Rifleman (Civ5)

== Game Info ==
Strong, front-line unit of the Industrial Era. Upgrades from the Musketman (and the Longswordsman in vanilla Civilization V only).
== Strategy ==
The Rifleman is the result of a significant upgrade in small firearms technology during the late Renaissance/early Industrial Era. The invention of new loading systems allows a unit to shoot many more bullets per minute than with earlier weapons, and a new design of the barrel of the gun gives its projectile a much greater boring force. The soldiers that use these new rifles are substantially more powerful than Musketmen, giving the army of a civilization with Riflemen a big advantage over armies that don't have them yet.
Still, like earlier infantry units, the Riflemen remain vulnerable against ranged barrages, as well as hit-and-run cavalry attacks.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== Trivia ==
* The uniform of the Rifleman model appears to be based off the French Army uniform of the Second French Empire, given the blue uniform in the picture and the distinctive kepi. This uniform proved so popular that the United States Army adopted it as their official uniform for a time, and it is recognized for its use in the Crimean War, U.S. Civil War, French Intervention in Mexico, Indian Wars and many other conflicts. It remained in service with the French Army into World War I.
== Unofficial custom card ==
== See also ==
* Rifleman in other games
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