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Originally Posted by VariousRen
That leaves 30k (3k per soldier) in equipment and other unaccounted costs. Is this a reasonable amount of cash left over from the raise cost to spend on equipment, or is there another cost that I am missing?
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Yes. If you're hiring already trained soldiers, the recruiting bonus will likely be considerably higher, and if you're training the soldiers, you have to pay training costs (I have doubts about the ability to train soldiers in one month).
If you look at the Quality tables (mass combat p11-12), you can get a unit of Inferior troops for -50% to the raise cost. This tells us that no more than 50% of the total cost can be for gear. You can also get a unit of troops with Poor equipment for -25% to the raise and maintain cost, so no less than 25% of the total cost can be for gear. Splitting the difference, at $4,000 per unit of heavy infantry, $1,500 is for gear, $2,500 is the cost to raise, and maintenance includes $500 in wages and $300 in other types of supplies.