Royal Marines

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 	British unique assault infantry, useful for defending against cavalry and holding positions. Costlier to train, but has better train time, movement speed, and attack range than normal Naval Infantry.
*Strong versus cavalry.
*Weak versus massed infantry, artillery.	British unique assault infantry, useful for defending against cavalry and holding positions. Costlier to train, but has better train time, movement speed, and attack range than normal Naval Infantry.
*Strong versus cavalry.
*Weak versus massed infantry, artillery.	British unique assault infantry, useful for defending against cavalry and holding positions. Costlier to train, but has better train time, movement speed, and attack range than normal Naval Infantry.
*Strong versus cavalry.
*Weak versus massed infantry, artillery.	British unique assault infantry, useful for defending against cavalry and holding positions. Costlier to train, but has better train time, movement speed, and attack range than normal Naval Infantry.
*Strong versus cavalry.
*Weak versus massed infantry, artillery.	British unique assault infantry, useful for defending against cavalry and holding positions. Costlier to train, but has better train time, movement speed, and attack range than normal Naval Infantry.
*Strong versus cavalry.
*Weak versus massed infantry, artillery.	British unique assault infantry, useful for defending against cavalry and holding positions. Costlier to train, but has better train time, movement speed, and attack range than normal Naval Infantry.
*Strong versus cavalry.
*Weak versus massed infantry, artillery.	British unique assault infantry, useful for defending against cavalry and holding positions. Costlier to train, but has better train time, movement speed, and attack range than normal Naval Infantry.
*Strong versus cavalry.
*Weak versus massed infantry, artillery.	British unique assault infantry, useful for defending against cavalry and holding positions. Costlier to train, but has better train time, movement speed, and attack range than normal Naval Infantry.
*Strong versus cavalry.
*Weak versus massed infantry, artillery.
Prereq: 	Build time 	HP 	LOS 	Attack 	Attack speed 	Movementspeed	 	
* [4]
*  	12.8s(192t) 	253 	13 	32 	2.1s(28t) 	28 	 	
Cost 	Cost 	Cost 	Created from 	Armour 	Weapon range 	Specialty 	 	
Base 	Ramp 	Pop 	Created from 	Armour 	Weapon range 	Specialty 	 	
: 120;: 80 	: 5;: 3 	1 	 	4 	0–12 	
*+1 splash attack radius.
*Atack bonus versus non-Industrial Age units.	 	
===Overall strategy===
Compared to all other Marine units, the Royal Marines form a very powerful corps of assault infantry, useful for defending against cavalry and buildings, and also have sufficient range and speed to make them more useful as attack infantry. Equally, they are also produced much faster than Naval Infantry but they still suffer in several areas. The biggest drawback is their cost - compared to regular Naval Infantry, they are clearly more expensive, requiring extra resources to be created, particularly Timber. This cost only goes up the more Royal Marine units you field, so use them wisely. The second area where they suffer in is that while they clearly have greater endurance than other nations' unique "marine" units, they don't always perform well against these units. For instance, they are outranged by American marines, while they are outrun by the Italian Bersaglieri ... and don't deal as much damage as France's own. Still, compared to these units, Royal Marines are still sufficiently tough and can be used to see off most other infantry units, as long as they have support that they can use.
===Unit summary===
*All Power Has A Price — Royal Marines are costlier to create than mainstream Naval Infantry, but they are still faster and also have better range.
*Keeping Up With The Neighbours — Royal Marines are somewhat deficient in firepower, movement speed and range compared to other equivalent unique units, but they have no armour or HP penalties.
====See also====
*US Marines
*Fusiliers Marins
*Bersaglieri
==History==
Marines, also known as a marine corps or "naval infantry", are infantry specialised in naval operations such as amphibious assault. In the majority of countries, the marine force is part of the navy, but it can also be under the army or independent command.
First founded in 1755 as "Marine Forces", the Royal Marines (as they were called later in 1802) were primarily stationed at sea, played a critical role in raiding, boarding and maintaining discipline in the sailing Navy, serving with distinction at a number of now notorious naval engagements — more than a tenth of Nelson’s fighting men at the Battle of Trafalgar were Royal Marines. They played a significant part in anti-slaving operations, served during the Seven Years War, the American War of Independence, the Opium Wars, the Boxer Rebellion, the Crimean War and the Boer War.
During the First World War they served around the globe, at sea in turrets and on land in trenches. They carried-out raiding during the Dardanelles Campaign, fought afloat at Heligoland and the Battle of Jutland and distinguished themselves during the audacious Zeebrugge Raid in 1918. Royal Marines thereafter continued their traditional role at sea but from 1942 they played a critical role in maintaining the allied initiative as Commandos, the identity for which they are known and respected today. Taking part initially in the disastrous Dieppe Raid, Royal Marine Commandos went on to fight throughout Europe and in the Far East. Since then, the Royal Marines have maintained their global role through operations in Suez, Malaysia, Aden, Borneo, Northern Ireland, the Falklands, Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan and they have played a significant role in humanitarian relief efforts.
===References===
*National Museum of the Royal Navy, History of the Royal Marines
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Category:Assault infantry
Category:Unique units