| “ | With a thunderous roll, a volley of devastating, armour-piercing fire is loosed. | „ |
The Silver Bullets (Handgunners) are an 
Empire Regiment of Renown missile infantry unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer with The Grim and the Grave.
Recruitment[ | ]
Recruited with: Regiments of Renown Recruitment panel
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, state troops 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 Sergeants and veteran Marksmen. Every state trains its regiments to fight together, providing each other with mutual protection on the battlefield. State regiments often march to battle with detachments of differently armed troops to aid them. These detachments form up close to their regimental units, where they guard vulnerable flanks and provide battlefield support, either by joining their regimental units in the bloody melee of close combat, or by showering oncoming enemies with missile fire. Swordsmen fight shoulder to shoulder with Spearmen, the close range parries and ripostes of swords complimenting the longer reach of the spear. Handgunners and Crossbowmen fell their foes with withering volleys of fire, but should a foe survive through such salvos, a detachment of Halberdiers will bravely intercept them, cutting them down with heavy bladed pole arms.
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.
- ▲ Stalk: This unit can move hidden in any terrain.
Difference from Handgunners[ | ]
- New Attribute: Stalk
- New Imbuement on ranged: Magical Attacks
- Range: 145 → 150
- Armour-Piercing Missile Damage: 17 → 18
- Base Missile Damage: 5 → 4
- Cost (SP & MP): 600 → 850
- Upkeep: 150 → 213
Strategy[ | ]
The Silver Bullets are your answer to any high physical resistance units you come up against. Their magical attacks make short work of any Ethereal units or units such as Savage Orcs.
However, they must be used with discretion, as they are still a hand gunner unit and will definitely struggle against dedicated melee combatants. If you plan to make use of their Stalk ability, you must make sure that they are escorted. In reality however, battle rarely last long enough to take advantage of such a tactical option and it is best to keep them snuggly in the centre of your gun line, able to counter any threats that require their unique abilities.
