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Gunderman's Surefires (Handgunners) are an 
Empire Elector Count State Troop missile infantry unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer II with The Empire Undivided Update.
Recruitment[]
Reikland
- Recruited with: Elector Count State Troops recruitment panel after unlocking them in the Elector Counts mechanic by occupying Hergig, Hochland
- The Huntsmarshal's Expedition
- gained from the Imperial Supplies mechanic and recruiting them in the Imperial Supplies tab
- Cult of Sigmar
- Recruited with: Elector Count State Troops recruitment panel after unlocking them in the Books of Nagash mechanic by collecing three books
- The Golden Order and Wissenland & Nuln
- Recruited with: Elector Count State Troops recruitment panel after unlocking them with the Marksman of the Empire technology
Description[]
State troops are paid as full-time professional soldiers, ready to answer the call to arms at all times. In addition to forming a standing army to repel enemy attack, they also serve as city guards, the fire watch and the enforcers of the law. However, most of the time these soldiers spend their days drilling and training with various weapons to the barked instructions of grim-faced, veterans. Each Imperial state trains its regiments to fight together on the battlefield, so Imperial armies often march to battle with detachments of missile troops to aid them. These units form up close to melee specialists to guard vulnerable flanks and shower oncoming enemies with missile fire or join their counterparts in close combat.
Attributes[]
- Missile Infantry
- ▲ Armour-Piercing Missiles: The damage of armour-piercing weapons mostly ignores the armour of the target, making them the ideal choice against heavily-armoured enemies. They are often heavier and attack at a slower rate though, making them less efficient against poorly-armoured targets.
- ▲ Decent Melee Combatant: Despite being primarily a missile unit or spellcaster, this unit can also hold its own ground when fighting in melee.
- ▲ Vanguard Deployment: This unit can deploy in an expanded deployment area, allowing it to start the battle within striking distance of the enemy - or somewhere unexpected.
- ▲ Stalk: This unit can move hidden in any terrain.
Strategy[]
This unit gets better melee stats, to the point where they can fend off many harassing units. They also get stalk and vanguard deployment and 15 more range over the regular handgunners. Overall they are very similar to the Silver Bullets without magic damage, but with vanguard deployment and better melee stats.