Drilled Light Foot

NZsam03 · Post by **NZsam03** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:07 pm

Is there any point to these? The are the same cost as undrilled light foot, but do they get any advantages?
Thanks
Sam

deadtorius · Post by **deadtorius** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:12 pm

they can goose step during your victory parade and it will impress the local peons you have added to your territorial gains.

Its just a historical thing that certain armies drilled their lights that makes no difference to gameplay

jlopez · Post by **jlopez** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:31 am

None whatsoever but it might do if you are playing your battles as part of a campaign where desertion rates among undrilled troops might be higher for example.

Julian

dave_r · Post by **dave_r** » Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:37 am

I believe there is one small difference, but it is so obscure as to make very little difference. That is why they are the same points!

Just included out of completenes I guess.

ShrubMiK · Post by **ShrubMiK** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 2:22 pm

What's the small difference?

Rekila · Post by **Rekila** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:01 pm

In Battle lines, I think.

babyshark · Post by **babyshark** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:13 pm

And flank marches.

Marc

Mehrunes · Post by **Mehrunes** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:09 pm

And what exactly are the differences there?

Rekila · Post by **Rekila** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:39 pm

Good question! I was thinking that an undrilled BG in a Battle line with drilled HF or MF make it undrilled, so an 8 is need in the CMT. As the Battle line is now undrilled and not formed only of skirmishers. But I must confess that the whole thing seems too bizarre. As all the BG forming the BL need only a 7 in the CMT.

babyshark · Post by **babyshark** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 11:11 pm

As for flank marches, the benefit to drilled troops is that they get a +1 for their straggling test.

Now that I look at it again (see p.144) the +1 goes to drilled or skirmishers. So no benefit to being drilled skirmishers. Meh.

Marc

Mehrunes · Post by **Mehrunes** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 11:12 pm

So still no point to be drilled skirmisher.

dave_r · Post by **dave_r** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 1:20 am

Hammy will know, but I believe it is something to do with trying not to pursue a broken enemy.

Told you it was a small difference

Blathergut · Post by **Blathergut** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 2:20 am

dave_r wrote:I believe there is one small difference, but it is so obscure as to make very little difference. That is why they are the same points!

Just included out of completenes I guess.

Can anyone enlighten us?

Mehrunes · Post by **Mehrunes** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:50 am

CMTs for pursuing or stopping it, is the same as straggling: Drilled or Skirmisher. No need to be both.