Assault infantry

Age of Darkness	The Vietnam War

Although inferior in damage and range compared to the machine gun, Assault units however pack a punch nonetheless. Often armed with SMGs, they can be devastating when used in defence, or amassed and used in a mass assault, specially when utilised at close range, mauling infantry. Generally speaking: Assault infantry have poorer range, but make up for it with better attack, and sometimes greater mobility and rate of fire. Must research Replaceable Parts from the Heavy Engineering Depot in order to be unlocked. Mainstream assault infantry units Assault Infantry Short-ranged but strong infantryman, ideal for attacking enemy vehicles and structures, but outranged by rifle infantry. Strong against: vehicles, buildings Weak against: rifle infantry Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Move speed       Very fast Low Medium Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop : 30 : 20 : 1 : 2 2 Low Rather low Attack bonus against vehicles and buildings Unique assault infantry units Industrial Era Stosstruppen Short-ranged but strong infantryman, is trained faster and has better armour, ideal for attacking enemy vehicles and structures, but outranged by rifle infantry Strong against: vehicles, buildings Weak against: rifle infantry Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Move speed Free Very fast Low Medium Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop : 30 : 20 : 1 : 2 2 Low Rather low Attack bonus against vehicles and buildings Arditi Short-ranged but strong infantryman, stealthed when not moving, and is ideal for attacking enemy vehicles, machine guns and structures, but somewhat weak due to their poor range. Strong against: vehicles, machine guns, structures Weak against: ranged units, especially casvalry. Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Move speed Free Very fast Low Medium Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop : 40 : 20 : 3 2 Low Rather low Trained from Armoury, not Barracks. Lower attack bonus versus vehicles, but very strong attack bonus versus buildings and machine guns. Tank Hunter Squad Assault infantry, armed with grenades. Nothing much to say other than being a clone of the German Stosstrupp, albeit weaker and focused towards attacking vehicles at close range. Strong against: vehicles Weak against: infantry Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Move speed [4] [Propaganda] [Land Mines] Very fast Low Medium Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop : 40 : 20 : 3 2 Low Trained from Armoury, not Barracks. Mediocre attack bonus versus buildings and vehicles.   Shock Infantry Upgrade of Tank Hunter Squad for Soviets. Is slower, but cheaper and tougher, being in effect heavy infantry. for use against enemy armour and structures. Strong against: vehicles, machine guns, structures Weak against: infantry Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Move speed [4] [Propaganda] [Land Mines] Very fast Low Medium Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop : 40 : 20 : 3 2 Low Rather low Mountain Infantry Brigade Assault infantry unit trained by Argentina, Romania and Poland. Is in effect a copy of Italian Alpini, albeit with a SMG attack. Strong against: infantry and vehicles Weak against: machine guns and aircraft. Prereq: Build time HP LOS Attack Attack speed Move speed [4] [Propaganda] [Land Mines] Very fast Low Medium Low Medium Slow Cost Created from Armour Weapon range Specialty Base Ramp Pop : 40 : 20 : 3 2 Low Rather low