Civilization 5 Ottoman - Leader: Suleiman
Civ Bonuses, Strategies, Unique Units and Buildings
Civilization Name: 
Ottomans
Civ Leader: Suleiman
Civ Bonus: Barbary Corsairs:
50% chance of converting a barbarian naval unit to your side and earning 25 Gold.
Unique Unit: Janissary:
Requires Gunpowder Tech, Upgrades to Rifleman
The Janissary is very
powerful in its time (Renaissance Era) and gets 25% more combat strength when on the attack, bringing it to 20. Even more powerful is their ability to heal to full when killing anything that's not a barbarian.
Unique Unit: Sipahi:
Requires Metallurgy Tech, Replaces Lancer
Sipahi are the last of the pre-machinery and gunpowder units in Civilization 5. While they're around, and even after, they are very good at one thing - Pillaging and doing so hit and run style. Compared to the lancer replace, the only other difference is +1 sight. Still useful for the fog of war.
Strategies/Ideas:
Wow, only on an Archipelago would I enjoy this special. Barbarian ships just never bother me that much, and there would have to be tons of them to really bother me. You know, you don't want to be landlocked with that special unless you're really hot for the Janissary or Sipahi. Only the Sipahi really comes in handy for me. I seem to make a giant leap to gunpowder and begin forgetting about melee units before they could come in handy. Someone will flame me, but I really don't care for the Ottomans at all. All right, I do see a powerful angle to taking over Barbarian Ships... it's just not a tactic for me. I'd rather go with Bismarck.
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