Modern Infantry

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Modern Infantry
Standard Modern Infantry units: Riflemen, Infantry and Assault Infantry (front to back)
Infantry Unit
Available in	Industrial Age
Strong vs.	Ranged Cavalry Heavy Infantry Artillery Weapons
Weak vs.	Tanks Machine Guns
Built at	Barracks
Resources	Food Timber
Hotkey	G
Upgraded from	Gunpowder Infantry

Modern Infantry is a late game class of infantry units. They upgrade from the now-obsolete Gunpowder Infantry in the Industrial Age. Modern Infantry is trained and upgraded at the Barracks, requiring both Food and Timber.

Modern Infantry units are fast-moving, versatile soldiers, effective against most infantry units (except Machine Guns) as well as Artillery Weapons and Support Units. In turn, they can be countered with Tanks and Machine Guns.

Modern Infantry complements the late game Heavy Infantry, which is more effective in fighting the armored vehicles, but very weak against infantry.

Modern Infantry (and other "basic" infantry types including Heavy Infantry) that have a minimum age prerequisite of Modern Age or higher (regardless of the player's age when they own the unit) gain a movement speed bonus of (approximately?) 25%, distinct from a 25% bonus which already applies to the unit lines starting from Gunpowder Infantry. This offsets a unique characteristic of the units where they randomly stop to kneel mid-movement. The net effect of both effects together is the units having similar or slightly faster overall movement speed. This bonus is shared by the undocumented Iroquois nation power, however the Iroquois units that gain access to it do not suffer from the normal "kneeling penalty".

List of Modern Infantry

Age	Unit

Unique

Age	Unit
	Americans	British	Chinese
	Americans	Aztecs	Chinese	Germans	Russians
	Americans	Aztecs	Russians

Unit costs

Modern Infantry production cost increases progressively with every Barracks unit on the field or currently in production. The default increase is of 1 Food and 1 Timber for the second unit created, increasing further with every new unit until the cost cap is reached, which for military units is +125% of their original base value.

Nation powers

• The American Power of Innovation: Receive +2 Food, Timber, Metal, and Wealth to gather rate for every non-garrisoned Modern Infantry. All military ground unit upgrades, including Modern Infantry, are 25% cheaper.
• The Bantu Power of Migration: Infantry units, including Modern Infantry, move 25% faster and do not require Military research to be upgraded.
• The Iroquois Power of Nation: All Modern Infantry have +5% hit points, are hidden when not attacking and heal while idle in friendly territory, and (undocumented/hidden) the Industrial Age Riflemen move 25% faster.
• The Japanese Power of Honor: For each Age plus Military research, Barracks units, including Modern Infantry, are created 7% cheaper and 10% faster, and do 5% extra damage vs. buildings.

Wonders

• The Terra Cotta Army automatically creates a Modern Infantry (being the successor of Gunpowder Infantry, which in turn is the successor of Light Infantry) every 30 seconds plus 0.5 seconds for every infantry units owned by the player.
• The Angkor Wat reduces the cost of Barracks units, including Modern Infantry, by 25%.
• The Statue of Liberty makes all ground units, including Modern Infantry, upgraded for free.