Ḡilmān
Unit Type

Ḡilmān

a_ghilman
Ḡilmān

The Ḡilmān are an elite infantrymen corps which took on the usage of firearms instead of relying on traditional weapons. Made of slave soldiers, the Ḡilmān swear absolute loyalty towards the Shah before anyone else.

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StatValuevs Age of Reformation Heavy Infantry
Maximum Strength2,000
Combat Power1.5
Damage Taken100%
Initiative3+2
Combat Speed2
Frontage1
Flanking Ability1
Secure Flanks5%
Movement Speed2
Unit Weight1
Food Storage5
Daily Food Consumption0.33

Where the unit differs from the template: its category's stats and what it copies included. A terrain block replaces the template's.

Built on Age of Reformation Heavy Infantry

14 units, with what each changes from the template.

Standard units
PikemenRegular
Special units
ḠilmānRegular+2
Infantería de MarinaRegular+5%+2+25%+15%+15%
Iron-Helmet MusketeersRegular+10%+10%
Heavy LegionariesRegular−10%−10%−0.5−1
MauriciansRegular+3
Swiss GuardRegular+15%+15%−15%−15%+0.1
Ç̌äwa MusketeersRegular−10%−0.5+10%+10%−50%−50%−50%
Janissary MusketeersRegular−10%−10%
Aṣ-Ṣaqāliba al-Muta'aḵḵirūnRegular−10%+5%
Saxon DefensionerRegular−10%+10%+10%+10%−10%−10%−10%
Sub-Saharan MusketeersRegular+10%−5%−0.15
TercioRegular+10%−20%+2
Modernized VarangiansRegular+100+20%+20%+10%+15%

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Scripting 4

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is_special = yes
upgrades_to = a_musketeers
buildable = yes
gfx_tags = { musket_tag medium_tag }

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