Rear Support: Can it be any quality??

Blathergut · Post by **Blathergut** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:06 am

If I have superior or average units up front (be they HF impact or pikes or whatever):

do they still get the +1 Cohesion test mod if there is a poor unit directly behind them?

In the TT version, you have to be same or better quality.

batesmotel · Post by **batesmotel** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:03 am

Any grade troop can provide it in the PC version. Except routers no longer provide support as of the latest patch I believe.

Chris

pcaravel · Post by **pcaravel** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:49 am

Do light troops (javelin-men, archers, etc) provide rear support too?

PS: This is my first post to the forum, so hello everybody!

arsan · Post by **arsan** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 7:18 am

pcaravel wrote:Do light troops (javelin-men, archers, etc) provide rear support too?

PS: This is my first post to the forum, so hello everybody!

No, LI and LH don't give support for what i know
Cheers

rbodleyscott · Post by **rbodleyscott** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:57 am

I would be tempted to use cheap poor troops to support my main line. The problem with that, however, is that if your main line nevertheless breaks, the supports will die too in short order, thus bringing your army down all the sooner.

Blathergut · Post by **Blathergut** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:46 pm

rbodleyscott wrote:I would be tempted to use cheap poor troops to support my main line. The problem with that, however, is that if your main line nevertheless breaks, the supports will die too in short order, thus bringing your army down all the sooner.

Ya, that's the idea: Cretan javelins or whatever they are, at 4pts each...or better, Jewish guerillas at I think 2pts!!

I know...if the line goes...but then...when it does, even good stuff behind tends to go when it's routed through, so thought I'd try it.

I like it when there's an edge of potential disaster.