Now, this is not anything I expect to be added anytime soon, but I think this is still a good idea.

For a long time, people have requested a Marine unit in Supremacy 1914, but now we have a game where it would make more sense. (Due to the inclusion of several more islands, and potentially a Pacific front.)

Here is how the Marine unit would work.

Base Attack Against all Units (Excluding air units)-2. Basically, identical to infantry.

BUT, it would have a benefit on "Island" terrain, which would have to be added as well. Instead of having 2 attack power on this type of terrain, it could have 3. Additionally, the Marine unit could have a slower disembark time. Another idea I had was designating certain provinces as "coastal" provinces, which would give the Marine an attack bonus as well, but I'm not sure of that.

In summary
ATK-2 on all terrain, but 3 on Island terrain
Lower disembark and Embark time
Slightly more expensive to create, but daily upkeep is the same.
Moves slightly faster on water, but only by a miniscule amount. (Not really sure about this part either.)

Thoughts?

The primary reason for this now is because the boats infantry use to move around on water are simple passenger boats. I do not think they have any defenses, so it would be a bit silly to have them do more damage at sea when they are using the same style of boat for movement. (Hence why I said I wasn't sure about the last part.)


Keep in mind that if they add a pacific front, or a global map, to the game, there will be many more islands, which will increase its usefulness. It wouldn't be all that useful now, but it would be able to prove its worth later on as more maps are released.