Machine Gun (Civ4)

The following units can be upgraded to Machine Guns:
* Grenadier
== Strategy ==
Machine Guns are powerful defensive weapons, especially against enemy gunpowder units. These units cannot initiate attacks, restricting their utility to defending cities, other units, and so on.
Despite being foot soldiers wielding gunpowder-based weapons, Machine Guns are not classified as gunpowder units. Instead, they are classified as siege weapons, even though they cannot bombard cities or initiate attacks (against units in cities or otherwise). This classification means that they cannot acquire Combat or City Garrison promotions except by inheriting them through upgrading, and the Charge promotion is effective against them, but the Pinch promotion and the Infantry unit's inherent bonus against gunpowder units both have no effect.
If you have few strategic resources, stacking SAM Infantry with Anti-Tanks and Machine Guns inside a city can be a good strategy, as any enemy using armored units, infantry, or aircraft will face a long and difficult fight.
== Civilopedia entry ==
== See also ==
* Machine Gun in other games