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- "Our best officers estimate one man armed with a Spencer Carbine is equivalent to three with any other arm."
– Major-General James H. Wilson
Game Info[]
Allows you to build Carbine Cavalry, an upgrade to the Cavalry Division with double Combat Strength.
Civilopedia entry[]
The Civil War is frequently mentioned as the first "modern" war in history, due in part to the use of innovative weapons; one of the most decisive on the tactical level was the repeating rifle, a single-barreled gun that led multiple rounds of ammunition, in which the action that reloads the rifle also recocks the firing mechanism.