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Officers and Sergeants can issue commands to nearby troops, providing buffs to accuracy, damage, and movement speed. Orders help coordinate formations, volleys, charges, and regrouping.

Officer Orders

Order	Description	Cooldown / Duration
Break Rank & Follow	Instruct the rank and file to break their ranks and follow. Make use of this to let the men know you're moving position.	Cooldown: 10 sec
Cease Fire	Instruct the rank and file to stop firing.	Cooldown: 5 sec
Charge!	Order soldiers to advance with bayonets equipped. The charge reduces incoming damage by 17% and increases melee damage by 125% in Nations at War; in WW1, it reduces incoming damage by 20% and increases melee damage by 135%.	Cooldown: 1.5 min / Duration: 20 sec
Fire!	Instruct the rank and file to fire a volley. You increase firearm accuracy of all soldiers who act on your order by 20%.	Cooldown: 4 sec / Duration: 4 sec
Fire At Will!	Instruct the rank and file to commence fire at their own will. You increase firearm accuracy of soldiers standing in line by 10% in Nations at War and 20% in WW1.	Cooldown: 10 sec / Duration: 20 min
Form Line	Instruct the rank and file to form a line for musket volley fire.	Cooldown: 10 sec / Duration: 20 min
Make Camp	Place a forward position at your location, allowing certain units to spawn on it.	Cooldown: 4 min / Duration: 30 min
Make Ready!	Instruct the rank and file to make ready their muskets. Infantrymen standing in line will receive an order to aim their firearms in preparation for volley fire.	Cooldown: 5 sec

Sergeant Orders

Order	Description	Cooldown / Duration
Break Rank & Follow	Instruct the rank and file to break their ranks and follow. Make use of this to let the men know you're moving position.	Cooldown: 10 sec
Cease Fire	Instruct the rank and file to stop firing.	Cooldown: 5 sec
Fire!	Instruct the rank and file to fire a volley. You increase firearm accuracy of all soldiers who act on your order by 15%.	Cooldown: 4 sec / Duration: 4 sec
Fire At Will!	Instruct the rank and file to commence fire at their own will. You increase firearm accuracy of soldiers standing in line by 5%.	Cooldown: 10 sec / Duration: 20 min
Form Line	Instruct the rank and file to form a line for musket volley fire.	Cooldown: 10 sec / Duration: 20 min
Make Ready!	Instruct the rank and file to make ready their muskets. Infantrymen standing in line will receive an order to aim their firearms in preparation for volley fire.	Cooldown: 5 sec
Rally!	Equip your pike and rally nearby allies. You increase allied movement speed by 10%.	Cooldown: 1.5 min / Duration: 20 sec

Captain Orders

Icon	Order	Effect
	Boarding Action	Increases outgoing melee damage and melee resistance by 20% during boarding.
	Brace	Reduces incoming damage by 50%.
	Fire At Will	Increases outgoing cannon damage by 25% and cannon pushing or gun handling speed by 10%.
	Fire Guns	Increases outgoing cannon damage by 50%.
	Load Guns	Increases cannon pushing or gun handling speed by 20%.
	Repair	Increases repair effectiveness by 25%.
	Wet Sails	Increases ship speed and outgoing ramming damage by 25%.

Midshipman Orders

Icon	Order	Effect
	Improve Ship Handling	Increases ship speed by 10%.
File:RallyGunCrew.webp	Rally Gun Crew	Increases cannon pushing or gun handling speed by 75%.
File:RallyRepairGang.webp	Rally Repair Gang	Increases repair effectiveness by 25%.