Who counters Harquebusiers in Imperial Age?
It’s a ranged heavy cavalry. Dragoons will out range them and have a multi against them. Musketeers in melee would be the next best thing.
Edit: most heavy infantry in melee should do the trick (if you can get into melee). Given that Harqs cost around 300c, Musketeers at range might even trade sufficiently into them. Harqs are kinda glass cannons.
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Last time guy have 2000 kills 400 loses with that glass cannons. He didn’t even try hit and run tactics, he just stood there. They kill a dragoon with three shots. + area damage. Three to one losses with dragoons.
I’m unsure if they’re overtuned vs heavy infantry, it is possible that they create the “Chinaco Problem” of only really having one counter.
However, if you were using Dragoons already, you should have been using hit-and-run tactics. You have 14 range (he’s got less) and you have more speed. His units cost at least about 1.6x (or more) as much as well. You shouldn’t be taking shots.
They are just like hussars, or they are like a worse version of meteor hammer
Musk doesnt work, they get melted with the area attack. The only thing that can counter them is a mix of cav + goon
If you are hausa, maigadi in spread formation
or spies with a bit of spread
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I suppose if you expect your opponent to go heavily into them you could add Assassins or Agents as well.
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Muskets in spread formation.
Spies or the equivalent for your civ (try to flank, come from behind), if you can get the agents upgrade that’s even better.
Maigadi
If they like to also go in melee, halebariders will wreck them.