
The United States has access to the standard European roster of artillery units, with no strengths and weaknesses to speak of.Īlong with Great Britain, United States are one of only two factions to have a unique ship: the USS Constitution, a powerful and durable 24-pounder Frigate. Unusually, the United States can train US Marines-somewhat undersized guard regiments-in regions that have a Naval College to complement their standard guard roster. The United States has unique light infantry: Long Rifle Men and Legion of the United States, the latter being oversized light infantry regiments similar in function to Prussian Frei-korps. The DLC also provides some unique cavalry. It also has access to a pool of unique line infantry with the Elite Units of America DLC. The United States has average line infantry, with the same statistics as minor faction line infantry and colonial line infantry.
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The United states is now free to expand and become economically rich on the American continent. The United States is unique as it is the only playable emergent faction in the game by default, and is the only emergent faction that becomes a major faction. There is much to do, if this newest and boldest Still be scores to settle with the British in Canada, or ambitious nationsįrom Europe to discourage. The Atlantic swell washes against the eastern seaboard, and beckonsĪmerican seamen onwards: trade and adventure lie that way too. A continent stretchesĪway to the West, and no one is entirely sure what is to be found there. This is not necessarily a good thingĪmerica now has a future of boundless possibilities. Worth defending! It is also a source of weakness, for Americans cherish This spirit of independence is a source of strength: it is an idea Where men choose their own destinies, and are not subject to the whims of In its wake, the revolution left behind a new kind of nation, a republic Struggle split countries, cities, towns, even families, but it united the Humiliated by seditious rebels), the Americans faced down Britain. Their own, had every wish to see Britain preoccupied by war and then The British sent more troops but largely tried to ignore the rebels.Īided, once they had rebelled, by the French Bourbons (who, for reasons of After all, those colonialįellows enjoyed the benefits of peace, protected by Britain's expensive To the navy and army that helped defend them. Soulfire: A battle prayer that bathes the Warrior Priest in white, holy fire, sears Sigmar’s foes but leaves the supplicant unharmed.The United States of America is a nation forged in the fires of revolutionĪnd rebellion against a British government seen as distant, foreign andĪfter the French and Indian Wars, the British government took an unreasonable line: the American colonists should pay taxes to contribute.Shield of Faith: The Warrior Priest’s faith manifests in the form of a shield as hard as castle-forged steel.Hammer of Sigmar: The Warrior Priest implores Sigmar to imbue him with a modicum of divine strength, and now his hammer glows bright with power!.Benediction: The Warrior Priest passes the blessings of the Heldenhammer to the brave men around him.Divine Power: Such is the strength of Sigmar's favor that enemies fail to act in the presence of such brilliance.▲ Battle Prayers: This unit can learn prayers to support allies and defeat foes in battle.Many Warrior Priests further adorn themselves with scrolls detailing war oaths and parchments written in the blood of martyrs. They shave their heads as a sign of devotion and they carry all manner of strange fetishes made of iron, wood and bone. Warrior priests are clad in ceremonial vestments and armour adorned with symbols of holy hammers, twin-tailed comets and other religious icons. In this role, they not only lead and inspire troops in battle, but also minister to their spiritual well-being.

The Cult of Sigmar demands that its followers fight all forms of evil with martial feats as well as with faith, so many of its priests accompany the Empire's armies as they march to war.
