Serduk (veteran)

Serduk (veteran) Troop Information Culture Cossack Hetmanate Wages 13 thalers/week Acquired from... Serduk Upgrades to... None Upgrade Cost None XP for Kill ? experience Ransom Value 82 thalers Serduk (veterans) are veteran guard archers of the Cossack Hetmanate. Tactics[] The best Cossack ranged infantry, they are essentially improved and slightly more reliable veteran Zaporozhian Infantrymen while functionally and behaviorally similar to veteran Lifeguards. Out-competing musket infantry from rivaling nations in both range and firepower while only equaled by veteran German Infantry Musketeers and veteran Lifeguards in terms of stats and equipment, veteran Serduk are less likely to retreat from the battlefield, capable of raining suppressive fire down on the enemy - shooting down the best horsemen in the game with a single shot - and efficient at attacking or defending fortifications during sieges - their clothing offers little melee protection, however, making them vulnerable to infantry and cavalry attacks. Keeping in mind that Cossack pikemen are unreliable when it comes to protecting musketeers from cavalry, your best chances of winning against waves of horses are to either place veteran Serduk in two or three rows on top of a hill - enabling covering fire for your Cossack light cavalry - or to construct a Wagon Fort. If you have an army of horsemen and the enemy army is composed largely of veteran Serduk, either charge into them after they've fired their first volley or split your cavalry forces and attack them simultaneously from the flanks - if you time your orders well and overwhelm the veteran Serduk, they will begin to flee, making killing them easier. That way, precious high quality loot and victory will be yours. Stats and Equipment[] Note: Troops have a set of default stats; at the beginning of a new game, these stats are randomly adjusted for each type of troop. The following is the default set for this troop as seen within the game code and may not reflect the specific stats you will see during actual gameplay. For more information, see troop stats. Serduk (veteran) - Default Stats and Equipment Attributes Stat Points Level 18 Strength 11 Agility 10 Intelligence 0 Charisma 0 Health 58 Armor Head Serduk Cap Body Serduk Zupan Hand None Foot Good BootsCossack Boots Skills Skill Points Ironflesh 6 Power Strike 3 Grenade Throwing 0 Power Draw ? Weapon Master 5 Shield ? Athletics 3 Riding 1 Shooting from Horseback 0 Looting ? Trainer ? Tracking ? Tactics ? Path-finding ? Spotting ? Inventory Management 2 Wound Treatment ? Surgery ? First Aid ? Engineer ? Persuasion ? Prisoner Management 1 Leadership 1 Trade 1 Proficiencies Weapon Type Points One Handed Weapons 130 Two Handed Weapons 110 Polearms 120 Archery 0 Firearms 165 Throwing 0 Weapons Melee SaberCossack Saber Ranged Good Miquelet MusketMiquelet MusketHeavy Bullets Shield None Mount None Troops of the Cossacks Village Recruits Countryman Garrison Militia Poor Cossack (veteran) Poor Cossack Pikeman (veteran) Regular Infantry Countryman Netyag (veteran) Zaporozhian Infantryman (veteran) Guard Infantry Serduk (veteran) Regular Cavalry Djura (veteran) Heavy Cavalry Watchman (veteran) Pike Watchman (veteran) Personal Guard Cavalry Zaporozhian Cavalryman (veteran) Camp Mercenaries(between Cherkassy and Sich) Cossack Mercenary Infantryman (recruit) (experienced) (veteran) (elite) Cossack Mercenary Rifleman (recruit) (experienced) (veteran) (elite) Cossack Mercenary Cavalryman (recruit) (experienced) (veteran) (elite) Regional Mercenaries(Lviv Krakov Minsk Slutsk) Town Cossack (veteran) Rank Cossack (veteran) National Mercenaries(only if at peace with Crimean Khanate) Tatar Infantryman (veteran) Tatar Cavalryman (veteran)