The Mounted Rifleman is a heavy ranged cavalry with high hit points, attack, and coin cost. It has more range than other heavy ranged cavalry units, but less speed, and takes more population space.
Like other heavy cavalry units, Mounted Riflemen have ranged resistance and are particularly effective against light infantry (such as Skirmishers or foot archers) and artillery. In addition to these features, Mounted Riflemen have a strong ranged attack and are classified as counter-skirmishers, therefore, they have high attack multipliers against light infantry, and are slightly effective against heavy infantry like Musketeers.
However, they are less effective against pike infantry like Pikemen or Qiang Pikemen due to their negative multiplier, and weak against light cavalry; counters heavy cavalry and are not countered by counter-skirmishers. Also, hand cavalry and shock infantry units can take them down in melee due to their lack of hand resistance and having negative multipliers against these units, though Mounted Riflemen can perform hit-and-run tactics like light cavalry.
Civilization differences[]
The Germans' Battleships can train Black Riders through the "Adler von Lübeck" Home City Card (if they are available in the Tavern). They also can be trained at Mercenary Camps through the "Mercenary Camps" Home City Card.
If the player picks The Mercenary Contractor for aging up to the Fortress Age with the French or Italians, Mounted Riflemen will be available at the Tavern (Lombard for the Italians). Additionally, if the player sends the "Advanced Politicians" Home City Card as the Italians, it will receive an additional Mounted Rifleman.
The United States can get Black Riders through the "Poker" Home City Card, in the pool of random mercenaries shipped, which also randomly enables them in Saloons.
Cavalry train time -40%; Cuirassier and Oprichnik train time -35% instead; Gatling Camel train time -20% instead (also +2 Uhlans for the Germans; +1 Hindu Villager for the Indians)
The player gains +10% XP from training units and other players receive -10% XP from defeating them; Sansculottes gather resources from Crates 50% faster; food from Berry Bushes and Cherry Orchards 25% faster; wood from trees and Mango Groves and coin from mines 20% faster; food from huntable and herdable animals, Mills, Farms and coin from Estates 15% faster
"Cult of the Supreme Being" and "Hire Mounted Riflemen" (after sending the "Napoleonic Era" Home City Card) are available upon revolting to Revolutionary France.
"Mercenary Loyalty" reduces cost of "Hire Mounted Riflemen" by 25%.
Temporarily reveals all enemies and treasures; Axe Riders can loot treasures for double the resources or XP; hand cavalry get +2.0 attack bonus damage against treasure guardians
Delivers 13 random mercenaries; adds up to 3 random mercenaries to training at the Saloon; costs 3,500 coin
Indiana Mobilization
Delivers 1 Carbine Cavalry for each shipment sent so far this game including this one; unit train time (except Heavy Cannons), technology research time, and age-up time -10%; costs 250 food, 250 wood
Originally, Mounted Riflemen had 560 hit points and 20% ranged resistance, cost 400 coin, and give 40 XP when trained or killed. With update 13.27885, Mounted Riflemen have 360 hit points and 25% ranged resistance, cost 375 coin, and give 37 XP when trained or killed. With update 13.58326, they once again cost 400 coin and give 40 XP when trained or killed.
Originally, Mounted Riflemen had a ×0.67 attack multiplier against cavalry, ×0.4 attack multiplier against shock infantry, are tagged as rifle infantry and thus affected by Counter Infantry Rifling. With update 14.43676, Mounted Riflemen have a ×0.6 attack multiplier against cavalry and shock infantry, are no longer tagged as rifle infantry and thus no longer affected by Counter Infantry Rifling.
The Mounted Rifleman is based on the Chasseurs ("hunters", in French), a name given to certain French and Belgian regiments. They were formed of light infantry (Chasseurs à pied) or light cavalry (Chasseurs à cheval). However, the Mounted Rifleman is classified as heavy cavalry.
History[]
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The French Chasseurs – 'Hunters' – were experimental regiments, usually mounted, that were equipped in the aftermath of the French Revolution and swiftly became favorites of Napoleon Bonaparte. They saw distinguished action during the Napoleonic Wars, whether as the personal guard of the emperor, or in decisive maneuvers in combat, but suffered significantly from attrition as the conflict wore on. After Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo in 1815, these regiments ceased to exist.
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Gallery[]
Mounted Rifleman image from the Compendium section
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