Yes, fänika is about the equivalent of a smaller infantry regiment (around 500 men, the cavalry had fanor, 300 men strong) in those times. It's an extremly generetic term and if used as units it was used around 1530-1610.Next - so should I rename the Fanika to "Kungliga Majestäts Drabanter"?
The problem with Swedish units is that they are usually called where they came from, not thier equipments. Even the mercs got thier name from who had formed the unit.
Sounds good, the Swedes need something to change from a quite weak army to a very strong one from around 1630 and onwards to 1709, (when almost the entire army was lost at Poltava).I think that I should use something different for the bodyguards in late than some half-pikes/whatever wielding soldiers.
For late I gave Sweden 'Kungliga Maj:ts garde och livregemente' as bodyguards - very good MUSKETEERS to give the Swedish much necessary boost in this period.
What do You think about this ?
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