Militia Infantry (MI)

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Type		Militia
Class		Infantry
Battle Dice		Number of Blocks
Range

Nation	Label Symbol	Vassal Symbol	Blocks	Movement	Retreat per Flag	Fire Standing	Fire Moving	Melee Combat	Morale Modifications	Notes
	MI		4			1d per block	1/2 blocks round up	no saber hit except vs lone leader

	P-MI		4			1d per block	1/2 blocks round down	no saber hit except vs lone leader
	MI		4			1d per block	1/2 blocks round down -1	If moved, -1 die no saber hit except vs lone leader
	MI		4			1d per block	1/2 blocks round down	no saber hit except vs lone leader
	MI		4			1d per block	1/2 blocks round down	no saber hit except vs lone leader		move max 1 hex with Force March and Bayonet Charge
	MI		4			1d per block	1/2 blocks round down	no saber hit except vs lone leader

STRATEGIES

Militia are best employed defending terrain with firepower, and as additional support to Regular infantry.
Militia do not hit on sabers in Close Combat, and retreat 3 hexes per flag

FAQ

On charts there is a bold typo: Austrian Militia are just like other nations in range fire. They have a range of 2 hexes.

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RiverWanderer replied the topic:

#6815

5 years 2 weeks ago

for completeness:

The charts in the Russian expansion also show a 3 hex retreat for French MI and, like the other charts, has them rounding Up in moving ranged combat.

Russian MI on the other hand, do round down, unlike other Russian units.

RiverWanderer replied the topic:

#6814

5 years 2 weeks ago

Thanks Mark; I agree it is "hard-coded" in the rules that is what gave me pause for thought.

Your reply prompted me to check base game charts that I had stored away (2010 printing); lo and behold those charts do have French Militia down as a 3 hex retreat. So it is an omission in subsequent printings - in compliance with with GMT's errata policy of "one out, one in"

Mark-McG replied the topic:

#6773

5 years 4 weeks ago

I'm opting for an omission in the charts, and by the Spanish expansion, the retreat distance for Spanish militia is in the notes.

It is stated in the rules that militia retreat 3 hexes per flag

RiverWanderer replied the topic:

#6772

5 years 4 weeks ago

According to the charts (published 2013 and 2014), French Militia moving fire is round UP.

The same charts make no mention of retreat distance, which would normally imply 1 hex per flag.
However, I notice that the retreat rules state that Militia units are 3 hex per flag. It seems a bit redundant to have that information embedded in the rules when the Nationality charts are the prime reference. Was it an oversight on the French chart to omit this detail or was an exception made for the Revolutionary Fervour of the French townsfolk ?

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