Musket (Line Infantry)

Not to be confused with Musket (Light Infantry).

Line Musket
The line musket, modeled after the British Brown Bess.
Overview
Nations	All
Ranks	Line infantry rankers Partisans
Type	Firearm
Ballistics
Maximum Deviation	0.005
Velocity	35
Damage
Bullet
Head	150
Torso	100
Limbs	100
Construct	50
Horse	100
Falloff Range	100
Falloff Multiplier	0.5
Melee
Characters	40
Construct	40
Horses	60
Walk Speeds
Default	16
Operating	0
Blocking	13

The line musket is a ranged weapon with a bayonet attached to its end. It is issued to line infantry rankers. Line muskets are less accurate than a light musket, though more accurate than musketoons and pistols. It also has a moderate reload speed (11.5 seconds).

The musket's bayonet has a longer range than the sword and the sabre, which gives an advantage in melee combat.

Design

The musket used by all teams is based strongly on the British Long Land Pattern Brown Bess and is equipped with a bayonet. It is a smoothbore firearm, which has worse accuracy than rifled firearms.

Usage

The musket is most effective when used in groups, as it gives all players more time to reload and defend each other from danger.

The musket is a mix of both anti-cavalry and anti-infantry due to its bayonet. The musket is designed to fit many purposes in battle, and rankers are issued sword or sabres as a back-up.

Bayonet

Main article: Bayonet

The bayonet is the only melee weapon that is mounted on a weapon. To present the musket in bayonet mode, press X. The bayonet deals massive damage to horses. It has the ability to brace by holstering and then crouching, fixing your gun in the directing it was pointing prior to crouching.

Pros & Cons

Pros

• Faster reload speed than a rifle.
• Features a bayonet, which has a long melee range.
• Bayonets will be powerful against cavalry by potentially highly damaging their horse (if the bayonet hits the horse twice).
• The musket's all-around stats makes it an appropriate weapon for most scenarios that a player would face.

Cons

• Lower accuracy than rifles and light muskets.
• Slow melee block speed.
• It can be difficult to out-damage a sword if they are up close and personal due to their higher attack rate.
• Relying on your bayonet may be the wrong choice if you are being overwhelmed.

Gallery

The line musket when shouldered.

The line musket when presented.

The line musket in bayonet mode.

The line musket when blocking during bayonet mode.

The line musket when braced.

​Trivia

• The musket seen is actually anachronistic, as at the time of the Napoleonic Wars, the India Pattern had already been standard for six years.
• The musket model was created by SMPeople, which inspired CoderQwerty to script the model, eventually leading to Blood & Iron.
  • The model has also received the most changes.
• The bayonet when braced used to insta-kill horses until it was nerfed to only dealing massive damage.