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Support classes are the glue that holds the battle together, providing buffs, healing, and tactical support.

=Morale Boosters=
{{Class
|enum=FlagBearer
|name=Flag Bearers
|description=The flag bearers carry the standard of their faction into battle, motivating the [[Classes:_Rank_&_File|Rank & File]] to pour shots into the enemy at an ever increasing pace.  Their flags provide an AoE bonus that extends to approximately compass range.  Armed with a pistol and sabre, they can defend themselves if need be, or humiliate their enemies by slicing them up with their flags.
|traits=
|abilities=StandardBearer
|factions=British,French,Prussian,Russian
|healthbase=100
|agilitybase=80
|swimmingbase=35
|healthbonus=0
|agilitybonus=0
|swimmingbonus=0
|weapon_british=BearingFlagBritish
|weapon_prussian=BearingFlagPrussian
|weapon_french=BearingFlagFrench
|weapon_russian=BearingFlagRussian
|h===}}

{{Class
|enum=Drummer
|name=Drummers
|description=Drummers and other musician classes play [[Musician_Tunes|songs]] to keep the ranks firing in sync with each other.  They provide a stackable bonus to accuracy for all [[Classes:_Rank_&_File|Rank & File]] in range.
|traits=
|abilities=Musician
|factions=British,French,Prussian,Russian
|healthbase=100
|agilitybase=80
|swimmingbase=35
|healthbonus=0
|agilitybonus=0
|swimmingbonus=0
|weapon_british=Pistol_NewLandPattern,Sword_Bayonet
|weapon_prussian=Pistol_XIII,Sabre_Briquet
|weapon_french=Pistol_XIII,Sabre_Briquet
|weapon_russian=Pistol_Russian_1809_Pistol,Sword_1796_Epee
|equipment=MarchingDrumBritish,MarchingDrumFrench,MarchingDrumPrussian,MarchingDrumRussian
|h===}}

{{Class
|enum=Fifer
|name=Fifers
|description=Fifers and other musician classes play [[Musician_Tunes|songs]] to keep the ranks firing in sync with each other.  They provide a stackable bonus to accuracy for all [[Classes:_Rank_&_File|Rank & File]] in range.
|traits=
|abilities=Musician
|factions=British,French,Prussian,Russian
|healthbase=100
|agilitybase=80
|swimmingbase=35
|healthbonus=0
|agilitybonus=0
|swimmingbonus=0
|weapon_british=Pistol_NewLandPattern,Sword_Bayonet
|weapon_prussian=Pistol_XIII,Sabre_Briquet
|weapon_french= Pistol_XIII,Sabre_Briquet
|weapon_russian=Pistol_Russian_1809_Pistol,Sword_1796_Epee
|equipment=FifeBritish,FifeFrench,FifePrussian
|h===}}

{{Class
|enum=Bagpiper
|name=Bagpipers
|description=Bagpipers are the replacement of Fifers for the British army.  They and other musician classes play [[Musician_Tunes|songs]] to keep the ranks firing in sync with each other.  They provide a stackable bonus to accuracy for all [[Classes:_Rank_&_File|Rank & File]] in range.  Many a man has retreated in horror at the approach of the bagpipes.
|traits=
|abilities=Musician
|factions=British
|healthbase=100
|agilitybase=80
|swimmingbase=35
|healthbonus=0
|agilitybonus=0
|swimmingbonus=0
|weapon_british=Pistol_NewLandPattern,Sword_Bayonet
|weapon_prussian=Pistol_XIII,Sabre_Briquet
|weapon_french=Pistol_XIII,Sabre_Briquet
|equipment=Bagpipes
|h===}}

{{Class
|enum=Violinist
|name=Violinists
|description=The violinists provide musical accompaniment aboard the vessels of their country's navy.
|traits=AbleSwimmer
|abilities=Musician
|factions=British,French
|healthbase=100
|agilitybase=80
|swimmingbase=35
|healthbonus=0
|agilitybonus=0
|swimmingbonus=12
|weapon_british=Pistol_SeaService,Cutlass_YearIXBoardingSabre
|weapon_prussian=
|weapon_french=Pistol_XIII,Cutlass_1804PatternNaval
|equipment=Violin
|h===}}

=Healers=
{{Class
|enum=Surgeon
|name=Surgeons
|description=Surgeons selflessly run across the battlefield to tend to the wounds of injured comrades.  A health bar appears above any injured men, allowing them to prioritise their triage.  Don't be fooled, however, in thinking that these men have taken an oath to do no harm.  Armed with a pistol and sabre, they can rapidly turn their white coats red with the blood of their foes.  Surgeons stand out on the mini-map with a different icon.
|traits=Distinguishable
|abilities=Medicine
|factions=British,French,Prussian,Russian
|healthbase=100
|agilitybase=80
|swimmingbase=35
|healthbonus=0
|agilitybonus=0
|swimmingbonus=0
|weapon_british=Pistol_NewLandPattern,Sword_Bayonet
|weapon_prussian=Pistol_XIII,Sabre_Briquet
|weapon_french=Pistol_XIII,Sabre_Briquet 
|weapon_russian=Pistol_Russian_1809_Pistol,Sword_1796_Epee
|equipment=Lantern
|h===}}

=Builders and Breakers=
{{Class
|enum=Sapper
|name=Sappers
|description=Sappers provide support for the fighting forces by building [[Defences|defensive structures and emplacements]] to establish a secure position for both infantry fire and artillery bombardment.
|traits=ExplosivesSpecialist
|abilities=EngineeringSpecialist, ExplosivesHandling
|factions=British,French,Prussian,Russian
|healthbase=100
|agilitybase=80
|swimmingbase=35
|healthbonus=0
|agilitybonus=0
|swimmingbonus=0
|weapon_british=Carbine_Elliot,Sword_Bayonet,ConstructingHammer,DeconstructingHammer,DiggingSpade
|weapon_prussian=Carbine_CharlevilleCavalryIXXIII,Sabre_Briquet,ConstructingHammer,DeconstructingHammer,DiggingSpade
|weapon_french=Carbine_CharlevilleCavalryIXXIII,Sabre_Briquet,ConstructingHammer,DeconstructingHammer,DiggingSpade 
|weapon_russian=Carbine_Russian_Cuirassier,Sword_1796_Epee,ConstructingHammer,DeconstructingHammer,DiggingSpade 
|h===}}

{{Class
|enum=Carpenter
|name=Carpenters
|description=The carpenters, in contrast to the sappers, are a destructive force who excel at destroying enemy emplacements.
|traits=AxeSpecialisation, BlunderbussSpecialisation, ExplosivesSpecialist
|abilities=ExplosivesHandling
|factions=British,French,Prussian,Russian
|healthbase=100
|agilitybase=80
|swimmingbase=35
|healthbonus=0
|agilitybonus=0
|swimmingbonus=0
|weapon_british=Blunderbuss_Variation1,Sword_Bayonet,Axe2H_Variation1
|weapon_prussian=Blunderbuss_Variation2,Sabre_Briquet,Axe2H_Variation2
|weapon_french=Blunderbuss_Variation2,Sabre_Briquet,Axe2H_Variation2
|weapon_russian=Blunderbuss_Variation2,Sabre_Briquet,Axe2H_Variation2
|equipment=Lantern
|h===}}