Napoleon Total War Best Unit Access

The Old Guard wins a battle. The 95th Rifles win every battle. Place them on a hill in skirmish formation. Turn on light infantry behavior. Now watch an enemy line infantry regiment march toward you. By the time they get into musket range, they’ve taken 40% casualties. They will waver. They will rout. And you haven’t lost a single man.

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But after hundreds of hours of line battles, siege defenses, and desperate cavalry charges, I’ve reached a conclusion that might surprise you. The Old Guard wins a battle

Suggested Image for the Blog: A dramatic in-game screenshot of the 95th Rifles in green uniforms, deployed in skirmish formation on a hill, firing down at a column of French line infantry in the smoke and rain. Turn on light infantry behavior

The let you dictate the range, bleed the enemy before they engage, and survive battle after battle without needing to rebuild your army from scratch.

If we are talking strictly multiplayer 1v1 (no campaign buffs), the best unit is actually the French 12-pounder Howitzer . But that’s a boring answer. Howitzers are artillery. They sit in the back. They win by RNG. The 95th Rifles win by skill .