Brunswick sappers

Description
"This volunteer corps formed within the Anti-Napoleon coalition formed by Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel in 1809. Brunswick sappers were armed with Sledgehammers and bayonets. The volunteers were nicknamed Black Legion, and their official designation came from Frederick William's successful operation which liberated Brunswick from the French in 1809. They used forest as a temporary shelter" Encyclopedia description about Brunswick sappers

The Brunswick sappers are the most common type of sapper, because they are the only ones to come in diplomatic center, costing six contracts each and appearing in numbers from 1 to 3, they have a high regiment size, high melee and health too, but their main adventage is that they have a perk that lets them ignore artillery damage, and in this game everything that does splash damage is considered artillery...so they are very good assaulting positions with cannons, mortarmen or both, as they will barely take damage from both, their second perk is also very good, explosive packcage, it lets them deal heavily increased damage against fortifications, making them perfect to assault enemy fortified positions, places with lots of mortarmen....or both!

Stats
Health: 130 points

men per regiment: 27 men

melee: 90 points

defense: 9 points

evasion: 18 points

Perks
Sapper's tricks: allows them to ignore 90% of the damage done by artillery Explosive packcage: allows them to deal increased damage against fortifications

Pros

 * 1) High health
 * 2) very high melee
 * 3) perfect for assaulting fortifications
 * 4) ignores 90% of the artillery damage
 * 5) high men per regiment

Cons

 * 1) premium dragoons may kill them all before they can fight back
 * 2) usually, despite their high melee and health, a premium line infantry can beat them in melee combat because of their lower men per regiment
 * 3) if they attack a position with many sniper towers or light infantry, most of them may die before touching the artillery