Plug bayonet issue

[S-te-Fan]

Hello everyone,

When I was playing as Prussia last time I caught some firelock armed citzenry trapped in the woods, too bad all of my line infantry had their bayonet already plugged. But when I stationered my troops before theirs they started to fire (!) while their bayonets were plugged. After this I could use my troups withouth bayonets, pretty weird.

Is this normal?

[coman]

I don't think citizenry get to use bayonets. Perhaps they weren't plugged? I haven't noticed, but the only time I've ever used just citizens was during rebellion and I just auto-fought.

[S-te-Fan]

Uh.... I had line infantry and the enemy had firelock armed citzenry.

[coman]

UH. I'm stupid, okay? Failed at reading comprehension. It's a miracle I can even work a keyboard.

No, I've never seen that. All of your line companies fired? Odd indeed. I would suspect that one of them must have been unplugged, but you've already stated they had. I doubt this is regular, perhaps the AI was in midst firing cycle when you plugged bayonets and the AI believed their was a charge ready. Wouldn't surprise me, it's very one-track mind in syncing animation to logic.

[S-te-Fan]

Well... maybe their was a unit who didn't had their bayonets plugged and while ordering all of my missile infantry to shoot they fired all...

[Naked Emperor]

It's the new prussian tactic of putting powder into the weapon before they plug their bayonets, then they fire their bayonets into the enemy

[alteropptatt]

I have also seen this. Always when they are set to "fire at will"

[S-te-Fan]

Yeah, now we only have to find out or it is a bug or a glitch . Still something nice early on.