Irregular

The irregular is a militia unit available to Asian Civilisations. It is the equivalent of the minuteman.

The Irregular is an infantry unit with a good attack, good range, but diminishing hitpoints. When your colony is under attack and you don't have an army ready to defend it, call out the Irregulars. They will come from the Town Center and fight off attackers with muskets. As soon as the Irregulars appear, their hitpoints start to decrease. This makes their hitpoint bar act like a timer, indicating how long the Irregulars are effective. When their hitpoints drop to one the Irregulars can still move and fight, but taking any more damage kills them. You should therefore use them largely for defense against a surprise attack.

Every time a player calls out the irregulars, 20 Food and 20 Coin is automatically deducted from the stockpile.