Evading question.

[JayRaider]

I'm currently playing a multiplayer game and something has occurred i have a question about.
Indistavio scenario.
I just charged some Roman aux archers ( average/ drilled/ protected medium foot) with some German warriors ( average, undrilled, protected heavy foot).
The combat percentage was very high in my favour and yet, they did not evade?
Even the POA was ++ for me.
The aux archers were out of command i wonder if this was why they didn't evade?
They clearly didn't have any chance of winning such a combat.
Then i charged the neighbouring aux archer which was in command radius, same values as above and it didn't evade either.
Why?
Thanks for your help.

[TheGrayMouser]

Only light infantry can evade, not medium.

[JayRaider]

Only light infantry can evade, not medium.

I see!
Just because its an archer doesn't necessarily mean its a skirmisher
Thank you.

[TheGrayMouser]

No problem.
I was just checking out the manual and it also looks like missle armed Medium foot gets a few more "attacks" during the missle combat portion than light infantry (which should help offset their lack of ability to evaid)

**also noted that per same part of the manual that Medium bow infantry gets 5 attacks @ impact combat!!?? (I assume that is just an error in the manual)

[batesmotel]

No problem.
I was just checking out the manual and it also looks like missle armed Medium foot gets a few more "attacks" during the missle combat portion than light infantry (which should help offset their lack of ability to evaid)

**also noted that per same part of the manual that Medium bow infantry gets 5 attacks @ impact combat!!?? (I assume that is just an error in the manual)

No, I do not think it's an error and assume that it represents support shooting from a rear rank in the table top game.

Chris

[TheGrayMouser]

Ahh, point blank massed fire right before contact!

[deadtorius]

I would imagine the 5 attacks would refer to 5 dice which would include rear rank support fire from the TT game.