Drummer, 17th century

	Drummer, 17th century
	Basic data Type Support infantry Statistics Hit points 75 Sight 6000 Defense Min: N/A Max: Sword: 12 Pike: 12 Bullet: 0 Arrow: 12 Cannon: 0 Grapeshot: 0 Abilities Required to form troops along with Officer, 17th century Requirements Prerequisites Academy Built at Barracks, 17th century Cost Food: 60 Gold: 20 Time 5

Drummer, 17th century is a support infantry unit in Cossacks 3, available in the Barracks, 17th century. They are the generic version of the Drummer 17th family.

Background

There were a certain number of musicians both in the infantry and cavalry forces (usually 2 or 3 per company). These were mainly drummers and flutists in the infantry and trumpeters in the cavalry. Their main task was to give signals on the battlefield. Musicians also raised the soldiers' morale and sense of community. It is hard to imagine ranks of infantry marching without being accompanied by a drum in the period of linear tactics. A musician's outfit was marked with bright colours - he had coloured stripes on his sleeves, wings, etc. A musician was equipped with a sword and sometimes with a pistol, but had no armour.

Characteristics

• ↑ Needed to form XVII century infantry combat formations.
• ↓ Can't fight.
• ↑ Long range of vision.

Upgrades

Barracks Upgrades

Defensive Upgrades

Upgrade name	Effect	Food	Gold
Conduct rehearsals	Defense +12	706	50

Strategies

Units Infantry Melee infantry Basic Pikeman, 17th century Polish Pikeman, 17th century Ottoman Pikeman Spearman Light Infantryman Roundshier Advanced Pikeman, 18th century Swedish Pikeman, 18th century Mercenaries Light Infantryman (mercenary) Roundshier (mercenary) Ranged infantry Basic Strelets Musketeer, 17th century Austrian Musketeer, 17th century Polish Musketeer, 17th century Spanish Musketeer, 17th century Serdiuk Janissary Algerian Archer Advanced Musketeer, 18th century Prussian Musketeer, 18th century Grenadier Chasseur Highlander Pandur Mercenaries Grenadier (mercenary) Algerian Archer (mercenary) Support infantry Workers German Peasant Ukrainian Peasant Turkish Peasant Serf Poland Peasant Mediterranean Peasant Western Peasant Military officers Commander Officer, 17th century Turkish Officer Officer, 18th century Military musicians Russian Drummer, 17th century Drummer, 17th century Turkish Drummer, 17th century Drummer, 18th century Bagpiper Healers Priest Pope Mullah Cavalry Fast cavalry Basic Croat Winged Hussar Sich Cossack Advanced Hussar Prussian Hussar Mercenary Sich Cossack (mercenary) Regular cavalry Basic Reiter Swedish Reiter Light Reiter Hetman Don Cossack Vityaz Register Cossack Spakh Mameluke Advanced Cuirassier Ranged cavalry Basic King's Musketeer Tatar Dragoon, 17th century Advanced Dragoon, 18th century French Dragoon, 18th century Mercenary Dragoon, 18th century (mercenary) Artillery Cannon Howitzer Bombard Multi-barrelled Cannon Ships Boat Yacht Turkish Yacht Galley Frigate Ship of the Line Ferry Xebec