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General African Troops
The following troop types are “generic” African troops. Almost every of the following army list can use them. They are not always troops in terms of army selection. For the European led Expedition a Native Musketman is quite normal, while the Native Musketman certainly qualifies for Elite in the list for Native African Farmers.
In all the following lists some units are marked as regular troops while others are irregular troops. See SuperSystem Colonial.
If a unit is not marked as regular or irregular use the normal SuperSystem rules.
ASKARIS (47 pts for 5 models)
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The Askaris represent the armed men that explorers like Stanley took with them into the heart of Africa and the troops of the European empire builders like Lugard or Peters as they seized their first footholds in East Africa.
Number: The unit consists of 5 to 10 Askaris.
Weapons: Muzzle Loader
Options: + 2 pts for each additional model
SPECIAL RULES
Regular Troops: The Askaris count as regular troops and may use all actions of SuperSystem.
NATIVE MUSKETEERS (35 pts for 5 models)
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Native Musketeers
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Warriors from traditional African societies, armed with firearms which were generally old-fashioned and badly maintained. These weapons had been supplied in very large numbers over the preceding centuries to native agents of the ivory and slave trade. They are seldom used with any great skill. In warfare the noise they made was often considered as important as any actual dam-age they might do.
Number: The unit consists of 5 to 10 Native Musketeers.
Weapons: Breach Loader
Options: + 2 pts for each additional model
SPECIAL RULES
Irregular Troops: The Native Musketeers count as irregular troops and follow the special rules in SuperSystem Colonial.
NATIVE ARCHER (45 pts for 10 models)
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Native Archer
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The bow was less commonly used in warfare in the 19th century than it has been formerly. This was at least partly due to the prestige which had come to be attached to firearms, although in fact skilled archers were often more effective than their compatriots equipped with muskets which they have not been trained to use properly.
Number: The unit consists of 10 to 15 Native Archer.
Weapons: Bow
Options: + 2 pts for each additional model
SPECIAL RULES
Irregular Troops: The Native Archer count as irregular troops and follow the special rules in SuperSystem Colonial.
NATIVE WARRIORS (50 pts for 10 models)
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Native Warrior
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These are the typical tribal warriors, whether armed with spears or other hand to hand weapons such as swords and axes.
Number: The unit consists of 10 to 15 Native Warriors.
Weapons: Spear and Shield
Options: + 2 pts for each additional model
SPECIAL RULES
Irregular Troops: The Native Warriors count as irregular troops and follow the special rules in SuperSystem Colonial.
Fleet Footed: Native Warriors are extremely adept runners. They gain +4 AP for ground movement each turn (P. 16 Invasion Book).
Shield: The shield grants one armor dice (P. 22 SuperSystem Book).
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