Roundshier (mercenary)

	Roundshier
	Basic data Type Melee infantry Statistics Hit points 75 Attack Sword: 6 Defense Sword: 3 Pike: 5 Bullet: 8 Arrow: 17 Cannon: 80 Grapeshot: 225 Requirements Built at Diplomatic Center Cost Gold: 12, 0.006 upkeep

Roundshier (mercenary) is a melee infantry unit in Cossacks 3, available at the Diplomatic Center. They're the only mercenary unit with an armor.

Background

In the Austrian army, a few infantry detachments armed with cold steel still remained. The mission of those brave soldiers was to wait for a pause in the musketeers' shooting and assault an enemy to breach his pikemen's file or chop his musketeers. In the 16th - 17th centuries, musketeers were not too effective and depended much on the weather. A Roundshier was armed with a sword and equipped with a plate mail armour and a Rundschild - a small round shield. In battle formation, Roundshiers occupied the front lines. Later on, as firearms were developed, this echo of medieval infantry vanished completely.

Characteristics

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• ↑ Effective against mercenary grenadiers.

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