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โ€œ Skirmishers armed with rifles (Skirmishers, Cassadores, Cherokee, etc) do more damage to Heavy Infantry (Musketeers, Halberdiers, etc.) โ€
—In-game description

Counter Infantry Rifling is a technology in Age of Empires III that can be researched by European and Federal American civilizations at the Arsenal; Haudenosaunee and Lakota can also research it at the Longhouse and the Teepee respectively once the New Ways Home City Card has been sent. Once researched, it increases the ranged attack bonus damage of rifle infantry against heavy infantry by 1.0.

Additionally, the listed units below will have the following effects:

Use cases[]

Counter Infantry Rifling is especially useful for civilizations that have Royal Guard upgrades for their Skirmishers (French and Germans), or those that have a unique replacement for Skirmishers (Abus Gunners and Cassadores). It helps them counter heavy infantry even more effectively without improving their general stats.

Changelog[]

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  • The in-game description is "Skirmishers armed with rifles (Skirmishers, Abus Gunners, Cassadores, Jaegers, Streltsy, Cherokee, Cree) do more damage to heavy infantry (Musketeers, Halberdiers, etc.)".

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Age3DE Icon Definitive Edition[]

  • Counter Infantry Rifling no longer affects Navajo Riflemen.
  • Counter Infantry Rifling now properly affects Renegados and Thuggees.
  • Counter Infantry Rifling affects the Pirate's ranged attack when enabled by the Letter of Marque card.
  • The in-game description is "Skirmishers armed with rifles (Skirmishers, Cassadores, Cherokee, etc) do more damage to Heavy Infantry (Musketeers, Halberdiers, etc.)".
  • With update 23511, Nizam Fusiliers are affected by Counter Infantry Rifling when in Volley Mode.

Age3DE Icon Knights of the Mediterranean[]

  • Although it is not listed in the patch notes, with update 13.9057, Counter Infantry Rifling now properly affects Navajo Riflemen again.
  • Counter Infantry Rifling now increases counter-skirmishers' multiplier against light infantry instead of its usual effect of increasing multiplier against heavy infantry.
  • With update 13.38085, Nizam Fusiliers no longer benefit from Counter Infantry Rifling.

Trivia[]

  • Even though the Chinese and Indians do not have access to Country Infantry Rifling, Arquebusiers and Gurkhas get a +1.0 multiplier vs. heavy infantry by shipping specific Home City Cards ("Repelling Volley" and "Royal Green Jackets", respectively), achieving the similar effect as Counter Infantry Rifling.
  • Even though Fire Throwers are technically not rifle infantry, they benefit from Counter Infantry Rifling, most likely for game balancing. On the other hand, Zouaves and Papal Zouaves do not benefit from Counter Infantry Rifling despite using rifles.
Arsenal technologies
InfantryInfantry Breastplate Infantry Breastplate ยท Counter Infantry Rifling Counter Infantry Rifling ยท Socket Bayonet Socket Bayonet ยท Flint lock Flint LockA ยท Paper cartridge Paper CartridgeA ยท Military Drummers Military DrummersA
CavalryCavalry Cuirass Cavalry Cuirass ยท Ranged Cavalry Caracole Ranged Cavalry Caracole ยท Pillage PillageA
ArtilleryGunners Quadrant Gunner's Quadrant ยท Heated Shot Heated Shot ยท Professional gunners Professional GunnersA ยท Trunion TrunionA ยท Incendiary grenades Incendiary GrenadesG
A requires the Advanced Arsenal Home City Card
G only available to civilizations with Grenadiers
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