Gurkha (Civ7)

Gurkha
Infantry unit of the Modern Age
Introduced in Nepal Pack
Unique to	Nepalese
Unique to	Nepalese
Replaces	Line Infantry
Replaces	Line Infantry
Cost
Production	300
Production	300
Gold	1200
Gold	1200
Maint.	4
Maint.	4
Stats
Movement	3
Movement	3
Strength	55
Strength	55
Sight	2
Sight	2
Tier upgrades
Tier 2	350 60 (Req. Industrialization)
Tier 3	410 65 5 maintenance (Req. Armor)
Notes
Stronger, faster, and more expensive.

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The Gurkha is a unique tier 1 infantry unit of the Nepalese civilization in Civilization VII. It replaces the Line Infantry.

• Common traits:
  • Exerts zone of control.
• Special traits:
  • Higher Combat Strength (55 vs. 50).
  • Higher Movement (3 vs. 2).
  • Higher Production cost (300 vs. 290).
  • Can be upgraded twice to Tier 2 and Tier 3 Gurkha.

Strategy

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Civilopedia entry

The name “Gurkha” in its origin simply refers to the Gorkha Kingdom, one of the progenitors of the modern-day Nepalese state, but in the later 19th and early 20th centuries, the term has come to refer to Nepalese fighters contracted out to fight for other states. Most notably, this was the British – after the Anglo-Nepalese war, the British noted the loyalty and ferocity of Nepali fighters, and formed battalions of Gurkha who were willing to fight for the British. And fight they did – the Gurkhas fought for the British in the Indian Rebellion of 1857, World War I, and World War II. After Indian independence, Gurkhas continued to fight for the British, but many of them entered Indian service.

The most iconic symbol of the Gurkha is their kukri knife – a heavy, forward-curving blade that serves as a machete as well as a weapon.

Gallery

Gurkha in-game

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