Heavy Infantry

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Elite Infantry is currently the highest level of Heavy Infantry available in the game.

Heavy Infantry, also known as Assault Infantry is the first type of troop to use for the player in DomiNations. They're excellent against buildings and cavalry but are weak against other infantry and catapults. They're unlocked in the Dawn Age.

General Information

The Spearman is the first level of standard Heavy Infantry available to the player. They're unlocked in the Dawn Age.

The standard Heavy Infantry's default A.I. or purpose is to destroy the closest building (excluding walls). They're excellent at taking down cavalry and are able to destroy buildings quickly. However, their disadvantages are that they have low health meaning that they can be killed very quickly. They're also weak against catapults and mortars and against other infantry created by the garrisons.

The German and Japanese unique Heavy Infantry unit have 20% more damage than standard Heavy Infantry troops. The Roman Heavy Infantry unit has 25% more health than standard Heavy Infantry troops.

Heavy Infantry takes up 1 space in the barracks. They are trained in 35 seconds (28 if you are playing as the French). They are melee until they're upgraded to the Enlightenment Age version of the unit. They have the range of 1.5.

Statistics

Default Units

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Name	Age	HP	DPS	DPS vs. Infantry	Attack Radius	Cost	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Time	Experience Gain
Spearman	Dawn Age	220	25	6	.75	25	-	-	-
Warrior	Stone Age	235	35	8	.75	30	800	15 minutes	45
Soldier	Bronze Age	240	40	10	.75	50	4,000	2 hours	135
Hoplite	Iron Age	250	50	12	.75	60	40,000	4 hours	195
Phalanx	Classical Age	338	75	18	.75	110	175,000	12 hours	355
Pikeman	Medieval Age	351	135	33	.75	170	500,000	1 day	520
Halberdier	Gunpowder Age	364	192	48	.75	260	2,200,000	2 days	760
Fusilier	Enlightenment Age	390	200	50	1.5	370	4,000.000	4 days	1,115
Shock Infantry	Industrial Age	520	238	60	1.5	460	6,000,000	8 days	1,630
Assault Infantry	Global Age	600	262	66	1.5	540	7,500,000	10 days	1,845
Elite Infantry	Atomic Age	750	310	93	1.5	620	8,750,000	12 days	2,040

Unique Units (Stats before Research Upgrades)

• Japanese
• Romans
• Germans

Approximately +20% Damage

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Name	Age	HP	DPS	DPS vs. Infantry	Attack Radius	Cost	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Time	Experience Gain
Bushi	Iron Age	250	60	15	.75	60	40,000	4 hours	195
Samurai	Classical Age	338	149	37	.75	110	175,000	12 hours	355
Heavy Samurai	Medieval Age	351	178	44	.75	170	600,000	1 day	520
Nodachi Samurai	Gunpowder Age	364	253	63	.75	260	2,200,000	2 days	760
Ashigaru	Enlightenment Age	390	264	66	1.5	370	4,000,000	4 days	1,115
Shizoku	Industrial Age	416	252	63	1.5	460	6,000,000	1 week	1,630
Kazoku	Global Age	497	282	71	1.5	540	7,000,000	1 week & 3 days	1,845
JSDF Soldier	Atomic Age	750	348	87	1.5	620	8,750,000	1 week & 5 days	2,040

Approximately +25% Health

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Name	Age	HP	DPS	DPS vs. Infantry	Attack Radius	Cost	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Time	Experience Gain
Legion	Iron	315	50	12	.75	60	40,000	4h	195
Heavy Legion	Classical	423	82	20	.75	110	175,000	12h	355
Caesar's Legion	Medieval	439	124	31	.75	170	500,000	1d	520
Praetorian Guard	Gunpowder	455	211	52	.75	260	1,600,000	2d	760
Praetorian Fusilier	Enlightenment	488	220	55	1.5	370	3,000,000	4d	1,115
Alpini	Industrial	650	238	60	1.5	460	6,000,000	1w	1,630
Royal Alpini	Global	750	262	66	1.5	540	7,000,000	1w3d	1,845
Friuli Infantry	Atomic	940	290	73	1.5	620	8,750,000	1w5d	2,040

Approximately +20% Damage

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Name	Age	HP	DPS	DPS vs. Infantry	Attack Radius	Cost	Upgrade Cost	Upgrade Time	Experience Gain
Vandal	Iron	250	60	15	.75	60	40,000	4h	195
Heavy Vandal	Classical	338	149	37	.75	110	175,000	12h	355
Landsknecht	Medieval	351	178	44	.75	170	500,000	1d	520
Heavy Landsknecht	Gunpowder	364	253	63	.75	260	1,600,000	2d	760
Junker	Enlightenment	390	240	60	1.5	370	3,000,000	4d	1,115
Wehrmacht	Industrial	416	252	63	1.5	460	6,000,000	1w	1,630
Volksgrenadier	Global	497	282	71	1.5	540	7,000,000	1w3d	1,845
Bundeswehr	Atomic	750	348	87	1.5	620	8,750,000	1w5d	2,040

Attacking Strategies

• If used in large groups; Heavy Infantry can be devastating and can destroy a base easily; if not in heavy fire.

• Mortars and Catapults are devastating against Heavy Infantry and can kill a group of them in a few hits if in the range of the impact. Spread your Heavy Infantry around so the mortar would have to hit each Heavy Infantry to kill it and that its impact would not affect other Heavy Infantry as well or deploy a few Heavy Cavalry to destroy it.
• Use Ranged Infantry to support Heavy Infantry.
• Heavy Infantry can be used as a distraction for many defenses and can help protect Ranged Infantry such as riflemen from heavy fire from defenses.

Defensive Strategies

• The garrison can train up Heavy Infantry to help defend the village from attackers. Put the garrison defended and inside walls. That way, the garrison can train Heavy Infantry without getting attacked for a short amount of time. It is suggested that a garrison should be close to the Acropolis since training Heavy Infantry would be quicker than usual.
• The ambush trap deploys Heavy Infantry when triggered by enemy troops are too close to it. It is suggested to put in areas where enemies may deploy in heavy cavalry.

Trivia

Soldiers on foot, called infantry, typically made up the bulk of most armies throughout history. Infantry has always been required to capture and occupy territory.