United States (ETW Faction)
| United States (ETW Faction) | |
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| Name: | United States |
| From Game: | Empire: Total War |
| Religion: | Protestant |
| Culture: | American |
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United States is one of the playable factions in Empire: Total War and is available through completing the Road to Independence. The United States can also appear if a rebellion occurs, and succeeds, within (former) thirteen colony territory. The United States is the only emergent faction that is considered a major faction and also the only playable emergent faction without modding.
Game Description
The United States of America is a nation forged in the fires of revolution and rebellion against a British monarch seen as distant, foreign and tyrannical.
After the French and Indian Wars, the British government took an entirely unreasonable line: the American colonists should pay taxes to contribute to the navy and army that helped defend them. After all, those colonial fellows enjoyed the benefits of peace, protected by Britain’s expensive soldiers and sailors. The colonists had other views. The British responded with political stupidity and military ineptitude.
Aided, once they had rebelled, by the French Bourbons (who, for reasons of their own, had every wish to see Britain pre-occupied with war and then humiliated by seditious rebels), the Americans faced down Britain. The struggle split counties, cities, towns, even families, but it united the nation.
In its wake, the revolution left a new kind of nation, a republic where men choose their own destinies, and are not subject to the whims of kings. This spirit of independence is a source of strength: it is an idea worth defending! It is also a source of weakness, for Americans cherish the right to do as they think best. This is not necessarily a good thing in an army.
America now has a future of boundless possibilities. A continent stretches away to the West, and no one is entirely sure what is to be found there. The Atlantic swell washes against the eastern seaboard, and beckons American seamen onwards: trade and adventure lie that way too. There may still be scores to settle with the British in Canada, or ambitious nations from Europe to discourage. There is much to do, if this newest and boldest of nations is to survive and prosper!
Starting Positions
The United States start with Georgia, Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Confederation of New England, and Maine. The United States starts in a strong position, surrounded by weak nations with potentially strong enemies far away. These factors mean that it is relatively easy for the United States to dominate the Americas in a short period of time.
Overview
The United States has an all-round army with no weaknesses or remarkable strengths to speak of. It does have a rather unique navy, with heavy frigates as its mainstay rather than traditional ships of the line (although these are available too with the right research). It has access to the U.S.S Constitution, a good frigate to add to any navy.
Units
The United States has a special militia called Minutemen. Minutemen are slightly superior defensively to militiaand also carry more ammunition. They also fire simultaneously, similarly to light infantry. Unfortunately, their poor accuracy more than makes up for this advantage. The United States also lacks European cavalry such as Hussars and Uhlans.
