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For the similar Empire: Total War unit, see 24-lber Guard Artillery.

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Guard Foot Artillery are a type of foot artillery in Napoleon: Total War.

Description[]

Powerful and deadly accurate, this unit can achieve devastating amounts of damage from a considerable distance.

This elite artillery unit is capable causing a swathe of devastation and chaos in the enemy. Though very precise, it does have the disadvantage of being vulnerable to fast moving cavalry and melee attacks. The soldiers who man these guns should not be expected to defend themselves in melee for very long: they are gunners, not warriors. Their power lies in the cannons, so placing them at a safe distance from the fray is advisable.

Historically, the French army owed the success of its artillery to Jean-Baptiste Vaquette de Gribeauval. The son of a magistrate, he entered the French Royal Artillery as a volunteer, and quickly rose through the ranks. After becoming lieutenant-general and commander of the order of St Louis in 1765, he fell out of favour with the royal court and only returned in 1776, when he obtained the position of first inspector of artillery. It was during this time that he began a series of reforms that revolutionised French cannon production. His Gribeauval System of standardised components was adopted by other nations, including the United States.

General Information[]

Guard Foot Artillery are available only to the Kingdom of Italy, making it the only foot artillery unique to a minor faction in Napoleon: Total War. It has the same firepower and range of 12-lber Foot Artillery, but has far superior accuracy and reloading speeds. Compared to other foot artillery, Guard Foot Artillery are inferior to Artillerie à Pied, but only slightly: it has marginally poorer accuracy, but the rest of its stats are identical.

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