I had an interesting idea. Rifles were historically used for skirmishing and light infantry-type troops before they became a standard part of the regular infantry of most nations.

My suggestion is to add the Riflemen to the Recon Unit Line. Perhaps by moving the Skirmishers back a bit into the late Classical Era, the Rangers into the early/mid-Renaissance Era, and the RIflemen to the Industrial Era.

If you so wish, you could even rename the Riflemen into Light Infantry.

I thought it would be a nice addition and the assets from the Riflemen unit you've made could be reused as it.

What do you think?

Alternatively, if you do not wish to follow this suggestion, may I have permission to use some of the Riflemen assets to create such a Light Infantry unit mod? (with appropriate credits of course).