Bersagliere

Bersagliere
Information
Introduced in	Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition - Knights of the Mediterranean
Type	Infantry Light infantry Ranged infantry Archer Gunpowder Infantry Rifle infantry
Civilization(s)	Italians
Age	Commerce Age
Training
Trained at	Barracks Fort Galleass American Citadel
Cost	50 Food 75 Coin 1 Population
Train time	35 seconds seconds
Statistics
Hit points	120
Resistance	25% Ranged
Speed	5
Line of Sight	24
Special ability	Bugle Call
XP train bounty	13
XP kill bounty	13
Ranged attack
Damage	16 Ranged
Range	20
Rate of Fire	3.0
Bonus damage	Same as melee
Siege attack
Damage	11 Siege
Range	6
Rate of Fire	3.0
Hand attack
Damage	5.5 Hand
Rate of Fire	1.5
Bonus damage	×2.5 vs. Light ranged cavalry ×2.5 vs. Ranged shock infantry ×2.0 vs. Heavy infantry ×0.75 vs. Artillery ×0.6 vs. Cavalry ×0.6 vs. Shock infantry*

“	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. It is a Skirmisher with a faster movement speed, but only available once the Industrial Age is reached.

Overview

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

Compared with Skirmishers, Bersaglieri have less hand attack, -10% ranged resistance, a slightly increased coin cost and training time, and a bigger penalty against cavalry, but move faster and have a slightly higher ranged attack. 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 2 seconds, and boosts in +2.5% the ally units' speed for 2.5 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	Upgrade Bersaglieri to Imperial (+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 ranged cavalry, ranged shock infantry
Weak vs.	Heavy cavalry, hand 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 (+25% hand attack) Somali Jile Daggers (-35% hand attack ROF) Armatoloi (+5%) Kalthoff Repeaters (+0.1 multiplier vs. light infantry)
Resistance	Somali Oryx Hide Shields (+5% ranged resistance)
Range	Schützenfest (+1)
Speed	Military Drummers (+10%) Quechuan Mountaineering (+10%) Apache Endurance (+5%) Akan Fontomfrom (+5%)
Line of Sight	Town Watch (+3) Schützenfest (+1)
Train time	Standing Army (-25%) Immigrants (-10%) Quechuan Diet (-15%) Akan Fontomfrom (-25%)
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:

Click for a list of Home City Cards related to the Bersagliere

Some cards are highlighted with:
Green	TEAM Shipment that is sent to each player in a team
Purple	Shipment that can be sent an INFINITE number of times
Blue	Shipment that arrives fast (5 seconds)

All

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Senegalese Riflemen	Ranged infantry get +10% attack; French and Hausa-only ranged infantry get +15% attack instead

• "TEAM Senegalese Riflemen" is available to the French and Hausa.

Chinese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Yongle Infrastructure	Ships 1 Mongol Scout; infantry, land villagers, healing units, Envoys, and Disciples get +5% speed

• "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" does not stack with the Inca "TEAM Inca Bridges" card.

Dutch

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Infantry Hitpoints	The player's infantry get +15% hit points; allied infantry get +10% hit points

Ethiopians

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

French

Card	Description	Age
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%

Haudenosaunee

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Scout Infantry	Infantry get +8 Line of Sight; +1 Native Scout

Inca

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Inca Bridges	Infantry, Villagers, Healing units, and Envoys get +5% speed; +1 Chasqui

• "TEAM Inca Bridges" does not stack with the Chinese "TEAM Yongle Infrastructure" card.

Indians

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

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 ranged cavalry
Garibaldini	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
Morgan's Continental Sharpshooters	Ships 12 Revolutionary Sharpshooters; turns all Skirmishers/Bersaglieri/Rangers into Revolutionary Sharpshooters; Revolutionary Sharpshooter available at Forts; costs 500 wood
Pennsylvania Long Rifles	Skirmisher, Ranger, Bersagliere and Papal Zouave get +2 range and +3 Line of Sight; State Militia, Militiaman, and Spy get +4 range and Line of Sight

• "Morgan's Continental Sharpshooters" and "Pennsylvania Long Rifles" are available upon revolting to the United States.

Japanese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Sengoku	Unit upgrades cost -20%

Maltese

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

Mexicans

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Mariachi	For the next 30 seconds, military buildings work 400% faster and units get +10% speed

Portuguese

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Gunpowder Infantry Hitpoints	Gunpowder infantry get +15% hit points

Spanish

Card	Description	Age
TEAM Spanish Inquisition	All units get +10 Line of Sight; +1 Inquisitor

Changelog

Knights of the Mediterranean

• Originally, the Bersagliere's "Bugle Call" ability stunned enemy units for 3.5 seconds and increased ally units' speed for 4 seconds. With update 13.27885, the stun duration on enemy units is reduced to 2 seconds, ally speed increase is reduced to 2.5 seconds, and Imperial Bersaglieri give +5% ranged resistance.
• Originally, Bersagliere had 20% ranged resistance, a ×3.0 multiplier against light ranged cavalry, ×2.0 against ranged shock infantry, and ×0.5 against cavalry and hand shock infantry. With update 13.58326, Bersagliere has 25% ranged resistance, a ×2.5 multiplier against light cavalry and ranged shock infantry, ×0.6 vs. cavalry, ×0.5 vs. shock infantry, and Imperial Bersaglieri no longer give +5% ranged resistance.
• Originally, Bersagliere give 12 XP when trained or killed. Although it is not listed in the patch notes, with update 13.58326, Bersagliere give 13 XP when trained or killed.

Trivia

• The Bersagliere is the only Rifle infantry unit that first becomes available in the Industrial Age.

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

"Bersaglieri alla presa di Porta Pia" (1871), painting by Michele Cammarano.

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