6,def+6,range+1). It is best used against Garnaders, better with imperial guards. Weak against Rangers and Dragoons.
 ==History==
 <span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.1875px;">A </span>'''musketeer'''<span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.1875px;"> (F</span>rench<span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.1875px;">: </span><span lang="fr" style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.1875px;" lang="fr">''mousquetaire''</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.1875px;">) was an early modern type of infantry</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.1875px;"> soldier equipped with a musket</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.1875px;">. Musketeers were an important part of early modern armies, particularly in Europe. They sometimes could fight on horseback, like a dragoon</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.1875px;"> or a calvalryman</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.1875px;">. The musketeer was a precursor to the rifleman</span><span style="font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19.1875px;">. Muskets were replaced by rifles in most western armies during the mid-1850s. The traditional designation of "musketeer" for an infantry private survived in the Imperial German Army until World War I.</span>