Bayonets, muskets, and Assassins? Akame ga kill / The Kingdom of Prussia)

7th Corp Roster (Outdated)

Hey guys! It's been a while, but I'm back. While working on the new story with the different units and components, I thought I'd let you look at the original roster for the 7th Corps. This is outdated (obviously) but I thought that I would like to get something out for now.

Context: A roster is a list of members of a team or such, in a military context it's a list of soldiers, I'm using it as an organizational system here. I'm hoping if you're reading this, you have a general idea at least of Napoleonic Tactics and weaponry. Most people probably won't know what the terms mean, so I'll define them here.

Musketeers: While a broad term, in the context of Prussian regiments it refers to line infantry. These soldiers fought in close-order formations, usually, as the name suggests, lines. They usually fired in volleys, which is a group of fire simultaneously.

Fusiliers: Light infantry, often used in open-order formations, acted as a screening force for the main army. Along with that, they harassed and skirmished with enemy forces. While not as effective as a line's volley, it hurt enemy morale and diminished their numbers. One battalion was usually attached to each regiment, although in this case, we'll keep them as separate regiments.

Grenadiers: Firstly, no they did not carry grenades by this time period, they actually retired grenades BEFORE, then never brought them back. Grenadiers are almost the same as musketeers. Same line tactics and formations. They are chosen from the strongest and fiercest musketeers and excel with bayonets. They can form spearheads to lead the charge against enemy formations.

Cavalry: Men mounted on horseback, prioritized melee close-quarter combat over their firearms. Usually armed with a saber and pistol, with exceptions. They had overwhelming shock power but lacked firepower. Cavalry is only effective when used at the right times, and charging cavalry into a group of organized infantry will surely spell disaster for the horsemen. Cavalry is separated into four groups: Light, medium, heavy, and lancers. A cavalry unit's classification is decided by the horse's weight, so heavy cavalry uses much heavier horses than light cavalry. This is with the exception of lancers, who generally fall into medium cavalry. They use lances, hence the name lancers. Even though this dynamic is only dependent on the horse's weight, it makes a major difference in usage.

Dragoons: Dragoons are a very weird unit, they are a hybrid that serves as both infantry and cavalry. They are mounted infantry, which doesn't fit in either. They are units who ride horses into the field, then dismount, and act as traditional line infantry, although they are usually armed with sabers too, and often act in a traditional cavalry role.

Foot Artillery: Foot artillery are cannons that use slower, stronger horses to pull their cannons. Foot artillery is very slow on the move but can support much higher calibers, up to 12-pound guns. These are direct-fire weapons mostly, meaning you need a direct line of sight to hit your enemy.

Horse Artillery: Horse artillery is much faster than foot artillery. This is because all artillerymen in a horse artillery unit have horses, hence the name. They were created to supplement the cavalry, providing it with much-needed firepower. While foot artillery can barely keep up with infantry, horse artillery can move with the cavalry. On the downside, they can only support small guns, such as 6-pounders.

Howitzers: When you think about a cannon in the traditional sense, you're probably thinking of a gun, which is what horse and foot artillery use. Howitzers are similar, except they have shorter barrels, and instead of the solid lead balls, or "round shot" that guns use, howitzers employ powder charges which explode after a certain period of time.

Note: Accurate statistics are hard to find, so if I make mistakes, feel free to correct me. I do know that divisions, at most, have 6 regiments, but that leaves cavalry and artillery in a difficult spot. Prussian regiments are difficult to find for the Napoleonic Period, so many of these units might not exist until the First World War in real life. Cavalry is separated from the divisions because they were administered on a Corp level, rather than a divisional one.

The format for regiments goes like this: Regiment # (Regional #) Regiment classification "Regiment name"

VII Corps-Roster

General Staff

1st Division

1. Garde-Regiment zu Fuss

2. Garde-Regiment zu Fuss

1st (1st East Prussian) Grenadiers "Crown Prince"

1st Silesian Schuetzen

1st (East Prussian) Foot Artillery "von Linger"

2nd Division

2nd (1st Pomeranian) Grenadiers "King Frederick William IV"

13th (1st Westphalian) Musketeers "Herwarth von Bittenfeld"

14th (3rd Pomeranian) Musketeers "Count Schwerin"

33rd (East Prussian) Fusiliers "Count Roon"

2nd (1st Pomeranian) Foot Artillery "von Henderson."

The rest was a WIP, but there was going to be additional cavalry, logistics, sappers, spies, etc.

Alright, back to writing the actual story