Grenadier madness&greetings!

[KnightNike]

Hi everybody! Just joined to these forums to find new people to play with. I like total war series very much and It is getting better now when they released Empire total war. I live in Finland and I want friends to play with in Empire total war online. But now to the question...

I tested a battle between British and French. I was British and Made a all around army and randomed the army for french. The battle starts and everything goes on my favour( Even I'm not still familiar with all new battle strategies , because Now things that worked in medieval don't work now). Then something very annoying happens. I have a unit of grenadiers. I order them to throw bombs to enemy militia but instead of throwing, few of them just drop the bombs on their feet and the squad takes casuatiles and the throwing animation stops from other squad members and nothing happens until I order again. Then it worked and the grenadiers didn't lag. This was only a skirmish battle , but I wouldn't want that something like that happens again. So has somethin' like this happened to anyone else and does somebody know how to prevent it? Also tell me how you use grenadiers & tips for using them?

[coman]

Welcome to the forum. I have not had a problem with grenadiers. Don't try and throw them near trees or where there might be something knocking them back at you, like a fort wall (too high). They have their own physics and can do great harm to your own men.

[Spendius]

I've had grenadiers drop a few grenades at their feet when throwing grens (maybe 5%), in open ground. I thought it represented the misfires.

[Blade400]

i've noticed that i can just keep throwing grenade after grenade. Do they have so many grenades on them, or can you keep throwing them as long as the battle last? also same question for artillerly, do they have so much ammo or unlimted?

[Skeleton Of The West]

Hi everybody! Just joined to these forums to find new people to play with. I like total war series very much and It is getting better now when they released Empire total war. I live in Finland and I want friends to play with in Empire total war online. But now to the question...

I tested a battle between British and French. I was British and Made a all around army and randomed the army for french. The battle starts and everything goes on my favour( Even I'm not still familiar with all new battle strategies , because Now things that worked in medieval don't work now). Then something very annoying happens. I have a unit of grenadiers. I order them to throw bombs to enemy militia but instead of throwing, few of them just drop the bombs on their feet and the squad takes casuatiles and the throwing animation stops from other squad members and nothing happens until I order again. Then it worked and the grenadiers didn't lag. This was only a skirmish battle , but I wouldn't want that something like that happens again. So has somethin' like this happened to anyone else and does somebody know how to prevent it? Also tell me how you use grenadiers & tips for using them?

Welcome to the forums KnightNike!!

I know that sometimes grenades, because back then it wasnt so stable and safe like today, could sometimes explode on the grenadier or explode sooner than the grenadier expects, and that causes casualties to your grenadier unit.

i've noticed that i can just keep throwing grenade after grenade. Do they have so many grenades on them, or can you keep throwing them as long as the battle last? also same question for artillerly, do they have so much ammo or unlimted?

They dont have unlimited ammo, they just have a lot of ammo but they can run out of it.

[Keepbro]

Ahhh Grenadiers.

So much fun and some much use. They are hardcore, special forces of your line and really the only units to use when assaulting garrisoned buildings (except arty of course). They also rock in defense and attack and the only drawback with them is their small unit size. I always take at least two units of these guys with me in any army I use and try to level them up as soon as possible.

Also they look cool.



Especially Prussian Grenadiers. They really rock.

[Goatsie]

I always thought it represented misfires, I have only very occasionally had this happen, sometimes they drop one or two grenades too close to them, but never all of them so it takes out the whole unit!

Grenadiers are great, excellent shock troops, get them on the flanks while the two main battle lines are engaged, throw the nades, maybe a quick volley, then charge! works great =D

[OberonDark]

Russian Hand Mortars. Pretty much primitive grenade launchers.

[Dante690]

I noticed that when they get tired they cant throw grenades very far.