Bersagliere

Bersagliere
Unit information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean
Type	Infantry Light infantry Ranged Infantry Gunpowder Infantry Rifle Infantry
Civilization	Italians
Age	Industrial Age
Special ability	Bugle Call
Training
Trained at	Barracks Fort Galleass
Food	50
Coin	75
Training time	35 seconds
Statistics
Hit points	120
Resists	20% vs. Ranged
Speed	5
Line of Sight	24
Population	1
XP train bounty	12
XP bounty	12
Melee attack
Damage	5.5
Multipliers	×3.0 vs. Light Cavalry ×2.0 vs. Heavy Infantry and Ranged Shock Infantry ×0.75 vs. Artillery ×0.5 vs. Cavalry and Hand Shock Infantry
Rate of Fire	1.5
Ranged attack
Damage	16
Multipliers	Same as melee
Range	20
Rate of Fire	3.0
Siege attack
Damage	11
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0

“	Skirmisher trained to move fast. Sounds a bugle after defeating an enemy to stun foes and boost ally speed.	”
—In-game description

The Bersagliere (plural Bersaglieri) is a ranged gunpowder infantry in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean that is unique to the Italians.

Overview

The Bersagliere is a ranged infantry unit that replaces the Skirmisher for the Italians. It is effective against heavy infantry and light cavalry, but vulnerable against cavalry and artillery.

Compared with Skirmishers, Bersaglieri have less melee attack, -10% ranged resistance, a slightly increased coin cost and training time, but move faster, have a slightly higher ranged attack, and deals ×3 additional damage against light cavalry. However, they are not available until the Industrial Age, which means that players must develop a "Fast Industrial Age" strategy in order to age up in early-game matches.

Due to their increased movement speed, Bersaglieri can perform hit-and-run tactics more easily than other long-ranged infantry and retreat faster if the enemy outnumbers them. But even being faster than many infantry units, hand cavalry like the Hussar is able to reach and take them down more easily, and artillery units like the Falconet can defeat Bersaglieri if they are within their range.

Bersaglieri can perform a better role countering heavy infantry than Pavisiers, although it is recommended to build an Arsenal and research Counter Infantry Rifling for an effective increased attack against these units. While Pavisiers get different resistances from each stance, Bersaglieri prove to be useful support units thanks to their Bugle Call ability, which increases the speed of nearby units after they defeat an enemy unit.

Special abilities

• Bugle Call: The Bersagliere sounds a bugle after defeating an enemy, stunning the next infantry or cavalry unit for 3.5 seconds, and boosts in +2.5% the ally units' speed for 4 seconds in an AOE of 25.

Upgrades

Although not available then, the Bersagliere automatically upgrades to the Veteran level in the Fortress Age, giving it +20% hit points and attack. It starts at Guard level in the Industrial Age, giving it +30% hit points and attack.

Age	Upgrade	Cost	Effect
	Imperial Bersaglieri	1,500 wood 1,500 coin	Imperial upgrade for Bersaglieri (+50% hit points and attack)

Further statistics

As Bersaglieri are unique to the Italians, only technologies that they have access to are shown in the following table:

Unit strengths and weaknesses
Strong vs.	Heavy infantry, light cavalry, ranged shock infantry
Weak vs.	Heavy cavalry, Shock Infantry, counter-skirmishers, artillery
Improvements
Hit points	Flint Lock (+10%) Cree Tanning (+10%) Navajo Weaving (+5%) Tar Kilns (+5%)
Attack	Counter Infantry Rifling (+1.0× multiplier vs. heavy infatry) Paper Cartridge (+15%) Yoga (+5%) Smokeless Powder (+10%) Clenched Fist (+30% melee attack) Somali Jile Daggers (-35% melee attack ROF) Armatoloi (+5%) Kalthoff Repeaters (+0.1× multiplier vs. light infantry)
Armor	Somali Oryx Hide Shields (additional +10% melee/ranged resistance)
Range	Schützenfest (+1)
Speed	Military Drummers (+10%) Quechuan Mountaineering (+10%) Apache Endurance (+5%) Akan Fontomfrom (+5%)
Sight	Town Watch (+2)
Creation speed	Standing Army (-25%) Quechuan Diet (-15%) Akan Fontomfrom (-25%)
Train cost	Mapuche Ad-mapu (-10% coin) Golden Liberty (-5% coin)
Other	Meritocracy (-20% upgrade cost)

Home City Cards

As Bersaglieri are unique to the Italians, only their cards and other civilizations' TEAM cards are shown in the following tables:

• Green: TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
• Purple: Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times

Dutch

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Infantry Hitpoints	Infantry get +15% hit points		10

Ethiopians

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Coffee Consumption	Ranged Infantry get +5% speed

French

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Ranged Infantry Attack	Ranged Infantry get +15% attack		10
TEAM House of Bonaparte	Skirmishers, Cassadores, Forest Prowlers, Wakina Rifles, Sharpshooters, Neftenyas, Imperial Army, and Territorial Army can be trained in the Commerce Age; Bersaglieri can be trained in the Fortress Age; Longbowman, Strelet, Otontin Slinger, Gurkha, Yumi Archer, Jungle Bowman, Leather Cannon, Desert Archer, and Jaeger train time -20%		25

Haudenosaunee

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Scout Infantry	Infantry get +8 LOS		10

Incas

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Inca Bridges	Infantry and civilian units get +5% speed; +1 Chasqui

Indians

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Shivaji's Tactics	All units get +5% hit points and attack		25

Italians

Card	Description	Age
12 Bersaglieri	Ships 12 Bersaglieri
8 Bersaglieri	Ships 8 Bersaglieri
Alpini	Bersaglieri get +15% attack and now prioritize their ranged attacks on Heavy Infantry and Light Cavalry
Redshirts	Musketeers, Bersaglieri, Papal Zouaves and Schiavoni get +15% attack
Infantry Hitpoints	Infantry get +15% hit points
Schiavoni Swords	All cavalry and infantry get +15% hand attack

Japanese

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Sengoku	Unit upgrades cost -20%		1

Maltese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Knights of the Round Table	Ships 1 Hospitaller for each Center owned by the player; increases all unit hit points by 2%

Portuguese

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Gunpowder Infantry Hitpoints	Gunpowder Infantry get +15% hit points		10

Spanish

Card	Description	Age	HC level
TEAM Inquisition	All units get +10 LOS		10

Trivia

• The Bersagliere and the Mounted Rifleman are the only Rifle Infantry units that can be trained in the Industrial Age.
  • Despite being tagged as such, the Mounted Rifleman is not an actual infantry unit.

History

“

The Bersaglieri (sg. Bersagliere) were created in 1836 as mobile shock troops adept at skirmishing with enemy lines. Initially created by the Kingdom of Sardinia in the absence of a proper cavalry force, they distinguished themselves sufficiently to earn themselves a role in the Piedmontese army and, later, that of the unified Kingdom of Italy. Known for their speed, physical fitness, and distinct uniform of black coats and wide-brimmed hats, the Bersaglieri served as an elite force in the Italian military well into the 20th century.

”

Gallery

Bersagliere image from the Compendium section

In-game Bersagliere

In-game Imperial Bersagliere

See also

• Cassador – Portuguese counterpart
• Strelet – Russian counterpart
• Forest Prowler – Haudenosaunee counterpart
• Wakina Rifle – Lakota counterpart
• Arquebusier – Chinese counterpart
• Gurkha – Indian counterpart
• Neftenya – Ethiopian counterpart
• Sharpshooter – United States counterpart
• Salteador – Mexican counterpart