Infantry Units

[Sir Beane]

A basic comparison of different unit types.

Line infantry are solid at shooting and melee, best all round unit.
Elite line infatry (guards) are obviously even better, but not available until later.
Early skirmishers are good at shooting, much weaker in melee.
Late skirmishers are fantastic at shooting and have huge range, still bad at melee.
Grenadiers are good if they can get a grenade barrage off, otherwise they perform like a half strength line unit.
Pikemen are flat out rubbish unless you are using them against cavalry.
There are some specialised melee infantry, these are good in seige situations.