Unit Type

Janissary Columns

a_revolutions_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 ColumnsAdvance

RequiresFusiliersAdvance

Potential

Is or was Ottomans

Stats

Stat	Value	vs Age of Revolutions Heavy Infantry
Maximum Strength	3,000
Combat Power	3
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 Revolutions Heavy Infantry

9 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	Movement Speed	Attrition Loss	Coastal · damage	Mountains · damage	Plateau · damage	River · damage	Hills · movement	Mountains · movement	Plateau · movement
Standard units
Fusiliers	Regular
Special units
Grenadiers	Regular		+20%			+10%
Gurkha	Regular					−15%				−0.25
Jazāyerchi	Regular			+20%					+0.2
Imperial Legionaries	Regular				−10%	−10%	−0.5	−1
Redcoats	Regular				−10%
Ç̌äwa Columns	Regular					−10%				−0.5		+10%	+10%		−50%	−50%	−50%
Janissary Columns	Regular				−10%	−10%
Imperial Varangian Guard	Regular	+100	+20%	+20%							+10%			+15%

Across the ages

Connections

Belongs to 3

Ages

• RevolutionsAge

Unit Categories

• Heavy InfantryCategory

Unit Families

• JJanissariesFamily

References 6

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

• Age of Revolutions Heavy InfantrySame as

Unlocked by 1

• Janissary ColumnsRevolutionsUnlock unit

Referenced by 1

• Janissary Line InfantryUpgrades 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:63

copy_from = a_age_6_revolutions_heavy_infantry

is_special = yes

strength_damage_taken = -0.10

morale_damage_taken = -0.10

family = janissaries

gfx_tags = { medium_tag musket_tag }

History