Quote Originally Posted by anders View Post
agreed 100% with the storyteller, rate of fire and manouver quality should, togehther with cohesion/morale under fire, be the qualities benefitting most from experience. I dont think close-combat skill increased all that much from experience, and accuracy of fire were so low anyway for musket troops it shouldnt increase much.

rate of fire were also, together with the ability to stand and hold ranks of course, about the most vital quality of line infantry.
I believe melee skill would be strongly effected. I haven't read much on the subject, but I do recall that inexperienced troops would tend to simply use their muskets as a club and swing wildly, whereas a well drilled soldier would know how to employ his bayonet and the butt of his gun in combination and to best effect.