Regimental Zouaves

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*Upgrade of ALL pre-Industrial Infantry. 	
*Upgrade of ALL pre-Industrial Infantry. 	
*Upgrade of ALL pre-Industrial Infantry. 	
*Upgrade of ALL pre-Industrial Infantry. 	
*Upgrade of ALL pre-Industrial Infantry. 	
*Upgrade of ALL pre-Industrial Infantry. 	
*Upgrade of ALL pre-Industrial Infantry. 	
*Upgrade of ALL pre-Industrial Infantry.
Prereq: 	Build time 	HP 	LOS 	Attack 	Attack speed 	Movementspeed 	 	
:None 	9.8s(146t) 	181 	9 	30 	2.1s(32t) 	28 	 	
Cost 	Cost 	Cost 	Created from 	Armour 	Weapon range 	Specialty 	 	
Base 	Ramp 	Pop 	Created from 	Armour 	Weapon range 	Specialty 	 	
:: 90;: 70 	
:: 2;: 3 	1 	 	2 	1–13 	
*Atack bonus versus non-Industrial Age infantry units.
*Attack penalty versus armoured vehicles, ships and buildings.
*Defensive bonus versus Bombard, Serpentine, Cannon, Gribeauval Cannon, Topiji Cannon (Reg. Zouaves only)
*Defensive penalty versus melee cavalry (Reg. Zouaves only).	 	
A genus of French light infantry, available only for those who have managed to research Consensual Government in [3], and are in essence a "better" version of the Republican Guard owing to their higher level of HP and a better weapon. Being fast marchers means that they are capable of escorting heavy cavalry on the field but are still slower than ranged cavalry of the similar era - the Repeating Rifle Horse.
Additionally, both Regimental Zouaves and the All-Victorious Army - recruited by non-Muslim Asian nations, like Korea, Japan or Thailand - have different specialisations. Regimental Zouaves deal additional damage to ranged cavalry units, while the All-Victorious Army is specialised in countering Chinese infantry (with the exception of the Beiyang units, of course). As such, they are thus ideal for use in colonial warfare, mainly to punish non-Western nations with no access to modern infantry, or for equalising the field by gunning down European Repeating Rifle Horse units. However, both of them share a similar weakness - they are all susceptible to melee cavalry. Equally, you may recruit these units only if you have researched Consensual Government from the Senate. So, as good as they are, Regimental Zouaves should be allowed to operate only with support from other units - particularly marines or grenadiers, owing to their good counter-cavalry abilities, or with cavalry escorts of their own, like Circassians or Troopers. 
Note that there are several factions that do not train Zouaves or the All-Victorious Army. The most notable factions that do not train them are Russia and Germany, who instead have different units: Russia instead raises Plastuny, which are not dependent on government research to be obtained. Equally, the United Kingdom also does not recruit Zouaves - rather, they instead recruit the Gordon's Highlanders Rifle Regiment, which is substantially costlier but stronger.
====Notes====
All-Victorious Army is an exact copy of this unit but doesn't have any defensive penalties versus cavalry. Plus, it replaces only one unit, Hokkien Rabble.
Camicie Rosse - Redshirts - is also an exact copy, except it is not available unless 2 specific techs are researched - Consensual Government, and Social Contract. in addition, Redshirts have the following ability:
*Trained quicky
*Can entrench
*Attack bonus versus non-Industrial infantry units.
==History==
The term "Zouave" was the title given to certain light infantry regiments in the French Army, normally serving in French North Africa between 1831 and 1962, and was derived from Zawawa, the name of a Berber tribe in North Africa. The name was also adopted during the 19th century by units in other armies, like volunteer regiments raised for service in the American Civil War, or Brazilian Free Black volunteers in Paraguayan War, for example. The chief distinguishing characteristics of such units were the zouave uniform, which included short open-fronted jackets, baggy trousers (serouel) and often sashes and oriental headgear.
==See also==
*Republican Guard
*Camicie Rosse
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Category:Light infantry