Anti-tank Rifle

Unit Information

Game Strategies

History

In the Extended Edition, this unit/building is affected by a damage bug. Missing +20% damage vs Heavy Cavalry.

Anti-tank Rifle
Heavy Infantry
Anti-tank Rifles (European style).
Base cost	80 Food 60 Metal
Ramping cost	1 Food 1 Metal
Build time	12 seconds (188 frames)
Hit points	215
Line of sight	11 tiles
Movement speed	25 (2.0 tiles/second)
Attack strength	22
Attack range	0-8 tiles
Attack speed	32 frames
Armor	4
Population points
Built at	Barracks
Prerequisites	Industrial Age
Hotkey (Barracks)	H
Upgrades from	Fusiliers
Upgrades to	Bazooka
Special abilities	Can attack low-flying aircraft

The Anti-tank Rifle is the Heavy Infantry of the Industrial Age, avaliable to upgrade from Fusiliers and are trained at the Barracks.

Overview

After Fusiliers become Anti-tank Rifle, they gain +15 hit points, +2 attack strength, +2 attack range and +1 line of sight.

Like all modern Heavy Infantry, Anti-tank Rifle are strong at destroying Tanks, but weak versus Modern Infantry and Machine Guns.

Trivia

• The anti-tank rifle used by the unit seems to be a mix of the Boys anti-tank rifle (ammo magazine and barrel) and the Mauser 1918 T-Gewehr (wooden stock). However, considering this unit is supposed to represent a World War I unit, the former is anachronistic while the latter is appropriate.