Military enlistment in Austrian service was originally for life in 1757 limited service was introduced in the hopes of attracting better recruits and thereby improving the calibre of the soldiers. Although the Austrians had an integrated military, Hungary remained a separate kingdom, even though it shared a Hapsburg monarch with Austria. Hungarian units in the Austrian army were raised by feudal levy. Historically, Hungarian Grenadiers were a sight to behold on the battlefield in their magnificent uniforms.
Grenadiers, thanks to their imposing stature, are also used as close-quarters shock troops, as they have the edge in a melee over smaller men. Yet no matter how worrying grenades are for the grenadiers, they are definitely worse for the targets! Recruited from the largest and strongest men available, grenadiers must be capable of throwing a grenade far enough away so that the subsequent explosion does not kill them! Even so, fuses are notoriously unreliable, and men sometimes die from premature explosions. Hungarian Grenadiers are strong men with the ability to hurl a grenade with precision into enemy lines.
