Fucilieri

Description
Fucilieri are standard Italian riflemen organized into six-man squad. They suffer from inferior training and have lower morale compared to their Allied counterparts; however, Fucilieri squads are more numerous and are cheap to produce and reinforce.

Carcano M91 Rifle
Fucilieri are equipped with six bolt-action Carcano M91 rifles that are slow-firing but have a long maximum range and good accuracy. Compared to other bolt-action rifles, the Carcano has slightly less range but does not have as large of a penalty for firing on the move.

Breda 30 Light Machine Gun
Purchasing the Breda 30 upgrade equips the Fucilieri squad with two Breda 30 light machine guns, boosting the squad's suppressive and anti-infantry abiltiies. The Breda 30 suffers from a low magazine capacity compared to other light machine guns, but this is partially ameliorated by the fact that there are two of the guns.

Fucilieri squads with the Breda 30 upgrade can use the Suppressive Fire ability for 30 Munitions.

The Breda 30 is considered a squad weapon, and if the soldier carrying the weapon is killed, there is a 30% chance the weapon will be dropped. Other infantry squads can pick up the weapon if they have open slots.

Frag Grenade
After unlocking grenades in the Commander Options, Fucilieri can throw grenades a short distance. Grenades do splash damage, and are consequently far more effective against tightly packed infantry in enclosed areas such as trenches and buildings. Grenades are less effective against spread out infantry in the open.

Suppressive Fire
After upgrading with Breda 30s, Fucilieri can use this ability to fire their light machine guns at significantly increased speed, with the rest of the squad helping the gunners load. The ability can target a specific squad, quickly suppressing it, or a general area, in which the Fuciliere will attempt to spread suppression on as many squads as possible. Suppressive Fire is highly inaccurate so it is unlikely to do much damage.

Breda 30 Light Machine Guns
Equips the squad with two Breda 30 light machine guns, increasing their anti-infantry and suppressive abilities. Allows the squad to use the Suppressive Fire ability.

Sergente
Adds a veteran sergeant to the squad, increasing the squad's size to seven. The Sergente is equipped with a Beretta 38 submachine gun, effective at close quarters, and imparts a number of bonuses to the squad: 25% bonus to morale, 40% faster suppression recovery, and 10% less experience required for veterancy. Unlike other officers, Sergentes do not have heroic health and only impart bonuses to the squad they are leading; however, Sergentes can be reinforced for the same cost as the squad they are leading.