If you let them get away they'lljust rest or recruit and come back to cause you more trouble. Hunt them down with Sky Hunters, Bombardiers, or Light Cavalry. These types of units can probably kill most things eventually, but if you have a stronger melee unit handy, wait until the enemy defender is low on life and overrun it, for little or no damage.ĭon't let badly damaged enemy troops get away. If anything else is in the fortification, use Skirmishers, Light Cavalry, and Bombardiers to whittle the enemy unit down. When attacking fortifications supported by Archers, use whatever units have the best expected losses ratio. Defend rivers on solid ground, and avoid crossing defended rivers. Units on River hexes only use half of their attacks on offense or defence.

When more than two units are adjacent to an enemy, any additional units beyond the second unit gain a +4 to their attack. If you have a line of troops with support units like Archers and Siege Engines behind them, leave breaks every two or three units, so retreating units have somewhere to go. Be wary of the enemy using this tactic against your character's units. Manoeuver enemy units into being surrounded, by their own units or friendly ones, and force them to surrender. If an enemy unit is badly damaged, and several of your character's units are in position, let the one with the least experience finish it. A specialised army may work well on one continent, but it will be at a severe disadvantage on the others.Įxperienced troops are much better than newly bought ones, so avoid reckless attacks that endanger core units when a little patience or thought could preserve them.

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