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{{Unit|image=[[Image:Cossackcavalry.jpg‎]]|Class=Cossacks|Men=60|Weaponry=Muskets|Minimum Building Requirement=Governors Mansion |Region=Russia Home Regions |Recruitment Cost=930 |Upkeep Cost=270 |Technology Needed=Military Army Carbines}}
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{{TW Unit|image=[[Image:Cossackcavalry.jpg]]
Cossacks are a free warrior people, fine horsemen and terrible foes, from the steppes of Russia and Asia.
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|Class=Light Cavalry
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|Unit Size=60 Men
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|Weaponry=Swords
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|Region=Russia
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|Recruitment Cost=940
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|Upkeep Cost=280
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|Building Requirements=Governor's Mansion
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|Tech Requirements=Carbines
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|Attributes=<li>Can hide in woodland</li>
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<li>Can Fire from Horseback</li>
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<li>Paths seldom trod</li>
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<li>Good stamina</li>
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<li>Resistant to cold fatigue</li>
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}}
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[[Image:Cossack_cavalry_icon.png‎]]Cossacks are a free warrior people, fine horsemen and terrible foes, from the steppes of Russia and Asia.
  
 
==Overview==
 
==Overview==
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Historically, Russians and other Eastern Europeans have had an ambiguous relationship with the Cossacks. There is admiration for their fighting qualities, yet a certain wariness of their wild nature. This has not stopped them being used as irregular troops by many nations. Even as late as the Second World War entire Cossack divisions were used by the Soviet Army, and then by the Germans who invaded Russia. Those Cossacks who served with the Germans (there were Cossack Waffen-SS divisions) were either killed in combat or captured and sent to die in labour camps.
 
Historically, Russians and other Eastern Europeans have had an ambiguous relationship with the Cossacks. There is admiration for their fighting qualities, yet a certain wariness of their wild nature. This has not stopped them being used as irregular troops by many nations. Even as late as the Second World War entire Cossack divisions were used by the Soviet Army, and then by the Germans who invaded Russia. Those Cossacks who served with the Germans (there were Cossack Waffen-SS divisions) were either killed in combat or captured and sent to die in labour camps.
 
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==Details==
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Cossacks are similar to Dragoons in the fact that they are light cavalry that excel in harassing enemies from a distance. The main distinction between the two is that Dragoons use Carbines which give them greater accuracy and reload speed on horseback compared to the unwieldy muskets used by the Cossacks. Cossacks fare much better in melee with their superior melee stats and higher morale. They are ideally suited to the Russian steppes due to the coldness; and the wide open spaces which allows them to move more stealthily on the strategy map.
 
==Factions==
 
==Factions==
 
*[[Image:Russia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Russia (ETW Faction) | Russia]]
 
*[[Image:Russia_flag.jpg|25px]] [[Russia (ETW Faction) | Russia]]
  
 
[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]
 
[[Category:Empire Total War Units]]

Revision as of 13:25, 17 January 2013

Cossacks (ETW Unit)
Cossackcavalry.jpg
Class Light Cavalry
Unit Size 60 Men
Weaponry Swords
Morale
Melee Attack
Ranged Attack
Defence
Charge Bonus
Accuracy
Range
Ammunition
Region Russia
Recruitment Cost 940
Upkeep Cost 280
Turns to Build
Unit Limit
Building Requirements Governor's Mansion
Technology Requirements Carbines
Attributes
  • Can hide in woodland
  • Can Fire from Horseback
  • Paths seldom trod
  • Good stamina
  • Resistant to cold fatigue
  • Cossack cavalry icon.pngCossacks are a free warrior people, fine horsemen and terrible foes, from the steppes of Russia and Asia.

    Overview

    These soldiers carry muzzle-loading, smooth-bore muskets firing lead balls as wide as a man’s thumb. These are inaccurate weapons, effective only over 200 paces or so and when fired in massed volleys. The ability to fire and reload with machine-like regularity with shot and bullet flying and comrades falling all around is what wins battles.

    They are organised into large hosts, each under the leadership of an ataman, or chief. Within each host, smaller Cossack bands fight as separate units. Traditionally, Cossacks are cavalrymen without peer, as might be expected of a steppe people, but they are equally adept at fighting on foot. They are personally brave, even headstrong, in the presence of enemies, something that can make them too eager to get into the fight.

    Historically, Russians and other Eastern Europeans have had an ambiguous relationship with the Cossacks. There is admiration for their fighting qualities, yet a certain wariness of their wild nature. This has not stopped them being used as irregular troops by many nations. Even as late as the Second World War entire Cossack divisions were used by the Soviet Army, and then by the Germans who invaded Russia. Those Cossacks who served with the Germans (there were Cossack Waffen-SS divisions) were either killed in combat or captured and sent to die in labour camps.

    Details

    Cossacks are similar to Dragoons in the fact that they are light cavalry that excel in harassing enemies from a distance. The main distinction between the two is that Dragoons use Carbines which give them greater accuracy and reload speed on horseback compared to the unwieldy muskets used by the Cossacks. Cossacks fare much better in melee with their superior melee stats and higher morale. They are ideally suited to the Russian steppes due to the coldness; and the wide open spaces which allows them to move more stealthily on the strategy map.

    Factions