
The US Marine Corps can claim to be older than the United States, as the Continental Marines, formed in 1775, predate the Declaration of Independence in 1776. They have an excellent martial spirit, and are unlikely to break and run. They are also perfectly capable of closing with an enemy and giving a good account of themselves in a melee. They carry breech-loading rifles, and these allow them to reload quickly they are nearly all good shots. Ashore, they fight as line infantry, using disciplined and effective fire to inflict casualties on the enemy. The US Marine Corps are excellent soldiers, and pride themselves on being infantrymen first and foremost.


The US Marines reputation as tough men is well deserved. United States Marines are a type of elite infantry in Fall of the Samurai.
