Mon May 22, 2017 2:49 pm
What ACG posted.
Much of the battle report screen is just for looks. I've had battles where my units all got the "murderous fire" icon, even though they had not inflicted a single casualty.
IMHO, cowardice usually happens when your units lose cohesion. So if your units are low on cohesion or must do a long march over rough terrain/in bad weather to get to the battle, then they may not fight well.
If you can find the Battle log, it offers more info on the actual game mechanic of the combat. It's a file called
"!BatteLog" (w/o the quotation) and mine are in the C:\Program/MyGames/CW2/Logs directory.
Entrenched artillery has a much better To Hit chance. Better elements like elite, Marines or sailors have a better To Hit than say, militia. Cavalry have a high To Hit during assault. Big guns do more damage than 6-pounders. Usually, a stack that does these factors better defeats a stack that ignores them. Good luck!
I'm the 51st shade of gray. Eat, pray, Charge!