I finished my first game against the AI today. I managed to get a major victory and was somewhat pleased with my troops performance. There were few questions that came up during the course of the game that I haven't been able to find answers to.
I played The Battle at Cowpens, January 17th, 1781 as the Americans. Lots of my troops were militia. They seemed less trained and smaller than their British counterparts. But on the other hand it seemed like my weapons had a slightly longer range than the brits did.
On to the questions now.
If I have more than one unit in a hex, does it make a difference if I fire their weapons individually at the same target or if I just select everyone and fire at one? I understand that by selecting the units individually that you could fire on multiple targets but is there any added benefit of doing that if I want to hit the same target?
Can the American Calvalry fire or enter melee while on their horses? For whatever reason I could not seem to get my Mounted Calvalry to do anything other than move.
Also can line troops engage calvalry in melee combat? I was trying to get one of my light infantry companies to finish off a calvalry unit but couldn't get them to engage.
Sorry for all the questions but I haven't found the answers yet and figured that you guys might be able to help.
Thanks a million for taking the time to read this.
Ben
I played The Battle at Cowpens, January 17th, 1781 as the Americans. Lots of my troops were militia. They seemed less trained and smaller than their British counterparts. But on the other hand it seemed like my weapons had a slightly longer range than the brits did.
On to the questions now.
If I have more than one unit in a hex, does it make a difference if I fire their weapons individually at the same target or if I just select everyone and fire at one? I understand that by selecting the units individually that you could fire on multiple targets but is there any added benefit of doing that if I want to hit the same target?
Can the American Calvalry fire or enter melee while on their horses? For whatever reason I could not seem to get my Mounted Calvalry to do anything other than move.
Also can line troops engage calvalry in melee combat? I was trying to get one of my light infantry companies to finish off a calvalry unit but couldn't get them to engage.
Sorry for all the questions but I haven't found the answers yet and figured that you guys might be able to help.
Thanks a million for taking the time to read this.
Ben