taking over provinces

[demanvanwezel]

I've got a question

the speed of the takeover of provinces how is it calculated?

is it:base speed+ number of units * reconnaissancevalue of units?

because then it would seem that before you highen it by tech it wouldn't matter if you have a 100 regiments of indantry or just 1

because base speed+ 100 * 0 stays base speed

of this is so, is thiw WAD? because it seems not

 

[safferli]

Occupation speed is random. Reconnaissance of units gives a bonus, so cavalry is actually good at occupying provinces.

Early Inf has no reconnaissance, so more Inf does not help. The Strategic Mobility tech gives +recon to all units, so that will also speed up occupation.

 

[zarinth]

military occupation

so size doesn't contribute to anything other than attrition ?

 

[unmerged(75409)]

what factors determine if someone will be a soldier?

Bigger is faster, but twice as big is not twice as fast. Not even close.

For best occupation progress, split your army into groups of 2-3 regiments and fan out across the enemy land. If the enemy still has large stacks, then forget about occupying territory, concentrate your army and focus on destroying his stacks. Don't hesitate to march deep into inoccupied territory, if the enemy is on the run pursue him all the way to his capital if need be, and keep your army together. Territory occupation is what the stragglers can do as they lag behind.

Oh and cavalry is several times faster at occupying than infantry, so detach them and have them fan out.

 

[unmerged(75409)]

Occupation speed is random. Reconnaissance of units gives a bonus, so cavalry is actually good at occupying provinces.

Early Inf has no reconnaissance, so more Inf does not help. The Strategic Mobility tech gives +recon to all units, so that will also speed up occupation.

But every army can perform occupation, even if it's all infantry.

 

[Baneslave]

so size doesn't contribute to anything other than attrition ?

If unit has any reconnaissance then extra units help.

 

[Darkrenown]

But every army can perform occupation, even if it's all infantry.

There's a base speed, so the first inf helps. I don't think adding more inf (untill they get recon) does anything though, or if it does the effect is very small.

 

[demanvanwezel]

nope normal infantry and other units besides cavalry and dragoons have no reconnaissance till you research on of the military tech, so 1 infantry is as good as a 100 in the beginning