This can be a nuisance to players who are attacking Pirate Cities with militia, as they can be defeated easily by the pirate mob.
They share the same morale and accuracy and have 120 men instead of 60. They however, compare well with even Line Infantry. They are the Pirates equivalent to Firelock Armed Citizenry.
Pirate Armed Citizenry are a unique unit to the Pirates. When Austria decided to create landwehr or militia forces, it was careful to exclude many regions from the decision as the loyalty of Austria’s many different ethnic groups could not always be guaranteed. It was not wise to supply an angry population with weapons, when these might be turned on the rulers, rather than foreigners. Historically, arming the people was something that really scared the authorities in every nation, particularly if the population hated the existing regime. This can give real soldiers enough time to win the battle, or make the enemy pay heavily for their victory. On the battlefield, the citizenry are unlikely to do much to damage an enemy, but the size of the mob can at least cause the foe problems. Weapons do not make soldiers, and arming the people is an act of desperation. Pirate Mob are a type of mob in Empire: Total War.Īrming the people is something that leaders find detestable and frightening, necessary perhaps, but certainly unwelcome.Īrmed citizenry are a mob, given whatever guns are to hand, with brief training that the muzzle end is to be pointed towards the foe.
