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Light Infantry

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{{UnitInfobox|code=light_infantry|tier=1}}
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== Light Infantry ==

Light infantry is the cheapest land unit in WarExpand. On its own it is slow and
fragile, but it is the fastest unit to raise and the lowest to maintain, which
makes it the backbone of any early expansion.

== Movement ==

Light infantry is a land unit, so it can only move across land nodes. A route
that crosses water is clipped at the last land node before the crossing.

== Tips ==

Garrison a district you have just captured with light infantry: it holds ground
much better than it takes it, and its upkeep is the lowest of any land unit.
Let artillery deal the damage.
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Template:UnitInfobox

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<includeonly>{{#invoke:UnitStats|infobox|code={{{code|}}}|tier={{{tier|1}}}}}</includeonly><noinclude>
Renders the stat box for one unit tier, reading [[Module:Data/Units]] through [[Module:UnitStats]].

Usage: <code><nowiki>{{UnitInfobox|code=light_infantry|tier=1}}</nowiki></code>

* '''code''' — the unit code used by the game database, for example <code>light_infantry</code>, <code>heavy_tank</code>, <code>jet_fighter</code>.
* '''tier''' — tier number, defaults to <code>1</code>.

The numbers come straight from the game's <code>units_tier</code> table and are refreshed by <code>scripts/export-wiki-data.cjs</code>. Do not correct them here — fix the game data and re-run the export.
</noinclude>

Module:UnitStats

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-- Renders unit statistics from [[Module:Data/Units]].
--
-- This module is hand-written. Module:Data/Units is generated by
-- scripts/export-wiki-data.cjs, which refuses to write anything outside the
-- Module:Data/ prefix, so this file is never overwritten by the export.

local p = {}

local data = mw.loadData( 'Module:Data/Units' )

local RESOURCES = { 'money', 'food', 'metal', 'petrol', 'uranium' }

-- "100 money, 20 metal", or "free" when a unit costs nothing.
local function formatResources( bundle )
if not bundle then
return nil
end
local parts = {}
for _, name in ipairs( RESOURCES ) do
local amount = bundle[name]
if amount and amount > 0 then
parts[#parts + 1] = string.format( '%s %s', amount, name )
end
end
if #parts == 0 then
return 'free'
end
return table.concat( parts, ', ' )
end

-- Emits nothing at all for a missing value, so empty rows never show up.
local function row( label, value )
if value == nil or value == '' then
return ''
end
return string.format( '|-\n! %s\n| %s\n', label, value )
end

--- Stat box for one tier of one unit.
-- Usage: {{#invoke:UnitStats|infobox|code=light_infantry|tier=1}}
function p.infobox( frame )
local code = frame.args.code
local tier = tonumber( frame.args.tier ) or 1

local unit = data[code]
if not unit then
return string.format(
'<strong class="error">Unknown unit code: %s</strong>',
tostring( code )
)
end

local stats = unit.tiers[tier]
if not stats then
return string.format(
'<strong class="error">%s has no tier %s</strong>',
unit.name, tostring( tier )
)
end

local cargo = ( stats.cargo_volume or 0 ) > 0 and stats.cargo_volume or nil

return table.concat( {
'{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; margin:0 0 1em 1em; min-width:18em"\n',
string.format( '|+ %s — tier %d\n', unit.name, tier ),
row( 'Domain', unit.domain ),
row( 'Attack', stats.attack ),
row( 'Defense', stats.defense ),
row( 'Speed', stats.speed ),
row( 'Range', stats.range ),
row( 'Volume', stats.volume ),
row( 'Cargo capacity', cargo ),
row( 'Build time', stats.build_time ),
row( 'Cost', formatResources( stats.cost ) ),
row( 'Upkeep', formatResources( stats.upkeep ) ),
'|}',
} )
end

return p