Unit Type

Janissary Musketeers

a_reformation_janissaries

The Janissaries are the elite corps only loyal to the Sultan himself. Their ranks are made up through the Devşirme System of child levy and go through strict military training. As such, the Janissaries are the most disciplined forces of the Empire.

Unlocked by

Janissary MusketeersAdvance

RequiresArquebusiersAdvance

Potential

Is or was Ottomans

Stats

Stat	Value	vs Age of Reformation Heavy Infantry
Maximum Strength	2,000
Combat Power	1.5
Morale Damage Taken	−10%	−10%
Strength Damage Taken	−10%	−10%
Damage Taken	100%
Initiative	1
Combat Speed	2
Frontage	1
Flanking Ability	1
Secure Flanks	5%
Movement Speed	2
Unit Weight	1
Food Storage	5
Daily Food Consumption	0.33

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.

Unit	Raised as	Maximum Strength	Morale Damage Done	Strength Damage Done	Morale Damage Taken	Strength Damage Taken	Initiative	Combat Speed	Secure Flanks	Unit Weight	Attrition Loss	Coastal · damage	Forest · damage	Hills · damage	Mountains · damage	Plateau · damage	River · damage	Wetlands · damage	Woods · damage	Forest · movement	Hills · movement	Mountains · movement	Plateau · movement	Woods · movement
Standard units
Pikemen	Regular
Special units
Ḡilmān	Regular						+2
Infantería de Marina	Regular		+5%				+2					+25%					+15%	+15%
Iron-Helmet Musketeers	Regular		+10%	+10%
Heavy Legionaries	Regular				−10%	−10%	−0.5	−1
Mauricians	Regular						+3
Swiss Guard	Regular		+15%	+15%	−15%	−15%	+0.1
Ç̌äwa Musketeers	Regular					−10%					−0.5				+10%	+10%					−50%	−50%	−50%
Janissary Musketeers	Regular				−10%	−10%
Aṣ-Ṣaqāliba al-Muta'aḵḵirūn	Regular					−10%			+5%
Saxon Defensioner	Regular				−10%								+10%	+10%					+10%	−10%	−10%			−10%
Sub-Saharan Musketeers	Regular		+10%			−5%				−0.15
Tercio	Regular		+10%		−20%		+2
Modernized Varangians	Regular	+100	+20%	+20%								+10%					+15%

Across the ages

Connections

Belongs to 3

Ages

• ReformationAge

Unit Categories

• Heavy InfantryCategory

Unit Families

• JJanissariesFamily

References 7

Prices

• HHeavy Infantry Build Costby namePrice to build
• HHeavy Infantry Maintenance Costby nameMaintenance price
• HHeavy Infantry Reinforcement Costby namePrice to reinforce

Goods Demands

• IInfantry ConstructionConstruction goods
• IInfantry MaintenanceMaintenance goods

Unit Types

• Janissary Line InfantryUpgrades to only
• Age of Reformation Heavy InfantrySame as

Unlocked by 1

• Janissary MusketeersReformationUnlock unit

Referenced by 1

• Janissary ArquebusiersUpgrades to only

Scripting 4

References 4

Game Concepts

• Morale Damage TakenMorale damage taken
• Strength Damage TakenStrength damage taken

Graphics Tags

• Mmedium_tagGfx tags
• Mmusket_tagGfx tags

Definitionin_game/common/unit_types/3_janissaries.txt:31

copy_from = a_age_4_reformation_heavy_infantry

is_special = yes

upgrades_to_only = a_absolutism_janissaries

strength_damage_taken = -0.10

morale_damage_taken = -0.10

family = janissaries

gfx_tags = { medium_tag musket_tag }

History