Modernisation & Replacement Techs/Shipments

How could I forget about the Russian rework:

2023.07: Russian Oprichnik:scroll:Reformist Tsar → :church:Lifeguard Jaegers → Counter Jaeger (replaces cards)
2023.07: Russian Cavalry Archer:scroll:Reformist Tsar → :church:St. Petersburg Dragoons → Counter Dragoon (replaces cards)

Gameplay-wise, the Lifeguard Jaegers is notable for replacing Oprichniks with something that’s functionally completely different. St. Petersburg Dragoons gives the Russian civ its only access to Dragoons.

In addition to thematically replacing the medieval units, they also replaced the original “Bashkir Ponies” and “Kalmucks” church Hussars and Dragoons, while the Bashkir and Kalmyk themes are moved off onto their separate cards.

In theory at least, together with the new Dvoryane and Landed Gentry models making the Cavalry Archer Moscovite rather than Turkic, the updates have remodeled the Russian civ’s image into the Moscovite empire gradually adopting reforms and expanding into frontiers.

AoE3DE only makes minimal, absolutely necessary changes to the Consulate’s “expedition” units. So the Russian Consulate’s “Bashkir” Hussars and “Kalmuck” Dragoons have been replaced by Counter Jaegers and Counter Dragoons.

The Finland revolution can also enable the two units with the Grand Duchy of Finland card.