Serduk

Serduk Troop Information Culture Cossack Hetmanate Wages 12 thalers/week Acquired from... Guard Commander Upgrades to... Serduk (veteran) Upgrade Cost ? thalers XP for Kill ? experience Ransom Value ? thalers Serduk are guard archers of the Cossack Hetmanate. Tactics[] The best Cossack ranged infantry, they are essentially improved and slightly more reliable Zaporozhian Infantrymen while functionally and behaviorally similar to Lifeguards. Out-competing musket infantry from rivaling nations in both range and firepower while only equaled by German Infantry Musketeers and Lifeguards in terms of stats and equipment, 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 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 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 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 - Default Stats and Equipment Attributes Stat Points Level 14 Strength 10 Agility 9 Intelligence 0 Charisma 0 Health 55 Armor Head Serduk Cap Body Serduk Zupan Hand None Foot Good BootsCossack Boots Skills Skill Points Ironflesh 5 Power Strike 2 Grenade Throwing 0 Power Draw ? Weapon Master 4 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 115 Two Handed Weapons 95 Polearms 105 Archery 0 Firearms 150 Throwing 0 Weapons Melee SaberCossack Saber Ranged Miquelet MusketHeavy Bullets Shield None Mount None Gallery[] In-game stats and equipment 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)